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Maybe possibly sending him off to konran

Tch. A world that I haven't destroyed. How interesting. It's been a while since I've had any test subjects.

Don't think that sending me there without my powers will save them. I'll get them back. I'll get them back somehow. And when I do? This disgusting final bastion of life will disappear, just like the rest of the world.

And if they want to experiment on me before the end? Well, fine. I'll let them play God. Then, when I finally knock them down...it will be so much better. I'll cut them all down just as they're gloating over their own greatness. Just like I killed him. After he...

...it takes a lot for me to feel anything, now. I'll be sure and enjoy the moment, when it comes.

Get to work writing down my history, human, or I'll find a way to send you off after the rest of your kind. And don't start counting on my heart to stop me. He's been quiet for a long time.

((ooc: Note - Mao is now definitively taken from the "Human World" ending. I'm...pretty much depending on the fact that Konran removes powers, yes, why do you ask? >_> But, as it turns out, this required a whole new voice test. It's hard to write for someone who's final dialogue consists of ellipsis.

...needless to say, I would especially kill for a Raspberyl here >_<.))

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...This isn't unsettling at all.

Hm. Giant, talking turtle.

[...shrugs.] I guess that's a start. Not quite as interesting as a human, but it's something.

...You don't think I'm...interesting?

[That's even more unsettling. And ironic.]

Nah, not really. After all, you're just a big turtle. Fusing two smaller turtles together could make that. Turtles are boring.

...besides. I've had enough of ninjas.

. . .

[He was going to mention that fusing turtles...didn't make him. Then came that word. Ninja.

He tenses up.]

Pardon?

What? [Mao cocks his head, looking utterly blank at Donatello's surprise. He raises a hand, pointing it at the other's chest.] It's your title. It's right there.

My-

[He looks down. Then looks back up.

Wat.]

I don't...see it.

What do you mean you don't see it? Even a blind person would know their own title.

If you're lying just to make yourself seem more interesting, don't bother. I've still killed lots of things more interesting than you are.

[--Oh dear friggin' god how did this happen]

[~~Just BSODing over here a little, don't mind.~~ W-why Mao ;o;]

((Sob if you really do app I may have to hurry up and finish my canon review a bit faster. /MIGHT BE TEMPTED))

[It happened because Mao was a bastard, Almaz. Why else?

He notices you, Fake Hero, and stares your way, but...there's nothing there. Certainly not the faint signs of friendship that he'd once extended. Mao's heart is closed tightly and hard as stone. He doesn't even blink at seeing Almaz alive again. A living body or a motionless corpse...really, it's all the same, in the end.]

You got something to say, Fake Hero? Or did I stitch your mouth shut and forget about it?

((ooc: Almaz would...probably be Mao's best hope for actually recovering from this. DO IT FOR KONRAN!))

[Can't believe that it somehow managed to get worse. Not even sure if there is still a way to snap Mao out of it when he's already gone this far over on the other side.]

... Is this really what you've become? This is really your final decision?

[So many mixed emotions. Possibly even a bit of anger? Mao was much stronger than this, Almaz knew it. But if Mao wasn't going to realize it, if there really was no possible way to change him back, then maybe Almaz really was going to have no other choice but to strike him down. Or at least die trying.]

((hahaha probably! ;; I SHALL TRY /o/))

This is it. [Mao nods. Really, one of the biggest changes is probably how calm he is. Gone is his almost manic energy and fascination with the world around him. He's seen everything there is to see, now...if only for as long as it took him to destroy it.

But then, his expression twists into one of disgust, even hate. Not so much at Almaz, but at the memory of what he represents.]

All because of heroes like you. [Never has a word been spoken with more disgust and loathing.

Despite all of this, though, Mao is still wearing Almaz's severely tarnished title.]

So much for all of your promises and big talk, huh?

[It all was because he died back then, wasn't it? Had it not been for that one trap...]

[Was all this really Almaz's fault then?]

That's not..

[Noticing that miraculously that title is still there, despite everything.]

You still can't remove it, can you. [Perhaps there was still hope.]

((I feel like I should be extra horrible and app him right after dying too, o boy ;;))

((OOC: Mao-mun, you can ttly use a wiki link for history if you need to.

