The Skies Above Honnouji Academy
The transport shuttle, escorted by Ryuko (in Senketsu) and Satsuki (in Junketsu), rocketed toward the massive, pulsating sphere of the Original Life Fiber.
Inumuta: (Radio) Entering high-density Life Fiber zone. The energy interference is massive.
Inside the shuttle, Barazo and Sukuyo watched over the glass stasis pod. Y/N lay inside, still grey and motionless, wires attached to his chest.
Barazo: He's not waking up, Satsuki-sama! The proximity to the Life Fiber isn't working!
Satsuki: (Radio) Maintain course. The core is the source. We must get him closer.
Ryuko: Internal Come on, Y/N... don't make me kick your ass to wake you up.
Honnouji Academy - Courtyard
While the aerial team distracted the Original Life Fiber, the ground team made their move.
Gamagoori, Sanageyama, Nonon, and Mako (in her Two-Star Fight Club Uniform) charged the Transmitter Tower.
Gamagoori: SHACKLE REGALIA: PERSONA UNLEASHED!
Sanageyama: BLADE REGALIA: SECRET UNSEALED!
They smashed through the COVERS guarding the tower.
Mako: FIGHT CLUB SPECIAL ATTACK! VROOM VROOM PUNCH!
Mako decimated a line of suits.
Mako: We're almost there! We just need to break that tower!
Suddenly, the air grew heavy. An oppressive, terrifying pressure slammed everyone to the ground.
Nonon: Knees buckling W-What is this gravity!?
Sanageyama: I... can't move...
From the shadows of the tower, a man stepped out. He wore a pristine suit and an industrial mask. All For One.
AFO: How disappointing. I expected the "Elite" to be... eliter.
Mako: Struggling to stand Who... are you!?
AFO: I am the one who will harvest this world's power. And you... you are annoying.
AFO raised a finger at Mako. Red and black energy crackled at his fingertip.
AFO: Air Cannon.
Mako: EH!?
The blast fired. A concentrated beam of death aimed right at Mako's face.
The Skies Above
Inside the shuttle, the heart monitor flatlined. Then, it spiked.
BEEP.
Y/N's eyes snapped open. The gold scar on his chest flared with blinding light. He didn't see the Original Life Fiber outside the window. He felt Him.
(Y/N): HIM.
Y/N smashed his fist through the glass pod.
Barazo: WAH!
Y/N scrambled out, grabbing the Grenadier Bracers sitting on the bench. He didn't say a word. He kicked the shuttle hatch open.
Ryuko: Y/N!? What are you do-
(Y/N): GROUND LEVEL!
He didn't wait. He dove out of the moving shuttle, plummeting like a meteor toward the courtyard.
The Courtyard
Mako screamed as the Air Cannon beam closed in.
BOOM.
A massive, golden explosion intercepted the beam mere inches from Mako. The shockwave shattered the windows of the school. Dust billowed out.
AFO: Oh?
As the smoke cleared, Y/N stood there. He was panting, his skin still pale, but his eyes were burning with fury. He had the Grenadier Bracers raised, smoke pouring from the barrels.
Mako: Y-Y/N!!!!
(Y/N): Pant... You touch her... pant... and I will turn you into ash.
AFO: Chuckles My little battery. You finally woke up.
(Y/N): Gamagoori! Take Mako! Destroy the transmitter!
Gamagoori: But-
(Y/N): MOVE! I'm the only one who can fight him!
Gamagoori grabbed Mako.
Gamagoori: UNDERSTOOD!
(Y/N) turned to AFO, sparks flying from his hands.
(Y/N): Okay, Potato-Face. Round Two.
The Skies Above - The Final Battle
Ryuko and Satsuki charged at Ragyo Kiryuin, who stood atop the Original Life Fiber.
Ragyo: Foolish daughters.
Ragyo, wearing the rainbow-glowing Shinra-Kouketsu, opened her arms.
Ragyo: Absolute Domination.
A rainbow light engulfed the sky.
Ryuko: What the-!?
Satsuki: Ugh!
Their Kamuis froze. The Life Fibers in their uniforms completely stopped moving. They plummeted toward the ocean.
Ragyo: Shinra-Kouketsu rules over all Life Fibers. Kneel before the fabric of the universe!
