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It's been good

Oh! And guess what?

Good to see you again, old friend.

It's me, bccfggffbgv!

YOOOOOOOOOOO IT'S BEEN A WHILE BUD, HOW'VE YOU BEEN??

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Good to see you again, old friend.

It's me, bccfggffbgv!

YOOOOOOOOOOO IT'S BEEN A WHILE BUD, HOW'VE YOU BEEN??

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Athena: He is nearing the end of his preparations, yes. It will be so delightful to see him have his chance again, honestly.

At this moment, Zoraal Ja looked at his “partner” in bored resignation…

Zoraal Ja: Of course he is ready, yet I do not have my proper armor and weaponry still…the hunt has to wait longer still…

Seems he’s really set in fighting…ah well, as this happens, our heroes do manage to barely get in on time, Ratha diving into the portal with both of the riders in his back and Gilgamesh (unwillingly) in his talons. Zoraal Ja takes a look at where the heroes were as this happens, anger in his mind…

Zoraal Ja: One day…we shall fight again, Warrior of Light. You cannot extinguish my resolve…never shall I stand down without fighting.

*When the group arrived, they'd all find themselves in a disheveled giant studio ground amusement park*

Mimic, as the sounds of manic laughter and gunfire echoed: This place seems odd...*He'd the notice a sign that said: "A Purge night has been set in place, it will end in [REDACTED] hours. Enjoy your stay!"*

???: Oi! Look at what we got here~ New fresh meat to play with.

*A whole gang of thugs in flashy outfits and "armor" would suddenly surrounded the group with various weapons from mildly dangerous to borderline impractical (One of the thugs had a "whip" made of jump rope and glued razor blades)...Even The Savage Scavengers would be unimpressed by them.*

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"This is fine~...No!! Nothing's wrong here! It's just Crash with a sawn off shotgun!! NOTHING TO SEE HERE~! IT'S ALL GOOD~!"

Uzi, while playing a bootleg game where a beloved gaming icon now was wielding heavy firepower on her YouTube channel.

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Azem would’ve spoken…if not for the flying bit of retro nightmare fuel showing up. They’d swap to Machinist again and try to shoot Sinistar, though the fact Sinistar is not exactly beatable without a specific weapon means it just slows down the mechanical menace at most.

Good thing Rathalos are fast fliers, so even if his breath is ineffective, Ratha can carry everyone away from Sinistar. Joan and Azem would quickly clamber onto him, Azem still firing to keep Sinistar’s approach as slow as possible. Gilgamesh…had to be carried by the talons.

Gilgamesh: Wha-HEY! WHY DO I NEED TO BE CARRIED!?

…He didn’t like it. Anywho, from above and still out of sight, Athena and Zoraal Ja watched on. Athena was wordless but amused, appreciating how useful Sinistar was for keeping her enemies tired and confused. Zoraal Ja, meanwhile, had a simple question….

Zoraal Ja: Why do we even need this strange contraption? It’s useful, I won’t deny, yet it’s form seems…poorly suited to that usefulness.

Sadistic Malpractice, from out of nowhere: I hadn't designed it that way and it most likely did so to give itself a challenge is it chases its prey within the void of space. Speaking of designs, is your servant finally ready for his rematch, Athena?

(Meanwhile with The heroes)

*The flying Lightshow Yellow was carrying Mimic in her arms while the Guardian Drones soared with their wings fast*

SD Beta, as the beast once again roared loudly: I swear I've heard Fatalis roar quieter than this!!

SD Zeta, as she noticed something in the distance: Look! A gateway portal! That must be our next location!

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Joan: Do you knyow what’s going on with the new person, boss?

Azem: Honestly, I have no clue…

Gilgamesh: Don’t ask me, I’m not even sure of what’s up myself.

Ratha: Confused, soft growl….

It seems nobody else here seems to know who this yellow-clad friend of Mimic is…huh.

