((Dating -- Only records up to April 2023))
~ Current Arc - Primer ~
It has been 6 Months since Juno's fall, and 8 Years since The Eternal Endgame.
Following the every major incident, politics play a large role on the course that the world takes from that point onward. This wasn't as noticeable until the resolution of the Juno Incident, which resulted in Eden crashing into Real World Netopia. This disaster could not be ignored and had much larger impacts than world-scale incidents of the past, which led to Humans taking a stronger initiative against the potentially planet-altering effects that Navis could cause.
Thus, the three major factions of the modern era rose, each presenting their own, conflicting solutions for the issues at hand.
With the political state of the world in disarray, many major countries have closed their physical and digital borders to prevent the influence of these factions from sparking warfare on their own soil. Tension continues to rise as the malevolent powers in the shadows take advantage of this "Cold War" to make preparations of an even greater world threat.
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The New Official Net Battlers
After global border closures, the Electopian ONB was the only one to remain intact while the others cut off and dissolved among other major factions. They rebranded themselves as a result, calling themselves the "New ONB", or NeONB for short, to represent their new goals.
NeONB believes in equality between Humans and Net Navis, but say both are to blame for the major world crises. Many independent Navis with a grudge against humanity have respectable reasons for holding that grudge: they were either abandoned or mistreated by Humans and that leads them to using their incredible powers for destruction. Rather than abandoning their creation, NeONB insists that humans be held more accountable for the way they treat Net Navis so that the bonds between the two species will strengthen and that, together, they may overcome any challenges that the world may face, just as they had done countless times in the past. NeONB strongly accuses NIA for attempting to employ dictatorship over the Cyber World, and they also rebuke CK's reluctance to work together with Humans to deal with the Titans. Despite its strong following, NIA and CK both insult NeONB's mission as being "childish" and "irrational" and regularly use terms like "the power of friendship" to devalue its meaning[/PTab]
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The Netopian Intelligence Agency
NIA had existed in the shadows for quite some time, until the time had come to step into the light. They value the usefulness of Net Navis, but condemn the existence or production of the higher-end entities dubbed "Titans". Mankind's place as Earth's dominant species is threatened by them, and if they don't react accordingly, they see themselves as becoming potential slaves to these powerful beings. Although Navi-freedom is still highly valued by NIA, they are unwilling to risk the loss of mankind's freedom and security in order to maintain it, and thus they actively pursue and seize Navis that are deemed "too powerful" in fear that they may later achieve the status of "Titan". [/PTab]
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Creamland's Knights
Creamland's Knights rose up in rebellion against NIA's initiative. Led mostly by independent Navis that value their freedom, they proclaim that Humans are largely to blame for catastrophic world events, reminding them of their past wars before Navis had existed and how close they came to destroying the planet on their own. CK claims that the creation of Net Navis was what brought about global peace in the Real World, and that selfishly downgrading them to "Ancient AI" would only lead to more dark times. CK cannot ignore the damage caused by Titans, but they insist that humanity allow Net Navis to deal with their own kind rather than recklessly taking things into their own hands.[/PTab]
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[PTabbedContent=~ Part I - New Forces ~
Conflict breaks out at the Electopian and Netopian digital borders, resulting in both being destroyed. Shortly afterward, Navis begin to realize that their regenerative capabilites are immensely slowed down, and dub this incident the "Mortality Anomaly". While investigating it, several Navis come across incredibly powerful foes that all seem to be collaborating toward a hidden agenda. These "New Forces", as they are called, end up manipulating others into causing the destruction of major areas -- and it is discovered that the Mortality Anomaly extends to the Cyber World as a whole, not just Navis.
Their most prominent member during this chapter is Rosso, who bears a striking resemblance to Zane, a well known freedom fighter in previous arcs. All efforts to subdue a member of the New Forces end in failure, and among the strife, each of the major factions suffers a critical blow to its infrastructure.
We end this period with more questions than answers, and we quickly realize that our only way to find them is beyond the three countries that we have been confined to. But with global border closures becoming even more strict after the border incident, the task seems all but impossible.
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1 - Border Crisis1A.1 - [Bayside Chronicles] - Electopia- Xion, K414, Kajira, Esperanza and Serix appear to be fighting some building-esque navi that had escaped the Animus Syndicate
- After the "building" escapes, but before K414 is able to pick a fight with Xion,
Rosso arrives and fights the collective
- In short,
Rosso has to leave, Serix is deleted, K414 gets ejected from the area, and Xion and Kajira both leave after outlasting Rosso's attack
1A.2 - [Border Crisis: Electopia] - Electopia- Ruin attempts to destroy the border, accompanied by Jin
- Kajira and Nightshade arrive to contest them
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Trishula arrives and disrupts both sides
- Ruin destroys the border anyway and then leaves
- Serix arrives from the Netopian side in pursuit of Ruin
- Blues arrives and halts further violence, also revealing that
Trishula is a part of NeONB
- Blues takes everyone present back to New Life for debriefing
1B - [Border Crisis: Netopia] - Netopia- Genesis attempts to destroy the border after Ruin passes through to Electopia
- Serix aids evacuation as K-414 fights Genesis
- Vanguard destroys the border as they fight
- K414 loses and is deleted; Plagueman changes hosts to Genesis
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Rosso arrives after Genesis leaves for the Electopian Border. He takes Vanguard to NIA HQ
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2 - After the Border2A.1 - [ONB Commander's Office: Border Crossing] - Electopia- Blues debriefs Kajira on the events of Bayside and the Electopian Border
2A.2 - [New Life Prison: Border Crossing] - Electopia- Blues debriefs Nightshade on the events the Electopian Border
- He assigns Nightshade on a reconnaissance mission to Netopia
- Other present entities: Jin, Rosary,
Trishula
2B.1 - [NIA Headquarters - Sequester] - Netopia-
Rosso debriefs Vanguard
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Unnamed assigns Vanguard to border control as parole
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Unnamed assigns
Rosso the task of "transporting the bird"
2B.2 - [Netopian Border Investigation] - Netopia- Vanguard patrols the border and notices two people
- One crosses to Electopia, the other is
Magnolia- Vanguard confronts her and they fight
- She leaves midfight; he barely survives and returns to NIA HQ
2B.3 - [Netopian Border Report] - Netopia- Vanguard reports to
Mistair, discussing his fight against
Magnolia- He heals up and then heads back to the border
2C - [Moonlit Rose] - Netopia- Genesis takes a break after destroying the border. Meets Regis.
- Zaven joins as a Gorilla Mechanaloid attacks them.
- They defeat it and salvage its remains before Genesis and Regis spar.
