(A/N: For the second part of this chapter..... Well, I don't think [Cringe Resistance] is needed.....
....But still, I hope you guys have some resistance to drama and.... ugh, 'angst'
By the way....Listen to sad music/song for the second scene.... I think it will lessen the possible cringe.)
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"Shinra Tensei !"
Adam shouted dramatically, commanding the heavens themselves
Whoosh
A sudden, invisible telekinetic force violently erupted from his palm, pushing against the encroachment of the lightning, repelling it backward in an act of defiance.
[Kazuma: WHAT????]
[ShiraorI: So cooooooooooooool!!!!!]
[Good Slime: Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!]
The telekinetic force dispersed the Herrscher of Thunder's attack.
[Red Princess: OMG! Is that Tingle's famous move from Randotou: Shinobi Master!!??]
[Kazuma: What the fuck?! What are you even on about?!]
[Kazuma: I hate your world! This guy just performed a LITERAL Shinra Tensei, and you're ruining it with that bullshit name?!]
[Good Slime: Hey! I agree! Tingle doesn't remotely sound as cool as Pain!]
"Hey 'Mei', I love you!"
Adam shouted, his arms wide open, with a wide grin on his face
[Just Monika: Eh~? Isn't that a bit too quick?]
"E-eh?! W-what?!"
'Mei' stuttered nervously, caught off guard-
Seeing that she was distracted, Adam was able to take hold of the stuttering and blushing Herrscher's body with Telekinesis in a 'Force Grip' and proceeded to-
-Throw her off the school rooftop.
[Kazuma: Did you just….YEET her?]
[Good Slime: Uhm…..That's a bit rude]
"Fouuuu~"
Having a brief period to catch his breath as she tried to get back to the rooftop, Adam exhaled a sigh of relief
Now… He has time to prepare a tra- Ahem, a pleasant surprise for her
…..
"You….!"
With a slight zapping sound, 'Mei' landed gracefully on the rooftop, her sapphire eyes flashing with renewed determination as she scanned the scene.
The air crackled slightly, the air charged with a positive electric charge
She spotted Adam smirking at her, his eyes blinking in amusement
"Hmph! Cheap tricks!" She snorted, her voice exaggeratedly loud "I thought you wanted to have some fun? I didn't take you for a coward."
[Red Princess: Is it just me…Or did she sound kind of horny?]
[Shiraori: …..]
[Shiraori: Yep, she did~]
"Oh, some fun?
Adam just quietly smiled at her, eyes tinted with amusement
"I don't actually remember saying that, but I think I've got just the right….. equipment for it."
The silver-haired boy shrugged, rolling his eyes
[Kazuma: Ayo...?]
[Red Princess: ಠ_ಠ]
[Just Monika: Ehehehe....]
[Shiraori: (˵ ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°˵)]
And with a flick of his wrist-
A set of glowing, snow white Glyphs appeared around the Herrscher of Thunder's feet, constricting her in place.
The snow white glyphs were an intricate web of symbols that glowed with a similarly bluish-white light.
[Red Princess: Oh... So this is what you meant....]
[Homura: ...Why do you sound disappointed?]
[Red Princess: ......]
....
"....."
'Mei' felt the power of his ice creeping up her legs, trying to freeze her in place.
But who was she? She was the Herrscher of Thunder!
And she would not be so easily contained, humiliated, or defeated!
With a shout, she sent a blast of electromagnetic energy into the ground, shattering the ice and sending it flying in every direction.
The glyphs faded away-
And Mei took a step forward, her eyes glowing with faint flashes of scarlet thunder flashing in them.
Adam's calm smile didn't waver.
He knew she wasn't going all out, and it was time to…. push her even further.
He raised his hand, sending a mild telekinetic wave crashing into her, sending her stumbling back.
Zap
Following that, a burst of black lightning was flung her way, trying to incapacitate her.
[Good Slime: Ermmm....I don't think that would work....]
The Herrscher of Thunder's body convulsed as the lightning wrapped around her, but she didn't go down.
Instead-
The black thunder dimmed, entering her body.
[Good Slime: ...]
Her cheeks flushed red. She breathed heavily, heaving as she absorbed the black thunder, like eating a tasty energy-replenishing meal
[.....Idiot]
"Mhm…Hehe"
The Herrscher of Thunder had a silly grin on her face as she completely absorbed his black lightning
[Red Princess: Is this girl....getting off on this!?]
[Kazuma: Lucky bastard! Argh! My girlfriend only gets turned on by explosions...!]
[Phoenix: Your girlfriend is a bit....weird]
"Thanks for the meal, human!"
With no warning, she vanished from his sight in a burst of speed.