Mimic: Ah yes, forgive me for not mentioning this before but me and Susan, or as she's now known as "Lightshow Yellow", are engaged with one another and was the mother figure Jackrow needed in life when he was still very young.

Lightshow Yellow, as she gave a bow to them all: It's very good to meet ya! I'm in charge of giving all souls joy when they reach the golden gates-!

*Before she could explain further about her position, an absolutely monstrous roar was heard*

Sinistar: I am Sinistar. I hunger!

Sd Alpha: As fantastic as it is to have one of our commanders back with us, I suggest we start running! *The monster charged through everything, with it doing barely anything to actually stop it. Not even Ratha's flames deterred it much*

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The smaller moons shouldn’t be a problem now and even larger ones should look out. Why? Well…

CRASH!!!

Ratha: GRAAAIAAAAHHHHHHH!!!

Joan: THE HUNT BEGINS NYOW!

…the soruce of the wing beats has rapidly arrived, ready to bring some burning Calvary into the fray. While Joan mainly started to chuck sharp boomerangs, Ratha was…much more fiery. As in, literal fire would hit every foe. Basilisk and false Satan included. Azem would still not be thrown off, though. As for Gilgamesh…

Gilgamesh: HA! You, a ruler of hell? Don’t make me laugh! Why would you serve another if you were truly that, without any tricks to make you the true one in charge?! YOU FAIL AT LOGIC!!!

…He’s being hammy. As he finally pulls out Excalibur. Let the holy slashes ensue.

*Soon enough, both would fall as the intense heat was too much for the basilisk and it would soon melt into molten metal while the devil would disintegrate into ashes from the holy slash*

S.D. Alpha, as he approached the Palico and Rathalos: It's an honor to meet the WoL's chosen companions at last since we've heard many a tale with you. *He had bowed to them like a chivalrous knight*

*Meanwhile with Mimic, he'd notice that beyond the third key that fell from the slain demon, the metallic basilisk would drop a large chest that opened up to reveal a shimmering magician's top-hat...That would zip right towards the intact computer held in Azem's pockets at great speeds*

???: What time is it~? (Mimic: That voice?...I recognize it!...) It's showtime~! *Soon enough, all kinds of dazzling effects appeared as Lightshow Yellow appeared with accompanying music playing*

Lightshow Yellow, after noticing Mimic: *Gasp~!* Mimic sweetie!! It's been forever since we got to chat but you know how my boss prefers us all helping in the shadows and whatnot!

Mimic, with a genuine smile: It truly is good to see you again, Susan.

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Azem: Don’t need to tell me twice!

Thus, with the grace of a butterfly and the sing of a bee, Azem decided to switch to the Viper job and made a jump for the tail, ready to either cut it off or trick the beast into stabbing something else. That is to say, Azem stabbed onto the stinger with their blades and quickly got to riding it. Meanwhile…well, the demonic goat in the area would soon soon see it’s blood sent flying. How? Well…Gilgamesh used his spear as he kept approaching the false ruler.

Gilgamesh: HAHAHAHA! You think I have no counter to such a stream? The Bladesman of Legend? Foolish, you are then! I shall make good on my title!

In the distance, powerful wing beats could be heard…

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*The metallic basilisk would attempt to shake Azem off like a Bull would and it'd start crashing into all kinds of stuff along with its demon ally more than once*

False! Satan: And you will know "Why" I'm the ruler of Hell. *Seems that these copies are learning how to talk now*

S.D Romeo, being the first to hear those wings: (Something else is coming, I can feel it but I don't know if it's a friend or foe...)

*More enemy adds were arriving on the scene now...Along with...Moles?? With spiked helmets?*

(A.N: Yes, the moles are the same ones from AntonBlast)

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Gilgamesh: Are these things our main threats? If so, then HA! We shall deal with them all the same!

With gusto, Gilgamesh made a leaping jump for Satan, attacking with all his might with…Exalipoor. Least he was going at fast enough speeds to make up for it. Azem just sighed and went for the Phyrexian creature instead, aiming to land on it’s back to try and attack it with little risk of being attacked.

