"I'm a Healer, but..." [Arknights x Male Reader Insert]

Episode 9 - 7: Erupting

Angel sped through the forest and around the thick greenery to the entrance to a cave informed of by Provence.

Rushing inside, he saw Provence and Skyfire near the entrance.

"Doctor, we have to be as brief as possible," Provence began, but Skyfire was quick with her own words.

"We need you to use your Bio Flare ability to eliminate all the Originium, but there's a high chance that the volcano will still erupt from the explosion. It's our only bet at this rate, we don't have time for you to get rid of each cluster."

Accepting the directness, "Kal'tsit suggested that you suppress it enough to release as steam, but she says it's your call. If you can defend a city from a catastrophe... do what you must." Provence continued.

"The only issue is there's two points of highly concentrated Originium... and two pulses." Skyfire announced.

"...Thank you. Keep Ceylon safe." Angel nodded.

Angel disappeared in a pink flash.

•

Dashing through the depths of the cavern, Angel slowly looked around for any abnormal clusters of Originium, despite already glazing over each piece with a small mist, via cuts he made on his forearms.

Angel heard a small rubbery sound, but the clink of metal began to follow.

Reaching a large opening, a room of hardened magma and obsidian surrounded someone he expected to see after the description of the situation.

"We meet again, brother..." The Knight of Corrosive Steel greeted.

"Why brother?" Angel asked, slowly charging more and more power.

"Our origin as weapons of mass destruction may be opposite in nature, but our fates align— for when we clash, we show the world the two sides of the coin they refuse to see. This world is black and white." Genesis began.

"They can either acknowledge the bigger picture. Help their fellow neighbor... Heads," Genesis said pointing to Angel.

"Or perish as they persist in combatting their fellow kind who are hopeless in the pursuit of life itself," He pointed back to his burning orange core, the stolen energy from Angel.

"...I understand. You're the evil you want us to unite against." Angel said with understanding stare.

"I expect no less." Genesis replied, no answering whether he was right or wrong.

"Let us commence. Hero versus Villain. Regain the glory you believe you've lost. Or watch as the world succumbs to the reckoning of the bitter truth." Genesis laughed.

Powering up himself, Genesis's armor slowly crumbled until it reached his forearms and feet. The orange energy whirring from the surge of power began to coil into human form, a man with bright orange hair, a beige trench coat, and black slacks, underneath being his greaves and gauntlets.

"Have you figured out the trick to the gauntlet I gave you?" Genesis asked.

"...No." Angel said in confusion.

"Good."

Angel heard the metallic clanks again, followed with hissing.

With a sudden flash of light behind him, Angel's eyes widened as the temperature grew to amounts he'd only felt when he fought Talulah.

•

Hellugar, Herman, Schwarz, and Vigna were helping citizens evacuate the amusement park, funneling people out as efficiently as possible despite the sudden rush and panic.