Surprisingly, Noah manages to get up quickly and lunges to push Mallory against a column close to where they were standing.
- (Mallory) Noah!? calm down...
- (Noah) SHUT YOUR MOUTH YOU B****!
- (Nanoko wielding her sword) RELEASE HER!
Before saying anything, the same Corruption energy that had come out of him in liquid form begins to quickly return to Noah, leaving him with a body structure similar to before he returned to normal.
- (Corrupted Noah) You blew it, Mallory!
- (Mallory trying to get free) What are you… talking about!?
- (Blue Guard member) Boy, let her go! I don't want to hurt you again!
- (Corrupted Noah) Funny joke! You guys hurt me more than I could handle and now you want to avoid doing it? How hypocritical are you being?
- (Nanoko) What do I do, ma'am!?
- (Corrupted Noah) Simple… Come get her!
With a burst to his legs, Corrupted Noah starts climbing with Mallory being held by the neck by the central region of the Arcade, grabbing onto handrails and stepping onto floors to climb faster, and in the end, he ends up crossing a glass arch that gave natural light in the Arcade, making the violent rain begin to fall inside the building.
- LET'S GO!
While Corrupted Noah climbed, the Blue Guard member and Nanoko did the same thing, with Nanoko only using her physical strength while the Blue Guard member used a blue line magic that allowed him to give strong impulses with his legs, making him pass first through the glass arch, but when arriving…
- GOT WRONG!
Without hesitating, Corrupted Noah who was only waiting for the first one to climb to surprise ends up hitting the Blue Guard member with a very hard kick on his face that sends him flying into the cafeteria area that was there, breaking the counter where they served the food and entering the kitchen of the cafeteria. Upon doing so, Corrupted Noah starts running and ends up throwing Mallory against an iron fence that was used for a baseball practice area in that Arcade.
- (Mallory) Let me go, Noah! What did I do?!
- (Corrupted Noah) You made Alice do it! Ignoring the truth in and making me suffer because of it! Fuc**** popular girl you are!
- (Nanoko) Let her go now!
Turning around, Corrupted Noah notices Nanoko, wet from the rain, holding her sword in one hand and wearing an expression of seriousness that makes Mallory slightly astonished that she has never seen her Gacha with that expression.
- (Corrupted Noah) You're too persistent. At least she's alone on this one.
- (Nanoko looking around) What did you do with…
- (Corrupted Noah) That Blue Guard guy? Must have been knocked out with the beautiful kick I gave him~~
- (Nanoko) You…!
Before she could say anything, Corrupted Noah ended up trapping Mallory at the base of the iron grate, crushing the iron bars of the grate and immobilizing her from using her arms to use any magic.
- (Corrupted Noah) Well, since it's just you left for me to finish, whatever!
At this point, Corrupted Noah ends up advancing on Nanoko, as she wields her sword to land a blow on him. Noah ends up dodging to Nanoko's right side, but quickly, Nanoko hits her sword on the ground and pinning it allowing her to use her right hand to hit Noah, who dodges by jumping back, and in that, Nanoko takes her sword in her hand left and pulls her to hit Noah who dodges once more.
Without waiting for an action from Noah, Nanoko advances against Noah holding her sword in both hands and wielding it in a horizontal position...
- RADIANT SLASH!
When making a cut in front of him, a large line of golden magic ends up shooting, cutting everything in front, but Noah manages to jump over, but…
- RADIANT WAVE!
Nanoko starts to release more waves of energy with more strength and speed, making Noah have to dodge them all, but ends up getting hit by some and having his body with certain deep cuts, always regenerating with the Corruption energy, which this time it didn't seem to alter Noah's corrupted body for some unknown reason.
- (Corrupted Noah) ENOUGH!
Noah advances once more against Nanoko who just stands still and when he gets close…
- Yours sins will not be forgiven…
As she utters these words, Nanoko's sword begins to release a kind of golden energy so bright around it, and raising her sword with both hands...
- RADIANT...
- (Corrupted Noah) It won't work…
Before completing, Noah ends up picking up momentum and throws himself against Nanoko who ends up getting messed up with it. Being pushed by Noah around the abdomen, she ends up dropping her sword and trying to hit Noah with both hands, but surprisingly, Noah manages to knock Nanoko to the ground, quickly breaks free and grabs a broken iron bar from the broken glass arch a few minutes ago and target Mallory.