- Noticing Regis is unable to heal properly, Genesis heads back to the border
2D - [Rammount City Streets] - Netopia- Shine and Rime explore the city
- Along with Esperanza, Thorn, and Rosario they defeat two mutated mega viruses
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3 - Back to the Border3.1 - [Looking around] - Netopia- Nightshade and Thrash investigate the area in suspicion of Cybeast activity on Blues' orders
- Vanguard confronts them, and with
Rosso's help eventually confines the two of them
- All parties learn of the "Mortality Anomaly" in Netopia, courtesy of Vanguard
- Shine is led away by a nameless npc after witnessing it all
- Genesis and AD were there too, they both come and leave of their own accord
3A - [The Isolated Field] - Netopia- Vanguard and
Rosso discuss Rosso's, NIA's, and ONB's motives
- When Vanguard mentions the similarities he has with
Magnolia,
Rosso denies knowing who she is, but says that she started the "change" in Netopia
- He then directs Vanguard to return to NIA HQ
3B.1 - [NIA Headquarters - Sequester's Return] - Netopia- Thrash and Nightshade are debriefed by
Mistair- They spill pretty much everything they know
- They are given comms and tasked by
Mistair to aid in evacuation duty
3B.2A - [NIA HQ - Operation GTFO] - Netopia- Thrash is assisting in evacuating an infiltrated NIA HQ as a much larger fight is going down at Rammount Castle
- Another mutated Brute and Hawk are here that he fends off
3B.2B - [Crimson flames in the night...] - Netopia- Nightshade is carrying out Mistair's orders when he is approached by a Navi calling himself "Egress"
- Egress asks to be taken to NIA HQ and if the whereabouts of Rosso were known to him, both of which Nightshade provides
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Magnolia appears, asking to be taken to NIA HQ as well
- Egress reveals himself to be Gate, controller of WWW
- He summons Dynamo, and later High Max, to fight
Magnolia- Seeing the evidence of Genesis and Rosso fighting at Rammount Castle,
Magnolia wishes to cease fighting Gate and his crew
- Having gathered enough combat data on each other, the two parties agree to fight another day
3C - [The Town of Dusk] - Netopia- Genesis returns from the border once again, this time to meet Resonance
- Thorn also gathers information before leaving
- Genesis and Resonance agree to make a play on NIA by attacking Rammount Castle
3D - [The Edge of a Lost Reality] - Electopia- Scarface, Rank 1 of the Undernet, seeks audience with ONB's leader on behalf of the Under King
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Trishula comes to him and they speak briefly, foreshadowing things to come, then go about their ways
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4 - Attack on Rammount4.1 - [The Netopian Castle Network ~ Rammount] - Netopia- Genesis ambushes Rammount head on as Resonance infiltrates quietly to find information
- Challenger appears to help Genesis break through
Mistair's wall
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Rosso arrives to help fend off the two attackers, driving Challenger off successfully
- AD entered the scene to assist Genesis
- Inside, Resonance is confronted by a snake-like mechanaloid and destroys it after a fairly decently fought battle
- Deeper inside of the catacombs of the building, Resonance finds a sleeping Greiga and sees a woman (later revealed to be
Magnolia) before she escapes
- As Greiga awakens, Falzar approaches the network from outside of the castle
- Resonance downloads files before escaping while Genesis and Armored Destroyer, having fended off Rosso, shutdown the network by causing catastrophic damage to its core
- Mysteriously, the network is still accessible despite being offline
4A.2 - [Nia Headquarters~ Logic and Trickery || Pg. 1 - 4] - Netopia- Nightshade returns after his encounter with Gate
- As
Mistair questions him, Shadowdevil reveals itself and attacks the HQ
- The combined efforts of the two, alongside Thorn and Vanguard, results in the monster being defeated
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Rosso returns and receives a sample of the Shadowdevil from
Mistair, then he is off again
- Nightshade and Thorn are sent to Rammount Network to investigate what became of the Cybeasts
4A.3 - [A Beast in Ranmount] - Netopia- Nightshade arrives with Thorn to confront the Cybeasts, only to discover that they'd already been badly damaged by something else
- Forte arrives and Greiga bites Nightshade's arm off and disintegrates alongside Falzar. Forte then leaves after not finding what he wanted: the Cybeasts
- Embera comes to give "encouraging" words as well, then Greiga Beast Out Nightshade awakens and leaves the area
- Embera also leaves; Persephone comes and immediately leaves
4A.4 - [Nia Headquarters~ Logic and Trickery || Pg. 5+] - Netopia- Thorn and Nightshade return and cause a bit of a scene
- Amidst it, Forte appears and demands
Mistair find the Cybeasts
- Thorn and Nightshade leave after Forte leaves
- Vytrex arrives shortly afterward as
Mistair is recovering and reveals to Vanguard that the Cybeasts are still alive based on the evidence of his (honestly boring as he
ll sounding) job
4B.3 - [Netopian Bug Lake] - Netopia- Merrill finds a mysterious sword. Aeron's there too.
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Rosso and Slypner arrive, as does Xion
- A fight breaks out over who gets to keep the sword
- In the end, Aeron is deleted,
Rosso has to go, and Xion ends up keeping Polaris; Turbine's Sword
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5 - Moving Pieces5A.1 - [Beauty and the Cybeast] - Electopia- Nightshade crosses paths with Kajira and shares everything he knows about the happenings in Netopia up until this point
5A.2 - [Brink of Disaster] - Electopia- Nightshade is redirected here while trying to access the Undernet
- Scarface informs him of a "curse" that is over him and denies his access
- He is sent to find Dr. Psyche to study this "curse"
5B.1 - [World 3 Outpost: The Mastermind's Invitation] - Netopia- Shadowdevil returns after its failed attack on NIA HQ
- Gate leaves shortly afterward, just before 14 intruders arrive
- Among them are
Glint and
Magnolia- They release Napalmman from a holding pod who briefly fights the two of them before escaping
- The 14 intruders leave afterwards
5B.2 - [A Lost Time] - Netopia- Napalmman briefly crosses paths with Embera and Siega just after escaping Gate's Lab
- Interaction goes down, but nothing detrimental to the main arc's plot other than they all leave afterward
5C.1 - [The Town of Dusk ~ Aftermath] - Netopia- Genesis, Resonance, and AD arrive here to discuss the information that Resonance was able to gather from Rammount Castle
- They notice they are tapped, so they move to a more secure location
5C.2 - [World 3 Deleted Archive] - Netopia- AD arrives with himself, Genesis, and Resonance to discuss the aftermath of Rammount
- Napalmman arrives too, as does Plagueman, to add to the meeting
- Upon learning of an attack on New Life, the group moves out to intervene
5D.1 - [The Monolith] - Secret Area- Xion arrives in response to a call he felt and is swept away in a white light
5D.2 - [Darkness of Light] - Secret Area- Serenade holds a discussion with Xion and requests him to be a part of his personal guard
- Xion accepts and then heads for Element City
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6 - New Beginnings6A - [New Life: New Beginnings] - Electopia-
Trishula accepts Unity and Joker as the newest additions to ONB
- Gravity Beetle begins their training, but it is interrupted by an invasion of Reaverbots on New Life
- Genesis, Kajira, and Embera arrive to help
- Meanwhile, AD infiltrates New Life in attempt find any information they might have on Rosso, Magnolia, Trishula
- During his mission, AD comes across two unknown individuals. One exits New Life, the other is
Glint- While
Glint is occupied manipulating New Life's altitude, AD takes the opportunity to download his files
- During this time he also uploads footage of the events that went down in Netopia up until this point, however in this footage, none of the New Force members appear to be present- Everyone evacuates as New Life is set to self-destruct after taking heavy damage during the invasion
- Other notable presences: Var, Deav, Dainsleif
- This is the last known location of Blues and those in ONB's cells
6B - [Element City: Reaverbot Chaos] - Electopia- Reaverbots are invading Element City, various navis band together to fight them
- After Resonance destroys most of them,
Rosso appears and confronts him
- Embera interferes briefly and it is revealed that Rosso is actually Zane- She is immune to Resonance's temporal manipulation because of her Somnium Cross and is given Purgatory before leaving to join the fight above at New Life
- In the end, Resonance and Serix are deleted, but
Rosso's barrier is temporarily disabled
- Xion comes to challenge him, but gets trapped in a black hole until the New Force needs him
- Tornadoman comes as well, but only to talk
