Episode 52: The Battle Heard Around the World

[Noland Hardy]

Even in death, Vince and the Legendary Soldiers found a way to keep the alliance afloat despite many giving up. Drago - who is now Valkyrie Dragonoid - has taken up the responsibility that the Legendary Soldiers left behind for them. With no other solution, he combined arms with Wavern who was revealed to be the final Legendary Soldier and the last hope for the Bakugan. Whether or not they loved or hated Noland, the people of the world who have not fallen victim to the Hurranians will have to place their faith in two people: Noland who was now beginning to realize what his father had been teaching him the whole time, and Wavern as she must be who she is declared to be, because if she isn't, Earth and the universe as they know it will be doomed, as Noland can't do this by himself. 

(Final Boss: Phase 4)

[Dasia Turano]

Dasia would have to approach this foe carefully if she wants to compete now, because if she doesn't, she'll end up like Diablo. She had Diablo's blade appear in her right hand. She had a feeling she would need it.

"You...you keep doing this to me..." Dasia seethed. "I win, and then you...always do something that's not within your power... And now...you've evolved..."

Knowing this, Dasia waved her left hand over the blade to create a replica of it to dual-wield. She had them ready to swing whenever Drago would come to her. After all, she is not in a hurry to attack Drago since they are the ones that have to get rid of her. They will all die if they stand there for an eternity.

[Noland Hardy]

"You know what..." Drago stepped forward while voicing his intentions. The reason why will come shortly. "I really feel like ripping those arms out of their socket!"

"Oh my. Violent, but deserving," Wavern responded. "Warp Charge!"

"What!?" Noland was the only person who could see what Wavern just activated before it actually happened. This was a normie for Wavern. With Drago saying what he just said, Wavern's ability now allows that to become reality, but only if it involved movement. With this, Drago - being unaware of what he was really doing - had to force himself to stop after watching himself move an incredibly large distance in an instant. Just as he wanted, both of Dasia's arms were ripped off of her body. "Are you...kidding me...?"

"Huh. Neat," Drago accepted.

[Dasia Turano]

Dasia was horrified. She didn't see what Drago did AT ALL. All she knew was that her arms were gone, and Drago was behind her.

"Oh...I see...so someone finally used the God's Tear for this purpose? It's about time," Wavern spoke to Dasia through telepathy.

"Who are you!?" Dasia asked in a panic, making herself look ridiculous to everyone else in the process since they couldn't hear what Wavern was saying.

"I'm so glad you asked. I'm Wavern," she gladly answered.

"You're dead!" Out of her arm sockets came a steady surge of bio-electricity. Somehow, the Hurranians managed to download a new set of her arms.

"Yes, yes, I know the usual battle chatter. Listen, I'm truly sympathetic with why you're doing this, but if you would kindly stop this and surrender my master's energy-"

"Never! Mass Production!"

"So I can fix your miserable lives... Right, not listening."

Dasia stabbed the ground with both of her blades. She spun around to outline a circle around herself. A blue light pillar was shaped around this outline. This opened up a digital portal from above. A Cyborg Helios dropped down to the ground, and many small Alternative ships poured out from it. They now had a link with Dasia herself so that they'll continuously supply her with health and energy the longer they are active. She then proceeded to attempt a slice and dice frenzy against the souped-up Dragonoid.

[Noland Hardy]

"Is that Helios...?"

"Yes, that's the one that was capable of killing Apollonir's base form. He's quite the monster, but is still nothing if you believe," Wavern suggested.

"Heh...after what I saw, I wouldn't be surprised if my Gundalian power is enough to shoot those ships down so Drago can focus," Noland suggested.

"Let's find out. Mind Trust!" Noland raised his hands to generate a giant ball of bio-electricity. He released this power to cause a loud bang in the area. All of the Alternative ships were destroyed at the same time.

"You..." Drago was now confronted by this Cyborg Helios, which - as Wavern pointed out - butted heads with Apollonir back in the day.

"Ah. What a nice surprise. I remember you getting picked on a lot because you were so weak compared to your father," the Helios recalled. "What are you going to do now that daddy died?"

"I'm going to send you to him so he can tell you what I did."

"You really think you can?"

"With four - no, FIVE punches."

"Huh. Nice number," Wavern complimented. Drago skillfully dodged all of Dasia's sword swipes by moving side-to-side. When he found the opportune moment, he ducked his head underneath Dasia and then charged straight through, flipping her over. Drago instantly appeared in Helios' face from what he saw, and the pummeling began. Drago punched Helios four times across his face, neck, and chest. For the fifth punch, he performed a spinning back fist that blew the Cyborg Helios up. Drago was now facing Dasia again.