-Appearing in front of him, she reared her fist back before sending a blow to his chin.
Just when her fist connected, a blast of electrical energy also flowed out of her knuckles, adding an extra layer of damage to the blow
Bam
The silver-haired boy's body shot upwards in an instant by the force of her punch, sending him flying through the air.
[Shiraori: ????????]
He maintained a stoic expression, but internally, he was actually surprised
It was clear that she wasn't holding back anymore. And…. she had managed to absorb his black lightning
…It was made out of Honkai Energy and Chakra, so it was truly surprising that she managed to absorb it
'Interesting…'
Adam internally thought as he landed with a thud, his body momentarily paralyzed from the impact.
[Kazuma: Yeah.... Screw that, I don't envy you at all. I wouldn't have survived this girl]
'Mei' stood over him, her eyes glowing with…. intensity
Not anger- just intensity that he couldn't decipher
The silver-haired boy, still stunned, looked up at her through the strands of her hair that had fallen over her face.
She was breathtaking, terrifying, and dangerous
Just the kind of girl he likes!
'Mei' raised her fist again, a ball of crackling lightning swirling around it as she prepared to strike the final blow.
"I don't want to hurt you seriously, Adam." She stared at him with absolutely no hostility in her eyes. "Thankfully…. I can use more force because you can heal."
[Homura: She is very contradictory]
"But my patience is wearing thin!"
The Herrscher of Thunder huffed, shaking her head
[Just Monika: .....I agree]
"But I will hurt you if I have to! So, submit to me!"
[Red Princess: Ugh, even Akeno doesn't beat people to make them submit]
[Shiraori: Eh~? Then what does she do?]
[Red Princess: Nothing.....She just likes inflicting pain.]
"What's your obsession with me submitting to you?"
The purple lightning around her surged even more in response-
"...."
Adam sighed, his mind already knowing how to get out of his current predicament
Leathery, dark wings faintly appeared on his back-
[Red Princess: .....]
And with a surge of telekinetic power, he launched himself backwards, easily dodging Mei's electrified punch.
The lightning missed him by a hairsbreadth, scorching the concrete where he had been a split second before.
"Tch!"
'Mei' clicked her tongue in frustration.
….
Under the influence of [Thought Acceleration], the world once again froze in Adam's eyes
Many kept emerging in his mind, but one was most prominent
-Enough
Though the duration of their fight hasn't exceeded a few minutes….
It was enough
He has to end it.
Himeko is probably on her way with Hyperion
Kiana probably noticed something was wrong and was making her way towards the rooftop
In fact, the white haired girl might have already reached the rooftop.
She might have been stopped by Olivia…. Or the barrier
He didn't know if Olivia would stop Kiana. He hadn't ordered her on anything
Bronya was watching out for any suspicious robots near this area
But….This is enough, he had to stop this fight
However… Both he and the Herrscher of Thunder have reached an impasse
He doesn't want to hurt her and mess with her mind with mind control, and 'Mei' doesn't want to kill him.
Even though she tries to injure him…. Adam won't run out of stamina or endurance anytime soon
…..
In a flash of inspiration-
He reached out with his telepathic abilities, connecting with the Herrscher of Thunder's mind
The electromagnetic fluctuations inside and around her brain resisted, but he still smoothly connected with her mind
He planted a suggestion in her mind.
Psionics were used
Illusions were constructed covering all of her senses
And finally, finding the actual Mei in a semi-slumber state inside the Herrscher's mind…. Adam used a skill he had never used before-
[Emotional Augmentation]
...…
The Herrscher paused, blinking in confusion as she suddenly felt that something was….wrong
-It didn't matter
She dismissed this as the 'coward' making a fuss inside her.
'Mei' looked over to Adam.
-And saw that he was creating a large 20-meter blade of ice suspended above his head.
There were two equally huge illusionary 'arms' holding it along, as if getting ready to strike her
And she, of course-
-Wouldn't let him finish this move!
'Mei' raised her hands, stretching two fingers on each palm.
The right set pointed to his left hand, and her left pointed to his right arm
Since he has regeneration, she'll just dismember his limbs and seal the wound with her lightning!
That way, he will be crippled, giving her enough to knock him unconscious.
Of course, she would also reopen the wound to allow him to heal, but that would only be after she captures him
An electrical current of condensed energy coursed around her.
Scarlet electrical discharge flashed on the surface of her body, finally gathering into her outstretched fingers
When the scarlet thunder gathered so much that it seemed to condense into a dense form, she took action
-She appeared in front of the silver-haired boy in a burst of speed
[Good Slime: Huh? What is she doing?]