- Say goodbye to your master, Nanoko!
- NOOOO!
POOOOW
Mallory, who all along has been managing to free herself from the immobilization of the iron bar of the railing where she was being held, ends up seeing something she shouldn't. Nanoko ended up putting herself in front and ended up being pierced by the iron bar in her abdomen, passing through her. And after being pierced, Noah ends up with a kick hard enough to knock Nanoko to the side, totally weakened by what had just happened.
-NANOKO!
Using her the yellow lines of energy in her arms, Mallory manages to burn the iron bars that held her and manages to free herself, and without wasting time, she goes towards Nanoko, totally desperate for what had happened.
- Nanoko! Hang on, please!
- It's okay… Mallory… No…
- SHUT UP, NANOKO! LEIKATA! VETOVOIMA! PARANTAA!
By saying this, Mallory manages to create a blade-shaped energy in his hand and manages to cut the iron bar, in addition to making the bar that was crossed inside Nanoko be pulled by attraction with his energy, and soon after, he manages to stop Nanoko's wound quickly, but even so, Nanoko couldn't move because of the wound.
- (Corrupted Noah) It's sad, isn't it? Seeing reality fall on you in a cruel way, isn't it?
Saying nothing, Mallory gets up and starts pointing her yellow-lined arms in Noah's direction.
- May the gods pity you! HARV...
Before she could complete, the yellow lines on her arms faded immediately, leaving Mallory in disbelief.
- (Mallory mentally desperate) How?! My magic energy is gone?! NO! NOT NOW!
- (Corrupted Noah approaching) So… Is it going to be today or not?
Even without access to her spells, Mallory ends up taking the larger iron bar that was inside Nanoko and holding it with her hands, positioning herself to advance against Noah.
- Don't come near her!
- How is it? Do you really think I care about garbage like her that even being a powerful being couldn't handle a Corrupted? It looks like it~~
- I SAID DON'T COME CLOSE!
- (Noah mentally) That voice of hers… How annoying!
(Nanoko) Mallory, get out of here...
- (Mallory) I won't leave you, Nanoko! I can't! If I leave you here... I cannot forgive me to be a s*** of Summoner...
- (Nanoko) It's not because of that! It is your life that must be preserved!
- (Mallory almost crying) Shut up, Nanoko! You gave me a purpose! Gave me a dream to follow! I won't abandon her because I wasn't able to fight the way I wanted to! So… ONCE ONCE, LET ME PROTECT YOU!
"What an annoying voice..."
- (Corrupted Noah) Whatever!
Noah rushes at Mallory with all his hatred on her. There seemed to be the end of Mallory because of her inexperience and that way, all her dreams would end there for something she didn't remember saying. And yet, there she was standing, taking a deep breath and trying to maintain her posture to try to defend her Gacha… That would be the end of her…
- (?) THAT'S ENOUGH, MALLORY!
Out of nowhere, a figure eventually appeared, a blue-lined baseball bat slamming into Noah's face, who on impact was hurled into the very bars Mallory had been trapped in. Upon realizing who it was, her eyes were more surprised and hopeful than she had ever imagined. Black overcoat, white shirt inside, normal black pants, white sneakers with blue accents, but now without the hockey mask that covered his face, revealing not only his blue eyes but his blue-lined face shining brightly like a star in the middle of darkness.
- (Mallory) I KNEW IT!
And holding the same baseball bat with the blue lines, there he was, looking at Mallory with tiredness in his eyes, posture straight and ready to start the counterattack against Noah who was slowly rising to his feet.
- (Corrupted Noah) You!?
- (?) Sorry, Noah. But you really needed to see it with your eyes. I just didn't expect you to depreciate yourself to that level.
(Corrupted Noah) Depreciate?! She's wrong, you defend her and I'm deppreciated?
- (?) Unlike you, I accept people as they are and let them make the decisions they want, even if I don't like it. But like them, I know the moment to understand what is the right thing to do. And that's why I defend someone who puts their own life at risk to defend a living being. Or rather, an important person.
- (Corrupted Noah) Speaking like that, it doesn't even sound like you... Cyro Hannigan!
Taking a deep breath, Cyro realizes that convincing Noah to return to normal won't be possible, making him make a much more challenging decision.
- (Cyro) We will do the following. Stop this s*** and I don't hurt you.
