Episode 52: The Battle Heard Around the World

[Dasia Turano]

"I-impossible! I didn't even see that!" Dasia silently complained. Her attack was forcefully cancelled, and now she was open to even more punishment from attacks she can neither see or detect. This was strange, because she is supposed to know what's going on right now; however, the way that Drago's ability functioned made it different enough to where the amount of energy contained in the God's Tear is not enough to comprehend what's going on with the sensing abilities she has.

"Holo-Counter!" In the opposite direction from where Dasia was hit, a holographic form of her was thrown out. This holographic form was the real Dasia whereas the one that was hit would become a fake. The fake one would then get a power boost akin to the amount of damage received. It was an escape tactic combined with a counter move, so it works nicely here.

One should not forget the earlier buff, Xeron Storm. Dozens of Dasia's spawned from Drago's blow, and then attempted to converge on the Dragonoid before he has a chance to panic.

[Noland Hardy]

"Seriously...?" Drago didn't have to look to feel a bunch of eyes looking down on their prey. He knew they were there.

Unfortunately for Dasia, she wasn't going to get away, because Dragonic Presence was also everlasting.

Drago's power with this ability granted him the power of expanded presence. He exists across a significant space. He can show up wherever he wanted whenever he wanted. He could continue beating Dasia around as long as he wanted to, and he won't have to use anything else. For the sake of getting Dasia out of here as quickly as possible to save the world, Drago was still going to use abilities when the opportunity arises.

"Get back here!" Drago's assertiveness in his voice spawned energetic pressure that easily knocked all of the Dasia's back, revealing the real one. He didn't need to do that since he already knew where she was, but it was to instill some fear into their enemy that her infinite utilities are played out.

A Switch Code version of Drago appeared in the real Dasia's path, prepping to gouge her with his horn. The Hex Code Drago disappeared, and the Switch Code version showed up to do the said act.

"Is the all-powerful Dasia going to lose to one measly ability? I'm barely scratching the surface of what I can do now!" Noland bellowed.

[Dasia Turano]

Once again, holographic clones were left at the scene of the crime, and Dasia was spat out elsewhere. Even more clones were spawned this time, the number of which exceeded five dozen.

"This is bad...I still can't see him..." Dasia was getting concerned, and rightfully so. It doesn't help that Drago's power was absurd. If she doesn't know when or where Drago's showing up, what can she do?

The obvious answer would be to lure Drago into a trap. Temporarily, all of the Dasia's were considered real, as she could switch that function on-and-off at the cost of some power; however, since she is operating under a hive mind, there was little to no issue with doing this next thing.

"Fires of Agony!" Dasia could now have her body explode on the same scale as if it were a volcano erupting, except that her body would take damage from doing so. As a benefit, it gets rid of any existing damage, so Dasia would only take damage from herself at the end of the day. The problem for Drago lies in the fact that Dasia was not using this on herself; she was having the fakes use it.

With the fakes exploding like this, they would end up damaging themselves and damaging the other fakes. As one might recall, each time a Dasia is struck, more clones show up, and then the process repeats itself until the attack's strength itself reaches infinity. Dasia would continue this process in this cycle so she could do so.

[Noland Hardy]

"Goodness..." Wavern remarked about Dasia's attack. "That'd destroy Drago in an instant, my dear. Despite that...I have no worries."

Indeed, Noland had this one under control. He kept his composure, even though Dasia's strength was getting a bit much. "Ability activate! Paragon Refuge!" This was an ability unique to the setup of Dragonic Presence. As he existed anywhere in a certain vicinity, Drago had control over where things could go as well. Rather than strike Drago personally, the damage was sent towards the "barrier" - for the lack of a better word - the Dragonic Presence operated in. Although it's damaging the integrity of the ability, it would give Drago enough time to end this shenanigan.

"Good, now, ability activate! Battalix Buster!" In the midst of the explosions, Drago pointed his horn towards one of the Dasia's. The horn was darkening briefly. Out of it came a laser similar to how his old ability Hyperstrike functioned, except this was more brutal. Rather than pierce through the target, the laser itself caused an explosion that resulted in total devastation across the whole planet. The reason why would surprise anyone who doubted Noland's power before.

