1034/Tempest at Present || Phigros Fanfiction

Chapter 1034

RESSiSTANCE heard the news when she was strolling through the city of Phigros in the realm of PhigrOS. Well, it was more like she "accidentally bumped" into the news.

RESSiSTANCE, or Lynn, her casual name, overheard Spasmodic scolding someone, which she immediatly realized it must be her lost friend, another IN 15.8, GOODRAGE. After the death of her brother GOODFORTUNE, GOODRAGE swore revenge on EK, the one who killed him. She was chosen to be sent to Taptap City to destory EK, or at least persuade him to not attack the game, where her memories would be stored. And after nearly four months, RESSiSTANCE certainly did not expect her to return.

Of course, phi'ed songs can go to Heaven, and GOODRAGE would be reunited with her entire family, or collection. But why did she choose to stay in PhigrOS? It's not possible, or maybe she wasn't phi'ed?

With curiosity, RESSiSTANCE knocked on the door of the GOOD family residence on 1034 Pigeon Lane, Phigros City, and came in. It has been occupied by only GOODRAGE, ever since the death of GOODFORTUNE. And four months ago it was empty.

It was uncommon, rare, near impossible to see GOODRAGE in her HD form instead of her IN, as her HD, only a 7, is considered to be one of the easiest among the charts, while her IN had a whopping difficulty of 15. 

She turned around, and RESSiSTANCE was shocked. She was never used to seeing her in HD form. Her rage covering half her face was stripped away, along with the same green slime forming her left arm. She looked much more human, though her eyes were filled with tears.

"GOODRAGE?"

"It's Lado now," she said between whimpers.

Lado. That was supposed to be GOODRAGE's casual name, though it was hardly used. And the embodiment of pure anger never cried. What was wrong with her?

"I know you couldn't stop him. EK. He's too strong. Nobody can-"

"His name is Ruby."

RESSiSTANCE gasped.

"And I never knew, in another life, we would be friends."

RESSiSTANCE gasped even more and ran up to her. EK, or someone, must've messed with her mind. "He killed GOODFORTUNE. He killed Yuki, your brother, and now you're in love with him? Wake up, pal. This is nothing like revenge."

"Friends. Not love. And the Sub-Dimension rule," GOODRAGE spoke softly, holding two hand drawn portraits in her hands. One was a boy with yellow and blue streaked hair, labled Yuki in delicate handwriting. The other had dark brown hair and red eyes, Ruby. "It erased my memories. And my intentions for revenge. Ruby thought my image, the one constructed with my memories here, was attacking me, because when he attacked her, I was harmed too. He was trying to protect me."

"What? How could you-" RESSiSTANCE slammed hard on the table, as the door suddenly busted open. "GOODRAGE! You are in deep trouble now," Spasmodic walked up and pulled her up. "Get your phi back and go into IN form. And maybe Heaven. I don't want to see you in your HD form for another second." 

"What? Your phi? You lost your phi?" RESSiSTANCE suddenly jerked up. The golden phi possessed by each and every song, or chart, is the key to their existance. GOODRAGE clearly did not have her phi, and thus lost her IN, reverting to only her HD.

"My phi? I gave it to Ruby..."

"YOU WHAT!?" Spasmodic and RESSiSTANCE both shouted.

"Have you lost your mind, giving your most valued object to that monster who's going to destory all of us? Remember GOODFORTUNE? And the three others? Remember how he took them all away from you?" Spasmodic yelled, as the walls began to shake.

"Relax, Kuzumi," RESSiSTANCE faced the pink haired girl. "She's the one made of rage, not you. And besides, the Sub-dimension rule does mess things up. Not everyone has an AT like you." It was true that AT forms of songs will not have their memories erased by the Sub-dimension rule.

"Hmpf," Spasmodic stomped her foot, turned around and headed straight out, muttering "All of Phigros will eventually fall to that EK."

RESSiSTANCE waited until Spasmodic was out the door. "I know what it feels like, GOODRAGE, to meet a loved one after you just lost a loved one. But sacrificing your phi was a bit too much. I'm sure your Ruby will return it if you ask him."

"Please, for the second time, he's not my loved one," GOODRAGE looked up, wiping slimy green tears off her eyes. She cries rage. Interesting. "But...I guess I do trust him."

"More than you trust GOODFORTUNE and GOODTEK and whatever Ebimayans you came here with?" RESSiSTANCE couldn't recall the names of the other two.

"It's not my fault that they left."

RESSiSTANCE told herself to shut up, since it was just GOODRAGE's first return day, and she might've given her friend a mental breakdown. "Yes, I know Ruby killed Yuki, but if we forget all of that..."

The space around them shook and ruptured, sending turbulent waves of energy across the room.

"GOODRAGE take cover!" RESSiSTANCE cried, standing guard in front of her friend, who looked calm and serene and not at all terrified.

A crack in the realm, a vortex of stars formed near the door, tearing through spacetime as a humanoid creature surrounded by stars appeared.

"Woah, I've never seen a Starborne in here." RESSiSTANCE gasped.

He had brown hair, with a red stain at the ends. Two red antennae floated in the wind. He was wearing a pale white shirt with a flowing sash wrapped around his torso, with EK written in black on it. His left hand was chained, and there were some sparkling gemstones tangled with those chains. And in the middle of those red stones was a golden phi.

"What-"

"It's EK, he's coming to phi us, RUN, SCAT-" RESSiSTANCE yodeled, but GOODRAGE looked behind and approached him.

"Lado," he said, and held out his arms.

"Ruby!"

"WHAT are you calling GOODRAGE now?" How did he even know her name? Perhaps the Sub-dimension rule didn't erase everything as planned. Or because he was a Starborne and defied the rules altogether. RESSiSTANCE was stunned when the two hugged each other, as if after a long separation.

"Take me home, Ruby," GOODRAGE whispered, her voice muffled by tears. "Take me home, to 1034 Pigeon Lane."

End, 1034 words.