[IC] A Hero Tale {Complete}

[Jensoman]

Jenso began to whisper to Oz as the massive arm blocked his vision on the Order of Chaos. "Get out of here when Mikey arrives, man. I'll try to keep them busy. Just get as far away from here as you can, alright?" He said to Oz. "Don't worry, I'll be careful.." Jenso stated, in his normal tone of voice again. "I'm listening." He replied calmly to Yzeira.

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Yzeira's hair was blown back by the backlash of Oz's giant arm. He closed his eyes and sighed. "Rajaka, could you.."

"Gotchya!" He grunted, walking forwards. He placed his hands underneath Oz's giant Atlas-appendage, and lifted slowly. "Up-!" At first, nothing happened. But as Rajaka pulled up with more strength, the arm budged, and with a single, hefty heave, he held it over his head, revealing the Order to both Oz and Jenso once again. "Ya go!" Yzeira looked at Jenso again and cleared his throat into his right first before continuing.

"Surrender yourself," he said clearly, "And join my order."

[Jensoman]

Jenso narrowed his eyes at Yzeira. There was no way in hell that he would join the Order of Chaos, but it was surprising that Yzeira offered him the chance. Did this mean that he respected Jenso to a degree? 'I need to buy time for Mikey to arrive and to get Oz out of here..' He thought. "What's in it for me?" He asked.

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"I will refrain from destroying your universe," Yzeira answered immediately, almost cutting Jenso off. "You will submit to me. You will become one with me. You will change. You will become one of my immortal tools." Yzeira's coat floated behind him as the ocean breeze made its way across the platform they stood upon. "A fair offer. You were responsible for Prisma's death, after all."

[Jensoman]

Jenso's eyes widened. It seemed like a good offer. It sounded reasonable to a degree, but he didn't believe even a word of what Yzeira said. Even if Yzeira did keep his word, it would end up corrupting Jenso and he would most certainly force him to do things against his own will. In essence, he'd be in the same position that Nexus was. "Allowing my world to survive and offering immortality, huh? That does sound tempting...how does one even achieve immortality?" He asked. He pretended to be interested in Yzeira's offer, but in reality he was simply stalling.

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"No, then?" Yzeira said, seeing right through Jenso's attempt to stall for time, "A shame. I suppose it was foolish to even consider." Yzeira closed his eyes and shook his head. The man looked to Jenso one last time. "Then it is decided. I will destroy your universe." He turned to Shadra and placed on hand on her head, petting her gently. They exchanged a sombre look, and began to fade away, along with the rest of the order. Rajaka let go of Oz's atlas arm and faded first.

"Ah well! Guess we won't get to have a rematch," Rajaka groaned, waving at Jenso with one arm on his waist.

"There will be more like him," Zelriane cut in, reassuring Rajaka, "There are always more like him."

"They all die, just the same!" Ada spat. In a puff of black smoke, the order was gone. Yzeira left Jenso with one last message before they disappeared, however. Mockery? Arrogance? Whatever it was, it told him exactly where he needed to go.

"Come to the shore of my tower, if you have a change of heart."

And with that, they were gone.

[Jensoman]

Jenso frowned as they all vanished. Yzeira saw right through him. He was certainly not a foe that he could underestimate. He was surprised that the Order didn't just kill him right then and there. Were they that confident in their abilities? Or did they need time to destroy his universe? He turned to Oz and sighed in relief. "Well, they're gone. Don't worry...like Yzeira guessed, I was never going to join them. I was just stalling, but I'm sure you know that." Jenso stated, clenching his fists. "Looks like we have no choice but to confront them now. We need to go to Tech-mo and meet up with my friends. Together, we can beat them!" Jenso explained.

[SuperFlash]

Not long after Jenso said those words, a engine's acceleration could be heard from the distance as Mikey and Jeff closed in to Jenso and his new friend. The speakers from the vehicle echoed towards them as they neared the two and Jeff's voice could be heard saying. "Hey, guys just hold out a bit longer, we should be there to get you both momentarily!"

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Mikey waved from the hovercraft smiling. "We're comin' Jenso!"

