Madoka: "I am alright. Don't worry, everyone."
Touka: "No. We will now settle things up."
Shiro: "Touka. Stop."
Touka: "Why? Shiro, this is not like you."
Shiro: "I know. But this is her plan. I don't want to waste my students' efforts."
If it was before, Madoka would find it hard to think of a scheme such as this. She was a pure-hearted girl who would do anything in order to help somebody. This time, it is different. The fate of every single worlds are at stake. If they fail, countless lives would die, their dreams shattered before they could even work for it.
She doesn't like the thought of it. Hence, she chose to resort to this somewhat deceptive move.
Shiro: "And it's not like I am holding it off for nothing. When the time comes, we strike."
That time isn't far from happening. After receiving the most "acceptance", they would do so. By making the audience think that "Altair is about to lose", a miracle might happen. No, it is bound to happen. With a certain someone's power, Shiro thought that it would be possible as long as something interesting happens.
"How about we get to the interesting part, then?"
"Shit."
Looks like they will have to push that plan forward.
*****
Everyone is down. As soon as Blitz arrived, Yuuya, Shou, and Hikayu rushed into this place. Their line up, while not better than Alicetaria's group, has sufficient strength as well. They all have the strength of a "god" in Shiro's terms. Still, they all lost. It was unsurprising, but nearly everyone lost against Altair. They are all at their all-time low.
Seeing their pathetic states, Altair's air of superiority rose up to the limit. Now, she's only sneering at them like fools. She has that looks of villainy that was noticeable to everyone watching.
"Doesn't this look fun? Even the audience agrees to my sentiments." She spoke as if she saw the entertained looks of the audience. "Your whole life, treated as nothing but mere entertainment. Such is the twisted world of these evil gods."
Her words had that subtle undertone of "why didn't you listen to me?"
"Everyone..."
"Meteora-san?"
"What is going on?"
Selesia and Yuuya asked consecutively.
"The final plan is activated." Meteora replied. "...Altair did it."
"Huh?!"
The final plan. This was their final backup whenever things go south. Though, it has a great flaw. Its appearance would be akin to a "deus ex machina" to the audience. If they did not accept "her" appearance, it backfires, causing the birdcage to break prematurely. This renders everything useless.
It was supposed to be Meteora who has the control over the "plot" of birdcage, but the latter had forcefully pushed forward her control.
"The story's narrative was supposed..." She cut off her explanation upon being reminded by Kal'tsit's advice. "She... Altair... She used the audiences' acceptance to spawn a great foe that would match her strength. "
"With Kaname Madoka's fall, the audience began sympathizing your story more. It reached the peak not too long ago. After that, it happened."
Turns out, their support had backfired upon them. With Altair having no "acceptance" whatsoever, it was supposed to help them expel Altair from this world, to spell her defeat. Little did they expect that it would backfire now out of all things.
Tap-!
A soft movement can be heard not far away from them. Everyone looked to that direction. There, they saw a girl. With flowing white hair and platinum pupils, she stared emotionlessly to Altair. Even, the latter's gaze became more serious. She knew everything that they had planned, but she still went ahead and did it; for if she succeeds, she would be able to accomplish her goal.
Sirius.
The character who uses Altair's template as her base. Since she was foreshadowed to be even greater than the villain, Altair, herself, she is a tad bit stronger than her in terms of everything. She is also in a blank state, which will make her more powerful as long as the "acceptance" increases. Alternatively, it serves as her weakness.
"I see. The one made from my image." She said. "Disgusting."
Due to her [Holopsicon], she knew that Sirius will be a formidable enemy. Yet, she unleashed this enemy early on.
"..."
Without replying, Sirius summoned forth her two-bladed spear. As she does not have much presence, that's all she could do as of now.
"Ah? Clone?"
"Wut? She is too strong that the story started pulling some deus ex lmaooo"
"deus ex my ass"
"This cliche... they're gonna pull off this one too?"
"Reminds me of that time travel robot movie. I'll be back."
"My archenemy is myself!"
A slew of comments flew in front of the video. Nearly all of them had not expected this. They did not accept this change easily either, but it went through due to the amount of jokes present. Since the trope that they used is ridiculous, the audience slowly came to accept it.
"I don't know what she is planning."
In contrast to their carefreeness, Meteora wore a grave expression on her face. She thought that Altair's control would never reach this place. All of them planned out that she would be restricted inside it. However, they're all wrong.
They had forgotten about something.
"..!"
Within his sight, Shiro noticed something. There was no sign of it until now, but he felt something pass through in this place. Knowing that things are about to be more troublesome, he was glad.
"My improvisation might have saved us all."
A glint of grey fog passed through his pupils before disappearing.
*****
Bam-!
Bam-!
Clang-!
Shiing-!
Sirius fought back against Altair in equal grounds. All of the blades that was sent through her was obliterated while her [Movements]...
[Second Movement of Cosmos: Draft Removal]-!
[Second Movement of Cosmos: Draft Removal]-!
It was supposed to reduce a creation's state into that of their draft's. This makes their power more unstable and less suitable for "acceptance" of the audience. Albeit, the two [Movements] cancelled each other out.
"I see. I see. What a despicable plan that you have. It is not enough to take everything away from me. You are greedy to use my power for yourself."
[Ninth Movement of Cosmos: Fate Restoration]-!
[Ninth Movement of Cosmos: Fate Restoration]-!
Two orbs, one blue and one pink, emerged out of nothingness. They erased everything they came in contact with down to the conceptual level. The buildings, roads, atmosphere... Everything was... gone.
Buzz-!
Static screens were all that's left upon their clash.
