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[digital or robot or digital communication voice]
Big or loud echoing voice
Yay I finished this chapter!(≧▽≦)
Thank you for waiting. (◕ᴗ◕✿)
As a side note, if you want a experience reading with visuals, I have drawn some parts in this chapter As well by myself which is in Wattpad, however this is optional!
link: https://www.wattpad.com/1433293938-i%27m-a-husk-in-honkai-impact-ch-16-corruption
Elysia pulls her bow, then shoots out a crystal pink arrow at Sakura, which naturally dodges with rage within the expression of Sakura's face.
"Aponia," Elysia calmly says, smiling as she calls out Aponia beside her.
"Mhm," she lets out a soft grunt, and the nun pulls out her butterfly wings. She then thrusts her palms out of the air, and the powerful pushes Sakura to the wall. "Ugh!"
"I have to go first; I am not much of a fitting opponent of her." She then flies away to the corridors as she takes Amaya, the MOTH soldier, away. Elysia then turns to Eden and says, "Eden got the thing from Uncle?"
Eden fixes a sharp gaze on Elysia, recalling how they managed to return to MOTH quickly despite using dangerous transportation.
"So I have this," Aeon says, patting down the massive cannon, which is two to three times his height and has a short barrel in addition to being big and wide. "Named Mass Diver, it's supposed to be used to bring materials to other bases from thousands of miles, it's still in the experimental phase, but it's functional transportation," Aeon stated.
"I remember playing mindustry and loving using these guys, though the electricity to power up these things is quite expensive," Aeon thought.
Aeon then continues his speech, "You all be able to reach MOTH, assuming it would most like to be a minute."
"This... doesn't look safe." Aponia looks at the large cannon with a bit of worry in her eyes.
"I trust Uncle, and we can come back quicker this way." Elysia happily walks towards the ladder it was connected to and walks inside the large inner cannon.
Eden follows instinctively, climbing the ladder and saying, "I trust Elysia," but Aponia fidgets a little with her fingers and glances up at the big golden robot. "I must repeat just to be sure, so... It's safe, sir Aeon?"
"It is completely safe. Atleast For now," Aeon chuckled with a humming mechanical and ominously
"What's that supposed to mean?" Aponia now is getting more worried, but before she can ask another question, Elysia quickly grabs her by the shoulder and brings her inside as she clubs the ladder. "Come on, Aponia, uncle said it is safe~ so it should be fine."
"Oh, and another thing here are some little devices you should bring since they will be important pieces to be able to assist you in your battle." Aeon then tosses all the devices into the cannon, and Eden looks at the small grib-sized items and carries them in her clothes. "Thank you."
Aeon was now at the far back, typing at his excessively big keyboard and computer as the three of them entered the cannon. He immediately changed locations to MOTH, Aeon's hidden base. After completing his setup, he stares at the lever, grips it securely with his keen fingers, and then turns back to his keyboard to press the microphone button. There's a loud voice within, and the speakers turn on. "I have forgotten one important thing to discuss, it's a bumpy ride."
A bright flickering blindly as the cannon launches the trio out of the base of Aeon with a large sonic boom, destroying the speed of sound with smoke covering the a lot of the place and the large drop pod is soaring up to the sky.
That the readers can hear the 2 sounds of symphonic fear and 1 joyful giggle as the drop pud continues to soar.
And just like Aeon have said, they were wave to able to reach the MOTH base within a minute and crashes down to the ground creating a creator infront of the entrance and exits the drop pod and enters the MOTH.
"Eden?" Elysia shot pink crystal arrows while asking calmly at Eden, remembering the nightmare ride.
"Hai, got it." Eden starts shooting with Elysia as Eden pulls out a device the size of the container, and she slams it to the wall as the device sticks at the wall, and Eden then presses the button. "It is now in place!"
Elysia continues shooting at the Raging Former Assassin of the Cocoon. Elysia nodded and then pressed her communication device in her ear. "Uncle! We prepared everything; it's all up to you."
