The Reality Vortex: Red Reputations

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Cross thinks as he was about to do some thing identical "I Gest I shooed push a bit as well. I may not be able I shooed be able to summon one them."

Cross says "I gest I have little choice every one with me if needed buy me some time." Cross starts to gather power. There is a sence Cross is trying to activate some thing/summon some thing. Cross thinks "I may be forced to suffer under this spotlight but one those gods I used in my phylactery should be able to buy time at minim."
 
"Well, it'd sure be nice if we could get outta this situation!" Berserk frantically held her sword defensively, but her arms were shaking due to her muscles involuntarily twitching. Even so, she stood by Avalon to shield Bernkastel and Lucifer from the reach of the Xy'phers. "Shit, we're completely surrounded... this would be less of an issue if it weren't for the hag. Are you guys normally a magnet for misfortune?"

Bernkastel stared mutely towards the ground, the pressure of the situation and clearly everyone practically depending on her starting to bear its weight. Not only was it difficult just to think with all that was going on around them, Bernkastel tended to fly off the handle when things weren't in her direct control. Internally she wanted to throw a fit, but instead she elected to keep her expression stiff.

Come on, think! But restoring all our energies just to fight is impossible. That's a limit I can't overstep-- my miracles can't change absolute impossibilities.

"This wouldn't be as hard if we just had those guys doing something useful instead of trying to do a death battle right this minute," Berserk muttered. "Better him than us I guess..."

"No. It's better the rest of us don't interfere-- Gogeta will certainly attempt to kill you all if you try. Spina will be fine."

"Are you serious? He could barely move like the rest of us, what's he gonna do against a guy that fought Ultra Man and lived?" Berserk whispered incredulously, thinking Bernkastel was trying to defend Gogeta.

"Don't misunderstand; I just know Gogeta might not actually kill Spina. He had the chance before Bage showed up and chose not to." Bern's legs wobbled as she held onto Zenta to stay standing, having a flashback to what her familiars had described to her telepathically, and the time Gogeta acted out to force Ultraman's hand into fighting. "He'll put others in danger to get what he wants, but he won't purposely kill the people he wants to fight. That's why it's better you all stand back and let Spina handle him; both of them are at the mercy of Roya's ability. It's as an old friend once put it: Saiyans are brutes who live for the thrill of battle," Bern said, an echo of Whis's words coming to her mind. Witches do what they can in the name of killing their boredom... I guess they're not that much different. I'm sorry it took me this long to realize what you meant, Whis.

"I see... surprised to know you guys even have friends. Not to be a killjoy but it seems like a lot more people have it out for you than I thought." Berserk kept a close eye out for the movements of the Xy'phers as Brachi and Lucifer kept the main elite talking.

Bern's eyes widened slightly when the Powerpunk mentioned the word. Immediately, she clasped her hands together. It looked like she was praying, which seemed almost humorous to anyone watching.

"None of us are dead yet Zenta... so you might be able to keep your promise. But I wish you'd be more reserved with who you'd call kind." Bern didn't open her eyes but she gave a half-smile that seemed morose. "I'm still the cruelest Witch after all-- my 'heart' breaks a little each time I grant a miracle." Her voice started to weaken, the weakness in her legs increasing as something began to glow in her hands. However, it was so faint only Zenta would 'see' it. 

If I only can pull one string of fate, it has to be this one; an incredibly slim gamble. You who still has ties to the Breakers... please help us. You might be the only one in the Vortex left that can. It was vague, but nonetheless it was a cry for help that Bern swallowed her pride for. It didn't matter who. She just wanted anybody they knew to come to the rescue.

In Bern's palm was a tiny shard much smaller than any she'd ever conjured. It didn't glitter brilliantly like they often did, but it still had its magical property-- the rest that remained in Bern's body. Her arm trembling uncontrollably, the witch held it until it dissipated into shimmery particles. Once it did, Bern stumbled forward and collapsed, caught last-second by Berserk holding her arm out.