6C - [LifeVirus vs K-414 & Nightshade] - Electopia- K414 and Nightshade combat the Life Virus after discovering it is festering underneath Element City while the battle against Rosso goes on above (and above that: the invasion of New Life)
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Trishula arrives after Nightshade escapes to help K-414 destroy the virus
- Despite this, in the footage of the fight,
Trishula is absent
6D - [A trip in Kotobuki] - Electopia- Nightshade finds Dr. Psyche who intends to study his Juuka and his "curse" (the Mortality Anomaly)
- He removes the source of the curse and the symbiotic virus that was functioning as Nightshade's arm ever since Greiga bit it off
- It is discovered that Nightshade was the host that caused the Mortality Anomaly to spread to Creamland and Electopia
6E - [The Current: A Status Report] - Electopia- Xeel is meeting with a
Mysterious Entity- It debriefs her of her recent actions and intelligence acquired
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7 - Adjusting to Change7A.1 - [Aftermath, Heap of Stories] - Electopia- Embera fills Genesis in on what went down in Element City during the attack on New Life
- Genesis calls Zerix and Zaven to get more info on Zane's motives
- Just then, he receives an Email from Dr. Psyche concerning Nightshade's status
- Genesis leaves to investigate New Life in search of more information
7A.2 - [A Capital Idea] - Electopia- Embera bargains with Lex Loath to fund a fortress-esque proxy network between Netopia and Electopia
- Not much comes of it, but the future holds potential
- Afterward, she leaves for the invasion at Bayside
7A.4 - [A Drowsy Detour] - Electopia- After her activity in Bayside City (See: 7B.2), Embera visits OEL to learn more about the Somnium Cross
- Excerpt about Crosses: "they themselves, being data cores unto themselves, are capable of holding the entire memory of a Navi in themselves"- Somnium Cross pulls Embera into a lucid trance as Everett Higsby, the OEL receptionist, continues their discussion
- Somnium Cross holds the memory of Eon. His body and power are elsewhere- Embera reawakens right where she had left off in the conversation and elects to keep the Cross as she heads to the remains of New Life to join Genesis
- Once she's gone, Everett initiates an investigation and requests the use of Project Striker
7B.1 - [Familiar Bayside] - Electopia- Hollow, under the guise of Xion, takes survivors of the New Life catastrophe and debriefs them on his activities since Bayside Chronicles (See: 1A.1)
- Afterward, they respond to the invasion at Bayside
7B.2 - [The Coming Flood] - Electopia- Hollow and Kajira arrive to the scene as a fleet of W3 warships approach on the horizon; a full scale invasion
- As they fight back, MagicMan finds some ruins below the city
- Embera and several others arrive on the scene as well, leading to the revelation that Finale is the captain of the brigade
- The attack of the W3 ceases as the ruins are discovered, as that was their only purpose for being there
- Volt Kurageil appears, but causes no damage. It ends up leaving along with Encore
- Jax and Hollow find and enter a portal in the ruins, leading them to Gigamerica
7B.3 - [Giga City: New Hope] - Gigamerica- Jax and Hollow find themselves here after travelling through
The Energy Stream- Discord encourages them to return, which Hollow obeys
- Jax opts to continue exploring Gigamerica instead as Discord closes the portal
7C.1 - [After Action Report: The Coming Flood] - Electopia- Finale has a comical dream about Embera, then is woken up by MagicMan who debriefs him of the events that had just transpired at Bayside
- Finale is sent out to collect information about the New Force
- Finale assumes the guise of Warrior before leaving
7D.1 - [Hunting Bounty] - Creamland- NapalmMan and
Magnolia cross paths at the outskirts of a city in flames
- A D-Rex attacks and they take it down before leaving for Sharo
7D.2 - [Meeting in the Shadows of the Daylight] - Sharo-
Magnolia gives NapalmMan an excellent summary of recent history
- They leave for a place called Xanadu
7E - [Oblivion] - Enigma- Xion lands in a mysterious, barren network after his encounter with
Rosso- He sense another present keeping its distance
- Using his connection to the Dark Colony, he summons Xezzukhnz, its current governor, and Samhain, its original ruler
- Upon defeating them, Xion absorbs Samhain's power and is approached by the distant entity from earlier, revealing itself to be a bird-esque Hassmallim
- Turbine's sword allowed him to defeat it as well
- Using Samhain's dimension-hopping ability, he escaped to the Dark Colony
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8 - Rising Action8A.1 - [World 3 Outpost: The Mastermind's Plan] - Electopia- The New Force, led by
Glint,
Magnolia and
Trishula, invade the outpost
- Part of the Force splits and runs into Gate, but he escapes and they end up fighting Eregion in his stead
- They defeat Eregion and promptly leave afterward
- New Force Member Names Learned: Cap, Rig, Pal, Liv8A.2 - [The Unwinnable Outcome] - Electopia-
Glint's company arrives after splitting with the rest of the New Force
- He fights Vile alone as the rest of his company steps back
- Neither are victorious, but the New Forces eventually leave and Vile is left to himself afterward
8B - [The Aftermath of New Life] - Electopia- A collection of Navis are searching the wreckage of New Life, looking for clues
- They manage to dig up K-414 who had last been seen fighting the Life Virus, as well as a few Scuttle Viruses that Plagueman and General Mary each keep
- Plagueman begins to lose control of its primal instinct, but Genesis tells it to be cool and so it calmed down
- Genesis and Embera each found a Prison Pylon that they brought back to The Heap to further investigate
- This is the current state of Sharkman and Rook
8C - [Starry skies...] - Electopia- Merrill, possessed by Death, waits to confront Challenger
- Instead, a cloaked navi arrives, followed shortly by Finale disguised as Warrior
- Finale comes to seek information on
Rosso as he presumes that is the navi that Merrill is waiting for
- The cloaked navi leaves as they continue their interaction
- The exchange dialogue and then go their separate ways
- This is the last known location of Finale
8D.1 - [Evolution.] - Netopia- Nightshade returns to NIA HQ after a long series of events
- He does his best to explain them to
Grom and
Mistair, but noteworthy details are stated to be missing
- During the brief,
Rosso arrives and attacks
Mistair while
Grom moves to a more advantageous position to assist him
- Vanguard comes to assist
- During the standoff, Nightshade escapes but loses his Beast Force as a result
- After
Rosso leaves, Vanguard and
Mistair run into
Vamin and initiate combat
- The duo manage to drive the Reaverking back, but then are immediately confronted by Forte afterward. Forte leaves after having tested Vanguard.
- Vanguard and
Mistair complete their evacuation of the base after taking a short detour for
Mistair to grab some mysterious devices in the facility's storage
8D.2 - [Software Updates] - Electopia- Nightshade returns to Dr. Psyche after escaping from
Rosso, though
Rosso appears almost immediately behind him
- Dr. Psyche's discussion holds him off as he works on Nightshade's arm
- After fixing his arm, Dr. Psyche force-logs Nightshade out and continues his conversation with
Rosso- They discuss a lot, but eventually
Rosso extends an invitation to Psyche in the form of a device that would lead him to Sharo when he chose to access it
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Rosso stated that he would give Psyche time to think, then left him to himself
- Psyche emails Genesis to meet with him immediately as he makes preparations
8E - [Return of the Mayor] - The Dark Colony- Xion returns from Oblivion to reunite with Slypner and Hollow
- Junkman wanders in as well, but as sent to Creamland later
- The denizens of the colony inform Xion of issues they've had with Gush
- Xion deletes Gush, then devises a plan with Hollow to lure out
Rosso- After brief instructions, the two move out to execute the plan
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The New Forces
The Unnamed Antagonists of this story arc -- "The New Forces" is simply what they have been dubbed in place of an actual title.
This mysterious group seems to have been plotting for centuries, if not millenia, leading up to this point. Their operatives fight at a caliber hither to unforeseen. And their ultimate goal is still yet to be revealed.
Their ranks are divided in a few ways, but it isn't entirely clear how the structure at the top echelon is ordered.
At the lowest caliber are the Hassmallims, which are effectively just beast-themed mechaniloids that specialize in 1-on-1 combat by negating the combat systems of its primary target.
The next, presumably, are the Reaver Kings that were left behind after Juno's downfall. It was later revealled that their loyalty to the New Forces precedes their loyalty to Juno.
