(Ok, this post was heavily rushed, so don't blame me if it's over the top. I'm in a little bit of a state of panic right now, trying to get ready for the move. I'll work on it when i get time, but if it's acceptable, then feel free to post.)
Betwixt and Between
As John's Darkness shell was being chipped away little by little by the constant attacks, John gritted his teeth and shut his eyes as his heart rate increased, forcing him to go into Spartan Time. John knew that his Spartan Time would not be able to get him out of a situation such as this, but it at least allowed him to consider his options without having to worry about Saix and Riku slashing at him, at least for now. His situation looked grim, and if the rest of the Organization came along, then he wouldn't be able to escape. He knew that Organization XIII wouldn't kill him, at least not yet. Despite the fact that they had a replica of John, he knew that he still had value to them. They would possibly take John's armor and deconstruct it to figure out how it worked, then create variants for themselves, or corrupt John so that they would have two of him. Either that, or interrogate John for information. He didn't know what would happen to Reimu, Utsuho, Mara, or Jason. Perhaps they would be given the same treatment, maybe studied for The Organization's own advancement. In the past, John had never been taken as a prisoner of war before because he would not allow himself or any other SPARTAN-II to be captured by the enemy, but in this case, he didn't know if he would be so lucky... unless... his fail-safe.
John remembered the fail-safe in his armor. In the past, the fail-safe was a function used to ensure that The Covenant could not kill a SPARTAN-II and take their armor for studying, and in this case, The Organization. In this situation, John had either two options: get captured by The Organization, or activate the fail-safe in his armor when the rest of Organization XIII arrived, detonating the fusion/plasma hybrid reactor in his suit and killing all the members, including himself. At the very least, the others would not have to worry about Organization XIII anymore. As for Reimu, Utsuho, Mara, and Jason, John had to ensure that they would be able to escape safely. Once they were gone, John would activate the detonation sequence, ensuring that The Organization could not do any more harm.
As John opened up the self-destruct confirmation window on his HUD, he carefully thought about his decision. He would be leaving behind, Renamon, Nera, X, Yuuka, Ran, Chen, Yukari... John hesitated for a split second as he thought about how he would be leaving her behind. It was a sickening thought to John, how after only a couple months of bliss he would die. How would Yukari feel about this? John had never hesitated when it came to doing what was needed of him, but right now... he didn't know. It wasn't just his life anymore. He was not the lonely soldier he was before. His death would not only affect him, but everyone else around him, people he cared about. John could only feel regret for what he was about to do, but he had little choice. He only hoped that everyone would understand.
(Damn. And it was almost Christmas too... Guys... I'm sorry...), John lamented.
The world around John was at a crawl, a near standstill. In Spartan Time, John had all the time in the world, but he knew that in reality, he was out of time. At the very least, he would perform one last act of defiance, one last stand. At the very least, he would give the others a chance to live. It was time for him to be a SPARTAN.
"Now."
Just then, John opened his eyes, and right as soon as he did, John focused his attention on Saix and Riku. All of a sudden, John went from getting hit by their slashes, to deflecting every single blow with his Energy Swords. One second in, John parried their blades and stabbed each one in the stomach, burning deep into their bodies with the super heated plasma gas. As soon as John dealt each one of them critical blows, he quickly shut off his Energy Swords, stuck them to his magnetic holsters, and pulled out a spellcard with a large red "L" on the back and called out his attack.
"Perception Sign ~ 'Spartan Time'!!!", John yelled out.
Just then, John's reaction time increased even more, placing it around 300 times faster than the average human's. John had five minutes to get the job done, plenty of time for what he needed to do. The Darkness on John's armor was being pelted by blue shards and energy beams, but right as soon as John cast the spellcard, everything slowed down to such a crawl that he could deflect many of the attacks if he wanted to. Two seconds in, John quickly put away his spellcard and focused on his Darkness shell. Normally John would not be able to move fast enough to block even an eighth of the attacks he was being hit by, but with his Darkness, he would be able to move much faster, using his Darkness to move instead of his suit. His Darkness shell was heavily damaged by this point, but he no longer cared. He would be dead soon anyway. Just then, John took control over the Darkness still remaining on his armor and began to deflect some of the attacks that were being directed towards him, all while setting his armor's reactor to its maximum setting, causing John's shields to raise up to 400%. John knew that his energy shields would be destroyed within a couple of seconds of continuous damage, but it would at least buy him some time.
2.5 seconds in, John darted through the barrage of energy blasts, covering a distance of 12.1 meters within 380 milliseconds. Once John was within range of Mara, John used up the last of his Darkness armor's power to coat Mara in a net and launching her at Reimu, Utsuho, and Jason. After that, John launched the net even further, propelling them towards the exit.
2.8 seconds in, John's Darkness armor was gone, and his energy shields were being pelted by the blasts, depleting at an alarming rate, leaving it at 360% withing less than a second. John needed a boost in power, something that would allow him to last just a little bit longer. With that in mind, John pulled out his Regenerative Drop Shield Scorpio Turret and quickly deployed it. The RDS Turret deployed its shield and began to fire at the Organization members, allowing John a small moment of respite before he would delve back into certain death. In the meantime, John began to deactivate his armor's safety constraints.
"Unfortunately for you, I don't like to lose.", John retorted at Dark John as his safety constraints finished deactivating.