"H-hey! Burncastle?! You okay?" The Powerpunk shook Bern slightly in her arm, sighing in relief when she made a weak groan in response. "... she's not dead, but she's definitely not gonna be able to fight. Do you think she did that miracle thing in time?" Berserk asked Avalon quietly, nervously.
 
Outside Reality Metropolis

Gogeta's eyes widened, his viscous yet gleeful smirk rising in baring his white teeth while Spina finally snapped, the flourish of his aura sparking Gogeta to raise his own. The fusion clenched his fists tightly, spacing his legs and preparing to fight with his own energy surging around him. The crackle of lightning shattered the ground between them once more, and in the blinding light, Spina had already launched forward with his first, savage strike.

Gogeta's head whipped to the side, the punch moving so fast even with wind up time, it had slammed into the fusion's face before the lightning had faded away. Yet in the blinding light, Gogeta's own fist had shot forward; his knuckles having slammed into Spina's cheek with equal force in having prepared and launched a devastating punch of his own. The immense strike of Spina's punch had blasted the land and shook the ground to raise the rock formations around them, but as quickly as they formed, the rocks shattered into millions of pieces from the following force behind Gogeta's blow; the outward pressure erupting outwards in every direction blowing away the jagged land.

Gogeta's eyes were still wide, a dazed expression on his face from the sheer impact rattling his entire brain soon clearing in his manical laughter, pushing back against Spina's fist with his face. The arm he had extended in his punch on Spina suddenly slammed down, slapping away Spina's arm to throw him off balance. After Gogeta slapped down Spina's arm, he cocked his elbow up and slammed his elbow into the older Saiyan's sternum to knock him back a couple of meters.

Gogeta chuckled to himself, hurtling forward and launching into his typical, overbearing offense of punches aimed at forcing Spina's arm to be unable to parry at every location Gogeta attempted to strike with his blows.

"Hyaah!!!"
 
"A Xy'pher being nice...? Yeah right..." Bage asked, lifting himself from Avalon and Lucifer to mask his fatigue and put on a brave face in front of the berserker. He waited until the others finished asking their questions to respond in toe. "Why don't you spare us and tell us what you want?"
 
"I... I hope so. We're gonna need it." Avalon whispered back to Berserk. "Maybe if we just keep this Xy'pher entertained, we can stall for enough time for Bernkastel's miracle to take effect."

The ninja glanced at Bernkastel and stood in front of both Bern and Berserk, ready to defend them if he had to.

"Get a load of this one! Askin' a billion questions as if I'm dumb enough to answer 'em all. What's yer name again? Brachi or Bara? Eh, same person." The Berserker nudged one of the nearby Xy'phers before pointing and laughing at Brachi. "What else you wanna know sweetie? The hive location? Our numbers? Credit card details?" He rolled his eyes and shrugged. "But I'm a nice Xy'pher so I'll answer a few of them. Not like you guys can escape or fight back..."

The lightning above them flared wildly and stretched across the sky. Thunder boomed all over the city and the rain would only get stronger as the winds began to pick up. The Elite-Berserk was like a lightning rod for all the electricity surging throughout the area. A bolt of lightning struck the Xy'pher but did no damage to him. In fact, it surged to his electricity 'veins' that flowed within his transparent crystallized body. The Xy'pher took a deep breath and stretched, almost as if the lightning strike relaxed and rejuvenated his body.

"If it wasn't obvious already, the King wants you guys in his army," The Elite-Berserker began. "He said to hunt down every Breaker and bring them in, dead or alive. There's a bigger reward if we bring you in alive tho'. I know there's more of you guys out there, so me and my sister were sent out to track you. My sister managed to spot two of you Breakers in another city but I couldn't catch their names... Don't know what they were doin' over there buuuuut it must'a been easy pickin's for my sis. After all, she's tasked with taking over that one city while I had to take over Metropolis! It was easy, to say the least." He chuckled. "These tunnels were such a great help y'know! Rounded up the citizens for the slaughter! Before I knew it, this whole city was mine!"