Eden and Elysia face off in ranged combat as Elysia keeps shooting pink crystal arrows, which expand into large pink crystals in contact, basically freezing in place, while Eden pulls out her dual guns, takes cover, and shoots at Sakura, covering Elysia's position.
Meanwhile, somewhere far away, a large golden robot is humming as he sees some pink clothing with his late pointy mechanical hands gently using the very small needle, almost a speck of dust, to lift the cloth and see the markings.
Sitting close to the monitor, the screen automatically turns on and reveals a large map and a large red-orange dot blinking. Making Aeon alerted, the large golden robot stops sewing and looks at the computer. "Ah, good work, now then," the robot mutters to itself as it then starts typing the keyboard at tremendous speeds.
"Time to turn off the electricity," Aeon thought, and he pressed a button on the keyboard. As the lights around the moon flicker, Eden and Elysia turn to each other with calm looks. Seeing that it's working, they then keep shooting a Sakura.
As Elysia and Eden keep shooting bullets and pink crystal arrows, they barrage the semi-Herscher of corruption. She then growls in annoyance; she got hit multiple times, deflecting a few.
She exudes a black aura around her once again and then glares at them with a purple glow in her eyes, "Tsk! Get out of my way!"
She was about to corrupt the technology within the MOTH base and start expanding, so as she pressed her hand on the floor, she was about to split her consciousness through the digital world itself, due to Elysia and Eden's efficiency. The lights within the MOTH base suddenly shut down and weren't able to split the consciousness over.
"What? Damn it!" Sakura, or in this case, the semiHerrscher of corruption.
"Fufu~ whats the matter? We just got started," Elysia said, pulling the bow strings, and Eden reloaded her mags.
Meanwhile, Aponia flies towards the main control room as the lights inside are also off; technically, the entirety of the MOTH base is now in zero power.
"Aponia? Is that you? That's a relief that you came at the right time; the whole facility is powered out." Dr. MEI sighs as she crosses her arms as MOTH soldiers and operators bring out the flash light, and a few of the operators are walking around the control room. "We are now starting up the backup generators."
"Wait, we should not do that; we are facing a herrscher right now that can get inside the digital space," Aponia interjects and looks a bit worried, which makes Aponia also drop Amaya down on the ground.
"A herrscher..." Dr. MEI's eyes are now gazing serious as she hears what Aponia just said, "then the child..."
"It was not the child either, it was Sakura," Aponia interjects again.
"Sakura? How? That isn't supposed to be, more like impossible since we have deduced that her sister has the higher possibility of being a herrscher."
"That I don't know, but we can trust that "person,"" Aponia says, lowering her butterfly-like wings.
"Who?" MEI asked, but before she could ask again, she felt the vibration of her phone inside her pocket in the lab coat and quickly pulled it out with her hand. She then saw the same stranger again, replaying to her again.
[91729918938: The control room is back online; use this opportunity to contact the fighters.]
MEI then looks at Aponia, giving her a confused expression but yet analytic gaze, to which Aponia returns the gesture with a reassuring nod. Letting out a sigh as she then looks at the people within the control room, she says, "Back to stations, get all MOTH soldiers, and send the herrscher's location to them."
Sakura draws her Ice Katana and rushes at Elysia, saying, "Urgh! Elysia! I don't want to fight you, but you leave me no choice!"
After reloading her magazines, Eden fires again, but Sakura blocks every shot with her frosty katana. Eden then glances at Elysia and clicks her tongue. "Ely, should we back out?"
"No no~" Eden throws her bow aside, but she doesn't stop smiling. She then looks at Sakura, who is approaching her. "I'm going to try something my uncle taught me."
(Author: Elysia is technically is doing the trans-on thingy with pink crystals creating pink crystals daggers, which is supposed to be drawn here, see link above of the chapter if you want to look at it)
She smiles so elegantly and serenely that she seems to be making crystal pink daggers. She produces pink crystal daggers, which clash when she strikes them at Sakura's icy Katana.