Almaz-mun, DOOOOO EEEEEEEET))

Of course not, you idiot. After you died, there was no one left to give it to.

...but after I killed that Guardian, it wasn't as if it mattered anymore. After that, I was above titles. And even if I wasn't...well, we already know that hurting people just to draw attention to yourself is right up a hero's alley, isn't it?

... You're not above it. [There was quite a seriousness to that tone. A bit more steady than how he usually sound.]

If that really was the case your heart would have discarded it by now. But there's a different reason why you're still hanging on to it.

[And he thinks he really knows why, he's just hoping Mao can figure it out too, this time.]

((ooc: Yeah. The game wiki page only goes up through Chapter 3 and Mao's page really doesn't cover the plot at all. It's cool - I managed to write up through Chapter 3 in a night, as well as the ending.))

[Mao is actually getting angry, now, the calm of having brought everything to an end cracking now. This might be a good sign...or a very bad one, given what's happened to the rest of creation.]

Oh, yeah? And why don't you tell me what that reason is, Fake Hero?! Why don't you tell me why I'm hanging onto a title that makes me just like the guy who murdered Beryl, because I have no idea! I hate this title! I hate all of you heroes! You all deserved to die!

Ya know, Mao, you really gotta stop living life like a video game. How are you ever gonna beat me if you just keep playing around?

[...

...for several seconds, Mao just stares at her. It's not a good expression. Even when he had the mind of a baby, there was still a bit more life to Mao than there is now.

Seeing Beryl makes him feel something, deep in his chest. It hurts, and he doesn't know what this feeling is. But Mao doesn't like it. It's been a very long time since he's felt anything, and that was better than the alternative.]

Who says I'm 'playing around' anymore, Beryl?

[Unlike the esteemed Honor Student that was also her Eternal Rival, Beryl had few inhibitions when it came to admitting she cared for others. Obviously, that was a quality only befitting delinquents.

Was she glad to see him? Of course! He was her childhood friend, and she held him in high regard, like Kyoko and Asuka. Maybe even more, although getting her to actually admit it would be like pulling molars out.]

You're sure as hell not acting like the Overload of our Academy. What's wrong with you, anyway? It's so weird to see you like this. Are you sick or something?

Of course I'm not.

That's because there is no Academy. Can't be Overlord if there's no Academy, can I?

[He was, very briefly, the Strongest Overlord. The Super Hero had been deliriously happy about it before he died. Mao remembers that much.]

...you're still acting like a complete delinquent, though.

No Academy? What're you talking about? [Frown.] You're making less sense than usual!

[There's gotta be something wrong with him. Beryl is worried. She thinks he must be sick.]

You're just jealous, Mao. [She grins, her tail swishing with pride at his claim.] You know you can't be a cool badass like me!

Say, do you have a fever or something? Maybe your head's getting all messed up...

[She takes out a thermometer and goes over to use it on him. Guess where she's trying to insert it?]

[Mao doesn't care where she's trying to insert it. He makes to swat the thermometer out of her hand. It's almost funny, having her fret and fuss over him and think that this is something as mundane as a fever. But he remembers all her trips to the Nurse's Office to donate blood, barely wobbling afterwards no matter how many pints she gave.]

I don't have a fever, I'm not sick, and you can't be a badass if you're dead! So shut up and die!

[As well as she knows Mao after all these years, she's no mind-reader. Since she only has knowledge of his happy ending with his father and becoming the new Overlord of the Academy, she assumes he has just been playing video games a little too much. Confusing fiction with reality, you know?]

Hey, come on! Stop being such a kid about this! [She's twisting and turning, trying to move the thermometer away from him. Honestly, Mao can be so frustrating sometimes.]

Dead? Huh? [She stops moving to give him a weird look.] Yeah, like I haven't heard that before. Your death threats are sooo lame, Mao! Can't you come up with anything new?

[It's not like there's very much to read, not anymore. Mao's having to force himself to remember how to speak. It's been...well, he doesn't know how long it's been, but that doesn't matter. The point is that there's no one left to talk with.

Mao finally gets a grip on the thermometer. He tightens his hand around it, and it crumbles like powder, spilling red mercury between his fingers and onto the ground like dripping blood.]

I don't need to threaten you, you stupid delinquent! I don't need to do anything anymore, Beryl! You're dead!

