User blog:Seieireppa/God Eater:Universitas, chapter 17: Ken's Counterattack



“Sariels… I hate Sariels.”

The wind whipped through Ken’s hair as he stood atop the wing of the VTOL craft, facing down the Boundary Sariel before him. He knew what a regular Sariel was capable of, so this unknown and unfamiliar foe filled him with a sense of apprehension…

Nonetheless, he thought, he could not let this thing jeopardize their mission.

“I hope you’re ready,” Ken began, readying his God Arc, “for PAIN!”

He knew he had no room to move here; one step and off the wing he would go. Of course, he wouldn’t need to move at all. He’d end this from a distance with his Blood Arts.

As he readied himself, the Boundary Sariel flared up with Oracle Energy and fired off a single laser, which Ken dodged by moving his upper body out of the way not unlike a boxer ducking and weaving. The Aragami fired off more lasers, but Ken dodged out of the way just like he did the first—until the Boundary Aragami wised up and fired a volley of lasers directly at his legs.

“Oh no, you don’t!” Ken exclaimed, shifting his God Arc to its buster blade form and holding it in front of him, deflecting the lasers. “I’m not going anywhere, you monster!”

With those words, he held his blade aloft and began to charge, releasing a massive tornado of Oracle energy that buffeted the Boundary Sariel, disorienting it. Unfortunately, this did not disrupt its course in following the plane… so Ken would have to take further measures.

Changing his God Arc to its assault gun form, Ken let loose with a barrage of bullets into the tornado. Before the Boundary Sariel could react, Ken switched back to his buster blade and let loose another tornado, then reverted to his assault gun and continued the barrage. No matter what, he would stop this thing here and now…

All of a sudden, however, as Ken switched back to his buster blade for another attack, a single laser exited the tornado, piercing through Ken’s left shoulder. No longer able to hold his buster blade, he slumped down towards the wing as the tornado dissipated and the Boundary Sariel emerged, looking worse for wear but nonetheless prepared to end Ken’s life right there…

“Like HELL I’m dying here!” came Ken’s shout. “Idenn… everyone… they all need me!”

Mustering all his strength, Ken raised his buster blade aloft and shifted it to its short blade form, holding the blade ready beside his head.

“This is the end for you!!”  As Ken called out those words, his God Arc glowed with Oracle energy. In a single, decisive moment, Ken slashed out with his blade, missing the Boundary Sariel by a good few meters—

—until a storm of Oracle blades appeared in the blade’s wake, lashing out towards the Boundary Sariel and tearing it to shreds like a million paper cuts.

At last, the Aragami peeled off, falling to the earth as the plane left it behind.

“Phew… all done,” Ken sighed as he slumped to the wing.

“Only problem… how am I gonna get back in?”

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