*The False Ruler of Hell would fire beams of blood from both his mouth and eyes at the Oni while the Basilisk would both try to shake off Azem and use its own tail to stab at them*

Mimic: That beast is not natural, I don't even know what it is but we mustn't let it continue thriving here. *He'd thus swing his axe down on it, unfortunately, it was somehow sturdier than those "Old Bird" warmachines*

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Azem would in turn speed around to lure the missiles back into the Doom Hunter as well as the Morbol, hoping to take them both out. Gilgamesh would in turn do the same, even parrying the laser to be on the safe side. Meanwhile, up above and unseen, two watchers looked down upon the battle. Thus, they would discuss.

Zoraal Ja: Can you believe it? They still haven’t died! I knew I should have not trusted these forces to do the job well….

Athena: Now now, my associate. There is no need to throw a fit over this. After all, they still haven’t met the leader of these forces. Besides…even if they get past the gate, we’ll be able to to more than this later on, so be patient, ok?

Athena spoke like she was gently chiding a child, much to Zoraal Ja’s annoyance.

*As the Morbol fell after accidentally gulping a missile down its maw and blowing up afterwards, covering the arena in its bits and pieces. The others would take care of the rest with the Doom Hunter falling at last...All that was left was the boss-*

BANG!!! CRASH!!!

*Correction...Two bosses made their way to the scene with one being some type of biomechanical beast while the other was literally Satan...Or at least a recreation of a version of The Devil himself*

Mimic: Oh dear...This may be a bit of an issue...

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Azem would need the warning and retaliate against the Doom Hunter with…well, they swapped to Machinist and as such, used a shotgun. Probably to the Doom Hunter’s rage and/or horror. As they fired…

Azem: No, surprisingly. Their bad breath is also not very flammable…they must be adapted to not catch fire that easily by now.

Gilgamesh: Just avoid standing in front of it! I hope I don’t need to explain why.

Gilgamesh was focused instead on the Morbol, always trying to get behind it to avoid a cluster of status effects. Yeah…he’s taking it seriously.

*As the battle raged on with the melee based fighters constantly trying to stab the Morbal in the back while the long ranged fights tried to aim at vital weak points while keeping a safe distance away from it, the Doom Hunter became even more enraged and began firing hellish lasers from its cannon while bombarding the room with missiles thanks to its bizarre lower body...This would actually awaken the boss of this area and it was bound to arrive soon*

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Out of all of these foes, the green plant Monster with a big mouth would stick out. Why? Well…

Azem: Ok, I can accept all of these monsters alone, but…did whomever make this place really need to bring in Morbols?

Gilgamesh, while now holding FuFiZa away: Oh, give us a break! Do we really need their Bad Breath and all the things it can inflict?

One had to wonder if Cosmic Sam or whomever made this place knew that Morbols were something Azem and Gilgamesh knew of. That, or if Athena told him. Who knows? Whatever the case…yeah, time for a brawl.

S.D. X-ray: Since this thing is basically a plant monster, does that mean it's weak to fire? Because I'm sure we can take that thing out easily.

*The Doom Hunter charged directly at The WoL with its chainsaw arm and prepared to cut them into bits*

Mimic, being the first to notice it: Azem! On your left!!

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Azem: Ok then! So…how do we-

Gilgamesh: TO BATTLE! YEEEEEAAAAAAHHHHHH!

Like the famed Leeroy Jenkins, Gilgamesh didn’t wait for the plan (not that there is any yet) and just bolted to the nearest window in, yelling out in excitement. From a perch out of sight to our heroes, even headstrong Zoraal Ja couldn’t help but facepalm at this. Least he waited for his troops to act before getting busy. This? This was just absurd. Athena was also sighing in disappointment. She had plans, you know, and now this red guy was just avoiding the front door where they would happen. Oh well, what was inside would be a problem for the heroes as well, no doubt.

