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"...Evolved?!" Vyperion and Gallotron gasped, witnessing the little child they once raised now confronting their tyrant, her eyes blazing with the unified determination of all Zodiacrons.
"Quick Hare...!"
"She’s facing Drakogon alone?!"
"Who else could challenge him?"
"But this power, where is she drawing it from?!"
"Who cares, as long as she can do sothing!"
"But what can we do?!"
"We’re trapped here. The aliens are coming!"
"W-We’re going to die..."
"No...! Nobody here will die as long as I’m here...!" Quick Hare roared, her eyes glowing with blue light. "I won’t let any of you die...! I cannot let that happen! Everything... will be okay!"
Her words, though tinged with desperate hope, uplifted the Zodiacrons slightly. They knew these weren’t lies. Quick Hare ant every word.
She glowed with a golden aura, her transformation extending far beyond re color.
She had evolved, surpassing all known limits of Zodiacron potential.
Quick Hare now revealed their true capabilities.
Right here, right now.
She was their beacon of hope amid the darkness woven by Drakogon’s lies.
Their guiding light.
"Quick Hare..."
"You can do this!"
"Quick Hare!"
"Please...! We’re counting on you!"
"Quick Hareeee!"
"We believe in you, our little hero!"
"Show him what we can do!"
The crowd cheered her na, their voices rising. Drakogon’s face contorted, his tallic teeth grinding.
"You ungrateful fools, switching sides so quickly over a re video! I cannot believe this! I can’t believe the foolishness of my own kind!"
Drakogon bellowed like a dragon, charging at Quick Hare, swinging his massive blade and unleashing a storm of flas, wind, and thunder.
CRAAASH!
"Nnngaaah!"
Quick Hare countered, kicking the blade back with a burst of golden flas. She leaped above him, then descended, striking his forehead with all her might.
"My people were never foolish. They taught so much. If anything, they’re wise. I’ve always admired and looked up to them all! Even the blacksmiths, miners, cooks, and engineers—they’re all incredible, admirable people! I knew they’d see through your lies once I spoke to them! Unlike you, I never gave up on them!"
BAAM! BAAM! BAAM! BAAM!
"UUGGH?!"
Drakogon groaned as Quick Hare’s kicks struck his face dozens of tis. His dragon-like helt cracked, half of it shattering.
"{Golden Star Leap}!"
CRAAASH!
Quick Hare pressed her assault, striking his face and sending him plumting to the ground with imnse force, an explosion of radiant light bursting into the sky.
Drakogon regained his footing mid-fall, spreading his wings and roaring, his sword ablaze with red flas.
"I will kill you, you lowly beast! If you loved my brother so much, join him in the grave!"
"Drakogon, you will pay!"
Quick Hare and Drakogon clashed, her divine rabbit foot eting his divine dragon blade. Divine and spiritual energies collided, shaking the entire world of Zodiacron Pri.
RUMBLE!
As Maria, her family, and the other Zodiacrons watched this spectacular battle, an overwhelming pressure surged from the skies. Many Zodiacrons felt exhausted and asphyxiated, their bodies developing cracks without warning.
"Aaaack! W-What is this?!" Stryphex groaned, gazing upward, gasping. "T-They’re already here?! So soon?! Oh no...!"
"Lord Drakogon! The Hive Queen! She’s here!" Gravox scread. "She’s here!"
The Zodiacrons panicked while a massive alien spaceship lood above, accompanied by an even larger mothership.
Both vessels resembled enormous insects crafted from black and purple steel.
Doors beneath them opened, and thousands of flying Hive Drones descended, emitting a loud buzzing noise.
BBZZZZTTTT!
Amid the alien swarm, two towering humanoid figures erged, nearly identical to the Hive Queen’s Daughter who Maria had slain hours earlier.
However, they were far larger and taller, with elongated abdons, wings, and two additional pairs of arms. The Queen, naturally, appeared the largest and most formidable.
Her slender yet resilient body was encased in hard exoskeleton armor, adorned with sharp crystalline spikes in purple and black hues.
Her elongated head bore spiraling crests resembling horns, six crimson eyes, and a seventh golden eye at their center.
Her sharp insectoid jaws remained closed as she gazed downward, her eyes burning with fury over her daughter’s death.
She had invested imnse resources, ti, and effort in raising two new queens to expand her colony across the stars.
Learning one had been killed enraged her beyond asure.
"DRAKOGON."
Her voice reverberated through everyone’s minds as she descended, while Drakogon and Quick Hare fought their decisive battle for Zodiacron Pri’s future.
"Your majesty!"
Drakogon kicked Quick Hare away when she faltered, spreading his arms toward the Queen, forcing a smile.
"You’ve arrived at the perfect mont! Here they are! The ones who killed your daughter! I’ve brought them for you to destroy as you see fit!"
"Who among them?"
". It was . I killed your wretched daughter."
Maria raised her hand and waved at the Queen without hesitation, eting her wrathful glare as psychic energy surged from the Queen’s body.
"You?!"
"Y-Yeah! It was her! Maria or whatever! She’s yours! And while we’re at it, I’ve brought over a thousand Zodiacrons as an offering to appease your anger! I hope this also sates your hunger, enough for your Ascension to be completed!"
"Hm."
The Hive Queen scrutinized Drakogon, then the Zodiacrons, startled by his sudden shift in deanor, pandering solely to her.
"T-That vile traitor...! Quick Hare was right!"
"I can’t believe it..."
"He’s truly working for her!"
"This is unthinkable!"
"Mother, this is a satisfactory outco. My sister may be dead, but with this food and resources, we can recover what we spent raising her."
The Queen’s eldest daughter persuaded her, secretly delighted by her sister’s death but concealing it as best she could.
"...Indeed. Your offering is accepted, Drakogon."
"Thank you! Thank you so much..."
Drakogon grinned, casting a wicked smirk at the Zodiacrons, but Quick Hare’s radiant light surged among them.
"DRAKOGON!!!"
RUMBLE!
Her power pierced the oppressive pressure of the Hive Queen. Drakogon glanced back at the Queen.
"My Queen, she’s also to bla. You are free to—"
"This is your fault. I have no part in it. She manifests a unique power, however. It seems quite nutritious... I order you to fight her, kill her, and bring her fresh corpse."
"...Very well."
Drakogon realized he had no choice. He had tried to persuade the Queen to eliminate Quick Hare for him, but her resentnt lingered, and she refused to assist, convinced he was unworthy.
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