V1 sat in the military truck, V2 sitting right beside him. Her long black hair swaying to the side as the vehicle drove at a high speed.

Her face had a look of annoyance, her features scrunched up. If wasn't apparent to anyone looking at her, she was not enjoying this. V1 on the other hand, had no look at all, Seemingly staring into nothing. He was simply waiting for his next order.

On the other side of the truck sat two others. one was a girl seemingly around the age of 19-20. She wore what appeared to be a school girls outfit and was visibly covered in neon blue machinery with neon blue hair and eyes, her shoulders having two pillar like guards. On her back were three tentacle like appendages coming out of each side. In her hand she held a small mirror, she had a look of satisfaction as she looked at herself in it.

Next to her was a boy about the same age as the rest of them, on his back he possessed a sword that seemingly had a chainsaw integrated into the blade itself. His eyes were a blueish color and he wore a leather jacket and jeans that he had seemingly stolen from another subject.

He seemed to have a constant glare on V1, who, still staring into nothing, didn't acknowledge the glare. V2 on the other hand, had definitely noticed the glare and was giving the boy a glare of her own.

The four of them were being sent to main building of Shinzo, a division of the main New Eridu defense force that focused entirely on hollow matters. While Being a separate entity from H.A.N.D they are sometimes known to ask for H.A.N.D's assistance if the situation called for it.



After what felt like forever to V2, she finally spoke up, "are we there yet? I'm getting sick of sitting in this small ass truck" she groaned.

"Just about" the truck driver replied. V2 grumbled in annoyance before turning to V1. Seeing his expressionless face, V2s annoyed face shifted to one of sadness mixed with concern. But, for one reason or another, she decided to not say anything.

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Location: Main building of the new Eridu administration hollow division

Tires squeal as the truck finally comes to a stop. the four exist the truck and are lead by a group of military men inside of the building, it was huge, a massive facility filled with men and women in training rooms, Researches who roam the halls, and many others. The four were lead through the facility, and all the while the four seemed to look at different things. The boy with the chainsaw sword hybrid observed the men and women in a particularly large training room. Seemingly entranced by it. The girl with the neon blue hair was seemingly fixated at looking at the prettiest girl she could find. And the prettiest she saw was a lady in a scientist coat who seemed to be talking with her colleges in a sealed room. V2 was simply looking at V1. And V1 was simply looking forward.

The four were eventually lead underground, the facility being much larger inside than it looked outside. Until finally, they were lead to a large door, the size of the which was comparable to a garage door that one would see in an everyday persons home. The soldiers walked off, with the door slowly beginning to shift to the left as the y did, revealing a massive dome like chamber. The four walked into the dome, with a light shining on a large overseeing window. Men and women were visible, overseeing the dome through another room that connect to it from a much higher level of the faculty.

The highest ranking officials of Shinzo, known as 'the council'.

The men and women in the upper room observed the four, conversing with each other before a man from the crowd walked up to a mic that was in the center of the upper room.

"Identify yourselves" the man said through the microphone, it coming out as a booming voice in the lower room.

"[REDACTED] code named swordsmachine." the boy with the chainsaw sword hybrid said with a solute.

"my names [REDACTED] and im code named mindflayer!" the girl with mechanical parts and neon blue hair cheered with a pose one would see in an anime or manga.

"V2" V2 simply said with a grunt, not wanting to give these bastards her actual name, not like they didn't already know it.

The men and women eventually sent their sights on V1, expecting his introduction, his file reported he was the most obedient of the 90 subjects. But he didn't say anything, just stood there, seemingly just staring into nothing.

"I am code named V1. V1 finally said in a calm almost monotone voice.

After the four identified themselves and stated their code names. men and women above being to converse among themselves, before the man in the front began to speak once again.

"You four have been specifically picked from the other 86 specimens of project 'untouched' to be the main members of a group named 'ULTRA'. You will be under the control the New Eridu Administration hollow division and manage any individual tasks assigned or a task assigned to the group as a whole" the man spoke with a certain grace into the microphone.



Swordmachine smirked. Finally, after all those years of being in that damn facility, he could put the gift he was given to good use.

He'd finally be able to one up that lifeless sack of weapon, and be known all over New Eridu, he'd get all the attention he wanted, no. he deserved.

After all, he had to work so much harder than any other of those gifted idiots to get where he is now, he was forced to take the ideas and moves from other the 86 specimens to keep.

But in all honesty. They were in the right hands now.