They both stride back at each other, sending each other with a strong shockwave.
Elysia then rushes in with her pink crystal daggers, slicing as Eden then resumes shooting, saying, "Ara, this herrscher is quite interesting."
Elysia is the true archer class.
However it wouldn't take long for a burst of brilliant lights to flash in the distance, triggering weapons to fire at the Herrscher while Kevin lifted the shamash to cover Sakura's back.
Sakura let forth a sneer, her purple blazing eyes sparkling with rage. "Gaaah!" she exclaimed, feeling the burns burning her back.
Kevin gave the order, "Quickly subdue the Semi Herrscher," as Hua raced past him and threw a couple kicks and jabs at Sakura, who was controlled by the Semi Herrscher.
As all of the MOTH warriors, including Fuhua, tackle.
Eden sighs, realizing that they managed to contain Sakura's rampage as Elysia dematerialized the daggers made of pink crystal. "Ely, just what was that?"
"Oh, that? I remember Uncle teaching me some melee combat if I ever did not have my bow around, saying like it's the bone of my sword or something." Elysia beams with delight.
Eden has a drop of sweat at the back of her head and says, "Your uncle sure does take precautions a lot."
Kevin walks over to the two and says, "Elysia, Eden, thanks to you two and to Aponia as well, we were able to capture the Semi Herrscher."
Then Elysia takes hold of her bow and carefully pulls it, "Not really, this isn't over yet."
Eden asked as she crossed her arms, "Did "he" say anything before we left?"
Elysia wipes her chin and says, "Yes, something like being hacked and multiple nuclear weapons all breaking loose or something."
Eden perspires and asks, "Oi, oi, are you serious?" Kevin looks serious and much more aloof. "But that is not making sense, we have captured Sakura."
"Well, we have shut down everything here so there wouldn't be technology the Herrscher can escape," Elysia replied.
Kevin reassures, "Otherwise, control room, everything is all shut down."
Sakura said, "Fools," as she was handcuffed and wearing several of them. Kevin, Eden, and Elysia all turn to face the voice.
"I'll make sure that this world be doomed, honkai will eat you rotten and despicable creatures..." At that point, Sakura's pupils enlarge to the point where almost nothing is visible except the white portion of her eyes, giving the impression that she is possessed. She also begins to fidget and shake violently, all over, as the MOTH soldiers seize her and imprison her body.
Sakura's body trembles until it abruptly stops, at which point it gradually relaxes as she opens her eyes. "Hmm. What happened?"
Kevin asks, "Sakura? Is that you?" with somewhat wide eyes, was never seen anything like this before.
Sakura looks around and asks, "I... I don't remember, why is everyone locking me up?" as she notices all of the various shackles she is wearing.
Eden tries to laugh at this unexpected situation, saying, "Well, it's not like you're about to kill us all." She sighs, "If Sakura is really Sakura, then the Herrscher..."
She left off the last bit because it was so clear. Confusion ensued as Kevin remained silent while the MOTH soldiers questioned themselves and one another about what had transpired. The facility has been shut down, and Elysia and Eden were able to contain it until the back up arrives, while Kevin tries to figure out how it got out. Nothing should be wrong with it.
He started to press the communication device, then stopped with a bewildered grunt. Abruptly, I understood that, of course, everything had been turned off and that no gadgets should be used.
other from the fact that they are all carrying around communication gadgets in their ears.
"EVERYONE TO THE CONTROL ROOM!" yelled Kevin at that point.
Hua questioned in bewilderment, "Why so sudden!?" Kevin, however, didn't wait around for an answer, he was already sprinting through the expansive hallways of metal, cyber, and sci-fi, and he was pushing the communication gadget in his ear. "MEI, GET OUT OF THERE! WE HAVE BEEN HAD!"
Similar to what happens in the control room, MEI hears Kevin exclaim in a way that is both threatening and angry: "Kevin, what do you mean?"