"Drago, keep up the pressure! Go!" Noland ordered. Drago lunged straight at Dasia and picked her up by her left leg. He hung her upside down before he slammed her around like a barbarian.

[Dasia Turano]

"Again!?" Dasia gasped as she was being manhandled. Her facial expression through this didn't show any wincing, which hints at the lack of pain from this assault. This could be due to her pain receptors being disabled, or she wasn't being damaged at all due to her immense durability.

One thing was certain though. In order for Drago and his new accomplice to figure out which of those possibilities are true, they will have to do better than this. "True Form!" Dasia had her left leg broken off of her body through this ability so she could get free. She rolled over a few times before getting back to her feet to retaliate.

Before she did, the broken-off leg was replaced with a new one on her body. As for the one Drago was holding, it transformed into a large, mechanical-looking arachnid. THIS was the true form of a Hurranian, which could only be seen by microscopic devices up until now.

"Threat Analysis!" The Hurranian buzzed. It latched on the back of Drago's head to scan it, considering that Drago could not be infected by Hurranians. Green graphs flowed up and down his body so they could get a clear understanding of who and what this being named Wavern was and what she was capable of. Essentially, they wanted to know how strong she was, what she could do, anything related to her threat level.

"Hurranos Phalynx!" Dasia pulled her blades back. They briefly fused together to form a giant greatsword. Locking onto Drago, she swung upwards to send a sharp crescent slash towards him. She swung sideways to send another, then another side slash in the opposite direction. To finish off the combo, she leaped towards Drago, front-flipping to continuously bombard him with projectiles before the concluding downwards strike that may cause some complications with the planet.

[Noland Hardy]

"Thank you kindly," Wavern said in appreciation for a sample of this pestilence. "Big Bang Blaze!"

Drago allowed Wavern's power to flow across his body like a jacket. He was glittered in rainbow energy that made him impervious to the incoming attacks. When Dasia attempted to strike him down, Drago's perceiving of the situation slowed down time in his head, allowing him time to make a decision. Big Bang Blaze also allowed the use of a previous ability.

"..." Drago was frozen in shock for a moment. These powers were foreign to him. At first glance, what he should do for his next action wasn't very clear.

"I'll give you ten seconds, Drago. What would you like to do with that sword?" Wavern asked a leading question for a reason. Since dismemberment wasn't going to kill Dasia, they will have to resort to alternative means of wearing her down.

"Send it back?"

"Good idea!" Drago was then forced to reuse Mind Trust. With only his left shoulder, he parried the immensely powerful greatsword Dasia was holding. He swiped his left hand across Dasia's arms to force her to release the weapon. He then grabbed the sword with his right hand, jumped up, and pushed the blade down through her body.

Drago's left palm had an orb form on it that went inside of the body to energize it. He used it to punch Dasia in the chest, which caused the blade itself to disperse into multiple particles within her body to cause internal damage.

"Target identified as Battalix Dragonoid," the Hurranian finally revealed, completely ignoring the empowerment Drago is currently under. "...Threat level..." The Hurranian glitched out before it could finish. It fell off of Drago's back, deactivating itself in the process and digitizing away. Wavern most likely had something to do with this.

[Dasia Turano]

As Dasia was left reeling from that move, two things were blatantly clear. One, Wayvern is a god, or god-like at the very least. Her power was unlike anything the Hurranians have ever seen. It wouldn't be a shocker if she leaves Apollonir in the dust. Two, since they are unable to assess Wayvern's threat level, it's clear that Drago SHOULD NOT be fought in this state. He was far too powerful, surpassing Diablo 3 by a large margin, and therefore is stronger than Dasia since she is only slightly stronger than her beloved machine. She is no match.

Her best chance was to fight Battalix Dragonoid himself, not the Dragonoid empowered by this Legendary Soldier. Even then, who knows how strong the evolution was? "Damn you...!" she cursed. "Phobos Ray!" This was an eye-beam attack. An entity struck by this would have fear invoked upon them. This emotion gets magnified the longer one is subjected to this. Targeting Drago with this ability was useless, because Wavern was there. That's why Dasia's target was...

...herself. This purple-ray was seen hitting her by a purple aura flowing through her. By doing this, she allows her fear of losing to overcome any other emotion she might have, and it made her far stronger than anything the Hurranians have ever become. The adrenaline produced by this ability made the Hurranian's survival instincts come through, because they were in danger of being beaten. If there was any ego of Dasia's left, it was all gone.

"Alright, Wavern. Bring it on!" Dasia challenged. Her breathing was altered slightly due to her ability, which Wavern should definitely pick up on.

[Noland Hardy]

"Hm...that breathing...that's not from pain..." Wavern deduced. "Let's see... Spirit Eye." Drago's head experienced a minor shock before he was able to see through Wavern's eyes. In fact, once Drago was exposed to this, his mind was almost overwhelmed in an instant.