The Elite Xy'pher tapped his chin, trying to remember the questions asked.

"Our motive, huh? We just follow orders, errm, Bage, was it? Tho', the King has mentioned that he wants to be the one and only ruler of this world. He'll spread his empire to every corner of this realm until it all belongs to him. It's the start of a utopia!"

"Utopia?!" Avalon snapped. "He's killing people to create an army!"

"I never said it was a utopia for you. Anywho, I'm getting bored, so either you come with me peacefully or I take you by force. What's it gonna be Breakers?"

As Bernkastel used the last of her energy to muster one final miracle, Zenta watched the Witch fall from exhaustion. He was entirely in shock at the last-ditch effort Bernkastel pulled and hoped that her miracle will pull through. Just the sight of the Witch passing out was enough to make his blood boil. His usual calm demeanor was lost in the shadow of an exhausted beast. He knew he could not fight this Elite in his current condition and there was little he could do to help the Breakers at this point. All he could do was take a deep breath and remember the final words of Cuki.

"Cruelty is reserved for those with no remorse, My Lady..."

Zenta took several steps forward and held out a palm towards the Elite while he rested the other by his hip. He was preparing to fight. The Berserker took notice of Zenta's stance and chuckled to himself, pointing and laughing at the beast and his state. The other Xy'phers around him also giggled and laughed.

"Oh? You're gonna fight me? You can barely stand fuzzball! Errm, what's your name... Zenta, yeah?" The Elite snarked before showing pity to the group. "Oh, okay... show me what you got..."

Almost on command, Zenta rushed forward and slammed his palm against the chest of the Berserker, flinging him back. The Xy'pher Elite was caught off guard, almost surprised that the beast still had some kick left in him. Without giving the crystal being a break, Zenta continued to push, trying his best to protect the remaining Breakers. However, it wouldn't take long for the mass of Xy'phers to overwhelm him. As Zenta tried his best to remove the Xy'phers from his body, he was approached by the Elite Xy'pher. The two were slamming palms and fists against each other until Zenta's speed began to slow down. The exhaustion finally putting the beast down. The Elite-Berserker kicked Zenta back a few feet and as the beast was moving back to a standing position, he saw the Xy'pher's arm pointing at him.

"Nice effort, Zenta, but not good enough."

A bolt of lightning struck the Xy'pher and coursed through his body before firing out of the hand that pointing at Zenta. Unable to dodge on time, the beast took the massive shock to his body, his wet fur making things much worse for him. Unlike a normal lightning strike, which lasts a brief moment, this attack shocked Zenta for several seconds until the Xy'pher pulled his arm back. Zenta's body was sizzling, his fur burnt off in some places and completely frizzed out in others. He remained standing before taking a few steps back. The Xy'phers all looked at Zenta until he finally collapsed backward without saying a word. It was hard to tell if he was unconscious, but thanks to his labored breathing, he was, at least, still alive. He was stunned since his body remained stiff as a board. With no energy left in his body, Zenta could not undo the process. The smaller Xy'phers surrounding the group would inch closer and closer, cutting off any possible exits for them.

"Whelp, that's one of the strongest Breakers down," The Elite-Berserker smiled. "Anyone else wanna try? I'll play!"
 
Reality Metropolis

Listening to the all the answers given by the Elite-Berserker, Lucifer was aware that stalling them with a bombarded of questions was not going to do much nor give them the time to recover. He very much stated that he intents to bring all the Breakers—including those that recently joined—into the ranks of the supposed “King” of the Xy’phers. One thing that caught his curiosity was the notation that they had already supposedly capture two of the Breakers. He tried to remember if there were any members—the first thing that popped up in his head was Vegetto. He was originally part of this group before parting ways at some point—but who were the other one? He tried to remember—the name was practically on the tip of his tongue. And the fact that there was another Berserker type being in another city was interesting as well.