So him being apart of this group made so much sense. So did him being the one picked as leader make just as much sense.



mindflayer wasn't even paying attention, after having introduced herself, she immediately pulled out her small make up mirror out to look at herself.

'no blemishes? no piece of dirt? phew' mindflayer thought to herself in relief. She was terrified that while in that barbaric vehicle some dirt or something unsightly might have gotten on her face and she still hadn't noticed it.

But no, she was still beautiful, as always.



V2 expression of annoyance didn't change for even a fraction of a second.

She wasn't surprised that her and [REDACTED] were chosen to be part of this stupid ass group.

But she there was something that pissed her the hell off.

'Of all the assholes they could've teamed us up with, they chose these two idiots' Needless to say, V2 hated these two.

She never enjoyed having to be in the same room with mindflayer. She'd just go on and on and on AND ON about her looks and how perfect she was.

And swordmachine was no better, he was, well. just a dick.

She'd always find him glaring at V1, her precious V1, everytime he did that she'd always want to gouge his eyes out.

But that didn't really matter to her, as long as she could protect V1, her precious V1. And slaughter as many of those ethereal bastards as she could for what they did to him, she was somewhat content.

- - - - - - - - - - -

After having given the information, and giving the four about three minutes to absorb it. The man in front of microphone continued. "The four of you will have a commanding officer who you will report to and be given missions from. But while on the field, one of you will be giving orders to the others" the man spoke through the microphone.

"You will all be under the commander of V1 during these missions."

...

...

...

'WHAT?!' swordmachine though to himself. He was furious. He, the one who had to the work the hardest to be on par with monsters like V1, had to take orders from that very same monster?!.

That wasn't even taking into consideration that the asshole barely even spoke?! how the hell we're we supposed to take orders from a most of the time mute freak?!.

To him, that was unacceptable.

He had to speak up.

"Ehem!" *swordmachine coughed out.

The men and women in the upper rooms attention was turned back to swordsmachine.

"Forgive me higher ups. But I do not think putting a... 'specimen' like V1 in charge of leading us would be for the best." Swordmachine said through grinding teeth. Trying his best, but failing. To mask his frustration.

"And why is that?" A women from the upper room said, having been the second closet to the microphone along with the man.

"well" swordmachine said with a chuckle.

"While I will admit that V1 is rather gifted in combat. I wholeheartedly believe he is nowhere near qualified to lead anyone. Let alone three other people with similar experience as him."

Swordmachine did not need to look to his left to know that V2 was shooting him a glare that if he dared to look would pierce right through him.

He could feel her anger tensing up the room as he spoke.

"and who would you pick in his stead?" The man in the upper said.

"why, me of course" swordmachine said a smirk.

The men and women in the upper room immediately began to converse upon the declaration.

Swordmachine turned his attention to where V1 was standing, expecting him to not even pass a glance at him for saying this, but to swordmachine shock, he was staring right at him. And that sent a chill down swordmachines spine, but he didn't dare show his fear.

"And how would you prove that you would be a better qualifier for his position?" The man in the upper room asked.

"Well, I-"

"through combat" V2 interrupted.

"w-what?" Swordmachine asked, finally turning to her.

"I said, through combat. If you think you could possibly be a better leader than my brother. Prove it by beating him, it sounds fair me. But.. what does my opinion matter, what do you assholes think?" V2 said while looking up at the men and women, before looking back at swordmachine with dead looking eyes and a crooked smirk.

'don't fuck with my brother' swordmachine immediately understood from her gaze, which only held hatred.

"This is.. acceptable, this dome was created with battle in mind" the man in the upper room stated. Gesturing around the large dome

"b-but.." swordmachine whimpered out.

"What do you think V1?" The man asked, ignoring swordmachines clear distress.

V1 was silent for only a moment before speaking in the same, almost monotone voice. "If it is desired of me."

Hearing this. All the men and women attention turned back to swordmachine.

Seeing all the men and women's eyes on him, along with mindflayers and V2s. Swordmachine was forced to steel his nerves.

"Very well.." swordmachine finally

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V2 and mindflayer had backed up far enough to give the two combatants enough space for a full fledged fight. The dome was massive after all.

"This will be a simple spar, neither is allowed to kill the other, and the battle will halted if one surrenders or is unable to fight" a new man in the upper said through the microphone, seeming to a more upbeat attitude and excited voice then the original man.

Swordmachine drew his sword, pulling a trigger on the handle that revved up the chainsaw within the sword.