- (Corrupted Noah) Do you really think you're going to hurt me with those wounds?
- (Cyro laughing sarcastically) Well, if you want that way… I guess I'll have to purify you… on the basis of the beating anyway…
Before answering anything, Cyro just looks at Noah, and in that instant, Noah realizes that Cyro's look was different from his tired look. Along with a strange aura emanating from his body, Cyro's gaze looked very serious on a level that Noah caught right away... Cyro would really face him with all his strength.
- (Corrupted Noah) I want to see en…
Before completing, Cyro advances against Noah, making him advance in fright as well. Noah tries to punch Cyro with his right hand, but he ends up dodging to the right of Noah, who, realizing this, tries to use the weight of his hand to hit Cyro, but he dodged quickly from below, allowing Noah to kick on Cyro, but to his surprise, Cyro manages to grab his leg, and miraculously, Cyro manages to pull Noah over and get him tossed aside.
Noah gets up quickly, but before doing anything Cyro hits the baseball bat in Noah's face causing his nose to break, and with the impact, the bat ends up returning to Cyro's direction who picks up the bat again and tries to hit Noah from above, but Noah manages to break the bat defending himself with his right arm and tries to use his hands to hit Cyro. Although…
- Reinforcement…
The blue lines on Cyro's arms end up glowing brightly, and just as Noah would hit Cyro, Cyro manages to grip Noah's hands so tightly that the pressure ends up being felt in his feet. Amazed at Cyro's strength, Noah doesn't realize he's going to end up with his arms bent like he did with Nanoko before, but to his surprise, Cyro grips harder and headbutts Noah in the face, causing Noah to flinch and let go of his hands. Even with a little blood coming out of his forehead, Cyro advances against Noah who tries to get up quickly to hit Cyro with his right hand again, but to his bad luck, Cyro manages to be faster….
POOOOOOOW!
Cyro ends up with an uppercut to Noah's chin, making him lift a few inches off the ground, and then, with a small jump, Cyro lands a vicious kick to Noah's torso causing him to be thrown close to the edge of the building. Upon seeing this, Mallory realizes that it was the same blow that Breaker Blaire had used against the Corrupted earlier this week, and is surprised at the way Cyro used the blow as well.
- (Cyro mentally) I need to balance the reinforcement more. He still needs to be aware when I do the cleansing process. But if that Gacha isn't minimally recovered to help me with this…
Rising quickly from the ground, Corrupted Noah lunges at Cyro, who maintains a combat stance. When starting to attack, Cyro manages to dodge, defend and even manage to counter Noah in a few moments, but even using the magic that was allowing his strength to be amplified, Cyro realized the Corruption energy didn't seem to change to regenerate Noah, but even so, Cyro continues to try to keep the fight balanced.
- (Nanoko) Madam, can you transfer the rest of your energy for me to help him?
- (Mallory) How is it?! Even if I had enough magic, I wouldn't do it.
- (Nanoko) But, ma'am…
- (Mallory) I already told you to stop calling me that! And I won't put you at risk hurt like that!
- (Nanoko) But… We need to help him somehow.
Mallory, observing the space, noticed that many iron bars both the ones that gave suspension to the broken glass arch and the iron grate were loose, she decided to start gathering some and organizing them near her, while Nanoko started to get up slowly to try to understand how her wound was and how it would hinder her if she were to try to help Cyro.
Meanwhile, even though he maintained a toe-to-toe strength, Cyro began to find it difficult to keep up with the same pace of saves and dodges as Noah's speed was strangely increasing over time. And during one of these attacks, Noah ends up hitting a kick against Cyro's right arm that he used to defend, making Cyro step back to the side, and that way, Cyro almost receives a punch from Noah in the face, dodging at the last second , but even with that dodge, Noah manages to land a second blow on Cyro with a circular kick to his back, causing him to be thrown forward and almost falling into the hole Noah opened while climbing to the roof of the building.
- (Corrupted Noah) Time to fly, Cyro~~
But before reaching Cyro, Corrupted Noah ends up getting hit by an iron bar with yellow lines on his left arm. As he felt the pain and looked to see where it came from, Noah realized it was Mallory who released it, her expression panting as the yellow lines on her arms blinked at alternating frequencies as if she were at the limit of using her spells.
- Your...