Yet upon the mere mention of the King claiming that he intends to cover the entirely realm of Reality Vortex, Lucifer could not help himself but chuckle. “Oh my, my apologies for being so rude, but that was quite comedic.” He squinted his eyes with a level of smugness despite the predicament he was in. He didn’t press on anymore on why he suddenly burst out laughing because of the statement. He decided to just leave it at that.

He turned his head slightly and saw Bernkastel performing one last move before passing out. In turn, cause Zenta to attempt to fight against the Elite-Berserker to do something, but he’d failed at the end. “That was quite expected.” Lucifer tightened his red tie before continuing. He was completely unfazed the fact that Zenta was taken out. “The one thing that bothers me is those who throw away their own will for the sake of a promise to someone and cause you to make rash decisions based upon such.” Looking around, the Xy’phers were closing in on them with no way to escape from this mess. He noticed some surge of darkness seeping in between the Xy’phers feet before a barrier of shadow enclosed around Breakers—temporarily blocking the Xy’phers on getting any closer for the time-being. Enough weight can easily break through the barrier since Lilith, as with the others, is not operating at full capacity. 

“Took you long enough.” Lucifer said. “Where have you been?”

Lilith emerged from the ground in front of the Breakers. “My apologies. I didn’t want to waste any more energy due to Roya’s effects, so I took a stroll instead. By the time I arrived, there was a sea of Xy’phers overflowing the city from all sides, so I had to use a little power to track you down.” He turns to both Zenta and Bernkastel, seeing both are out of commission—but alive since their bodies is still intact. She senses that Spina is elsewhere due to his life energy rapidly depleting. “The barrier will not hold them off long. So, I have a proposal. I can exchange all my remaining energy onto you. It won’t be much—not even enough to restore your full capabilities, but enough to gain some distance and breathing room. Unless you prefer to be sitting ducks. I can’t do much for those that are passed out, but those that are still standing, I can pass them onto you." Lilith placed her hands together before extending it towards the Breakers' direction. Energy she had remaining poured out of her body towards those that were still conscious as she rapidly started to shrink as a consequence. 

Outside of Reality Metropolis

After Spina’s head whipped to the side as Gogeta delivered his own prepared punch in kind, the old Saiyan slumped forward, losing his balance when the fusion quickly slapped down his arm. His eyes narrowed when Gogeta drove his elbow against his chest—he spat out small amounts of saliva as he was sent back a bit. He arched over a bit, making a gesture with his hand towards his chest as he groaned in pain. Yet, just as quickly, Spina’s eyes locked onto Gogeta’s movements as the latter launched a profusion of blows towards him.

The old Saiyan threw his right arm up in attempt io fight defensively. He blocked many blows—but many of them struck his body as well. Spina head whipped back and forth; Gogeta’s punches were being engraved on his upper chest. It’s a clear disadvantage to those who are only exposed to these warriors for the first time—as Spina only had one arm in this battle. Yet, in the violent barrage, Spina timed one of his punches and quickly ducked under to get closer to the fusion. He turned his body to right, so his left stubbled pointed at Gogeta’s face. A sudden burst of energy gathered at the tip, forming a green-like energy arm that grabbed Gogeta’s head as soon it formed. Spina let out a thunderous roar as he poured more power into his energized arm—causing the hand to become extremely bright to let out a destructive explosion on Gogeta’s head. As smoke form, Spina wasted little time to continue his assault. He lifted the fusion from the ground and toss him over, slamming him against the muddy ground headfirst. The Saiyan brought his leg back, the hurling it forward to kick Gogeta towards his abdomen to launch him just a few meters above the ground. “….24…. Orbs!” Words managed to slip from Spina’s mouth as 24 orbs formed around the man.
 
Cross attempts to buff those near him in order to aid Lilith.
 
"Start of an utopia, huh? How is it an utopia if people are robbed of their free will? Being nothing more than mindless zombies being subjugated under his rule? No thanks, that's not for me or any of my friends..." Brachi said, "so you can take that offer to your King and shove it. No one is going to subjugate me; I've already had my share of ruthless Emperors and worthless rulers in my life before, and I dealt with them accordingly."