As they could see, the Dasia Drago struck was a hologram, BUT...the original Dasia was still damaged. In fact, all of the holograms disappeared, leaving the original by herself and having a large portion of her upper body destroyed. Battalix Buster has some characteristics from Havoc Ignition in that Drago could detonate someone's energy. In this case, the ability took anything the opponent might have benefited from, destroys it, and then deals damage according to whatever they might have gained. As for why Dasia got hit when a clone was the one who took the hit was due to the ability not discriminating; it can be the original user or their extension that takes the blow, but the original will still feel it.

In essence, Drago's attack had infinite power, and Dasia took it head on.

"Yield," Noland commanded Dasia.

[Dasia Turano]

Dasia nearly fell flat on her back, but the Hurranians' will to survive allowed her to regain her balance, even though her legs were about to give out. "You...I hate you..." she seethed, "WE hate you..."

"God: Anchor!" The concept of anchoring one's self to a certain object for immortality would be absurd for anyone else to have except for the original Dragonoid, because this ability allows for anything to be the object of reliance. For the sake of making sure this body does not die, Dasia anchored herself to Genesis Dragonoid's energy itself, so if it was not destroyed, she will remain. This could only be used when her health reaches critical levels though.

"Don't you see, Noland? You cannot get rid of me, no matter how hard you try," Dasia claimed. "I will come back, again and again. My data is scattered across the entire network. Even if you kill me now, another Hurranian unit will create a replacement. YOU yield, for no matter how strong you are, it means NOTHING."

[Noland Hardy]

"You're right about one thing... You WILL keep coming back, but only in our MEMORIES," Noland asserted. "You've been playing god for far too long that you forgot what it means to be like US, MORTALS. You aren't like Genesis Dragonoid who is an actual godly being. You are just like us, the Legendary Soldiers, and my dad. You can DIE."

Wavern nodded in agreement, for she knew that this was the best opportunity for these poor souls to do away with this virus forever. All they needed was for someone to find the answer. "Do it, child. Finish her off," Wavern encouraged.

"Looks like I'll need to nuke her to score a kill," Drago noticed. "Do we have one?"

[Dasia Turano]

"What? You think you're a spokesperson for them and us now? Don't be ridiculous," Dasia argued back. "We are nothing like YOU! From a general perspective, your lives are one-and-done. I don't abide by that absurd rule of life. I'm immortal, and if a Hurranian should fall in battle, we have backups upon backups upon backups, an endless supply of resources. You MORTALS who stand there living the way that you do and acting as foolish as sacrificing lives for an annoying, lecherous red-haired crybaby cannot begin to comprehend what it means to live in those weak bodies."

Dasia had a rainbow-colored diamond appear in the middle of her chest. It looked like a bigger version of what Drago had on various parts of his body. A good guess would be that she is about to use some type of ability from this diamond.

"Judgment!" The diamond casted harmless light rays out in front of Dasia. A large ball of energy was being made at the center, possibly the largest object ever made on the planet. Satellites would be able to see this object very clearly from space.

Rather than move towards the alliance as they might be expecting, it took a different approach in that it was similar to an old ability the Resistors remember Baalenoid using against them. Any form of attack could leave this singularity. The most appropriate form of action would be to have it perform a slipspace jump inside of the planet. The end result would be a joy to watch, especially since Dasia will live to see it happen.

[Noland Hardy]

"If that's how you really feel, it must really suck that you're about to get blown to kingdom come by one," Noland decided. A second after he said that, Dasia's attack was altered slightly, possibly since he was pissing her off. Dragonoid heads started sprouting from the orb. A couple of them roared to produce unmatched pressure. The others shot harmful streams of pure energy.

By this point, the threat this attack posed was so great that the entire alliance was beginning to move in, despite them being at great risk for destruction. Drago sensed this, so he put his left hand up and his palm towards them to release a pressure wave of his own, except that this was meant to encourage them to stop, or they would die for no reason. "Keep the Hurranians off my back if you want to help," Drago allowed. "They're all coming here."

Indeed, all of the infected on Earth were starting to converge on their position. "Excuse me, everyone," Wavern spoke into everyone's minds, revealing herself to them personally for the first time. "It's important that you prepare yourselves for an invasion. The infected have consumed close to 90% of the population. This is looking like the endgame here.

Drago rushed forward to stop the impending destruction Dasia was trying to cause. He bobbed and weaved through the beams, but he was being slowed down a little by the pressure waves. While he was not harmed by them, they were starting to get to him, especially when he has to consider dodging. He could just appear there using Dragonic Presence, but he needs time to contain the attack as well.