The final ranks have their own structure of power, but as of this writing, they are all far above what any individual Navi has been able to contend with. Those are:
The Four Majesties -- Rosso, Trishula, Magnolia, and an unknown 4th.
The Two Autarch -- Glint and Immortalis
The Reapers -- of which no members are currently known
The Zodiac -- of which no members are currently known, but may refer to the recently discovered EM Beings among their ranks[/PTab]
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Outside of his empowered state, Rosso's appearance matches that of Zane's: a navi in all red armor with black linings embroidered throughout. A desert brown cloak covers armor beneath, and blues eyes gleam through the shadows beneath the cloak's hood.
While some may recognize his appearance, none fully understand his motives, except those that he has gone out of his way to explain them to. He occasionally colludes with the NIA, though it is unclear who is really working for who in the grand scheme. Rosso is one of the New Force's Four Majesties and has regularly appeared to provoke the major players, often resulting in a fight that he either decisively wins or loses interest in continuing.
To date, he has defeated: Xion, Resonance, Serix, Genesis, Vanguard, Mistair, Faith Nymphra, Armiger, Centurion[/PTab]
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Trishula is the acting leader of the NeONB, and one of the Four Majesties of the New Forces. He hasn't been seen in combat very much, but the few times he has, he's shown deadly prowess -- capable of quickly disposing of the Life Virus after a pair of strong navis had struggled against it.
He has been seen colluding with the New Forces to invade a WWW Outpost. Whether their collaboration goes deeper, or if it was a simple joint operation, remains unclear. Trishula has shown very little presence compared to other faction leaders, but with New Life destroyed and the regular traffic through Electopia, he likely has very little time on his hands to leave his desk.
While his involvement in the larger picture is difficult to draw, it is recommended to still use caution when crossing his path if you are not associated with the NeONB or their goals.[/PTab]
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Magnolia
A white-clad, orange-haired woman with two boosters on her back. Magnolia fights with a beam saber, and seems to relish in combat.
She is the leader of the Creamland Knights and one of the Four Majesties of the New Forces. Magnolia seems to be one of their most active members behind the scenes, despite Rosso taking the spotlight. She is most often the one meddling with the WWW and seems to be on good terms with several related parties.
Magnolia, like any of their other members, is a deadly combatant. Despite her tendency to enjoy fighting, she doesn't always resort to it, but she does show herself to be incredibly relaxed and comfortable around higher beings, as if she isn't threatened by their imposing power in the slightest. Her swordsmanship is beyond compare and she actively pursues those most renown in the craft, seeking to duel them.
If engaged, she should be approached with extreme caution. [/PTab]
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Mistair
A secretary navi, dressed in typical attire, with chestnut brown hair and blue eyes. Originally filling that very role for the NIA, Mistair was eventually excommunicated on account of having heard too much controversial information during a report that Nightshade had given. Since then, she has travelled with Vanguard and assisted in combating the threat of the New Forces.
Despite this, it is still uncertain whether she ever had involvement in the picture at large. Some still suspect her to be a deep rooted double-agent, while others have felt that she's earned their trust.
Her combat prowess is on par with that of the Four Majesties, if not perhaps even higher. Regardless, it far exceeds what would be expected of a secretary. Many unanswered mysteries surround her, but she continues to assist our major players at this point in the story. [/PTab]
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Glint
One of the Two Autarch of the New Forces. Glint is mostly a mechanical being, but still humanoid in appearance. He is 10ft tall, wearing silver armor with no blemishes and adorned with several spikes throughout his body. His face resembles a digital display with amber eyes. A myriad of boosters cover his back, and he wields two large rifles.
Glint's combat power is thus far the highest that we have witnessed from the New Forces, able to overpower all of the WWW's specialized operatives thrown against him and designed to single-handedly defeat Sirius, the Black Hole Administrator.
He exudes power beyond that of a Titan and should be regarded as such.[/PTab]
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Grom is the Commanding Navi of the NIA's Cyber Defense Division. While he has been involved with the New Forces, it is unclear if he is among their ranks or if they simply had joint operations on certain occasions.
He appears to just be a Normal Navi, almost as if to epitomize the organization's outlook on their ideal function. Despite this, he utilizes powerful tools developed by the NIA to combat his enemies. Given their mission statement, their weapons are specifically designed to suppress and subdue Titans, making Grom a frightening force to contend with despite his simple appearance.
Like most other organizations, NIA Operatives enjoy the home field advantage when fighting in a region they control. It is never safe to engage them while within their borders.[/PTab]
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Hassmallim
Hassmallims are large mechanical creatures of unknown origin. They seem to be the foot soldiers of the New Forces -- they are certainly linked to them in some way, but it has not yet officially been discovered how.
Each Hassmallim is based on a unique creature, and while they fight similarly, their exact model diversifies them. They are able to completely negate the attacks of any individual target that they focus on, and as such, it is virtually impossible to defeat one alone.[/PTab]
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[PTabbedContent=~ Part II - New Dimensions ~
Footage was broadcasted during New Life's destruction that catches the attention of renown freedom fighters residing in Gigamerica, a nation that was oblivious to recent events. They decide to intervene, which presents the previous major players with the means to access Sharo to search for more clues, but they are ultimately defeated and captured.
A separate team of major players discovers an artifact lost to our timeline, the "Wave World". Through their discoveries, it is revealed that the New Forces have long since mastered this technology, and more of their motives begin to unfold.
At the end of this period, the first phase of the New Force's plans comes to fruition: the destruction of the Cyber World. This time it is not a threat, but an actuality. Several doomsday weapons are fired at once, completely removing the surface layer of the Internet. Reparations are quickly underway so that it is still hospitable, but most structures and facilities lay in ashes after the attack.