And brought both of her hands forward, driving them through his shoulder
[Shiraori: !!!!!!!!]
[Red Princess: Excuse you! What in the underworld!?]
The two sets of fingers that were condensed with pure solidified scarlet lightning smoothly stabbed through his arms without any obstruction…but…something felt off…
[Kazuma: What the fuck? Am I seeing things right?!]
[Just Monika: Hey.... Adam, why didn't you resist???]
Was this a trick?
'Mei' felt that something wasn't right.
Then she remembered that…. feeling of wrongness from before.
[Phoenix: This....um.....ah....]
And….the….fact….that….he…..didn't….resist…..at all!
She shook the erected field of electromagnetic jamming signals and honkai energy inside her brain, trying to determine if Adam did something to her mentally
[Homura: If this was Madoka....I would instantly reverse time....]
And then-
The world changed.
The haze faded.
-And it felt as if a layer of reality peeled away from her senses, revealing the real world beneath it
The feeling transmitted by her hands was wrong
Slowly, her purplish eyes registered what she had hit
Her left hand was in the air.
Where she should have pierced the right shoulder and made that arm useless…..She had hit nothing
'Mei' looked at what she had hit with her right hand
Ba-dum
'....'
It had indeed hit Adam, but….
Ba-dum
It had pierced straight through….his….chest
Ba-dum
She could hear her own heartbeat, beating loudly yet slowly
Ba-dum
Enduring the pressure boring down ontheconfinesofhermind, she looked more closely
-Only to see a gaping, smoking hole where Adam's heart should have been.
'...'
Ba-dum
'E…..h....?'
She moved her hand
She moved her fingers
Yet….she felt nothing
-It was empty
....
Drip….Drip…..Drip…..
[The Livestream was ended by Asterios(Admin)]
Dripping sounds echoed throughout the school rooftop as bright, red, viscous liquid dropped to the ground
Blood poured from the wound, an iron smell emanating slowly into the surroundings
[Asterios(Admin) is now offline]
"W-wha-!?"
The Herrscher of Thunder's eyes widened, instantly pulling her hand out of his chest
"W-wait-!" She flinched in pain, staggering back "I-I didn't m-mean t-to-!"
"A-Adam!!"
The girl snapped forward, eyes dimming, turning into a familiar indigo color as she put her arms around his body
"A-a-a-are y-y-you o-okay!?!?"
Her expression twisted, tears welling up in her eyes-
"I…."
Adam opened his mouth-
Suddenly, he rotated his head to the side, spitting out a mouthful of blood
"Cough, cough"
The silver-haired boy coughed as he staggered into her, leaning into her for support
"It…."
He bit his lower lip, face stiffening and body trembling
"-Hurts like a bitch…"
Drip…Drip…
"Why.....?!"
Mei balled her fists, tears falling from her eyes
"Whywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhy?!"
Drip….Drip….
"Heh…." Adam chuckled weakly "Come on…."
Placing his hands on Mei's face, he gently wiped away her tears
"Don't cry…."
"I-"
She choked, burying her words
Propping himself off her, the silver-haired boy grimaced.
He kneeled on the ground, hands similarly on the ground.
He shut his eyes tightly, grimacing ever more
"Ugh…."
Because, even with [Pain resistance]
-It still hurt so,so,so,so,somuch!
"....."
Adam's head turned slowly, searching for Mei
And he indeed saw her-
Walking to the edge of…the….rooftop?!
"Huh….?"
He blinked
What was she trying to do? Did she want to fly off in frustration?
-He blinked again
[Judging from the abnormal emotional fluctuations of individual Raiden Mei, there is a 90% chance that she wants to-]
"Fuck!"
He interrupted the voice of [Great Sage]
Because, seeing the purplish-haired girl jumping off the school rooftop, Adam instantly teleported-
And hurriedly caught her hand.
…..
Mei was dangling off the school rooftop- the only thing preventing her from falling was the two palms of Adam, tightly holding her arm
"Mei…." He stared at her with narrowed eyes. "What….were you trying to do…?"
Mei looked up, eyes widening in surprise as she saw him
"A-A-Adam! H-how?! Y-you...are.....!'
The purplish-haired girl was in disbelief, he was alive!
She wanted to say something else but…
Seeing his glare, she closed her mouth
"....."
She looked down at the distant ground, hanging off limply, not even grasping him to save herself.
She seemed all drained of energy, not even questioning again why he could still stand and grab hold of her
"I d-don't deserve to-!"
"And who decided that?!"
The silver-haired boy shut her off with another glare
Because now…he was truly angry
"B-but I-!"
"Fool!"
He once again interrupted her.
