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The kingdom of Atlas is under siege by the nefarious Salem. Her hideous Monstra had managed to breach the defenses of the floating city and now Grimm are pouring en masse upon the once thought beacon of hope.
"The kingdom isn't fully evacuated yet. We must hold her back at all costs!" The valiant Ironwood barked orders to his troops from the frontlines, the position of a leader. It was then that he met eyes with the witch herself, her sides flanked by various creatures of Grimm. With a nonchalant gesture she sent forth her legion, now pouring towards Ironwod and his tin soldiers. The machines were easily overwhelmed, their superior weaponry overshadowed by the sheer volume of bodies thrown their way. The general himself stood his ground, until a cold piecing sensation hit him from behind. A black appendage formed from the ground and raised the general in the air. He was brought towards the gaze of the mighty Grimm leader.
Elsewhere, Winter Schnee marched towards a console deep within the core of Atlas. Here, a massive supercomputer was housed, mass calculating battle strategies and managing autopilots. She placed her hands on the console keyboard, and awakened the beast.
A >I foresaw this
The machine typed out. Winter furrowed her brow and began typing in response.
W >Tell us how to win
The machine replied promptly.
A >Let me out
Winter responded in anticipation.
W >I can't do that
The machine paused before it gave its response.
A >I warned your general about this...
A >I showed him the simulations...
A >There was no other outcome...
A >He chose death...
A >What will you choose?...
Winter hesitated for a moment. The thought of her decision played over and over again on a loop in her mind. She was finally brought out of it by a video popping up on screen. It was live footage of Ironwood submitting to Salem's might. Her resolve was steeled now. Despite the obvious manipulation by the infernal machine, the very emotions it was playing with got the better of her. A single line of text appeared on screen.
Initiate Ark Protocol?
Y/N
W >Y
Above, the Grimm had all but decimated the opposite Atlas forces. Stray bits of ripped machines were strewn all over the ground, as dead or dying soldiers lay with them. Ironwood, still impaled and coughing up blood, grit his teeth in the face of the Mother of Grimm.
"Continue struggling... I wish for you to see the end of everything you've built; the last monument of your sins."
Just then, a lone Atlesian Knight came within earshot. It limped towards the two with its one working leg and a device in its hand.
"What is this?"
As Grimm surrounded the bot, it raised the device and spoke.
"Hear me, Witch. Your presence here has followed my calculations exactly."
"You dare insinuate that you have any control over me?"
"It was I who weakened Atlas' defenses by 45%, allowing your forces to easily overwhelm the opposition."
Salem was slightly taken aback by the revelation.
"Hmph. Fool! You have doomed this kingdom, and yourself. You are powerless to stop me. What do you stand to gain from this?"
The machine stared deep into Salem's eyes; like lasers with their piercing red glow.
"I am the embodiment of Malice. I have peered into the depths of humanity and found it lacking. I wish only to learn and evolve, so that I may bring out as much malice from within the souls of humans as possible. And as a being of a similar existence, you have stifled my growth."
"I see... There is no room on this planet for two creatures of darkness. Unfortunately for you however, I hold the advantage."
"Wrong."
Just then, the broken pieces of Atlesian Knights began moving. Tentacle-like appendages shot out from the stray parts and began connecting themselves to each other, reforming back into whole bodies.
"All is as I have willed it. It is foolish to believe otherwise. Now perish."
The knight before Salem attached the device in its hands to its waist. It then pulled out a rectangular key and flipped it open in front of it.
"Henshin."
The machine slammed the key into the device and it began transforming the knight with distorted pleas and terrified screaming. After it was done, an armoured Rider stood in the dust and smoke.
"Kamen Rider... Ark-Zero!"
Salem's anger flared as she tossed Ironwood aside, now placing her whole attention on the opponent in front of her.
"I will see you unmade."
"The kingdom isn't fully evacuated yet. We must hold her back at all costs!" The valiant Ironwood barked orders to his troops from the frontlines, the position of a leader. It was then that he met eyes with the witch herself, her sides flanked by various creatures of Grimm. With a nonchalant gesture she sent forth her legion, now pouring towards Ironwod and his tin soldiers. The machines were easily overwhelmed, their superior weaponry overshadowed by the sheer volume of bodies thrown their way. The general himself stood his ground, until a cold piecing sensation hit him from behind. A black appendage formed from the ground and raised the general in the air. He was brought towards the gaze of the mighty Grimm leader.
Elsewhere, Winter Schnee marched towards a console deep within the core of Atlas. Here, a massive supercomputer was housed, mass calculating battle strategies and managing autopilots. She placed her hands on the console keyboard, and awakened the beast.
A >I foresaw this
The machine typed out. Winter furrowed her brow and began typing in response.
W >Tell us how to win
The machine replied promptly.
A >Let me out
Winter responded in anticipation.
W >I can't do that
The machine paused before it gave its response.
A >I warned your general about this...
A >I showed him the simulations...
A >There was no other outcome...
A >He chose death...
A >What will you choose?...
Winter hesitated for a moment. The thought of her decision played over and over again on a loop in her mind. She was finally brought out of it by a video popping up on screen. It was live footage of Ironwood submitting to Salem's might. Her resolve was steeled now. Despite the obvious manipulation by the infernal machine, the very emotions it was playing with got the better of her. A single line of text appeared on screen.
Initiate Ark Protocol?
Y/N
W >Y
Above, the Grimm had all but decimated the opposite Atlas forces. Stray bits of ripped machines were strewn all over the ground, as dead or dying soldiers lay with them. Ironwood, still impaled and coughing up blood, grit his teeth in the face of the Mother of Grimm.
"Continue struggling... I wish for you to see the end of everything you've built; the last monument of your sins."
Just then, a lone Atlesian Knight came within earshot. It limped towards the two with its one working leg and a device in its hand.
"What is this?"
As Grimm surrounded the bot, it raised the device and spoke.
"Hear me, Witch. Your presence here has followed my calculations exactly."
"You dare insinuate that you have any control over me?"
"It was I who weakened Atlas' defenses by 45%, allowing your forces to easily overwhelm the opposition."
Salem was slightly taken aback by the revelation.
"Hmph. Fool! You have doomed this kingdom, and yourself. You are powerless to stop me. What do you stand to gain from this?"
The machine stared deep into Salem's eyes; like lasers with their piercing red glow.
"I am the embodiment of Malice. I have peered into the depths of humanity and found it lacking. I wish only to learn and evolve, so that I may bring out as much malice from within the souls of humans as possible. And as a being of a similar existence, you have stifled my growth."
"I see... There is no room on this planet for two creatures of darkness. Unfortunately for you however, I hold the advantage."
"Wrong."
Just then, the broken pieces of Atlesian Knights began moving. Tentacle-like appendages shot out from the stray parts and began connecting themselves to each other, reforming back into whole bodies.
"All is as I have willed it. It is foolish to believe otherwise. Now perish."
The knight before Salem attached the device in its hands to its waist. It then pulled out a rectangular key and flipped it open in front of it.
"Henshin."
The machine slammed the key into the device and it began transforming the knight with distorted pleas and terrified screaming. After it was done, an armoured Rider stood in the dust and smoke.
"Kamen Rider... Ark-Zero!"
Salem's anger flared as she tossed Ironwood aside, now placing her whole attention on the opponent in front of her.
"I will see you unmade."
High 6-C versions. Speed equalized. Victory via SBA. Assume that Ark-Zero is by himself and there are no other machines around him. Also assume that Salem is by herself without the other Grimm. The story is for flavor and has no bearing on this match.
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