Then Noland had another epiphany. The exact ability he needs to use registered in his mind, so he was now ready to put it into action. "Alright, your 'Highness'. Time for me to bring judgment upon YOU," Noland declared. "Ability activate! Hyper Motion!"

Drago needed to sense the attack itself to use this ability properly. As he already did, the ability's execution was very simple.

"Go!" Noland declared. Drago's body emitted sonic waves all around him as his body was suddenly pushed forward to the attack itself, making it appear like he dashed there. It would seem like this new skill allows either Noland or Drago to cross distances in an instant if they can sense where they're going. When Drago got there, he rocked the attack with enough force to temporarily disable the proceedings. All he needed now was the finisher.

"Here it is. Ability activate! Supremacy Force!" Drago laid hands on this large object. As he did, the attack itself opted to crush him and the alliance with its sheer weight. This unexpected occurrence caused Drago to be pushed back very quickly, but he still held on. With the way this was going, Drago was going to lose this clash.

To make matters worse, the infected population of Earth had arrived to the battlefield and started shooting. Drago was shot repeatedly in the back, but none of the strikes did any damage. Tec and Gorem ran behind Drago to offer assistance since they were the heaviest Bakugan, but by the time they got behind him, they moved to the side. Their assistance wasn't needed.

"It'll take me a while to get used to this... I'm shocked myself..." Drago expressed about his power. A red barrier formed around Dasia's attack in its entirety. Once it formed, Drago picked the attack up with both hands, holding it out in front of him.

"'Your Highness,' are you ready?" Noland inquired about her impending demise.

[Dasia Turano]

The shock factor from what Noland and Drago did was enough for both sides to stop fighting. They looked at this feat with shock and awe. What they were doing was simply legendary.

"...How...?" Dasia asked in confusion.

"Hey...um...you got that..." An infected man said close by.

"Come over here and stop him!"

"There's a Dragonoid picking up something that large and powerful, and you think we can stop him if you can't?"

"What about the Hive Mind!?"

"Fuck that. I'm going AWOL."

"So are we!" A woman chimed in.

"I would've won us the battle if you put me in charge! A familiar voice said, none other than Chris, the most brilliant assistant to ever grace the Turano family. The invasion left the battlefield to tend to more important matters, such as infected the last of Earth's population aside from this alliance and getting off of this planet.

"Oh...um....so...let's talk about this..." Dasia sighed, knowing what was about to happen.

[Noland Hardy]

"You're late by several months, maybe even years," Drago answered for everyone on the planet.

"That sounds like you give up to me. Guess I'll show mercy," Noland played along.

"If you're thinking about detonating that, don't. You supercharged an attack that was never meant to be used on this planet. When it explodes, Earth will follow suit," Wavern warned Noland in advance.

"Sounds good to me," Noland responded. Contrary to what he just said, he wasn't going to destroy the Earth. Supremacy Force had another function in it. He could place all of the power he took over into his body, and then show it off in any way he sees fit. He could even alter the shape of the attack to suit his needs.

Drago lifted his hands to have two separate singularities that mirrored the large one he stopped. He combined the two together to create a power surge, and then used it to send a lethal stream towards Dasia's body. "You already know. Coming at you hot, just like always," Drago quipped.

[Dasia Turano]

"No!!!! You lied!!!!!" Dasia cried. "No!!!!!!" Dasia's hands were forced in front of her in a knee-jerk reaction. They did well to protect her against this force for some time, but the attack was so powerful that it grinded against her hands. Within seconds, she saw red cracks forming on her hands, then to her forearms, and to the rest of her body parts.

These cracks lit up as power was starting to overflow, which caused an inevitable self-destruct. The results were pretty clear, unless someone was stupid or blind. Drago carved a nice path in the desert that will sure become one of Earth's "natural" wonders if it's left here.

As for Dasia herself, she was flat on her back. Her Dextra suit disappeared into glittery particles. All that was left was Dasia in her regular formal clothes.

"You...Master Blaze...are a monster..." Dasia commented on his performance.

[Noland Hardy]

"I know..." Noland halfheartedly agreed. "And you...are even worse. That's why you will-"

"Wait!" Wavern interrupted. She could see the killing intent rising in Noland, so she had to do what she could do first before anything else gets done. She ran forward to hover over Dasia's body. "Hi there. Me again. You know why I'm here. Let's get it done."

