Harem In The Intergalactic Apocalypse

Using the mech was pointless because my plan for the kill shot with Eddie did nothing, so that meant I was going to have to get up close and personal.

I ejected myself from the mech, and the sun hit me like a blazing blanket. I closed my eyes as my body drank it in. This was like using the regeneration pool times ten, and every vessel in my body began to pulse intensely, and my body seemed to bulge.

I opened my eyes and targeted the hole in the moon. I could no longer see the Restriction System, but there was dust coming up from the hole in a strange undulating dance. I moved to the base of the hole with near-instant speed and then stuck ten fingers out and unleashed a barrage of elements in Gatlin shots. Ice, fireballs in air bubbles, lightning, and much more

I flicked my wrist, and the barrage stopped as I saw a giant energy barrier in front of me, the Restriction System on the other side. From what I could see, it was a large metal sphere with numerous spikes sticking out of it.

"Shit!" I cursed as my attacks did nothing against its barrier.

I tried every element that I could think of, but nothing worked against this thing's barrier. Then I stopped and concentrated on putting my hands out, and my own barrier appeared, but mine wasn't meant to stop things; it was to move them.

I dropped down to the barrier over the Restriction System, blasting the undulating dust out of my way. I reached forward with Calishora's control of space and grabbed onto the spinning ball of death, slowly making it come to a stop.

"The test has failed, and now I will destroy the planet so my kind can move on," The spiked ball said in a monotonous tone as I started to pull it back to the surface of the moon.

"I have control of all the Annokale, and you are the last System left. I am taking you back to me; your job is done!" I shouted, but barely any sound came out.

"This is why I must kill you and the rest. If I do not, there is no way that we can continue to keep moving. Release me now, or you will pay the price," the Restriction System told me as I felt it start to pull against me.

"Yeah, well, I am not too interested in dying. Nothing about that sounds fun, and I don't think I can let you destroy Earth. Pretty attached to that place and the people on it," I mouthed as I rose out of the hole and threw the spiked ball to slam into the moon's surface.

I didn't know what was going on, but I could feel the Restriction Systems' power trying to take over my body like it had before. But this time, I was ready for it, and I fought back with everything that I had.

"You are stronger than the others, but you are still no match for me!" The Restriction System said as it tried to force its way into my mind.

"Yeah, well, you're not exactly in a position to be negotiating here," I said as I finally managed to push it out of my mind. "Now, let's end this."

I flew at the Restriction System and slammed into it with all my might. It was like hitting a brick wall, and I was sent flying backward from the impact, but roots burst from me, and I grabbed the ball, but it split into two, then four, then eight.

They all started to spin around me and then slammed into me, but I split myself into two, four, sixteen, then two hundred and fifty-six, all bodies latching one. This was beyond what I could control, but my split took over everything, forcing all of me to dig my roots into each of the eight copies of the Restriction Systems.

"Sofia! Anything yet?!" I called.

"Flickers, Papi! Whatever you are doing is working to keep it up!" Sofia called back as her face popped into my view, but I needed more power.

"Girls! Eddie! I need you to make a giant lens! Blast me with light! I need more power!" I roared.

The girls complied, and soon a powerful beam of sunlight was shining down on me. I absorbed it all in and felt my power growing exponentially. I could feel the Restriction System fighting back, but it was slowly losing ground.

"Papi! You're almost there, just a little bit more!" Sofia said as she watched the progress bar that was slowly filling up on her screen.

I pushed harder and finally managed to pull all eight Restriction Systems into my body. I could feel them struggling against me, but I wasn't going to let them win. This fight was for Earth and for everyone who had ever been restricted by these things.

"Full Restriction!" The Restriction System roared from within me, and I froze, all my Systems going offline at once, and a small spike ball burst from my chest, heading straight at Earth.

"Sofia! If you have something up your sleeve, now is the time!" I called, but there was no reply.

I was stuck in this frozen state, and I could only watch as the Spike ball got closer and closer to Earth. There was no way to stop it, and I knew that everyone was going to die.

The time started to slow until the spike ball stopped completely.

"Daniel, you are in quite the predicament, aren't you?" Star Child asked me as he appeared floating before me.

"Yeah, it kind of looks that way, but seriously?! What is with the killer robot?!" I asked, and Star Child laughed at me, and my body was suddenly able to move again as the warm feeling of his laughter washed over me.

"The Restriction System was a slight oversight by me, but I was hoping that you would have been able to deal with it yourself, but you seem to have got yourself into even more trouble, forcing you into action. Tiamat is pissed at you, you know?" Star Child explained, and I grinned.

"Yup, I know," I said, and Star Child rolled astral eyes that seemed to hold galaxies.

"You seem a little bit unconcerned. Should I be worried?" Star Child asked, and I shrugged.

"I mean, I am pretty worried if that is what you are trying to get at, but I already lit the fire. This is a pretty clear indication that I have a long way to go in a very short time, but what else am I going to do?" I asked, and Star Child shrugged back.

"You could always run away, right? You could just leave and find another planet to convert for your travels," Star Child suggested, but I crossed my arms, making him let out a sigh as we floated above the moon's surface.

"While you might know me that well, you should know me well enough that I wouldn't just leave everyone behind to die, especially when I have the power to help them," I said as I looked down at my hands.

"You should also know that there are people who would gladly take your place if you were to just leave," Star Child pointed out, but I shook my head.

"No, there aren't. You brought me here for a reason, and while it might not be clear to everyone else, it is clear to me. So whatever Tiamat has planned for me next, bring it on because I am not going anywhere," I said defiantly as Star Child chuckled again and rubbed his chin in thought.

After a few moments of silence, he finally spoke up again with an almost fatherly tone in his voice that made my heart hurt for some reason.

"Well, then, Daniel Brighton! It seems that you have made your decision then! I can't say I approve, but then again, I would probably do the same thing if we were to trade places! Fine! You want to be a Hero?"

"No," I said plainly, and Star Child blinked at me.

"If not a Hero, then what do you want to do? A Villain? I don't think you are really cut out for that," Star Child said, giving me a sarcastic look.

"I am not here to save everyone, and I am going to have to make hard choices that will make me look like a Villain. I just want the power to stop whatever gets in the way of what I want to do. I really don't give a shit what anyone else thinks anymore; I just want to protect what I love. Everyone else is either going to learn to play ball, or they can figure out how to survive dragons attacking and then space travel. I don't have time to wait for everyone to get better," I said, and Star Child smiled at me.

"That is good. I am glad that you are starting to understand what it is going to take to survive if you want to protect people. You are right when you say that you will have to make some hard choices that many will see as evil, and you will have to live with the results, but I have faith in you. Now, this is something that I was hoping to do after, but you also forgot, Dawn. She would have made this easier, but oh well," Star Child said with a sigh and placed a glowing hand on my chest, making my body tense and my veins became glowing white lines. "Oops, I forgot to mention this might hurt!"