At that moment, Cyro manages to turn around, makes the blue lines of his arms and legs glow more intensely, and with the momentum in his hands, Cyro throws himself at Noah, slamming his feet into the corrupted Noah's torso, making him be pushed back. Cyro still falls to the ground, but gets up quickly and advances against Noah, who recomposed, he tries to land a blow with his right hand on Cyro who ends up defending with his left arm, but in the process, Cyro feels a sharp pain as if the blow had almost fractured his arm. Trying to compose himself by taking a step back, Corrupted Noah manages to land another violent kick to Cyro's torso, but again, Cyro manages to hold the kick with great effort, and Mallory throws more iron bars at Noah, who dodges the majority and succeeds lands a blow to Cyro's face that ends up being thrown back. Noah then advances towards Mallory, but before he can get to her…
- You won't lay a finger on her!
Using all her strength, Nanoko advances against Noah, pushing him backwards along with her receiving many punches in the back, causing his wound to start to open. But in a moment when Nanoko looks at Cyro…
- BOY! DO IT NOW!
Upon hearing these words, Cyro realized that he would really have to do what he himself hadn't wanted to do for over a year. Even reluctant and seeing Nanoko struggling with all her strength even when injured, Cyro already imagined that he wouldn't have a real chance to purify Noah if he didn't have another Gacha to assist him in the process.
- (Corrupted Noah) Want more?
Noah starts to stop Nanoko's onslaught and tries to hit her in the face, but quickly, Nanoko manages to stop pushing, manages to hold Noah's right hand, spins around and manages to elbow Noah in the face, making his nose bleed even more. Mallory spins once more and tries to throw Noah into the cafeteria kitchen where Cyro had been thrown earlier, but…
- Hehehe~~
The Corruption energy in Noah's hand that Nanoko was holding ends up being released from her body, making her momentarily unbalance, and Noah manages to land a well-aimed punch on her wound and causing her to be thrown to the side in pain. Without worrying about Cyro, Corrupted Noah advances towards Mallory, who can no longer stand upright and is exceeding his magic limit.
- FINALLY! I WILL END YOU ONCE AND FOR ALL, MALLORY!
But in the meantime...
"For the duty to protect, I give you my body. For the duty of watching, I give you my senses. For the duty of fighting, I give you my will. Answer my oath and bond with me by the link of will to protect this world!"
During all this time that Nanoko was trying to contain Noah, a strange light began to circulate around Cyro, who was with his left hand outstretched and his eyes closed, as if he was concentrating with great will. His body trembled from the sensation of feeling something coming at his call, his mind began to show the memories of when he helped people out of the Arcade building, the memories of when he fought Noah on the first floor, the sensations that went through her head as he abandoned his repulsive behavior and revealed her face to Mallory. All that went by with a huge storm in his mind...
…
"I always hated that feeling of helplessness. Every time I remember those days when I didn't worry about tomorrow and just lived with a smile on my face like those idiot teenagers I have to live with, I always get that feeling. Weak, hopeless, always following the path ahead without first seeing the countless possibilities. But when I look at these same people, another feeling circles me… The feeling of naivete. Because of this feeling, people believe that the world must be in a way that right must prevail, even if they don't understand that they can are simply turning a blind eye to problems. I hate that. I hate. I hate… And that's why I'm unhappy. That's why I don't feel complete. Because when I feel weak and unable to do something, I feel like I'm so naive that I go in the opposite direction to solve problems. And this has happened to me many times already… But what if I could do something? Could I still keep my thinking without contradicting them? Could I, in the heat of the moment, forget everything I force myself to believe and do something for people? There are so many questions, but I didn't want to answer them just because of a situation, but when I could prove my point of view to someone…"
- (Cyro) COME TO ME, GACHA!
At that moment, everything seemed to have slowed down for Cyro. Noah running towards Mallory, Nanoko almost screaming for Mallory to get out of there, the rain falling violently in front of her… None of that mattered looking at him. As she shouted these words, someone answered her call. But of all the Gachas who could have appeared in response to his call…
- (Flashback) …
- (?) No need to be afraid, Cyro. I know that even in the face of what happened, you will still try to remain the same, you will not stop being the same… The fair, honest and hardworking boy that I had the pleasure of working with. I know you will do amazing things, even if I am no longer with you, and it will be painful for me to know that there is a chance that I cannot see this. But know one thing… I will always be with you and help you become what you want to aspire to… Partner~~
… (Currently)
- (Nanoko screaming) MALLORY!