"I apologize for not warning you, but sensory overload is a terrible thing, so don't let your mind drift," Wavern apologized.

"This....exceeds even our abilities..." Drago marveled. "What are you...?"

"You will learn who I am in time, my dear," she cut short. "Now, from what I gather, her adrenaline is dangerously high. It's like she's destroying her body to try to keep up with you. That's a weakness if I've never seen them all."

"So if we can find a way to work her past her limit, then we can beat her?"

"We can."

"But isn't her power limitless? The Bakugan she had before reached infinite strength with one if its abilities."

"Strength comes in many forms. You had infinite power before your father's untimely demise, the power of perseverance."

"Will that make a difference?"

"If you believe it will, then yes." Drago had his eyes locked onto Dasia's. Unlike her, he was going to hit her with an eye-related attack. "Warped Reality!" Pulses left Drago's iris' that struck Dasia in the head.

"Go now, Drago. With haste!" Wavern authorized. "The sooner I - er, WE - get that energy back, we can all go home."

[Dasia Turano]

Wavern's ability wasn't harmful in that the eye blast did any immediate damage. The damage was all on the inside and could very well become a physical ailment.

Dasia's perception of her surroundings became warped and full of confusing things. While looking in Drago's direction, she could see the rest of the alliance posted up. Instead of seeing them as their normal selves, they took on the appearance of Drago. Then, she found herself seeing dozens of Nolands march forward. It started to get concerning when all of the Nolands grew up to be around her size.

"Nooo!!!!!!" Dasia was truly fearful now, but that's supposed to be a good thing, right? Well, not if her emotion of fear is being overloaded. Too much of one thing can be a detriment if one is not prepared to handle it, and it looks like Wavern's amplification of it was more than capable of pushing her fear to its highest point.

"All of you, die! Judgment!" An ability unique to those who wield the power of the original Dragonoid, Judgment allows Dasia to fire an endless stream of pure energy towards any target. It can come from her body or another object that she is able to manipulate. In this scenario, she would throw a couple of Hurranians on the ground as if they were Bakugan, then they would launch their beams and wave them across the horizon to get every last Noland out of there.

[Noland Hardy]

Noland was surprised that Dasia's attack was...missing...very badly. She wasn't hitting him, Drago, or anyone in the alliance. The beams were obviously close, but they weren't in any immediate danger.

"Sometimes, what you think dictates what you see, and what you see may end up being what gets you killed," Wavern communicated with Noland.

"...You...you're right..."

"Now, without further ado, a fusion ability. Reality Check!" From Dasia's perspective, all of the Noland's became hostile. They were each gifted with her energy. They all converged onto Dasia, some getting destroyed by Dasia's power in the process. That mattered not, as all Wavern needed was for one Noland to make contact, and the rest will follow for some large damage.

"Heh...the ability's actually called Reality Collapse, but as I can feel from all of you, she seriously needed what I gave her," Wavern joked.

"If you want to stay inside of our heads, you're more than welcome," Noland welcomed after hearing that.

"My apologies, but I will have to reject your offer. I'm leaving your bodies after I attack."

"Wait, what!? You're going to destroy Dasia before you leave, right!?"

"You passed your father's test, but mine is just getting started. If you want to survive, you'll welcome the challenge." Wavern moved Drago's body in a position to score a critical riposte to Dasia. "Shining Haos!"

Drago's body had a Haos orb grow from within his body. It expanded all the way until Drago's was fully covered by this orb. This blinded Dasia at the same time. It then dispersed, which resulted in what appeared to be an infinite number of arrows bombarding Dasia all across her body. She was struck 1000 times in five seconds, and this ability lasted ten seconds, making Dasia take a total of 2000 hits.

"Severed Consciousness, please!" Drago's use of this was similar to how he used Absolute Desolation X earlier. Through this, Drago took flight in the air momentarily. He pointed his head down towards Dasia and roared. The sound of it was muted, unlike his forbidden ability. Energy waves were sent in Dasia's direction that will do its toll when it gets there, which includes her consciousness being shattered into bits and pieces.

[Dasia Turano]

There was no way an attempt could be made to describe how much of a beating Dasia is taking right now. Wavern abused her without any care in the world. Were it not for the durability she had, Dasia's body would be splattered all over Earth. Still, those blows made her unable to respond. When the energy waves came, Dasia was instantly defeated...or she would have if the Hurranians didn't have a link to her.

Despite that link, Dasia's body was frozen in a standing animation. It became limp at one point. A beating sound then coursed throughout Earth, one that all beings could hear and feel.