It was then that Brachi, Bara and Jize felt some of their energy returning, courtesy of Lilith, making Jize turn to her.
"Will you be okay?" The Supreme Kai asked.

Brachi flashed back into Super Saiyan 1, feeling that the donated energy allowed her to sustain it for the time being. She hoped that this would be enough for her to try and make her escape with the others, or to simply do what they can to carry the others away. She was especially worried about Bernkastel and Zenta, having seen Bernkastel pass out, and Zenta, despite his brave attack, was taken out like he was nothing to the Xy'phers... the whole situation made her growl, knowing that these creatures could easily take her out too... if only she was at full strength, then she would be able to make that much better of a stand at that moment! 

Bara was panting a little, showing that the situation was getting to her a bit now, likely from the exhaustion of the events with Roya and then the sudden attack of these Xy'phers. Brachi put a hand on her shoulder, nodding at her as if wanting to silently tell her that things will be okay, they just needed their chance to make their move.

Brachi then suddenly had an idea.
"Everyone," She said in a low voice, audible enough for the others to hear her, "close your eyes for a moment; I'm going to buy us time to escape, so make use of this as best as you can."

"What are you planning?" Jize asked.

"You will see." Brachi said, before turning to where the Elite Berserker was.

"Too bad for you, none of us will be able to join you at any point of time, so your King can wait. However, here's a little something for you..." She said, before putting her fingers beside her face.

"SOLAR FLARE!!!!!" She shouted, using the defensive technique as the Solar Flare in her hopes of temporarily blinding/disorienting the Xy'phers and giving her and the others the time they needed to make a getaway, with Bara moving to pick up Zenta for this purpose.
 
Gogeta winced and hacked in pain, Spina's leg vaulting him up off the groud. As he jolted up while clutching his stomach, he glanced around a bit to see the familiar attack forming. He grit his teeth, suddenly stretching his arms up and forming a massive ball of pink energy in his hands.

"No..not this time!!"

He suddenly brought his arms down, his hands flinging out to his sides while he spun.

"Stardust Fall!"

Streams of blasts rocketed out in every direction in two wide half domes. Each of the blasts aiming to collide head on with the orbs Spina formed, leading to massive explosions erupting all over with both Saiyans caught in the immediate blast range.
 
Berserk clasped and unclasped her hand, feeling Lilith's energy start to take effect. Until that moment, she considered the prospect of forfeiting since Zenta didn't stand more than a few minutes against the Elite. It was the last thing she wanted to do, but at the same time they were probably going to end up turned into zombies regardless.

"Sweet... thanks Lady! I won't have trouble getting out fast now-- Avalon, I'll take the munchkins (Bern and Lucifer). You just figure out a way to escape with Lillith and Zenta without getting turned into a crisp!" With the way the Elite acted being struck by lightning, Berserk theorized her own plasma lightning would have no effect on him. It was better to do as Lilith said for the time being. She turned to Brachi when she spoke her piece.

"Huh? okay, but-- WHOA!" Barely closing her lids on time, Berserk grabbed Lucifer by the back of his collar with Bern and her sword in her other hand. "Alright, time for Plan B: Gettin' the fuck outta here!" Crouching with her eyes wrenched shut, she launched herself up in the air for boosted flight. Once the flare's over, I better get to that area we saw outside that wasn't so packed. 

"Ugh, taking over the city was MY idea first, they totally copied me!" She grumbled to herself as they flew. "And this stuff about utopias-- nobody who ever spouts that kind of crap can be a good guy anyhow."

still, it's bugging me... Berserk thought to herself. What did he mean by two Breakers? That Cuki girl ran off on her own... Maybe their math's off. Since the Powerpunk was new to the group, she never had any further knowledge on the group's members specifically so it naturally made her wonder.
 
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