[B]Post-Slam
17 months later
Sicily, Etna National Park
Former Castello Cartel Hideout
05.03. 10:14PM[/B]

[I]“Combat mode disengaged. Approximate length was 3:47.”[/I] Ignis reported in her usual monotone.
[I]“Less than 5 seconds per Hellbot, huh? Man, is that a new record or what? Hahahah!”[/I] Kainé laughed. In the end only Nox left standing on this desolate battlefield, surrounded by the scrapped remains of 52 Hellbots. They won! They had been outnumbered, outwitted and handicapped but regardless they had won!
[B]“NEIN!NEIN!NEIN!NEIN! ES IST GAR UNMÖGLICH!”[/B]
Zombio kept cursing in frustration. He was supposed to trap Nox, render it nearly powerless and overwhelm it with a huge army it should not have been able to oppose. Yet his absolutely perfect plans had failed. Hard. His forces had been beaten for the 28th time!
[I] “Damn you, Fableschmitt!”[/I]
[I]“… Scheisse! Don’t think this is the end! I’ll soon return with an even more perfect strategy! Do you hear? [B]DU. CAN. NICHT. STOP. MICH!!![/B]”[/I]
The disembodied voice of Dr. Zombio kept on raging, unable to accept such a ridiculous defeat. The bitch tears of the incompetent undead were delicious but Kainé also felt something was off. This actually made Kainé use his brain more than he did during the previous fight. Somehow, things were different than it used to be.
[I]“You finally fell out of its favor, huh?”[/I] Kainé made his sudden statement
[I]“Wot!?”[/I]
[I]“Your dark god. It had finally abandoned you. It was obvious you had some kind of higher being resurrecting your ass every time I vaporized you but... you can no longer do this, right? That’s why I can’t see your annoying face now. You are afraid… of death.”[/I]
[I]“…That is…not true.”[/I] Zombio tried to refuse but it only confirmed Kainé’s suspicion further. Kainé had to grin uncontrollably like a kid when opening his Christmas present. It was about fuckin’ time!
[I]“Alright Zombio, come out! I know you are hiding somewhere underground!”[/I]
[I]“Wot!? Ho-…No, you’re wrong! I’m-I’m watching you from… somewhere really far away.”[/I]
[I]“Do you? Zombio, I’m counting back from ten. If you don’t show your bland face in ten seconds I’m gonna keep blasting everything around me until I manage to cap your ass for good! Got it? I’m starting now! 10…9…8…7…6…5…4...”[/I]
[I]“Okay-okay! Du hast won! I’m coming up!”[/I]Sounded the voice of the now defeated scientists through the speakers.
[I]"Seismic activity detected in the direction of 11 hours."[/I] Ignis reported.
10 seconds. 30 seconds. it didn't take even a minute when they noticed a drill cone breaking through the soil. That was the MoleMobile, a small subterranean vehicle. Zombio escaped them a few times using that.
Then why did he show himself? Kainé couldn't make any sense to it.
The Mole Mobile's canopy opened to reveal Dr. Zombio. He looked different than usual. Gone the rotten parts and replaced by garish mechanical prosthetics.
[I]"Sehr erfreut, Herr Fableschmitt! We met again."[/I]
[I]"Don't think cheap courtesy can save your ass here! And what's up with that new getup? Trying to look pretty all of sudden?"[/I] Kainé retorted, pointing the barrel of his Magnum at the mad scientist.
"As you could guess I lost His favor. My body lost its power to hold itself together. As such I required certain...enhancements to remain among the living."
[I]"Hah, like I care. All I want is to make you pay for all of those sins. Don't think I go easy on you just becaue you're no longer immortal. I have plenty ways to torture you until I kick back you to the crypt!"[/I]
[I]"How merciless. Is that how a hero should treat a defenseless enemy?"[/I]
[I]"Hah, joke's on you, dumb corpse! I'm no hero! I only get shit done based on my own beliefs. Don't give me too much credit!"[/I]
[I]"As annoying as ever. You were my hated nemesis till the end. I'll certainly miss you." [/I]
[I]"And I won't."[/I] Kainé retorted quick. Still, something with Zombio's behavior was off.
[I]"I see. Then..."[/I] Zombio shrugged and pushed a hidden button. Suddenly the ground trembled intensely.
"[I]Wha-!? You barely alive idiot, what did you do?[/I]" 
"Thank you for buying just enough time, Herr Fableschmitt. My real plan is in motion now!" Zombio declared.
"Real plan? Stop pretending to be a smartass! We both know you're out of options!"
"[I]Ku-huh-huh. Not quite, Herr Fableschmitt. Like I said, you were facing my newest creations. That is my first clue. Second, did you look at the time of their activation?[/I]"
"[I]Kainé, I thought it was just an error or an elaborate disguise mechanism but if what Zombio says is true then all civilians suddenly became hellbots under 256 nanoseconds.[/I]"
"[I]!!![/I]"
"[I]That's right. What previously thought to require hours-long rituals can be accomplished in less than a second. Nanomachines are so wunderbar. Isn't it? HAHAHAHAHA!![/I]"
"YOUUUU-!!!" Kainé exploded and pulled the trigger.
A violent burst of flame erupted from the pistol's barrel, engulfing Zombio completely.
"Too late, Herr Fableschmitt. Too late." As the dust settled it revealed a gigantic glove covering up Zombio completely.
"[I]As I said, preparations are all complete. Withness the birth of a new ultimate lifeform. [B]Neo Hellbot Prototype No. 28 Zombot, awaken![/B][/I]"
The ground trembled, fissures split the terrain and suddenly a swirling maelstorm of metal concentrated around the mad scientist.
"[I]Kainé, I detect Omega-Lambda Transmetalite reactions all around! All 52 Hellbots also reactivated and now dissolving into the maelstorm. it's target is... Zombio![/I]"
"[I]Son of a bitch! To think he had such a crazy plan. For the first time I actually underestimated him... damn it! Any ideas, Ignis?[/I]"
"[I]No. But Zombio is gradually turning all mater in 10km radius into Omega-Lambda variant Transmetal. It isn't just the previous 52 Hellbots. Everything is becoming part of this new gigantic body. We can't last for long! I suggest to..[/I]"
"[I]Okay, I get it! We bail! Set both Impetus Maximum to full burst mode! Maximal retreat![/I]"
With no other option Nox escaped the maelstorm like a streak of light.