Wavern reached down to lay hands on Dasia. This was a ruse. What was once a gentle act turned dark when she plunged her hand inside of her body from the chest area. There was no blood involved though. A little portal surrounded the area where Wavern's hand was inserted to not cause any unnecessary pain. She grabbed onto something and began pulling. Ordinarily, Wavern would need assistance to pull this energy out due to what it actually is, but it was minuscule by her standards, so it was like a dumbbell.

"Thank you for your cooperation," Wavern sarcastically spoke. "And with that, this war is over...or it will be. We must give you your sentence for greatly disturbing the life in this universe. Since you have been tagging my master along with you, it's only fair that HE be the one to handle you. Now you'll witness TRUE power."

Once Wavern fully recovered the energy, she allowed it to form into a body. She then targeted the construct with her psychic power, linking up with its mind. She hummed an elegant melody that was...the Bakugan series' theme song...

"..." The energy construct's energy covering cracked open to reveal a stalwart-looking Pyrus Blitz Dragonoid. He looked around to get a feel for what was going on. It didn't take him long to register that he was summoned in one of his artifacts.

(Genesis Dragonoid's Arrival)

[Dasia Turano]

Dasia looked in horror that the original Dragonoid was now towering over her. "No...that's impossible..." she claimed.

"What's impossible is that Wavern was off-tune," Genesis Dragonoid retorted. His voice was godly. It echoed throughout the heavens, letting all know that the God of Creation has arrived.

"I think I did well for not performing it for 1000 years," Wavern defended herself.

"Eh, okay. I'll give you that." Genesis Dragonoid looked at the alliance to finally address them. He bets they're waiting to see if he's actually the real deal or not. "Rest easy, ladies and gentlemen. The suffering is over. This vessel and anything else like it will not be an enemy to you ever again."

"When I created this artifact, I had no idea that someone would be able to jack the special power of my descendants and abuse my energy. I am thankful for the sacrifices that were made to ensure that these...these...uh..." Genesis Dragonoid looked down at Dasia for clarification. "What are you?"

"Hurranians!" Dasia bellowed.

"Yes, I'm thankful that the race she just named were not allowed to succeed with their conquest."

"Fuck you!"

"And you just got a more severe sentence. Thank you!" Genesis Dragonoid gladly thanked.

"Permission to summon her brother and those that are with him? Wavern requested.

"Permission granted. I want him to see this."

[Kendrick Hardy]

Somehow, Wavern was able to open a portal in the Mirage Tower to forcibly bring Xavier, Kendrick, and Sandra to the battlefield. The fighting was over, but Krakix and Siege were still in the moment.

"Take this!" Krakix shouted, swinging his blades around that almost hit a couple of people.

"And that!" Siege followed, thrusting his spear forward that stuck Torahu in the butt. She hissed at him afterwards. "Oh wait, no! I didn't mean to! I'm sorry! I swear!" Siege wacked Krakix in the head to get him to realize that they weren't fighting anymore.

"Oh...um...just for the record, I had no idea we were being brought here, and I was still in the moment. We're sorry..." Krakix apologized. "So...uh...weren't there two of you? I mean terrorists...I know that word is offensive, but I don't know what to call you..."

[Andrew Bullock]

"...And I'm dead! Thanks, Krakix!" Andrew now realized what happened. It would seem like Makoto and Ahrangi said "Fuck it!" after everyone was getting messed up by Diablo 3 prior to it firing the pulse that incapacitated the Legendary Soldiers. No one realized it since they were in a tough position. That'll have dangerous ramifications later, because now there's a serial killer on the loose, and his need for vengeance may have grown after being manipulated, even for the short time that it lasted.

"Please don't stop there. What else do you see that's going to get me in even more trouble?" Andrew asked.

"Well, if you must know, I see that Vince and the Legendary Soldiers have passed away - RIP them by the way, I'm crying for them later - Maria now has half a mind to attack you right now, there are two Bakugan I have never seen or heard of before, Dasia's defeated - praise the Lord - and..."

"I didn't mean announce everything, you dimwit!"

"Then don't ask, dumbass."

"Wait, that first thing you said...how do you know that?"

"I didn't."

"Then why did you say it?"

"They wouldn't just disappear, right? Do you see them?"