V1 pulled out one of his revolvers. It glowing with a rainbowish color as V1 held it. [INSERTING MUSIC TAPE]

[PLAYING... ULTRAKILL VERSUS]

The two stared each other down, Swordmachine visibly sweating and V1 having a calm and collected demeanor.

"draw" V1 stated as he immediately fired a shot towards Swordmachine, who barely managed to deflect it time.

Staggered from the recoil of the shot hitting his sword. Swordmachine was forced to quickly fix his stance before springing towards V1, who did the same. The two charged each other, swordmachine raising his blade up as he quickly drew closer to V1, swinging his blade at a pace rapid enough that to the men and women in the higher room. All they could see was the yellow outlines the blade made.

V1 dodged every one however, quickly shooting the blade with his revolver as swordmachine swung it once again.

Using the momentarily caused recoil, V1 quickly pulled out his other revolver, the 'marksman' revolver and released a 'coin', punching it with the feedbacker that had become his left arm.

The coin slammed into the side of swordmachine head, dazing him.

Not stopping for a moment, V1 quickly followed up by shooting a nail into the side of swordmachines shoulder, along with quickly pulling out his nailgun from his ears, unloading the entire clip into swordmachines shoulder, before finally switching back to his slab revolver and charging up a shot.

Swordmachine screamed in pain and in a state of pure desperation, swung his sword at V1s front.

Focused on charging up his shot. This was, surprisingly, able to land. And left quite a size-able gash on V1s chest.

'That actually landed?!' swordmachine thought.

Not wanting to waste this chance. swordmachine quickly pulled out the nail from his shoulder and lunged at V1 with unperceivable speed.

Slashing across V1's body over and over, before finally kicking him into the far wall of the dome with a loud crash.

Breathing heavily, swordmachine fell to the ground, only being held up by his sword and his knee that had been able to bend enough to allow him not to fall flat on his face. The fight hadn't even lasted a minute and he had already begun to profusely, completely exhausted.

'This privileged midgets torture over me never ends!..' swordmachine thought to himself as he saw V1 simply get back up. His wounds healing almost immediately.

Seeing this took almost all the fight out of swordmachine. But, not wanting to willingly surrender to this privileged bastard.

swordmachine decided to put all his remaining energy into one final desperate attack. He dashed towards V1, bringing his sword up for one, massive slash.

But V1 simply pulled back his feedbacker arm, and, with the same calm and collected face, pulled back his arm and then quickly pushed it forward, letting it come in contact with the sword, sending the massive attack right back at swordmachine.

The result of this was a massive slashed shaped hole being made in the dome, and on swordmachines chest.

But V1 didn't stop there, he quickly once again pulled out his marksman revolver and ejected another coin. But this time, he first sent swordmachine flying with a powerful kick and a shot from his slab revolver, before finally charging up a shot from the slab revolver, a ball of etheric energy formed at the barrel. And. finally, he let go of the trigger and aimed at the still flipping in the air coin.

What resulted was massive blast of etheric energy, completely absorbing swordmachine into it. Before counting to go after it hit swordmachine and continued to keep going until it pierced through the dome entirely.

V1 lowered his revolver, putting it close to his ears as it was shrunken and absorbed, before finally looking down at his now fallen opponent.

Swordmachine was left on the floor. Burnt, and barely clinging to consciousness.

V1 walked up to the now charred swordmachine and..

Reached down his hand.

Swordmachine forced himself up, staring at the hand.

Before slapping it away with a look of disgust.

V1 stared at him for a moment, before simply walking away, heading in the direction of V2, who had a visible smirk on her face.

Mindflayer wasn't even paying attention. Still looking at herself in the hand mirror.

Looking down at the two, the council could tell this fight was over.

"Now that thats settled. V1 is officially the leader of team 'ULTRA'. Get treated and then report to your rooms that have been assigned to you and await your first mission" the original man said.

'Leader huh..? let's see how long that lasts..' swordmachine thought to himself as paramedics ran in and let the black night that is unconsciousness take him.

But as he did, he could of swear he could V1's voice.

Was he...

Praying...?

"In the same way, we are many, but in Christ we are all one body. Each one is a part of that body, and each part belongs to all the other parts"

- Romans



{hello my dear readers! I hope you enjoyed this second chapter of a cruel fate! it definitely took longer then I thought it would.. (so sorry 😢) but do not worry! The next part (most likely) won't take as long to release! so I hope to see you there!}

{ps: don't forget to speak up on any spelling mistakes or if any part of the story sounds kinda weird, I won't hesitate to change it!}