Adam stared at her dim indigo eyes, beyond the layer of tears that were constantly falling off her face
"A-Adan-kun…." She pursed her lips, lowering her eyes "I-I d-destroyed this city….A-and killed s-so many people!!"
He stared at her
"A-and I also d-did….that….t-to….y-you…."
Mei shut her eyes, biting her lower lip with such force that it drew blood
"I don't deserve to live!!"
She yelled hysterically, opening her eyes and staring at his own-
"Fool…"
Seeing the emotions contained in her eyes, Adam repeated the same word
Her once beautiful and gentle indigo eyes were dim….Now, in those same eyes…. He could see that there was absolutely no desire to live
It was as if she had simply…given up
"...."
Should he tell her that it wasn't her fault? Should he say that it was all Cocolia's conspiracy?
…Normally, he would do so. However…. He feels that, in her current state, this logical reason wouldn't help her. In fact, she may just think of it all as excuses
So….
"Mei." He stared into her eyes with an intensity rare for him "It's okay…."
"N-no it's n-not-!"
Adam squeezed her arm, shutting her up.
As he stared at her indigo eyes with his glowing blue ones, his mouth curled upwards-
"Compared to this city, you are far more important to me."
The silver-haired boy's voice came out cold….and with a 'matter-of-fact' tone
The girl hanging off the school rooftop gaped at him, her eyes widening-
Swish
Taking advantage of Mei's stupor, Adam raised her upwards onto the school rooftop.
After gently placing her down, Adam sat down next to her on the floor, facing the door of the rooftop.
The silver-haired boy wanted to close his eyes, but he was afraid that Mei would mistakenly believe that he had died. So... he kept them open
Though….
Adam took a peek at Mei from the corner of his vision-
The purple-haired girl was kneeling on the ground, hands on her knees. She remained silent. Her eyes -which were still dim- were lowered, looking at the ground
Her expression was....
Adam couldn't put into words her emotions….He could only say that, her expression was dazed, looking as if she was in a hazy dream
…Which was reasonable. He was certain that she wished that everything that happened was all a dream
He stood up, putting a hand on her shoulder-
Mei flinched, her head snapping, and looking at him with panickedsorrowfulpleading eyes
She lowered her eyes-
But she couldn't move them lower
Adam certainly wouldn't allow her eyes to wander down to his chest
"Take a good look."
He spoke gently, turning his head to look at the horizon
Mei, still dazed, followed his gaze-
And she saw Nagazora city, the place she had lived in for her entire life
The black clouds had dissipated, leaving room for the gentle rays of the sun to shine down upon the city destroyed by honkai
The sun shined on her face, bringing a gentle warmth that seemed to calm down all her emotions…even if slightly
"This is the world we live in— one with endless changes and boundless possibilities."
He spoke, pointing at…nowhere in particular. He pointed at the horizon- this vast world
"With your feet on the ground and your eyes on the stars...."
The silver-haired boy smiled gently, his voice ethereal
"-This world belongs to anyone who holds hope!"
He spread his hands outwards dramatically, as if embracing the world
"There's no need to feel anxious or constrained. There's no need to feel sad or depressed. There's no need to feel lost or afraid!"
Adam turned his head towards her, his gentle smile ever present, even as he watched her body tremble
"Just keep moving forward, and you'll pave the way to the future. Every footprint and trace we leave behind will become the brightest diamond in our crown."
After saying this, Adam put his hands in his pockets. He slowly sat down on the ground again-
Tack
Mei hugged him, embracing his right side tightly.
Her body trembled as her arms exerted pressure around him, as if she were afraid that he would disappear the next moment
"A-are you l-l-leaving me?"
Her stuttering voice cracked, tears welling up once again in her dim indigo eyes as she looked at his…empty….heart….again
"I-"
Crack
Just as Adam was about to reply, something cracked
Around them, illusory transparent cracks appeared in space, before instantly disappearing
'Was my barrier so weak…..?'
He contemplated, because he just realized-
The barrier he had set up on the school rooftop to prevent anyone from entering broke!
"Adam!" "Adam-senpai!"
Hearing two distinct female voices, Adam looked down…. at the gaping hole in his chest, and the heart that was destroyed
Oh
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A/N:
....This is my first time trying something so.... 'emotional'
I think it went well. But what do you guys think of this final scene? Was it too much? And was it too exaggerated?
By the way... I myself am trash at writing fight scenes.... And thankfully, Knight_Riku helped a ton with the Mei vs Adam fight. So the least I can do is credit him here and shout out his fics
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Go check out his fanfics:
Skyrim: The Snow Prince
Multiverse Adventures: Starting in Borderlands
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This chapter was very long.....So....
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