Love Far Beyond the Ashes

Lioness Plight

Botan pov:I was so far ahead of the others that I knew I had to fight first, so I made sure to have Luna-Tan hide and wait for the others.

I lunged out of the dark forest and at Roboco-senpai, who was heavily damaged.

"Roboco-senpai!!!" I screamed, getting her attention.

"M-M-More of you worthless scum..." She scoffed

I kicked her and pushed her back, causing her to slam into a tree.

"Not good, this woman has power..." Roboco-senpai growled

"You are definitely scared of me," I giggled.

"Shishiro Botan: You are smart, so I'd suggest you leave while you still can." Roboco-senpai said

"No chance..." I commented

"Why's that?" She asked

"Lamy-chan is over there, so are Nenechi, Omarun, Aloe, and Watame." I said

"Oh, so you know your fate?" Roboco-senpai asked

"All I need to do is buy five minutes." I said

"What is up with you people thinking you stand a chance?" Roboco-senpai

"We know we don't; we just want to buy time for people who can beat you!" I yelled

"Again, you don't stand a chance!" Roboco-senpai screamed

She shot a beam at me. I displaced it with ease, much to her shock.

"Y-you are different..." She told me

Those other two probably could have done the same as me if they weren't caught off guard. This wasn't a fight that we could win if we knew nothing in advance.

She began to shoot a barrage of blasts. I deflected them all. Then she shot missiles at me. I pulled out a pistol and shot them all out of the air.

"Are you frustrated?" I asked her

"You WoRm!" She yelled

"I'll take that as a yes." I giggled as I lunged forward and kicked her upside the head, kicking more of her head off.

"Why don't you people give up?" She asked

"Why would we?" I asked her

"I'll make you give up!" She screamed as she shot out a large beam.

I let out a sharp sigh and began to walk forward. I left the blast unscathed, asking, "How!" She asked

I didn't answer with my right hand. I slashed downward, scratching her right eye.

"Ohhh, nasty scar!" I teased

"You people, I will still destroy you all no matter what my body looks like!" She yelled

"I want you to try," I said.

"The more time you waste, the worse off you are. I will rebuild after time!" Roboco-senpai said

I didn't know if that was a bluff, but I honestly don't want to find out after all, after fully reconstructing, she may be a threat to the world. I can't let that happen.

"Urk..." I coughed as I felt something slam into my back. It was her severed foot. It seared into my back with its jet booster.

"So the lioness can take damage?" Roboco-senpai said

"Of course I'm not a goddess, just a lioness," I told her.

"Since you aren't leaving here, tell me more about yourself. Do you have family?" Roboco-senpai asked

"Yes, a mother and two sisters," I said.

"Interesting," Roboco-senpai said.

To be honest, they may as well not be related to me. We are nothing alike, and they have pretty much abandoned me. I tried to contact them, but they never picked up. My mother answered, but she always pushed me to a later date.

I ran at Roboco-senpai and clashed fists with her.

Honestly, I don't care how this fight goes; I want to keep Lamy-chan safe anyway, and it'd be impossible if I didn't fight.

"You seem different all of a sudden. Did the family thing touch a nerve?" Roboco asked

"Tsk...no, I'm fine." I scoffed

I went for a right roundhouse kick, and she blocked

"You seem pretty upset to me," she said sarcastically.

"I'm happy," I told her.

"I can see that, but why?" She asked

"Well, because I realized that even if you beat me, you will still have to face foe after foe," I said.

"No problem for me." Roboco-senpai said

"What the hell is even your goal?" I asked

"Destroying things," Roboco-senpai said.

"Why are you acting like this?" I asked

"Sakura Miko messed up when she tried to modify me." Roboco-senpai explained

"Oh, I mean, you shouldn't let someone who knows nothing about machines tinker with it," I said.

"You could fix me if you got out of my way," Roboco said.

She shot a blast into my leg, making me stumble, and then she shot a barrage at me: "Oh, it seems like you've given up?" She said as she watched blood pour out of me.

Coco-senpai flew in and slammed into Roboco-senpai is pushing her back.

"How did you get here before them?" I asked

"I flew," Coco-senpai responded.

"Yeah, that would do it," I giggled.

Suddenly Roboco-senpai's foot hit my back again, but this time her booster was charging for longer, so when it activated the flame shot through me, coming out the front.

"I think it burned my heart... I said as I fell to the ground.

"Uhhhh Fuck..." Coco-senpai said

Wires wrapped around her body so she couldn't move, and Roboco-senpai approached me.

"See, all I had to do was catch you off guard," she said.

She made her way over to me, and her left leg reattached to her body as she prepared to incinerate my body with a stomp.

"I think your last attack is doing me in; this is overkill." I wheezed

"I'm aware..." She told me

Lamy-chan I wish I could see you one last time. I thought to myself

Roboco-senpai went for a stomp, and all of a sudden she stopped. I gazed up; my vision was blurry, but I recognized the figure's reddish hair.

"What the hell do you think you're doing to my sister?" Roha asked

"Oh, who are you?" Roboco-senpai asked

"I'm the number-one space idol and alien," she said.

I giggled slightly; she was as ridiculous as always. I giggled before everything went dark.