"..." Still unresponsive, the Hurranians had to force Dasia to come back online.

"Hive Mind!!" a mechanical-sounding voice screeched. This was not just an ability, but a directive. For the first time since the Second Universal War, their backs were against the wall. To escape, they must do what they have never done before, and that is to give Dasia full access to EVERYTHING the Hurranians possessed.

"So let it be written, so let it be done," Dasia muttered before her body sparked a reinvigorated physique. Her wounds were healed nicely, and her power skyrocketed far above previous creations of theirs. Dasia's power increase was proportionate to the amount of data the Hurranians have acquired throughout the three centuries they have existed. Essentially, the Hurranians have taken every power they have assimilated to give to her. On top of that, the Hurranians own power reinforces the systems currently at work, so there will never be another opportunity for Dasia to be cut off like that again.

[Noland Hardy]

"...What happened now?" Noland wondered. Seeing as how Dasia is still active despite all that, he had to ask.

"The cue for their last stand," Wavern answered. "I see that she has experienced a power surge akin to that of a horde. Whatever happened had nothing to do with my master's energy. Defeat her now, and I'm certain that we can rest easy."

"...So this is as far as you're going?" Drago inquired after hearing Wavern's earlier statement.

"Indeed," Wavern confirmed. "My responsibility as the Angel of Creation doesn't allow me to have this much interference with civilizations. The best I can do is tip the scales in one's favor if it is deemed necessary, which - in this case - it is very necessary. Now that she can be defeated, my participation is no longer necessary. Worry not. I will remain here to pause this planet's self-destruction."

"Okay. We'll take your master's energy away from her then. Fair exchange, right?" Noland proposed.

"Absolutely. Are you ready for this though? Your opponent is still at a very high threat level despite what has been done. She is stronger than Apollonir by a considerable margin now."

"I don't know where I stand after all of this, but I know that you were right about me. I lost my power, because for the first time since I lost him to the Doom Dimension, I gave up. Even though my dad has said something to me about this before, watching him die made me forget why I'm still here. He believed in us enough that he wasn't concerned about his and the Legendary Soldier's departure. YOU helped me realize that, no matter how much stronger the enemy seems to be, they're still weaker than how much I can limit my own abilities."

"...Let's see this conviction in action then. Prepare yourself." Wavern's energy left Noland and Drago. Her actual form appeared behind the alliance, but none of them knew she was there. Her energy clouded over them all so they would be forced to think she wasn't there. They will know of her involvement in due time, but for now, their focus should be on the miracle that's about to unfold before their eyes.

"Drago, it's our move," Noland announced, re-calibrating his BrawlX for the newly-attained evolution, Battalix Dragonoid.

"Here we go!" Drago moved forward to engage Dasia in the Battle Heard Around the World.

[Dasia Turano]

Dasia showed some concern at Wavern apparently leaving Drago's body. It was good that she could feel Drago's power now, but it was... "Staggering..." Dasia remarked. "This power of yours...simply amazing. I MUST have it..."

"Field of Flame!" An ability from the Cyborg Helios earlier, Dasia's face lit up in a bright red light. Lasers left her skin to directly target Drago, but that wouldn't be smart to do since it'd be predictable.

"Xeron Storm!" This permanent buff would make things a lot more chaotic. Dasia could now have any form of ability replicated as many times as the ability's power would allow. Since she is merely casting it on a material ability, she does not have to worry about wasting her own power.

She did this with her Field of Flame attack to produce an infinite amount of lasers. At the rate it was going, Drago would not be able to dodge from any angle and will be burned to ash in an instant.

[Noland Hardy]

A spark shined in Noland's eyes when he saw Dasia's execution of her attack. An ability materialized itself in Noland's mind, as if the ability itself was conscious and telling him to use it. Wavern had nothing to do with this, making this occurrence very shocking.

"Ability activate! Dragonic Presence!" Still running towards Dasia, Drago understood that there was no way to dodge Dasia's death lasers...until now.

Drago's body released a pulse of energy that was akin to his energy in the Switch Code and Duality forms. This directly implies that no one will be able to detect this energy. Drago's eyes are still facing forward. Unbeknownst to him, he sees a Battalix Dragonoid in the Switch Code form show up to the right side of Dasia's body. On the left side, he saw a Hex Code version show up. Then he saw a Duality version show up in front of Dasia. They gave Drago a nod before disappearing.

"Really...? That's...different..." Those simple gestures must have told Drago how this ability works, because now he was going to work.

A Hex Code Dragonoid appeared to the left of Dasia, offering her a clean punch across her face. Without warning, this Hex Code Drago actually sucker punched Dasia, and the Drago that was running was nowhere to be found, causing Dasia's attack to miss completely. "Surprise!" Drago greeted.