Epics of Noche 6, MoveCity

EON CH 12 - ACT 75, BREAK TIME

TAK ATTACK.

1777, JULY 21st, THURSDAY 10:05 am.

The famous Mr. Musical hotel stood as a shining beacon of construction, being able to stand the chaos of MoveCity for six years. So it was no surprise that it stayed standing when Tak and Noche came crashing out one of the walls and onto the streets.

"N-Noche! What are you doing!"

"She reported me to Medusa! How dare she!"

"You strangled Mary! Of course we'd report you – you've gone too far!"

"Get out of my way Tak!"

"N-No!"

"You don't get it! I'm the only one who can stop DeathTech! If I'm removed from this mission, then it'll make it all the harder for me to kill Edward!"

"And you think that justifies you strangling Mary and attacking Shaylin! Noche you need to calm down – you're not in your right mind."

"This is your last chance. Move."

"No."

"Then you can join them."

Noche ran up to Tak and threw a punch at him, however the immortal was quick to block using Dreg's martial arts. The blonde continued with a flurry of blows and Tak remained on the defensive. However, with each attack, the kinetic energy was drained and stored into the immortal.

"N-Noche stop! We're friends! You used to be so kind, so strong... Is this my fault? Did I do something wrong? Was I not there for you when you needed me?"

She managed to land a punch on his abdomen, but all the kinetic energy was absorbed inside him.

"If you want to be there for me, then follow my damn orders and help me get out of this fucking desert."

"I'm not going to let you hurt any of our friends."

In a flash of gold light surrounded by black mist, the Omni-oar was in Noche's hand. She swung – Tak dodged. The blade came rushing toward him with swing after swing, however, the immortal dodged them by perfectly mimicking Noche's movements.

She aimed the sword at his torso and used Instant Riptide. The attack was too fast to dodge and Tak was pierced through the stomach. He didn't absorb the kinetic energy that time and was tossed back with the blade – slamming into a building.

Noche retracted the sword and Tak's organs spilled everywhere as he collapsed to the ground. A moment later they all started wriggling and flew back into his stomach as it regenerated and sealed shut. He stood back up, unharmed.

"P-Please Noche, I'm begging you, stop this. I don't want to fight you."

She was before him in a flash and swung her sword, he raised his arm to block and his hand was severed from his wrist. It started the process of regrowing.

"I want us to stay friends, please!"

"And I want you to suffer."

Tak raised hurt eyes to match gazes with the blonde. He clamped his eyes shut as tears gathered in the corners.

"Alright – I see you can't be reasoned with right now," he said. "B-But, I'm not going to let you hurt my friends."

Noche swung her short sword, but mid-swing changed the Omni-oar into its ultra greatsword form. Tak avoided the blow and it slammed into the ground causing an explosion of dust. When it cleared, gold blood was dripping down Noche's arm – which was impaled in three separate spots by spikes of ice.