You ran out there like an idiot and died!

[There is something about the look in his eyes that scares her a little. She doesn't know why; she can't even explain it. He just... doesn't look like the old Mao. He is acting weird, and she has no idea why.]

Hey!! [Her token protest at him being a brute.] Seriously, you're losing it! What the hell is wrong with you?

[And because she knows how hard it'll be to get a straight answer out of him, she's going to jump on him and tackle him down to the ground, like she used to do when they were kids.]

I'm not dead, you moron! I'm right here!

[And...she manages it.

Mao, the destroyer of all life, the last thing everything ever saw, goes over backwards with a "whoof" as Beryl knocks him flat on his back.

It's more out of surprise, and surprise over feeling surprise, than anything else.]

...yeah. You are.

Of all the people I've killed, the only one I missed was the one who was already dead.

[Childhood friend privileges, Mao. Since you're immune to her cuteness, Beryl has to resort to more drastic measures. Don't ever say "no" to a determined delinquent.]

Doing drugs is so like an Honor Student...

[And she'll make herself comfortable right here, until Mao starts sounding more like himself again. The last thing he says makes her eyes widen in surprise.]

Huh? You... missed me? [Her hand goes to his forehead, checking for a fever. Just in case.] Hey, Mao. [Her voice softens a little. Underneath all their bickering and mockery, they share a certain amount of respect for each other.] Maybe you just had a nightmare or something. I'm not dead. See? [She pokes him on the forehead to prove it.]

[He'd actually meant "miss" in the sense that Beryl was the one creature left he hadn't personally annihilated, because she'd already been dead to start.

But that works, too.

...still. Her words get a soft gasp from him, and his eyes widen very slightly. A nightmare? Really?

It had certainly felt unreal, after a while.]

...a dream?

Yeah – hey, I’ll bet you stayed up way too late playing video games again, or reading comics! Or maybe you’ve been watching too many scary movies.

[Still poking his forehead, because face it – provoking each other is just something they do.]

[And her doing so gets a faint frown out of Mao, although not much else and it could just as easily be mistaken for him trying to process the situation.]

But I wasn't playing video games, dammit! Or reading comics! I was going to destroy the Human World!

[And she’ll hop up off of him now, tail swishing playfully as she circles around him.]

You were gonna destroy the Human World? [She stops to wag a finger at him.] ‘Cause of that thing with Super Hero Aurum? You don’t have to kill all humans just ‘cause of that wannabe loser!

Yes, because of that Super Hero! [Mao feels his anger flare up again at the merest mention of that human.] I was going to destroy the Human World to make him suffer! To psychologically torment him before I took my glorious victory over him!

[And he'd done it, too, in the end...just for entirely different reasons.]

...I just killed him first.

Hey, come on. He’s not a real hero. I don’t even want his autograph!

[And she slaps her own forehead with her palm.] Ya know, if you did that, you’d be tormenting everyone else too! What did the other humans do to you? Nothing! Just take up your beef with that Aurum guy!

What do you mean, 'take it up with him'? You mean...I really haven't killed him, yet?

[Well, that sours Mao's already muddled and sour mood. The one high point of that world of nothingness had been that the Super Hero had gotten his very well deserved comeuppance for jerking Mao around like a dog.]

Dammit!

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Maybe possibly sending him off to konran

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Yes Mao, join us, join usssss

\o/ I really hope I can! The history section is a serious bitch, though.

Ugh, history sections D|

It would help if I didn't have to write it. Disgaea 3 is a long game!

Actually you are allowed to use wiki if you want to. /kinda cheated with Emi's that way /o/;;;

OOC THREADJACK

Yes, but the wiki entry's not that great.

aww >:

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/kills a small planet

you pinged an old muse XD sorry, i'm a little rusty

It's cool~. It's not like I've done much with him, after all.

you have no idea how happy i am to see a Mao XD especially one that wants a Beryl!

There is no Mao without Beryl. The whole rivals thing, and all.

I think it's the Mao x Almaz shippers. Mao and Beryl are funny as hell. :3

Plus, less of an age gap!

XD I confess, I ship them. Too cute. Mao, you are such a tsundere.

To be fair, so is Beryl!

All the girls in Disgaea 3 are tsundere. u.u Differing levels of scariness.

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