John didn't know whether or not Dark John's armor had the same functions as his did, but if Dark John was able to do the same, John had the consolation that he didn't need to beat Dark John. All he had to do was survive until the rest of Organization XIII arrived.
Betwixt and Between
As John's Darkness shell was being chipped away little by little by the constant attacks, John gritted his teeth and shut his eyes as his heart rate increased, forcing him to go into Spartan Time. John knew that his Spartan Time would not be able to get him out of a situation such as this, but it at least allowed him to consider his options without having to worry about Saix and Riku slashing at him, at least for now. His situation looked grim, and if the rest of the Organization came along, then he wouldn't be able to escape. He knew that Organization XIII wouldn't kill him, at least not yet. Despite the fact that they had a replica of John, he knew that he still had value to them. They would possibly take John's armor and deconstruct it to figure out how it worked, then create variants for themselves, or corrupt John so that they would have two of him. Either that, or interrogate John for information. He didn't know what would happen to Reimu, Utsuho, Mara, or Jason. Perhaps they would be given the same treatment, maybe studied for The Organization's own advancement. In the past, John had never been taken as a prisoner of war before because he would not allow himself or any other SPARTAN-II to be captured by the enemy, but in this case, he didn't know if he would be so lucky... unless... his fail-safe.
John remembered the fail-safe in his armor. In the past, the fail-safe was a function used to ensure that The Covenant could not kill a SPARTAN-II and take their armor for studying, and in this case, The Organization. In this situation, John had either two options: get captured by The Organization, or activate the fail-safe in his armor when the rest of Organization XIII arrived, detonating the fusion/plasma hybrid reactor in his suit and killing all the members, including himself. At the very least, the others would not have to worry about Organization XIII anymore. As for Reimu, Utsuho, Mara, and Jason, John had to ensure that they would be able to escape safely. Once they were gone, John would activate the detonation sequence, ensuring that The Organization could not do any more harm.
As John opened up the self-destruct confirmation window on his HUD, he carefully thought about his decision. He would be leaving behind, Renamon, Nera, X, Yuuka, Ran, Chen, Yukari... John hesitated for a split second as he thought about how he would be leaving her behind. It was a sickening thought to John, how after only a couple months of bliss he would die. How would Yukari feel about this? John had never hesitated when it came to doing what was needed of him, but right now... he didn't know. It wasn't just his life anymore. He was not the lonely soldier he was before. His death would not only affect him, but everyone else around him, people he cared about. John could only feel regret for what he was about to do, but he had little choice. He only hoped that everyone would understand.
(Damn. And it was almost Christmas too... Guys... I'm sorry...), John lamented.
The world around John was at a crawl, a near standstill. In Spartan Time, John had all the time in the world, but he knew that in reality, he was out of time. At the very least, he would perform one last act of defiance, one last stand. At the very least, he would give the others a chance to live. It was time for him to be a SPARTAN.
"Now."
Just then, John opened his eyes, and right as soon as he did, John focused his attention on Saix and Riku. All of a sudden, John went from getting hit by their slashes, to deflecting every single blow with his Energy Swords. One second in, John parried their blades and stabbed each one in the stomach, burning deep into their bodies with the super heated plasma gas. As soon as John dealt each one of them critical blows, he quickly shut off his Energy Swords, stuck them to his magnetic holsters, and pulled out a spellcard with a large red "L" on the back and called out his attack.
"Perception Sign ~ 'Spartan Time'!!!", John yelled out.
Just then, John's reaction time increased even more, placing it around 300 times faster than the average human's. John had five minutes to get the job done, plenty of time for what he needed to do. The Darkness on John's armor was being pelted by blue shards and energy beams, but right as soon as John cast the spellcard, everything slowed down to such a crawl that he could deflect many of the attacks if he wanted to. Two seconds in, John quickly put away his spellcard and focused on his Darkness shell. Normally John would not be able to move fast enough to block even an eighth of the attacks he was being hit by, but with his Darkness, he would be able to move much faster, using his Darkness to move instead of his suit. His Darkness shell was heavily damaged by this point, but he no longer cared. He would be dead soon anyway. Just then, John took control over the Darkness still remaining on his armor and began to deflect some of the attacks that were being directed towards him, all while setting his armor's reactor to its maximum setting, causing John's shields to raise up to 400%. John knew that his energy shields would be destroyed within a couple of seconds of continuous damage, but it would at least buy him some time.
2.5 seconds in, John darted through the barrage of energy blasts, covering a distance of 12.1 meters within 380 milliseconds. Once John was within range of Mara, John used up the last of his Darkness armor's power to coat Mara in a net and launching her at Reimu, Utsuho, and Jason. After that, John launched the net even further, propelling them towards the exit.
2.8 seconds in, John's Darkness armor was gone, and his energy shields were being pelted by the blasts, depleting at an alarming rate, leaving it at 360% withing less than a second. John needed a boost in power, something that would allow him to last just a little bit longer. With that in mind, John pulled out his Regenerative Drop Shield Scorpio Turret and quickly deployed it. The RDS Turret deployed its shield and began to fire at the Organization members, allowing John a small moment of respite before he would delve back into certain death. In the meantime, John began to deactivate his armor's safety constraints.
"Unfortunately for you, I don't like to lose.", John retorted at Dark John as his safety constraints finished deactivating.
John didn't know whether or not Dark John's armor had the same functions as his did, but if Dark John was able to do the same, John had the consolation that he didn't need to beat Dark John. All he had to do was survive until the rest of Organization XIII arrived.
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