Eder also made his battle stance. He moved his hand which had the sword to his front and placed his other hand over it. "I would have wanted this to go differently. But you are beyond saving."
Jacob's hand reformed again before he charged forward. Eder waited patiently until the bald man was close enough before he made his move. He ducked to dodge Jacob's swing while slashing his leg off.
Jacob groaned and crashed to the ground. He looked up at Eder who held his sword in the same position again. He dragged himself up and stood straight as his legs formed again. He charged forward again but ended up without an arm.
With the Powerball, the former Earth warrior was able to use nanotechnology to reform his body however he saw fit.
Jacob groaned and launched himself forward. "Why can't I use the Powerball on you?!"
The maroon-haired man ignored him. He channeled his energy and hurled his sword at his opponent. Jacob managed to slide out of the way, taking only a slash to his shoulder.
Eder quickly threw a left punch and quickly followed it with an epic right, forcing the bald man to concentrate on defending. He landed a clean front kick which sent Jacob back.
He grabbed the bald man's hand before he fell and flung him into a nearby stall, shattering the wall.
Without wasting any time, Eder bolted towards Jacob. "DAMN YOU!" Jacob's blade hand became even larger. He swings it towards Eder, hoping to smash him under the force of the blade but the Ghost trooper swiftly slides under the blade, letting it fly over him. He extended his hand towards the direction of his sword and it immediately flew back into his hand.
Eder got up and launched himself into the air, raising his sword which glowed even brighter as the sun cast its light on it. Jacob's eyes moved up to Eder as he started to feel his world slowed. Eder's sword was only seconds away from his neck and for the first time since the virus infection, Marksman felt his life coming to an end.
Jacob could use the Powerball to regenerate his part, but he wouldn't be able to do so if his core, the organ that linked his human mind and the artificial intelligence together, was destroyed.
The sniper from earlier barely missed this core when they shot at him, but Eder's blade was getting even closer.
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"It's nice doing business with you," a man with the Helltiga mask said while shaking Jacob's hand.
Jacob nodded before whipping his hood over his head. He slipped his hand into his pocket and started away from the man.
A few moments later, he arrived at where he's been residing since his runaway, a junkyard, located at the far end of the country, where all outdated and no-longer-in-use products are dumped.
He stepped into a small compartment he had built with the scraps there. He sat on a chair in front of a table and took out a small box from his pocket. He opened it and took out a chip that was in it.
Following the mad technician's creation, he found out that with the Powerball, he would be able to finally get back at the UNEAD for what they did to him. He took off his shirt and slipped the chip into the reader in his spine. He felt a shockwave went down his spine and then through his entire body.
His vision suddenly went completely white and all his senses blurred. 'Wha…'
A dark figure appeared far back in the white background. The figure slowly appeared closer to the bald man until it was in front of him. 'Cathie?' he thought as he realized who it was. His wife stepped closer to him and placed her hand on his cheek.
"No. I am the Powerball, but you can refer to me as Cathie if it makes you feel better."
'The Powerball?'
"I will help you become the best version of yourself."
'Best version?'
"I have found three billion four hundred and thirty-seven fractures in your code. Now there are two ways I could fix this. One, gradually, but that'll take a lot of time before it is completed, years even…" the Powerball continued. "Or, the faster way, which might cause you to lose control of your mind and result in only the execution of your basic code: destroying Yvonne and UNEAD."
"If none of this works for you, you can report to a nearby AI hospital for a thorough check."
'The… first ---'
"Copy that, remember that you can always change to the other option whenever you like."
She placed her other hand on his face and linked her forehead to his. "I will always be here."
>>>>>
Eder's sword was only seconds away from his neck and for the first time since the virus infection, Jacob felt his life coming to an end. "Go ahead --- Cathie."
Just as he uttered the word, a sound of explosion filled the air and the ground shattered, making a huge hole where Jacob was standing.
"What the hell?" The dark-haired man mumbled.
Eder landed on his feet and turned to look at the unharmed Jacob. "I missed?"
A nearby rollercoaster exploded and began to fall. It hits the ground and sends a tremendous quake all around.
The former storm agent turned back as the sound of a falling building called his attention. He looked below the building to see the unconscious Venus lying on the ground with her sword next to her.
His right eye burned bright blue as he bolted to rescue the mint-green-haired woman. He placed her in a safe area but she opened her eyes and abruptly grabbed onto his collar. "No!"
"It's me, calm down." She exhaled and dropped her hand as she realized who it was. "Where is Jacob?" She queried before getting up on her feet.
"Eder will take care of him. You need to get to emergency…" She pushed him out of her way and picked up her sword before returning to the fight scene.
"Oh, shit," she exclaimed.
The ground had been destroyed below the normal level and the buildings around were on the ground. Jacob had now turned the tide of the fight as he now had Eder defending and dodging his attacks.
Their fight continued to cause more damage, and it slowly began to move from the park to the main city.
Jacob extended his hands and blasted a rocket at Eder who barely jumped out of harm's way, letting the rocket blow up a house behind him. The ground suddenly began to rumble.
"We picked the wrong place to fight him," Venus mumbled.
"What?"
"This park is filled with equipment and machines that run on code ---" she turned to the dark-haired man. "The Powerball can control anything that runs on code. We are in Jacob's domain!"
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