Past 1: Chapter 2 Part 3 Nihility Breakdown

The Past I: Sheree Backstory Chapter 2, Part 3: Nihility Breakdown The tense, sub-zero atmosphere inside the frozen IPC broadcast studio room completely fractured as the absolute weight of Boothill's accusation rippled across the console desk. Reaper 800 stood perfectly unmoved, his crossed armored forearms casting long shadows over the layout as his intense blue eyes blinked beneath his tech-skull half-mask. He looked down at the silent, purple-eyed woman in complete, unvarnished confusion. Reaper 800: "Wait a minute... a fake Galaxy Ranger? Who on earth is Acheron?! I have absolutely no idea who this woman is or why you're pulling a gun on her right in the middle of my Sheree history log! Did she somehow break free and walk through frozen time frames while my Path of Soul is active?!" Owlbert: [Tossing his security blanket into the air, his snowy wings flapping with hyper-expressive cartoon shock] "Are you kidding me, Reaper 800?! You are an Aeon of Soul from outer space and you don't even know who she is?! Someone please explain her database profile before the bullets fly!" Boothill: [Spitting a piece of popcorn, his cybernetic jaw whirring aggressively as he glare targets Acheron]"Listen up, Reaper 800! So basically, this Acheron over here is a completely lone wanderer who drifts through the vast cosmos. She introduces herself everywhere as a Galaxy Ranger and serves as a powerful, terrifying Emanator of Nihility! That is the dark reality of her system profile!" Rappa: [Crouching on her seat, her ninja scarf fluttering as she drops a fast, high-impact tactical verse] "Yo, not only that! She uses the title of Galaxy Ranger as a total cover track! Beings touched by the heavy shadow of Nihility are viewed with intense fear and suspicion across the entire universe! The true leaders of the real Galaxy Rangers are not happy about her using our badge one single bit!" Reaper 800: "Oh, really? That is a fascinating corporate tracking profile. But why on earth is an Emanator of Nihility breaking into my domain? I froze time specifically to review the past life files of my second girlfriend, Princess Sheree. If she ever finds out an uninvited guest is messing around in our timeline, she will become full of rage like a rampaging wild bull!" Acheron: [Her voice dropping a soft, melancholic cadence as she slowly shakes her head, her hand resting calmly on her sheathed blade] "No... I am absolutely not here because you stopped time, Lord Reaper 800. I am here for one specific thing. I noticed when Owlbert started this live broadcast network, a recorded data feedback loop of the very first transformation leaked across the galaxy. The moment I saw it, I was not happy at all. So I have come to ask you a massive favor... please change Caelus back into a male." Reaper 800: [His confusion instantly melting into a deadpan, unbothered shonen smirk as he chuckles] "Let me think about that for a microsecond... oh yeah, heck no! Absolutely not! That Trailblazer completely deserved to get that heavy punishment because he was incredibly rude to me regarding my past life! Even Pom-Pom was completely unhappy with him! We both decided together to make him drink a pink potion for a month. But instead of taking a small dosage track, that idiot drank the entire pink potion bottle down his throat in a single chug!" Reaper stepped forward, projecting a small alchemical data chart onto the terminal grid. Reaper 800: "He didn't realize that the side effects would trigger a total cellular breakdown of extreme love sickness! I had to step in to help her and restore her matrix—otherwise, she would have been permanently stuck in that female shape forever with absolutely no red potion active at all! So there... that is exactly why she is officially my third girlfriend now! And if you want the full ledger, my fourth girlfriend is Topaz, a high-ranking running member of the IPC Stonehearts! That is the absolute reality of my mansion layout!" Acheron: [Her violet eyes widening slightly as the data registers] "I see... I see that there are a lot of severe compliance issues regarding what he did to your authority. But I don't care about his past mistakes... I want him back to normal right now." Reaper 800: [Leaning closer over the desk, his blue eyes flashing with sudden, playful amusement] "Oh? What is the possible reason you want him back to normal so badly...? Oh, I see it now! You are completely in love with him, aren't you?!" Boothill: [Bursting into a loud, hyper-exaggerated, roaring shonen laugh, slapping his metallic thigh armor] "Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! No way! You're in love with the Trailblazer?! Oh, that makes absolute, perfect sense now! Not only did that nasty Yellow Vantablack turn Firefly into a mutated fusion boss as a heavy punishment, but now Acheron is crying tears because she's in love with the kid!" Madame Jade: [Narrowing her violet eyes, a highly sophisticated, mocking chuckle escaping her lips as she adjusts her glasses] "Is that truly the only reason you broke into this broadcast sector? Oh my god, Acheron... it has only been a single night, and you've already lost your cold, emotionless composure." Acheron’s stoic expression completely collapsed. Tears began to well up in her eyes, trickling down her cheeks as her knees buckled. With a sudden, dramatic movement, the powerful Emanator fell straight onto her knees, bowing her head lowly before the desk in pure, desperate emotional defeat. Acheron: [Sobbing softly, her voice trembling with raw grief] "Please... Lord Reaper 800, Aeon of Soul... I beg you, bring him back to normal...!" Reaper 800: [His eyes widening in absolute cartoon shock and surprise, stepping back as his armor plates clank] "Whoa! Well, let me think about this now... you actually bowed to me, and you explicitly called me 'Lord' right in front of the whole audience. Because of that immense show of respect, I can't just ignore you. I can't bring him back to normal instantly... but I possess the power to split them into two separate entities!" Owlbert: [His golden eyes spinning into frantic dizzy spirals as his feathers puff out] "You can WHAT?! Split them into two?! What on earth do you mean by that statement, Reaper?!" Reaper 800 smiled dangerously beneath his mask, reaching into the deep spatial fold of his black trench coat. With a dramatic shonen flair, he slammed a sleek, futuristic, and glowing weapon onto the corporate table. Reaper 800: "Behold the White Laser Gun! This bad boy has the specialized capability to split any fused soul matrix! Right now, my third girlfriend has two independent souls locked inside a single body layout, all because a dual Stellaron core somehow got caught and mutated by that pink potion data. In other words, I can easily split them into two separate bodies! But we are absolutely not doing it right now. We will handle it tomorrow evening, because that is the exact time frame where he originally drank that pink potion. So yeah, I will split them into two for you... but I am absolutely not doing a single favor for that big crying baby Firefly." Owlbert: [Sighing with immense relief as the tension dials down] "Oh wow... Reaper 800 make Acheron sad now! Anyway, Acheron, now that the deal is locked for tomorrow, do you want to come sit down with us and watch Princess Sheree's backstory? We are currently completely invisible timeline ghosts, meaning we can't touch them or change a single thing in the future. We can only watch the drama play out." Acheron: [Wiping her tears away, her quiet, serene noble composure returning as she stands back up to her full height] "Sure... I'll sit and watch."