Ryuko: I... won't... kneel!
Satsuki: Gritting teeth We... are humans!
Suddenly, a shadow eclipsed the sun.
Aikuro: (Radio) Don't give up yet! The S.S. Naked Sun has one last trick!
S.S. Naked Sun - Bridge
Aikuro: CLEAR THE DECK! GREAT NAKED DAGGER!
The massive ship folded its hull, transforming into a gigantic, piercing blade.
Aikuro: RAMMING SPEED!
The ship launched itself from the ocean, rocketing into the sky like a missile.
Ragyo: What!?
The Naked Dagger smashed through Ragyo's energy field, blocking the Absolute Domination signal for a split second.
Ryuko: NOW! Senketsu!
Senketsu: RIGHT!
Ryuko: Scissor Blade: Decapitation Mode!
Ryuko and Satsuki used the opening. They flew past Ragyo, aiming not for her, but for the core of the Original Life Fiber behind her.
Ragyo: NO!
Ryuko: SEN-I-SOSHITSU! (FIBER LOST!)
CRASH.
Ryuko drove both Scissor Blades into the core of the Original Life Fiber.
Ryuko: BURN!
The core cracked. Light exploded outward. The massive sphere of Life Fibers let out a death scream as it began to disintegrate.
Honnouji Academy - Courtyard
The Transmitter Tower crumbled as Gamagoori and the Elite Four smashed its supports.
With the Original Life Fiber destroyed in the sky, Ragyo fell, crashing into the debris of the courtyard.
Ryuko and Satsuki landed nearby, panting.
Ragyo pulled herself out of the crater. Her dress was tattered. Her plan was in ruins.
Ryuko: It's over, Mother. Give it up.
Satsuki: The Life Fibers have lost.
Ragyo looked at the sky, then at her daughters. She laughed. A hollow, terrifying laugh.
Ragyo: Lost? No. This is merely a delay. Life Fibers are eternal.
Ragyo reached into her own chest.
Ryuko: What are you doing!?
Ragyo: Life Fibers... restore my heart.
She gripped her own heart.
Ragyo: Even so... humans will stay human. You can count on THAT.
SQUELCH.
Ragyo crushed her own heart. Her body instantly turned grey and disintegrated into dust, blowing away in the wind.
Ryuko: ...Mother...
Satsuki: Defiant to the very end...
Ryuko took a deep breath, retracting her blade. She looked around the ruined courtyard.
Ryuko: It's finally over.
Satsuki: Yes. The Kiryuin curse has ended.
Ryuko: Wait... where's Y/N?
Satsuki: He jumped down here. He said he had to stop the man in the suit.
They looked around. Gamagoori and Mako were safe near the rubble of the transmitter, but Y/N was nowhere to be seen.
Ryuko: Y/N!? HEY! Where are you!?
Suddenly, the ground shook. It wasn't an earthquake. It was a rhythmic, heavy vibration coming from the other side of the campus.
BOOM... BOOM... BOOM...
Inumuta: (Radio) Lady Satsuki! Matoi! Do not relax yet!
Satsuki: Inumuta? What is happening? Ragyo is dead.
Inumuta: The Original Life Fiber is gone, yes. But I am detecting massive energy fluctuations from the East Wing of the Academy. It's... it's off the charts!
Ryuko: Is it Y/N?
Inumuta: It's Y/N's energy signature... and another one. Darker. Heavier.
Aikuro: (Radio) I'm trying to tap into a surviving security camera in that sector. Give me a second... Got it! Patching it to your HUDs now!
A holographic screen appeared in front of Ryuko and Satsuki. The image flickered to life.
It showed a ruined sector of the school. Standing on one side was All For One, floating in the air, his suit radiating dark tendrils of power.
Opposite him stood Y/N. He wasn't smiling. He wasn't making jokes. His Grenadier Bracers were locked in place, and his entire body was wreathed in golden, crackling energy.
Ryuko: Y/N...
Inumuta: The fight isn't over... it's just starting.
(Y/N) (On Screen): You took everything from me once. My health. My peace. My friends.
AFO (On Screen): And I shall take it all again. Come, hero. Let us see if your heart bursts before I break your spirit.
(Y/N) (On Screen): Let's dance.
The screen turned white as the two forces collided.
[To Be Continued]