Behemoth took a shot of plasma hotter than the surface of the sun and he just used it to do more damage."

Lets be fair: shooting massive amounts of energy at the thing you have known for years can control massive amounts of energy any way it wants really is just asking for things to go badly.

That was a monumentally stupid thing to do.

I liked both the endbringers-as-gods thing and the idea of many of them manifesting through avatars, it felt like a neat little way of connecting the two IPs, shaking up the original story setup and giving us some cool new scenarios like fucking Goddess of Fire Piggot, god that was awesome. There are a lot of cool combos here, too. Madison becoming s Belmont trainee, dragon inheriting the Light lord powers, things combined really well.

One thing I'm noticing about Worm fics though is that they seem to like ramping up absurdly fast in their later halves, like they go from handling small fry capes in BB to multiple endbringer fights and Scion way too fast, to the point where we're basically going from one ultimste crisis arc to the next without ever stopping to breathe. I get that it's a natural follow up to the story structure but it can feel a little overwhelming for me. I wish we'd spent more time on the small things, maybe getting to know more about the castle residents? Succubi aside, I don't think we met a single named werewolf - in fact, we never even got a detailed description for what they looked like. The battles were a lot of fun, the team-ups were inventive and fancy, and the final conclusion was undeniably satisfying, I just wish we'd got a little bit more interpersonal with the relationships, but all in all this was a great story and I'm grateful for the opportunity to read it !

How come Jack got the only happy ending out of all the Slaughterhouse Nine? Everyone else got tortured for countless years, whereas he was simply killed. That seems pretty messed up.

amazing

Very good story. Don't know if you are still around, but thanks anyway

This story was beautiful. It had a perfect Crescendo and each arc had me begging for more. It’s very rare to find a complete fic on this website and you have made me a very happy woman.

This Taylor is kinda cute.. . And probably needed a hug... And a therapist... Either or.

I think that a group of kittens is called either “oh hell no” “we’re in deep shit” or “look at those adorable little fur balls”.

Know why I was a problem student? Because I was attacked every single day! By Emma Barnes, Madison Clements, and Sophia Hess."

TRUTH

Piggot paused the recording. "That's horrid. If there's any truth to this at all, Shadow Stalker will likely be tried as an adult. She'd get life, at the least."

Armsmaster nodded. He didn't say anything. Not simply because he wasn't social. Simply because there was nothing to say.

She restarted the recording.

Surprise and concern in Armsmaster's voice. "Are you sure?"

Taylor's agitation visibly grew, her eyes visibly and literally glowing. "Are you calling me a liar!?" She moved forward, her hand erupting into a mass of black and red energy.

Armsmaster rose his hands, placatingly, and also preparing for violence. "Miss, please, if you don't calm down, I'll have to restrain you."

"Don't tell me to calm down!"

Armsmaster grabbed Taylor's wrist, trying to keep the possibly dangerous mass on her hand in check. She flicked her hand, a red streak flowing outward, and the camera viewpoint stumbled as Armsmaster fell back, a small grunt of pain reaching the audio.

Taylor froze then, staring at her hand. Piggot froze the video. "Her expression...she's surprised. Surprised she hurt you?"

Dragon's voice came over the speaker. "It's my opinion that she's surprised she could do that. As if she had no idea she even could do that. At the time, however, I missed that. Armsmaster was injured, so I activated the containment countermeasures."

The screen split, showing things from the point of view of a surveillance camera in the corner of the room, as well as showing Armsmaster's point of view. They began running in sync.

Taylor was frozen for a precious few seconds, then she looked at her frightened father. The containment foam sprayers activated, covering her, a shriek audible. The stuff was Dragon's design, a marvel of chemical engineering, able to hold down even mid-level brutes and yet porous enough for someone to breathe through it. It was an invaluable tool.

In a few seconds, the Hebert girl was completely covered in the foam, the stuff quickly hardening into a resin. Armsmaster's point of view shifted, taking a step toward the encased Hebert girl.

Only for the air to ripple and distort, Taylor flashing into existence in a burst of red energy, just outside the encasing foam. As she pushed Armsmaster up against the wall, Dragon paused the video, freezing things as they got a good look at Taylor.

Her eyes were glowing a blood red, fangs came down from her lip. She also looked utterly, completely terrified.

Dragon's voice was...cool, but with definite concern coming over the synthesizer. "I've seen that kind of look before. On kids just picked up from a fresh trigger event. I don't think she intended to hurt anybody. She moved to escape afterward, and didn't even attack the PRT security team who tried to stop her at the front door."

Armsmaster spoke. "She had her trigger event three months ago. That doesn't apply."

Dragon retorted. "If she's telling the truth, then from her point of view, she had her trigger event yesterday, and being restrained is a reminder of that. Given how dangerous powers can be during such incidents, leeway is usually granted for all but the most dangerous cases. I think we can extend Miss Hebert the benefit of the doubt, considering her actions."

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Oh boy, here hoping they get her to come in and calm down.

Well, this went beyond escalation for Taylor

Anger surged through me as I got to my feet. I'm being accused of this, now? "I am Taylor Hebert."

He paused for a moment, his lips curving into a frown. "Miss, please calm down. I'm here to help. We just need to verify a few things."

Memories came in a rush. Putting in documentation to the school staff about being bullied, hoping for change. Being ignored. Everything coming down to pretty-girl-says with friends against me alone. Never being believed or having any backup at all.

I saw red. There was a flicker of movement at my side, but I didn't notice much with my gaze on Armsmaster. "Verify? I ended up dead because the fucking school wouldn't verify that I was going through hell. Because all they listened to was the popular girls, and not the 'problem student.' Know why I was a problem student? Because I was attacked every single day! By Emma Barnes, Madison Clements, and Sophia Hess."

Armsmaster had been shifting slightly as I spoke, but he froze at that. "Are you sure?"

My anger turned into a tide of white-hot rage. He doesn't believe me. Nobody ever believes me. They always said I was lying to get attention. And one of the heroes I looked up to as a kid was just like them. "Are you calling me a liar!?" I was moving forward before I knew it, my hand tingling.

Armsmaster raised his hands, taking a step toward me, closing the distance.. "Miss, please, if you don't calm down, I'll have to restrain you."

This little gnat presumes to give me orders? "Don't tell me to calm down!"

Armsmaster grabbed my wrist, and on instinct, I flicked up my arm. A red streak flicked from my hand, slashing against Armsmaster's chin, making him stumble back as his lip was suddenly bleeding.

I looked down at my hand, my forearm covered in the shadow-gauntlet. I froze in surprise.

I looked up to meet my father's eyes. Danny's eyes were wide with surprise and fear.

Fear of me. My dad was afraid of me.

That snapped me out of my anger, the irrational rage replaced by horror.

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Oh no, that escalated.

A real ride this one...

It's always interesting diving into works based on fandoms you know little about, but this particular story was well worth the leap of faith. You managed to write it in such a way that I did not need to know exactly who every character was the first time their name came up and the merging of the different stories was very well done.

All in all this is a really good story and I will definitely reread it at some point!

-Winlyn

Hello, thank you for the wonderful story! It was great to imagine the epic fights, see a new side to endbringers, have a proper sequel to the story.
I hope you enjoy your future projects, whatever they are.

This was amazing, bravo, absolutely phenomenal, I can’t help but feel it’s been set up for a mass effect crossover in the future, what with Shepard and the Vista Drive, I know it’s unlikely but a fan can dream.
Amazing story, was a great read, I hope you come back to write again

loved the story