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[PTab=Chapter 9]
9 - Crossing Lines9A.1 - [An Answered Call] - Gigamerica- Warrior, Feint, and Faith are made aware of the events taking place overseas by the leaked footage from New Life (see: Ch.6A). The trio traveled to
Netopia in the Real World to investigate the eastern networks further
9A.2 - [Rammount: Reassessment] - Netopia- Warrior begins his investigation in Rammount Castle's destroyed network
- He meets Nightshade who vaguely briefs him on recent events
- Taking what he's learned, Warrior leaves to investigate other networks
9A.3 - [Elbrus Range: Silence] - Sharo- While investigating Sharo, Warrior finds a variety of things, from mysterious bug creatures to peons mining away at the mountain
- Searching further, he eventually finds himself going deep into the mountain and is confronted by
Vestil, the fourth and final Reaverking
- After defeating Vestil, Warrior refrains from re-initiating combat and leaves the Reaverking to its devices before leaving the ruins peacefully and without resistance
9A.4 - [Arbor Woods: Reminiscence] - Sharo- After a brief reunion with Megami, Warrior is confronted by
Verde who exchanges some information concerning the ongoing world events
- The two engage in combat as Megami is ejected from the network; Arbor Woods is deleted in the wake of the conflict
- While falling down the endless pit that remains of the network, a mysterious presence lingers at the bottom, but Warrior ejects from the Cyber World as well before falling too far
9B - [Where it Began] - Netopia- After surviving the battle against
Vamin and then Forte, Vanguard and
Mistair finally escape from NIA's Base and destroy their NIA Isolators before receiving an email from Genesis to meet in the Forrest Network, where they head next
9C.1 - [Homecoming] - Electopia- Genesis, Embera, and Plagueman return to the Heap after investigating New Life's ruins. During their discussion, Genesis receives an email from Psyche requesting his presence, so he leaves along with the others to go meet him
9C.2 - [The Fragmented Meeting] - Electopia- Genesis, Embera, and Plagueman arrive in Psyche's lab after
Rosso had left
- Psyche discloses the situation and the group discusses which path to take
- Genesis elects to meet up with Vanguard in the Forrest Network before moving on to attack NIA's Base directly if all went according to plan
- Psyche sends Plagueman to Genesis while he and Embera make for Sharo
9D.1 - [For Purpose and Power] - Electopia - Forest Network- Joker is making arrangements with
Deav as Faith and Genesis arrive separately
- Fighting breaks out, Faith and Genesis taking sides against the Reaverking, then are joined soon after by Vanguard and
Mistair- Joker retreats and the group manages to fend off
Deav, destroying most of the Forest Network in the process
- After some discussion, the group decides investigate a lead pointing to Sharo
9D.2 - [Com Square: Answers] - Sharo- Upon entering the Sharo Network, Plagueman loses control of itself and is no longer able to repress
Pandemic, a new Cybeast within it that finally emerges
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Rosso appears and utilizes Juno's power to subdue the newborn Cybeast
- He is accompanied by
Nero, who had recently defeated Ninetails (see: Ch.9F)
- The two of them engage in combat with the group, decisively defeating them
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Nero goes on to confront Embera and Psyche (see: Ch.10F)
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Rosso finishes off the group as a result, taking special effort to disarm Genesis of his sword, Fate
9E.1 - [The Sky Tower] - Gigamerica- Jax climbs the Sky Tower, discovering Ninetails at the top and fights him
- Jax is defeated, but shortly afterward
Nero arrives and challenges Ninetails
- Sometime later, Jax climbs the tower again to see the aftermath of the battle
- He finds a portal there and enters it
9E.2 - [Oblivion] - Enigma- Jax arrives, finding
Trishula, who summons
Var- They battle and, after he is defeated, Jax is left encased in a stone prison
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[PTab=Chapter 10]
10 - Gaining Power10A - [For the Night Sky] - Netopia- Disguised as Xion, Hollow commands a Dark Colony invasion of Netopia
- Feint is sent by NIA to intervene
- During their fight, Joker arrives seeking Polaris, the sword Hollow wields
- To Feint's dismay, the three part ways without further confrontation
- Joker acquires Polaris and Hollow returns to the Dark Colony
- Feint reports the event to Grom then returns to NIA HQ
10B.1 - [Making Equivalencies] - Electopia- After the Forest (see: Ch.9D.1), Joker finds Resonance's Generational Seal
- He encounters a ghost of Eon, whom he defeats, earning his own Seal
10B.2 - [A Place Inbetween, but Far Away] - Creamland- With Unity's help, Joker beckons Aeon and asks about his missing components
- Aeon informs that one piece is in the Galaxy Network
- He stats that Embera holds the other piece, but dissuades pursuing her
- Joker leaves to retrieve Polaris (see: 10A)
- After returning, Aeon explains that he could alter a Navi to compensate one of his missing pieces
- Before Joker could search for a Navi matching Aeon's specifications,
Blu orders Joker to destroy parts of Creamland
- Joker puts his current project on hold and makes way for Creamland
10C - [Pride's Price: NIA Field Base] - Netopia- Having acquired Shine sometime after she was led away by an NIA Agent (see: Ch.3.1), Feint approaches their Field Base with a proposition to join their ranks in exchange for the captive they had lost
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Grom accepted them both, assigning Shine the duty of collecting information and briefing Feint on NIA's Most Wanted
- Shine left to fulfill her purpose immediately
- Feint is sent to confront the Dark Colony's invasion (see: 10A)
- After returning, she's sent to Creamland, tasked with investigating (see: Ch.11A.1)
10D - [The Darkness Nova] - Netopia- While Hollow distracts the NIA (see: 10A), Xion challenges
Rosso- Xion manages to holds his own and steal Nebula Grey during the fight
- As Xion escaped to the Dark Colony,
Rosso destroyed the network and left on another assignment
10E.1 - [The One-Sided Ultimatum] - Sharo- The Armored Destroyer arrives to investigate the last known location of Genesis after his defeat to
Rosso and
Nero (see: Ch.9D.2)
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Rosso confronts him, but they do not fight
- Instead, they exchange cryptic messages and go their own ways once again
10E.2 - [Eden] - Sharo- Following a map from
Rosso, AD investigates the mysterious network
- When he discovers it to be something of a safehaven in space, he begins to understand the levity of the situation and goes to back to Sharo
10F - [The Revolution's Tale] - Sharo- Embera and Pysche arrive in the Fortress Lost in Frozen Eternity after activating the program that
Rosso had left behind to guide them here (see: Ch.8D.2)
- Zerix greets them and shows them to a room of archives where they are shown various recordings of Zane's endeavors over the past years, accompanied with his personal thoughts on each of them and how they contradicted what others perceived
- Embera is most devastated by these discoveries and
Nero arrives after having just defeated Genesis and company in Com Square (see: Ch.9D.2)
- She expresses her feelings to him, but ultimately chose to take inaction as she still considers him family
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Nero goes on to discuss matter with Pysche, who had downloaded the archives that he had viewed previously with Embera and had up to this point been waiting outside of the room as things began to get personal between them
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[PTab=Chapter 11]
11 - Following Orders11A.1 - [Opportunities Aplenty] - Netopia- A mysterious artifact appears above Creamland's Castle
- Feint, Shine, Nightshade, and Regis all arrive to invesitage
- The object, having a will of its own, ends up in Nightshade's possession
- Shine and Regis move on to other parts of Creamland (see: 11B)
- Feint returns to
NIA's Field Base to inform
Grom of the situation
- The artifact reveals itself to contain Burai from an alternate timeline
- He takes form, then is led by Nightshade to Element City
11A.2 - [A Plan to Sink or Swim] - Electopia- Burai and Nightshade arrive in Element City as Freezeman leads reconstruction
- Feint and
Grom arrive and coordinate terms with Burai
- Burai's mission is to collect 5 artifacts and execute one entity
- He invites NIA to provide him with a chaperone so that he can fulfill his mission and return to his timeline
- Feint is granted responsibility over him and the two leave shortly afterward
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Grom capitalizes on the situation and apprehends Nightshade
11A.3 - [Pele's Private Lab Network] - Netopia- Burai requests a sparring match to familiarize himself with his environment
- Feint and Burai study each other's combat paradigms throughout the encounter
- Neither betray much information before moving on to start Burai's hunt
- They return to the
Real World and continue on their journey
11A.4 - [Grizzly Peaks Resort] - Real World - Netopia- Feint and Burai find the shrine containing the Berserker Sword
- They defeat its guardian, Yeti Blizzard, noting it had been modified
- Burai used Kamikakushi, a portal-making device, to travel to their next stop
11A.5 - [Whazzap] - Real World - Netopia- Feint and Burai find the shrine containing the Saurian Meteor
- After defeating Condor Geograph, Burai notices that it was also modified
11A.6 - [Donburā Lake] - Real World - Netopia- Feint and Burai find the shrine containing the Shinobi Star
- After they defeat Plesio Surf, Burai could detect Forte watching him
11A.7 - [Orbit - Tribal Grounds] - Real World- Feint and Burai are ambushed by Phantom Black
- He is defeated after Burai went into a berserk-like state
- Feint whethers the storm until he exhausts himself
- She resists the Leviathan Spear's temptation as she acquires it for Burai