Madoka: "I am alright. Don't worry, everyone."
Touka: "No. We will now settle things up."
Shiro: "Touka. Stop."
Touka: "Why? Shiro, this is not like you."
Shiro: "I know. But this is her plan. I don't want to waste my students' efforts."
If it was before, Madoka would find it hard to think of a scheme such as this. She was a pure-hearted girl who would do anything in order to help somebody. This time, it is different. The fate of every single worlds are at stake. If they fail, countless lives would die, their dreams shattered before they could even work for it.
She doesn't like the thought of it. Hence, she chose to resort to this somewhat deceptive move.
Shiro: "And it's not like I am holding it off for nothing. When the time comes, we strike."
That time isn't far from happening. After receiving the most "acceptance", they would do so. By making the audience think that "Altair is about to lose", a miracle might happen. No, it is bound to happen. With a certain someone's power, Shiro thought that it would be possible as long as something interesting happens.
"How about we get to the interesting part, then?"
"Shit."
Looks like they will have to push that plan forward.
*****
Everyone is down. As soon as Blitz arrived, Yuuya, Shou, and Hikayu rushed into this place. Their line up, while not better than Alicetaria's group, has sufficient strength as well. They all have the strength of a "god" in Shiro's terms. Still, they all lost. It was unsurprising, but nearly everyone lost against Altair. They are all at their all-time low.
Seeing their pathetic states, Altair's air of superiority rose up to the limit. Now, she's only sneering at them like fools. She has that looks of villainy that was noticeable to everyone watching.
"Doesn't this look fun? Even the audience agrees to my sentiments." She spoke as if she saw the entertained looks of the audience. "Your whole life, treated as nothing but mere entertainment. Such is the twisted world of these evil gods."
Her words had that subtle undertone of "why didn't you listen to me?"
"Everyone..."
"Meteora-san?"
"What is going on?"
Selesia and Yuuya asked consecutively.
"The final plan is activated." Meteora replied. "...Altair did it."
"Huh?!"
The final plan. This was their final backup whenever things go south. Though, it has a great flaw. Its appearance would be akin to a "deus ex machina" to the audience. If they did not accept "her" appearance, it backfires, causing the birdcage to break prematurely. This renders everything useless.
It was supposed to be Meteora who has the control over the "plot" of birdcage, but the latter had forcefully pushed forward her control.
"The story's narrative was supposed..." She cut off her explanation upon being reminded by Kal'tsit's advice. "She... Altair... She used the audiences' acceptance to spawn a great foe that would match her strength. "
"With Kaname Madoka's fall, the audience began sympathizing your story more. It reached the peak not too long ago. After that, it happened."
Turns out, their support had backfired upon them. With Altair having no "acceptance" whatsoever, it was supposed to help them expel Altair from this world, to spell her defeat. Little did they expect that it would backfire now out of all things.
Tap-!
A soft movement can be heard not far away from them. Everyone looked to that direction. There, they saw a girl. With flowing white hair and platinum pupils, she stared emotionlessly to Altair. Even, the latter's gaze became more serious. She knew everything that they had planned, but she still went ahead and did it; for if she succeeds, she would be able to accomplish her goal.
Sirius.
The character who uses Altair's template as her base. Since she was foreshadowed to be even greater than the villain, Altair, herself, she is a tad bit stronger than her in terms of everything. She is also in a blank state, which will make her more powerful as long as the "acceptance" increases. Alternatively, it serves as her weakness.
"I see. The one made from my image." She said. "Disgusting."
Due to her [Holopsicon], she knew that Sirius will be a formidable enemy. Yet, she unleashed this enemy early on.
"..."
Without replying, Sirius summoned forth her two-bladed spear. As she does not have much presence, that's all she could do as of now.
"Ah? Clone?"
"Wut? She is too strong that the story started pulling some deus ex lmaooo"
"deus ex my ass"
"This cliche... they're gonna pull off this one too?"
"Reminds me of that time travel robot movie. I'll be back."
"My archenemy is myself!"
A slew of comments flew in front of the video. Nearly all of them had not expected this. They did not accept this change easily either, but it went through due to the amount of jokes present. Since the trope that they used is ridiculous, the audience slowly came to accept it.
"I don't know what she is planning."
In contrast to their carefreeness, Meteora wore a grave expression on her face. She thought that Altair's control would never reach this place. All of them planned out that she would be restricted inside it. However, they're all wrong.
They had forgotten about something.
"..!"
Within his sight, Shiro noticed something. There was no sign of it until now, but he felt something pass through in this place. Knowing that things are about to be more troublesome, he was glad.
"My improvisation might have saved us all."
A glint of grey fog passed through his pupils before disappearing.
*****
Bam-!
Bam-!
Clang-!
Shiing-!
Sirius fought back against Altair in equal grounds. All of the blades that was sent through her was obliterated while her [Movements]...
[Second Movement of Cosmos: Draft Removal]-!
[Second Movement of Cosmos: Draft Removal]-!
It was supposed to reduce a creation's state into that of their draft's. This makes their power more unstable and less suitable for "acceptance" of the audience. Albeit, the two [Movements] cancelled each other out.
"I see. I see. What a despicable plan that you have. It is not enough to take everything away from me. You are greedy to use my power for yourself."
[Ninth Movement of Cosmos: Fate Restoration]-!
[Ninth Movement of Cosmos: Fate Restoration]-!
Two orbs, one blue and one pink, emerged out of nothingness. They erased everything they came in contact with down to the conceptual level. The buildings, roads, atmosphere... Everything was... gone.
Buzz-!
Static screens were all that's left upon their clash.