Azem: By the twelve, he just dove in.

*As the others chased after the headstrong oni, Gilgamesh would suddenly get ambushed by a three headed bird that looked to resemble the three legendary elemental birds of the world of Pokémon...And that wasn't even the only enemy they'd all be facing*

Slig: Waste these freaks!

S.D. Romeo: Now that's just rude.

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Azem: I’ve stuffed an entire troll into my pockets before! This is nothing.

Indeed, Azem didn’t take long to, somehow, do exactly that. This is a known skill of theirs, even exploited back home for things like carrying Namazu across the world, so it’s quickly dealt with.

Azem: Now then, shall we takes to the skies as we planned before that rude intrusion?

Gilgamesh: Don’t need to ask me twice! Let’s find anything else useful here and then scram! I don’t want any more sand in my shoes after what just happened.

*After a good bit of flying through the sandy terrain, Mimic (Who was being carried by S.D Juliet) was the first to notice another bizarre sight...It looked to be both an arcade and an occult temple mashed together and turned into a building that worships "demonic" games*

Mimic: Either Samuel has a weird stance on games or this is something one of his "pets" came up with...Either way, I believe that may be our next destination.

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Gilgamesh: Incoming missiles! Engage the evasive maneuvers!

Almost comically, Gilgamesh was doing a mix of jumping around and blowing missiles back at the Old Bird, which might not be able to handle it now since it’s armor was already comprised. Meanwhile, Azem switched to a defensive job, namely Paladin, and let loose a while barrier to hold back the explosive attacks.

Azem: Behind me! Attack it from behind the shield I bear!

*It had at last fallen after getting struck by its own missiles and after a bit of searching through its remains, Mimic would obtain another special key with a Keychain of what looked to be a cowardly pink dog...Alongside that, they'd also find a somehow functioning computer...*

Computer: [Error: Please place hat on top of your computer...]

Mimic: This computer...It feels...familiar to me...Azem, can your pockets fit this computer? I'm not sure why but some gut feeling tells me that we shouldn't leave this machine behind.

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Azem: Don’t need to tell me twice! Whomever did this, we’ll find this foe, but until then…let us destroy this mechanical Mosnter!

Gilgamesh: Same here! By my blade and my skills, we shall crush this tin can and move on!

The two mighty warriors soon started to attack the Old Bird in tandem, Azem taking it’s attention to keep it busy with attempted grabs against a very, very evasive target. Gilgamesh kept the armor piercing thousands of blows with Excalipoor going as well, chipping away at the war machine bit by bit. It wouldn’t be a walk in the park, but the Old Bird wasn’t impossible to overcome.

*The Old Bird wouldn't just be dealing with the two as the nanite acid of the Guardian Drones would also assist in breaking its armor and damaging it over time while they also shot and swung at it*

Old Bird: [Warning: Heavy damage detected. Initiate total annihilation.]

*The warmachine flew high in the sky and began raining missiles everywhere*

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Gilgamesh: You’re not even making references! You’re just plopping stuff from popular media in our way without the subtly, idiot!

Soon enough, one of the Old Birds would find something far stronger than a shovel hitting it in Excalibu-no, wait, that’s Excalipoor. Oh well, Gilgamesh can use it well, so it still did a lot of damage despite the armor. Meanwhile, Azem finally finished off the Skillcrawler and…well…

Azem: Ok, you wannabe bard…show yourself before I force you to, so you can explain why you’re messing with out mission.

???: As tempting as showing myself off right now is, I think adding suspense and mystery makes it more fun for people to guess who I am~...But I suppose I'll give you one little tidbit of info, I'm not working for the one you call Cosmic Sam~...Tah tah~!

*The figure would suddenly Poof away in a cloud of smoke and left the group to deal with the "dogs" and "birds"*

Mimic, after noticing that one of the "Old Birds" had something hidden inside its chest: We must take this machine down! It may have another key inside!