- Burai reveals that Phantom Black conspired with the New Forces, and that was how they made such drastic modifications to the previous guardians
- He determines that he needs to confront Le Mu, the God of EM Waves, as he suspects that she would be compromised as well
11A.8 - [Back to the Center] - Netopia - Burmuda Maze- Burai and Feint traverse the Bermuda Maze to investigate Dr. Vega's and Hollow's influence on recent events
11B - [Luminescent Citadel] - Creamland- After losing interest in the events transpiring at Pride Castle (see: 10A.1), Shine and Regis decide to explore the old Knights of Radiance HQ
- Strange bugs crawl scour it, much like the ones found in Sharo (see: Ch.9A.3)
- By following them, Shine and Regis are lead to a Lion-esque Hassmallim
- In order to defeat it, they exteriminate the bugs before fighting it
- Afterward, they extract its core to study it later
- They explore the Citadel and eventually find Draze, a former member of KoR
- After defeating him, they bring him back to NIA's Field Base for repairs
11C.1 - [Grave Ground Zero] - Creamland- Joker launches Red Gaia Eraser, deleting signficant portions of Creamland
- Only Uni confronts him, but is unsuccessful in stopping him
- Perplexed by Creamland's lack of resistance, Joker approaches Pride Castle
11C.2 - [Pride's Downfall] - Creamland- After his relentless assault, Joker finally destroys Pride Castle
- It results in a surge of energy in the Crimson Satellite
- Sensing the disturbance, Joker heads there immediately to investigate
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[PTab=Chapter 12]
12 - Joining Forces12A.1 - [A Place Inbetween, but Far Away] - Electopia- Combined with Unity and Joker's destruction, the Crimson Dragon emerges
- Joker returns to confront it, but fails
- A
Mysterious Entity ejects him from the Network and destroys the satellite
12A.2 - [Checkmate's Fallout] - Electopia - Element City- Joker is approached by Illia, who he offers to Eon as a host (see: Ch.10B.2)
- Through Illia's body and Polaris, Eon was able to take the form of Paralax
- Free from Joker's control, he left to pursue his own goals
- Zane suggested for Joker to return to Pride Castle for a way to move forward
12B.2 - [Return of the Mayor] - Dark Colony- Xion returns after his encounter with
Rosso (see: Ch.10B)
- He drops off Nebula Grey, then goes to where he suspects to find Jax
12B.2 - [Pride's Downfall] - Netopia- Warrior investigates Creamland just after Joker's destruction (see: Ch.11C.1)
- He finds
Var, but their discussion is interrupted by Merrill and Lalonia
- After settling old differences, Joker returns and the group shares perspectives
- Xion arrived as well, looking for Jax, and ended up exchanging more exposition
- In the end, the group agreed to pursue Nebula Grey as a means to prevent the New Forces from collecting it first
12B.3 - [Return of the Mayor] - Dark Colony- The group arrive just as Nebula Grey awakens to attack them
- Hollow and Slypner were already present and assist in the battle
- Xion absorbs Nebula Grey after they are able to defeat it
- Hollow is alerted by Burai's use of the Kamikakushi (see: Ch.11A.4)
- The group splits, half going to confront Burai and the other half to find Jax
12C.1 - [The Center of the Maze] - Netopia - Burmuda Maze - Feint and Burai reach the center of the maze (see: Ch.11A.8)
- Hollow, Warrior, and Xion arrive to confront them (see: 12B.3)
- After explaining their stakes, Xion joins Feint and Burai to fight Le Mu
- Warrior and Hollow return to assist in the search for Jax
12C.2 - [Stairway to Heaven] - Netopia - Burmuda Maze -
[smear:FFA500]Imm[/smear:00FFFF][smear:00FFFF]ort[/smear:A020F0][smear:A020F0]alis[/smear:808080] meets Burai, Feint, and Xion on the floating continent of Mu
- It reveals that the New Forces have used Le Mu to mass produce Wave Beings
- The trio fight through an army of recreated Guardians and Divine Beings
- They confront and defeat Le Mu as well, garnering Sirius's attention
- Sirius is described as the most powerful Wave Being, controlling a black hole that was now on its way to Earth
- The trio evaluate their situation and make preparations for Sirius's arrival
12D.2 - [Drop and Search] - Gigamerica - Joker, Merrill, Lalonia arrive and begin to search for Jax (see: 12B.3)
- They find a mysterious mirror-esque object upon arrival
- Warrior and Hollow return to the party, the former recognizing the device as one of Verde's and suggests the group to move elsewhere to prevent a recurrence of what happened in the Arbor Woods (See: Ch.9A.4)
- Their search leads them to the Sky Tower, discovering a portal at the top
- The group enters the portal to continue their search
- Merrill was the last to enter after he was suddenly attacked by Sirius's wings
12E.1 - [Tianna ~ Undersea Camp] - Sharo- Genesis, Faith, Vanguard, Centurion, Armiger, and
Mistair wake up in isolated cells of the underwater prison after their loss to
Rosso and
Nero (see: Ch.9D.2)
- Rosary and Jin have been here since New Life's destruction (see: Ch.6A)
- AD, returning from Eden (see: Ch.10E.2), infiltrates and disables the prison
- The group advances toward the prison's exit, but are stopped by Silverhorn
- Silverhorn had just finished defeating Armored Destroyer when they arrive
- The group manages to defeat Silverhorn and escape the prison before it floods
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13 - Total Annihiliation13A.1 - [The Third Origin] - Unknown- Genesis arrives in an unknown network after escaping Tianna (see: Ch.12E.1)
- Armiger appears to be inactive during this interaction
- Gate reveals to have intercepted his teleportation and explains current affairs
- He also reveals that he is working on "The Third System", but needs Eon's power source and he needs to scan MegaMan.EXE to complete it
- Genesis agrees to work together with Gate for the time being
13A.2 - [Sharo Network: Conundrum] - Sharo- Faith, Vanguard, Centurion, and
Mistair emerge from the underwater prison (see: Ch.12E.1), but realize Genesis and Armiger are missing
- The group is confronted by
Blu, but escape his pursuit
- Colossus is revealed to be slumbering beneath the continent
- Group encounters
Var who warns them of an impending catastrophe
- Faith and
Mistair wake up AD who knows coordinates of a safehouse
13A.3 - [Eden] - Creamland- AD leads group out of Sharo and is encountered by
Var again
- Eden is revealed to be one of three massive weapons
- Without warning, it and the two other weapons are fired,
destroying the Cyber World all but entirely
13B.1 - [Pride's Price: NIA Field Base] - Creamland- Feint returns to NIA from her assignment with Burai (see: Ch.12C.2)
- Shine returns from her investigation in Creamland (see: Ch.11B)
- They report their activites to
Grom, giving a very detailed report
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Grom departs with Feint to respond to Sirius directly
13C.1 - [Oblivion] - Enigma- Warrior, Joker, Merrill, Hollow, and Lalonia enter the void-like network in search of Jax and find him before spending too much time inside
- They discover an infant Cybeast, Pandemic, that was slowly consuming him
- After its defeat, they take Jax back with them to Sky Tower
13C.2 - [Drop and Search] - Gigamerica - Xion returns with Burai to regroup with the others (see: Ch.12C.2)
- A mysterious entity atop the tower directs them to the Undernet
- Xion and Burai leave to collect another ally, leaving behind one of Xion's clone
- Feint and
Grom arrive just as the others emerge with Jax (see: 13B.1 & 13C.1)
- Remarkably ungracefully, Feint explains to the others the situation with Sirius
- At the guidance of Xion's clone, the group leaves for the Undernet
13C.3 - [Melee Stadium] - Electopia - Element City- Moon Disaster arrives to Earth, choosing Melee Staium as his landing point
- Xion arrives with Burai and recruits Moon Disaster to join them to the Undernet
13C.4 - [Dark Refuge] - The Undernet- The group of protagonists (see: 13C.1 & 13C.2) arrive in the Undernet
- Strifeman initially asks them to leave, but relents his stance
- They witness the firing of the New Forces' Armageddon weapons (see: 13A.3)
- The entire surface net is annihilated by the attack- Serenade invites Xion to a private location as Sirius makes his presence known
- Joker leaves to acquire more power before confronting Sirius with the others
13C.5 - [The Energy Stream] - Gigamerica- Joker seeks out Aeon, who leads him to the Galaxy Network to find his core
13C.6 - [The Galaxy Network] - Electopia - The Galaxy Network- Aeon leads Joker to a pocket dimension where Eon's core is located
- Aeon cannot enter himself; when Joker does, he is met by Eclipse and Triad
- When they realize he had inadvertently lead Gate here, they give him the core
- Gate is waiting for him back in the Galaxy Network once he returns
- Gate offers to format it into Joker's system in exchange for scanning the core
- Having assimilated it successfully, Joker returns to the Undernet
- Sirius briefly interacts with Gate before Gate expels him and departs
13C.7 - [The Reign of Darkness] - The Undernet - Secret Area- Serenade gives Xion a history lesson on the Undernet and Giga Freeze
- Xion is now deemed the Underking, but Forte arrives and defeats him
- Forte then absorbs Serenade before departing
- Navi Doc shows up to repair Xion and give him more exposition
- Xion returns to the Undernet to confrot Sirius
13D.1 - [Eye of the Void: The Event Horizon] - Black Hole Server- Gamma attempts to gain control over Sirius's Black Hole
- Sirius is kept busy with the freedom fighters (see: 13D.2)
- He eventually succeeds, chatting with
Glint and
Magnolia all the while
13D.2 - [Point of No Return] - The Black Hole Server- Inside of his Black Hole Server, Sirius' challengers arrive (see: 13C.3-7)
- They manage to defeat him as Gate arrives
- Gate states that he managed to take control of the Black Hole (see: 13D.1)
- He asks everyone to leave, except for Xion so that he can exposit
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A mysterious Navi that seems to be closely related to Zane and Rosso. It's not yet clear what role he plays in their relationship, but he fights alongside them with the New Forces and wields power that may even exceed that of the Four Majesties.