[Necrophage]

"I wasn't worried." He hefted upward and the colossus mimicked him. "Geode, you're coming with us." He stated more than asked. "Like I said, I'm not letting you sink away again. I want you to stay with me." He explained. "We're going to beat the Order and I'm determined to do it without losing anyone else. So.. bear witness." Sweat dripped from his brow. "At the very least you won't be bored or alone."

[Jensoman]

Jenso smiled as his friends came to him. The gloomy look on his face vanished, and a wide smile took it's place. "Hey guys!!" He shouted cheerfully, waving over at Jeff and Mikey. "This citadel is going to explode soon, so...let's get outta here first, okay? We can talk later." Jenso stated.

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Geode looked at Oz with frustration and humiliation. It was true that he could not harm anyone while he was a ghostly apparition, but it was also a fact that Oz couldn't do anything to force him anywhere. Not unless he flooded him with more Ki, but that was more opt to kill him at this point. Either way, Geode was unsatisfied. He looked down at the crumbling remains of Gol-Ino, and knelt down.

"You're bold to be giving me orders, boy," He complained, suddenly transferring his three cores into Gol-Ino's body. The translucent figure regains its shape, cracks and holes fading as its body lit up. Although Geode had no power while in a physical body, it made it much easier for him to speak, move, and interact with the world around him. Gol Ino's body stood up, and flexed its various appendages, non-aggressively. He turned to face Oz and sighed. "I will go of my own will. There is nothing left for me here, and death befits only the cowardly and insignificant." It was clear that his morals hadn't changed in the slightest, but he clearly didn't want to sink to the bottom of the ocean, sulking for all eternity. Whatever his motives, he would go along with Oz and his friends. For now.

[Jensoman]

Jenso turned to Geode and hesitated for a moment, frowning at the fact that Geode was going to come along. His frown quickly vanished however, and he smiled slightly at him. He didn't quite trust Geode, but him coming along with them wasn't an immediate danger. And this way, perhaps they would be able to let Geode see the more positive things in life. He looked up at Mikey and Jeff, waiting for him to fly down in order to pick them up.

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Mikey piloted the hovercraft carefully through the falling debris, until he was finally parked right next to the platform that they all stood on. "Quick, get in!" He shouted. They did just that, and Mikey hit the throttle as hard as he could manage. On the way out, several bits of rock, and gears of dispreportionate sizes and shapes fell in their way. Mikey swerved around several, knocked some away with his abilities, while Jenso, Jeff, and Oz helped in their own way. In a matter of minutes, they were free, and the citadel was a mere blip in the distance.

After a while, it shined brightly, revealing an explosion of absolute destruction. The ocean rippled below them, and the sky tore open as the clouds parted. Mikey sighed and piloted them further and further across the ocean. It was finally over.

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~ End Of Chapter 131 ~

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~ Chapter 132 ~

_{Tide Of Change}

They had been flying in silence for a short while since escape the final explosion of the golem citadel. Mikey looked ahead carefully, not really sure of how to respond to the news Jenso that Jenso shared with them. End of the universe? Was he joking? Geode had affirmed what he said, as did Oz. This was no joke. But how would they stop him, if that was true? They didn't even know where the tower of chaos was!

First thing was first, they had to make it back to Tech Mo.

[SuperFlash]

Jeff sat there in the back of the airship next to Jenso and the other two individuals who were in his ship. Obvious to say he was without a doubt in all maters completely confused on what transpired in Jenso's recent adventures even with what was explained to him. "Okay, so you fought this Geode guy and then he made that place explode and there was the whole crazy thing with that town beforehand right?", he asked Jenso doing his best to make sense of what was told to him. "Who would that make these two guys then? People wanting to join the guild perhaps?"

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"I am Geode," Geode said quietly.

[SuperFlash]

Jeff took a moment to contemplate those words before jumping out of his sit out his seat from shock."WAIT! So your saying you let the guy who might be god onto our ship?" Jeff took another second to calm himself before letting out a sigh. "I suppose it's not the weirdest thing to happen to me this month. Though it does makes it to the top 10."

[Necrophage]

"I figured it would be nice to have a creator around when someone appeared to destroy everything..." Oz leaned back in the seat and closed his eyes. Damn was he tired.

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"Rationalise it however you might, I am only here to evade eternity at the bottom of the ocean. Though, now that the fate of the universe hangs in the balance, I may want to rethink my priorities," Geode moaned, irritably.