All of the screens in the control room where Aponia and MEI were immediately in red. The codes in front of the screen began to operate on their own as the visuals began to flicker and fade, leaving the operators bewildered and alarmed.
"The missiles are activating on their own!"
MEI was confused and exclaimed, "Calm down! Everyone!" but then the big screen in front of them all revealed that the nuclear honkai warheads and missiles had begun to fire on their own as they hatched, and the tips of the missiles and warheads were gradually revealing. This wasn't limited to a single area; the entire MOTH branch had been compromised, activating dozens upon dozens of missiles and warheads.
MEI widens her eyes in panic as she quickly goes to the keyboards, trying to fix them, but they are rendered useless and are not working.
Everybody is glued to the big screen, watching as all the warheads and missiles shoot out of their hatches and shoot upwards as the red dot in the activation turns green. Should this continue, it will take off, descend, and demolish all remaining cities.
And after 50,000 thousand years of rebuilding, humanity will be reduced to a mere fragment in its own history, fighting just to exist.
"Uncle, we failed to capture the Herrscher of corruption." Elysia looks at the sky as she sees the missiles soaring above while talking within her communication device.
"Indeed," Aeon replies, still in his own base far away from the human cities and into the forest, "worry not."
"I have countermeasures," Aeon said with a mechanical hum, and he turned off the mic.
He then starts typing into his large keyboard, "Let's finally test after what it is like to be 17 years of my progress."
Outside the base was a large circular antenna with the sound of loud beeping, sending signals all over the world, as Aeon did not only have one base.
However, following years of preparation, bases are kept hidden on a massive scale throughout the world. The warhead missiles return to the ozone layer as they descend and cease to rise. Large and designed for air strikes, the turrets can shoot down targets from a great distance.
They are flat and cubic in shape, slowly like a large square land mine, able to camouflage into the forest, and have detectors installed. Once the missile's range is close, it quickly deforms and transforms into a large double-gatling gun turret, facing in the direction of the falling warhead, and starts firing. Making large, booming, gatling firing sounds
(Pixel art by me~ if you know mindustry, yes this is the basic turret but pixel detailed)
BOOM! Explosions everywhere can be heard, dozens of warheads before reaching to the cities and explodes above the clouds.
On the other hand, Mei seeing the sudden of nuclear weaponry exploded mid air is very confused and speechless. So speechless that she stands there with out any reaction.
Aponia is right beside her by she didn't show much that much if a shock but rather and sweat drop on her head and let's out a sigh never thought that this turn out this way, she looks at MEI and she raise her hand and hold her shoulder and then shakes her slightly "docter... Doctor, what is next?"
"Uh... Ah! Umm... Etoo... We just have to do some check ups in the devices for any technology hey wire," Dr MEI took a moment to ponder "and check the other branches and find the Herrscher in any of those places..."
Curses... Curses... Curses!
With a broken drone that she can hardly manage in her hands, the Herrscher of corruption flees the MOTH facility and enters the streets.
It never imagined that the strategy could get so badly screwed up. "I must retreat and reorganize my plan, they will regret it, for I will retur-" BANG!
There is nothing left except ashes after a massive explosion that leaves a sizable crater. Miles away, the massive golden robot, which is Aeon, is positioning himself next to mountains that conceal lush green foliage. He is aiming the big rail guns, which resemble snipers, at the objective.
"Target hit," Aeon said with a mechanical, low-humming voice. "Knowing of the abilities of the Herrscher of corruption, I wouldn't need to go against it in melee combat, results may vary, but I wouldn't like to test that and get endangered."
Aeon then presses the mic by the side of his metallic golden face. "Elysia, Herrscher is a direct hit, requesting confirmation."
"Hai, I'll ask Kevin to join me in the investigation, uncle, seeya~" Aeon turns off the mic and lets out a low sigh. And then he looks up at the moon.
"It seems like the future is slowly changing its tragedies. I'll have to step in from my hiding and battle head-on.".
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