While fighting alongside Rosso specifically, he appears to become stronger.[/PTab]
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Outside of his empowered state, he is Zaven: one of Zane's two guardians. His involvement with the New Forces is simple enough to derive just from that.
While enhanced, he becomes Verde -- an entity who power rivals that of the Four Majesties of the New Forces. As with anyone else on their caliber, he should be approached with extreme caution.[/PTab]
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Outside of his empowered state, he is Zerix: one of Zane's two guardians. His involvement with the New Forces is simple enough to derive just from that.
While enhanced, he becomes Blu -- an entity who power rivals that of the Four Majesties of the New Forces. As with anyone else on their caliber, he should be approached with extreme caution.[/PTab]
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[smear:FFA500]Imm[/smear:00FFFF][smear:00FFFF]ort[/smear:A020F0][smear:A020F0]alis[/smear:808080]
One of the Two Autarch of the New Forces. Immortalis appears to be nothing more than a humanoid made up completely of shifting, multi-colored static.
Immortalis has never been seen engaging in combat, but we can presume that he is at least on par with his fellow Autarch, Glint. In terms of both the heirarchy of power and the chain of command, Immortalis seems to be at the top of what we know surrounding the New Forces. Despite that, we don't know much else about him, officially.[/PTab]
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Wave World
Despite our timeline diverging from the Star Force series, our devices still generate Electromagnetic Wave Radiation, and thus the Wave World still exists in our timeline, at least in part. The Wave World is an environment of EM Waves above the Earth's surface. It serves a similar function as a Cyber World. EM Beings can easily travel the Wave World via the Wave Road and nearly every electronic device is connected to it. That said, there is very little knowledge of it and it is not considered common knowledge among players to have unless the concept was introduced to them In-Story by some means (either by experiencing it directly or having it explained to them by somebody else who has or by an NPC).
Navis can interact with the Wave World to a relatively limited degree, usually not able to stray very far from where ever a surge of EM Radiation is being generated. They cannot typically just appear in any Wave Space from any point in the Cyber World like our usual fast-travel would allow for -- they need some sort of pathing or guidance to lead them there, or otherwise they need to be jacked in manually somewhere nearby.[/PTab]
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As the Cyber World lies in ruins, most of the population remains completely oblivious to the New Forces. Their presence on any recorded medium is retroactively removed from a viewer's perspective; effects caused by their actions find new explanations based on the circumstances. While their motives are known to be extreme, it is still unclear what their end goals are.
As we continue to seek those answers, we also find ourselves overwhelmed by their more powerful operatives. Some teams have seen success against their lower ranking units, the Hassmallims, but their mere existence forces major players to travel in groups until they discover a way to defeat one alone. Others have been able to take down more advanced pawns such as the Reaverkings, but the New Forces have yet to lose any critical players.
This part of the story is still being written -- the stage we currently find ourselves in. Our world is in peril and we have yet to draw any blood from our adversaries.
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[PTab=Chapter 14]
14 - Chasing Leads14A.1 - [Eden] - Creamland- After the Cyber World is destroyed, the group fights
Var (see: Ch.13A.3)
- Once he is defeated, Genesis leaves to convene with Gate
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Mistair and Vanguard learn of the Reaverkings' origins
- They decide to preserve
Var as a sentient weapon
- A Nameless Assassin tries to steal him, but they manage to fend him off
- Burai and Forte both come to retrieve
Var, but end up fighting each other
- Forte manages to absorb
Var's ability to interface with the Wave World
-
Mistair separates the combatants before the battle completes
- Burai is sent back to his timeline afterward
- After
Mistair and Vanguard leave, Nightmare Viruses swarm the network
14B.1 - [The Third Origin] - Unknown- Gate brings Genesis up to speed on recent events
- After some explanation on the Third System, he allows Genesis to leave
14B.2 - [The Sudden Storm] - Sharo- NapalmMan catches wind of Genesis collaborating with Gate
- He shoots him down mid-teleportation to confront him
- NapalmMan reveals to him that the Third System uses Soul Net as a basis
- He also gives him a chip with coordinates to Lynux Island
- Genesis decides to investigate further and the two part ways
14B.3 - [A Cold Reminder ~ Reprise] - Sharo- Genesis calls Faith to help investigate Sharo's Ruins (see: Ch.9A.3)
- They encounter
Deav, whom they defeat but Faith elects not to kill
- Deeper in the ruins, they find the Sunken Library
- They extract some of the data before noticing a Hassmallim nearby
- To avoid further confrontation, they leave with what they have
14B.4 - [A Lovely Day in a Radioactive Wasteland] - Electopia- Psyche has a brief encounter with Fate, then is contacted by Heartless
- Their meeting is interrupted when Genesis and Faith arrive
- Faith attempts to analyze residual data from
Rosso and
Blu to no avail
- Psyche assists in analyzing the data from the Sunken Library (see: 14B.3)
- More of the Reaverking's past was revealed to them through it
14B.5 - [Lynux Island: WWW Central HQ] - Bermuda Maze- Using the coordinates from NapalmMan, Genesis and Faith arrive (see: 14B.2)
- They find Exa, from whom Genesis is able to gain more information about WWW
- Faith learns of Tuttle's involvement while gleaning the information passed
- As they are leaving, Exa passes away, and they are subdued by Higsby
- He collects Genesis and hints that "something" escaped the island with them
14B.6 - [The War on Two Fronts] - Unknown- Gate expresses displeasure for Genesis's trip to Lynux Island
- He elaborates more on his situation, revealing new complications
- Genesis is introduced to Gamma before parting ways again
14B.7 - [Reimbursements and Revelations] - Electopia- Faith seeks an audience with Tuttle, under the guise of compensation
- She encounters him, but doesn't gain much from the interaction at the time
- With no others leads, she leaves to regroup with Genesis
14C.1 - [Slypner's Lab] - The Undernet- Xion, Slypner, and Jax fine a strange Red Mystery Data is found in the lab
- Using surveillance footage, they discovered that it spawned spontaneously
- They elect to return to Dark Colony to access it, suspecting it is trapped
14C.2 - [Changing Tides] - The Dark Colony- Upon accessing the Red Mystery Data, Alpha is unleashed
- Xion, Hollow, Slypner, and Jax defeat it, then return to Slypner's lab
14D.1 - [Growth and Connection] - Netopia- Joker and Merrill approach NIA HQ, which survived the Cyber World explosion
- However, Eon's Core is ejected from Joker by Gate, destroying the base
- This draws Forte's attention, who acquires Eon's power as a result
- Forte leaves shortly afterward, a black portal is left behind after the chaos