YIIIIIIUMMMMM!
In a matter of a few seconds, something starts to hit Noah quickly. From every possible side, Noah begins to be superficially pierced by something that was moving at an almost impossible speed to follow, making him terrified of the cuts appearing on his body, and upon noticing for Cyro, he ends up getting a knee on his face, and with that, all the cuts on his body burst at once, spraying the Corruption energy from his body in many directions, making him scream out in pain.
- (?) I arrived on time~~ I was worried that you didn't finish the summoning in time to face this… I don't know what it is.
Cyro couldn't believe he saw that face one more time… In front of him was a tall, slightly thin boy, his skin almost pale, his hair and eyes with a cyan color, wearing a suit made of synthetic cyan mesh with a black lightweight cloth jacket and light colored pants, a custom shoe with some bright lines, hands with custom black glove and holding two curved laser blades on them… Without a doubt, the face and way of speaking was the same the one who was once your partner a year ago.
Looking at Noah, it looked like his body was already shifting, meaning the Corruption was already weakening over time, causing Cyro to stand side by side with the Gacha he summoned and take a deep breath.
- (?) Hey boy? Orders?
- (Cyro composing himself) We have to purify him. It has a host inside it that we must take out without harming it.
- (?) Did it have to be something complicated for me soon? But okay~~ What to do first?
- (Cyro getting ready to get a boost) Simple. Weaken down first.
- (? preparing to get a boost) Hahahaha! Look that! A physical combatant. Want to see who gets it right the most?
- (Cyro) No. Just go forward!
- (?) LEAVE IT TO ME!
With Noah on his feet, Cyro and his Gacha rush at him. Noah tries to hit the Gacha, but using the iron grate structure, the Gacha ends up dodging and hits a cut from the bottom up, followed by Cyro who ends up punching Noah in the face and jumping forward without being hit, with the his Gacha picking up momentum and slamming into Noah's back end up getting another deep cut. Noah tries to hit the Gacha, but before he can do that, Cyro appears and lands a kick in Noah's face, making him go to the side, and then the Gacha comes back and lands two more cuts on both of Noah's legs, making he almost kneel down.
- DAMNED!
Cyro prepares to land more blows with his hands, but Noah manages to hold them tightly, making Cyro feel his left arm bones fractured, but…
- (?) GOOD, BOY!
The Gacha ends up running over and ends up cutting through Noah's corrupted arms perfectly, which begins to reveal Noah's human arms. As Cyro breaks free and ends up walking backwards, the Corruption energy starts to take a strange shape going up to Noah's human upper body to try to regain his arms, but when he does, Mallory manages to throw two more iron bars at time, hurting those arms that don't even complete. And in the meantime, Cyro ended up punching the Corrupted Noah in the face with his left hand, making him go backwards and with a well-known stance of a specific blow, Cyro starts making the blue lines disappear from his face and legs and begin to cover your right arm completely, emanating a glowing aura as they form a baton.
- Ready to action… Brek mode enabled…
Mallory, Nanoko and Cyro's Gacha watch him running to land only one blow with that blue baton, and as he faces that unknown form of the Corruption energy, he lets out a kind of strange roar...
- Blitz…. BREAAAAAAKEEEEER!
With intense strength and will, Cyro lands the blow to the face of that Corrupted energy with an impact so violent that his right arm begins to fracture in the process. The strange formation begins to quickly break into pieces as the amount of energy emanating from that attack causes it to be suspended upwards. And with that...
- (?) CYAN PSYCHO!
At thunderous speed, the Gacha that Cyro ended up summoning hits countless cuts in that corrupted energy formation, causing it to be covered by the cyan energy coming from it, and the moment the Gacha ends up stopping, the cuts end up expanding all at once, and along with the burst of energy coming at the end of Cyro's blow, finally…
YYYYYY!
The Corruption energy that covered Noah ends up being dissipated entirely. Noah's human body ends up falling on top of Cyro, who with his arms broken, just stands up and uses his body as a support to hold Noah.
- (Mallory approaching) Cyro!
Mallory runs towards Cyro and holds Noah in his arms, while he only takes a deep breath to catch his breath. Meanwhile, the Gacha that Cyro summoned ends up helping Nanoko to her feet and the two go towards Cyro and Mallory. And seeing him one more time...
"We meet again… Cykopath…"