"We meet again, sword of light. Soon enough, on Cray's battlefields as well."
āMeet again? What do you mean? I havenāt seen a Unit like yourself before.ā
starhulkrulerā:
legend-blaster-exceedā:
starhulkrulerā:
Brandt looked upon him with a mildly confused expression. This wasĀ one of several beings that contributed towards the Wandering Star Brandt being forcibly assimilated with Cray as a whole, and one of the beings who made it experience loss for the first time in as long it could remember. From its perspective, with the battle between worlds that they had before, it felt almost impossible that the sword of light would have no memory of who it was.
ā¦It was not completely impossible, however. The three crystals on its head started to softly and suddenly glowā¦ as it had a most interesting idea as to how to proceed.
āHm. Are you certain you have no memory of me whatsoever?ā
Hearing the question presented to him caused the paladin to think once more. The way the other asked him seemed to hint at something. Was he really certain that he did not have a memory of this being? No, it should not be possible. In his mind, there was no event that seemed familiar enough to associate this being with.
Think! This one knows you somehow. There has to be a possibility that you know them!
He looked up at the being, trying to recall if there was an event in which the two met. Nothing seemed to come to mind of the Supreme Grandmasterā¦ Until he noticed the marks on the beingās forehead. He had seen that mark before. That was one thing the Unit was certain of.
āI wouldnāt say that I have no memory of you. As much as I recall, I have never met a Unit like you. But the mark on your forehead is familiar to me. I could be wrong as there was only one time I saw that mark in my entire life. It was during the time of Reverse, the time I was a Gold Paladin known as a Liberator. Could it be that you were there during the time of Reverse?ā
A thought flashed through its mind for a moment, upon receiving the answer that it did. Reverse? When it waged war on Cray last, the only definition of āreverseā that it knew had to do with his personal abilities. Whatever happened on Cray prior to its appearance almost seemed to imply somethingā¦ different. If anything, the answer it was expecting was along the line of at least knowing the Deletorsā¦ but they truly were conversing as if it never descended from its planet in the first place.
āReverse, you sayā¦? No, I was not there during a time like that. If anything, you could say that Iāve somewhat recently arrived on this planet as a whole.ā
The glow from the crystal marks faded for a moment, its eyes gazing around the area it was in while it spoke. Was it possible that it was currently on an entirely different Cray at the moment? A discrepancy in memories between the two of them this large seemed to suggest that as a high potential, even if it was a dangerous assumption to make right out the gate. While the planet looked very much the same as it experienced before, very little about this situation was leading Brandt to believe its true nature had been exposed yet. At the same time, heād seen the markings on its forehead beforeā¦ that kind of claim could not be ignored.
With those thoughts in mind, the Starhulk Ruler decided that wouldnāt hurt to keep a neutral impression for the moment. If it turned out that its thoughts were correct, then it could proceed from there. Brandtās eyes met again with the paladinās own, its expression a simpering smile as itĀ spoke once more.
āYou should simply call me Brandt.Ā A whim of destiny must have allowed us to meetā¦ since Iāve seen you before in my memories.ā
So it seemed that the Unit wasnāt around during that time. Which meant it wasnāt part of the force of Star-vaders that attacked the two planets. A new Unit not knownā¦ Was it a Unit from the past? Or maybe from the future? From what the warrior knew, this being didnāt seem to have the power a Stride Unit would have.
It was only after hearing the Unit telling the paladin what to call it that he tensed up.
Brandt? That canāt be. That planet was accepted by the Messiah, was it not? Why is a Unit of that name here?
He stared at the hulking being before him once more. He was bewildered at hearing the Unitās name. There was no mistaking it. That was the name of the planet which tried to destroy Cray and Earth! His expression turned serious before speaking.
āBrandtā¦ I do recognize that name. Itās the name of a planet that attacked both Cray and Earth using the Units known as Deletors. But you donāt seem to look like or be a Deletor Unit. Who or what are you really?ā
Not just that, but the fact that Brandt said that it has seen Blaster Blade before in its memoriesā¦ Could it be that this Unit met him in a different time?
āYou claim to have met me beforeā¦ Yet I have no memory of meeting a Unit named Brandt. The only thing that could explain this contradiction is that you are from a different time, no, a different universe. Am I wrong?ā
āā¦āĀ
So the invasion had already begun in this timeā¦ and likely failed, at that. Was it done too quickly in this time? It would put a wrench into the overall plan, if not entirely overhaul the possibility, but there was still something to salvage from this. Information. There was not much left to hide for the moment with what the paladin knew, but there was still just enough of the upper hand left to be patient. There was no point in mentioning any trace of the Starhulks yet, either.
Without warning, BrandtāsĀ red flaming hair grew intensely vibrant, and it began walking closer, the simpering smile that was once on its face replaced with a slight grimace.
āOh? You know more than I imagined you did. The Planet Brandt is under my rule...ā
There was every odd that Messianic Lord Blaster existed here, as well... but from the get-go, the movements were to show that it was not afraid of doing battle if necessary. Regardless of whether this Cray or another accepted their planet, Brandt itself could not accept the planet having lost with only the Deletors as the main force. It was nowhere near the true power that the planet had in battle, let alone a full-scale war...Ā Ā
Ā It stopped when it was close enough to be in range for either of them to attack, but still far enough away to dodge an attack if things suddenly turned for the worse, considering the current situation.
āA different time, a different universe, perhaps even both. Now, I have a question for you, Blaster Blade. Were you the one to defeat my Deletors?ā