- Joker and Merrill enter, as do Feint, Warrior, and Hollow who all arrive later
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15 - Making Progress15A.1 - [The Next Step] - Electopia - Element City- Genesis, Vanguard, Mistair, and Faith regroup in Element City
- Edge arrives to inform Faith that Tuttle wants to meet with her again
- After she leaves, the others find a black portal and enter it
15A.2 - [Okuden Park (Real World)] - Electopia- Faith meets with Tuttle to disclose the events on Lynux Island (see: Ch.14B.5)
- He provides her with a chip that provides access to a device on the moon
- They part ways shortly afterward
15A.3 - [The Next Step] - Electopia - Element City- Faith returns later where she had left Genesis, Vanguard, & Mistar (see: 15A.1)
- She encounter Sirius and shares perspectives with him
- After he leaves, she approaches the portal that the others went into, but is receives a request from Feint that draws her away
15A.4 - [Location Unknown ~ ?] - Enigma- AD arrives from Element City and encounters hordes of enemies
- After fighting through them, he is confronting with an apparition of himself
- As he continues to battle, Genesis, Vanguard, and Mistair arrive to assist
- They manage to defeat Abaddon and part ways later
15A.5 - [Recent Discoveries] - Unknown- Genesis reports his event in Element City (see: 15A.4) to Gate
- Gate surmises that there may also be an alternate-Genesis as well
- Genesis leaves to investigate a similar anomoly he suspects to be in Creamland
15B.1 - [L̸̛̮ị̷̽f̶̮͘e̶̝̎l̶̝͊e̴̮͊s̸̠̈́s̶̤̀ ̷̣̂Ḛ̶͛y̴͈̔e̶̫̔s̷̮̓ ] - The Undernet- Strifeman destroys EM Beings that are arriving to the Undernet as a result of the Wave World crumbling
- He encounters DarkMegaMan.EXE and the Nameless Assassin from Eden (see: Ch.14A.1), before all parties part ways
15C.1 - [The Exchange] - Unknown- Xion meets Gate to discuss his encounter with Alpha (see: Ch.14C.2)
- He requests aid in developing weapons, and is directed to Dr. Doppler
15C.2 - [Conflictus Archive] - Creamland- Xion enlists Doppler's help in developing weapons to combat the Hassmallims
- Needing one to research, he departs for Sharo to where he can find one
- Doppler offers the assistance of Bit and Byte, which Xion accepts
15D.1 - [Discrete Venture] - Electopia - Official Experiment Labs- With the help of Edge, Heartless is able to reunite with the members of Dealer
- The process doesn't seem quite right though, so Heartless investigates further
15E.1 - [Destination Unknown ~ ?] - Enigma- Beyond the portal (see: Ch.14D.1), Joker and Merrill encounter a Hassmallim
- Warrior, Hollow, and Feint arrive, but it adapts too quickly to be defeated
- The group retreats, leving behind a clone of Merrill to secure their escape
15E.2 - [Growth and Connection] - Netopia- Joker is immediately taken by Eregion upon returning from the black portal
- As the rest emerge, Feint leaves the group
- The rest are confronted by Nightmare viruses, but they manage to escape
15E.3 - [WWW Area: Ruins Of an Alternate Present] - Undernet- Joker is brought to Gate, who informs him that he can still access Eon's core
- He also suspects that altercations were done to the other members of Dealer
- Jokers asks some more questions before leaving to regroup with the others
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16 - Gaining Ground16A.1 - [Revisiting the Resort] - Real World - Netopia- Feint is tasked to investigate an anomaly at the OOPArt Shrine
- After learning about the situation, she encounters and defeats Cygnus Wing
- She enlists the help of Faith Nymphra and Jacob Rayner in her next assignment
16A.2 - [Rediscovering the Lake] - Real World - Netopia- Faith and Warrior confront Gemini Spark outside of the OOPArt Shrine
- They end up retreating, and Moon Disaster arrives next
- Gemini threatens him, but Gamma arrives to issue a counter threat
- All parties part ways before further conflict ensures
16A.3 - [Revisiting the Temple] - Real World - Netopia- Feint and Shine confront Queen Ophiuca in the OOPArt Shrine
- Shine manages to rescue hostages while Cherish combats the Wave Being
- She is turned to stone, but her NIA Isolator actives to teleport her to safety
- Faith arrives later to survey the scene and collect Shine, who was stuck there
16A.4 - [Revisiting the Citadel] - Creamland- After some detours to acquire key items and information, Faith arrives at the Luminescent Citadel for a follow up investigation to Shine's and Regis's original venture here (see: Ch.11B)
- She eventually finds a black vortex and proceeds into it
16A.5 - [Point of Return] - The Black Hole Server- Faith finds herself within the Black Hole Server and begins investigating
- When discovered by a power foe, she was pulled away into the Black Hole
16A.6 - [Resistance of a Lost Time] - Real World- Faith lands in a mysterious world where she is attacked on sight
- A mysterious, armored woman flies by, which she chases after
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Faith is currently investigating this anomaly
16B.1 - [Desolate Pride] - Creamland- Vanguard, Genesis, and Mistair begin to investigate
- They encounter
Deav and
Vamin- Afterward, they enter a mysterious vortex, followed shortly by Warrior
16B.2 - [Place Unknown ~ ?] - Enigma- Vanguard, Genesis, Mistair, and Warrior enter what seems like Galaxy Network
- They encounter a horde of Reaverbots, as well as the Satellite Admins
16C.1 - [A Cold Reminder ~ Reprise] - Sharo- Xion revisits the Sunken Library with Bit and Byte
- They defeat the Hassmallim that Faith & Genesis evaded before (see: Ch.14B.3)
- They find an alternate exit, but they plan to blow the network up instead
- Iris intervenes to dissuade this decision
- When Gamma suddenly detects a strong presence, he relocates the group
16C.2 - [The Wake of Destruction] - Electopia- Xion, Iris, and Gamma make plans on how to deal with The Colossus
- Xion elects to return to Sharo and contribute directly
16C.3 - [The Colossal Nightmare] - Sharo- Led by Gate, Nightmare Viruses fall from Eden (see: Ch.14A.1) and awaken The Colossus; a massive, continent-sized Titan that had been slumbering beneath the country
- The two continue to wage war and wreak destruction across the Cyber World
16D.1 - [Dealer's Search for Answers] - Real World - Electopia- Jack Corvus enters the Spica Mall's network at Heartless's behest
- He encounters Club, and as he begins struggling, Virgo arrives to assist
- They are ultimately defeated by Club
16E.1 - [Growth and Connection] - Netopia- Joker returns after his meeting with Gate (see: Ch.15E.3)
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Grom is there to meet him
- As they fight, the Nightmare Viruses seem to be unable to interface with Joker
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Grom defeats Joker and takes him away
16E.2 - [Solitude Concluded] - Netopia- Sometime after his confinement, Joker and Ace are battling Falzar
- As they are retreating, Forte arrives to absorb the Cybeast
16E.3 - [Oceanic Viewside] - Creamland- Merrill is redirected to Creamland as he tries to enter The Dark Colony
- Dynamo introduces himself and the two exchange dialogue
- Joker and Ace eventually arrive, as well as Glassman, Coldjoe, Steve
- As the others meander, Joker and Dynamo discuss putting a device on Merrill
- Joker and Merrill part ways after their dispute over the situation
16E.4 - [Melt Down] - Electopia- Joker arrives on orders from Heartless to manipulate bugs in the area
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