Metaverse of Mechas

📘 Chapter 112

🌿 Scene 1: Zui's Trial – Judgment of the Forest Tribunal

Zui stood before the Eldertree Tribunal, a semi-mythical court composed of sentient flora spirits and mech-integrated nature avatars. The trial was held within the Heartroot Grove, a place where Krono pulses throbbed in the soil itself.

Elder Thiron, a being fused from bark, memory, and moss, stepped forward.

"Zui of Verdion. You have merged with the First Blossom. Such power is not granted—it is tested."

Vines rose around her mech, creating a ring of truth. Ancient spirits took form as semi-transparent beasts: a horned elk, a thorn-lion, and a weeping willow wraith.

"To keep the Blossom, you must face three truths:

What you fear most.What you deny exists.What you love most—and may lose."

The first illusion began.

She was pulled into a memory.

Her, standing at the grave of her parents. But this time… it was Zake and Zeron lying there.

The soil swallowed their mechs. Flames of war crackled above.

She screamed and fell to her knees.

"No—this isn't real!"

A voice whispered: But it could be… if you fail.

The next vision showed her becoming Myrlok—a killer of forest spirits, devouring their cores. She denied it. She fought it. But part of her wanted power.

And the third…

She saw Verdion disassembled. Lifeless. And she was back to being a powerless girl—no Krono, no mech, no family.

She wept.

But then…

From her tears, the roots of the Blossom grew brighter, weaving around her like armor. She stood—bloodied but wiser.

Elder Thiron nodded.

"You have passed. Verdion is yours. But now you must wield it not for power—but for balance."

💾 Scene 2: Zake and Aeris – Project Genesis: The Second Subject

In the lab, Zake and Aeris finally decrypted the remaining shards of the Genesis files. What they discovered stunned them.

"Zeron was Subject 003."

Aeris scrolled further.

"Then who was Subject 001 and 002?"

A final corrupted video played.

In a cryotube floated a girl—her body glowing faintly purple. Unlike Zeron, she had wings sprouting from her back. Robotic. Organic. Merged.

"Her name was... Naira."

"And she's still alive," Aeris whispered.

⚔️ Scene 3: Kael vs. Vaixen – The Tower Duel

Inside the towering hall of the Guild Council, Kael burst through the sealed chamber door. Vaixen stood by the panoramic glass, sipping synthetic wine, as city lights blinked below.

"You know I expected you."

"Good," Kael snarled. "Then you won't mind bleeding."

Vaixen's cane extended, reshaping into a whip of quantum threads. Kael activated Solarmaw, his plasma blade roaring to life.

The duel cracked walls.

The entire floor bent under the strain of clashing Krono.

Vaixen's attacks weren't just fast—they predicted Kael's moves.

"Because I implanted a parasite in you years ago. Everything you've ever done… I've seen."

Kael fell—barely dodging a whip strike.

"Then let me show you something you didn't see."

He triggered a manual override, severing the parasite link.

Solarmaw roared brighter than ever.

He stabbed Vaixen through the chest.

But as Vaixen fell… his face began to change.

His skin peeled.

His real form revealed—a twisted fusion of alien matter and mech wiring.

Kael backed away in horror.

"What… the hell are you?!"

🧠 Scene 4: Vance's Prototype – The Anti-Mindspread Mech

In the hidden workshop beneath the ruins of an old academy, Vance unveiled his latest creation:

Cerebane – a mech infused with adaptive code walls and Krono firewalls capable of resisting Tenebra's mind-puppeteering.

Its pilot seat pulsed with organic Krono—a risk Vance was willing to take.

Zeron stared at it.

"You built this… in secret?"

"While others played politics, I prepared for war."

Zake entered the chamber, breathless.

"The mind-spread is accelerating. Half the abandoned mechs in Old Klyrex are moving."

Vance nodded grimly.

"Then it's time to test Cerebane."

🌌 Scene 5: Zeron's Dream – The First Wielder of Purple Krono

That night, Zeron slept—and dreamed of a world long buried.

A shattered sky. Cities floating in air.

A young woman with hair of burning starlight approached him.

"So, you finally touched it."

"Who are you?"

"I am the one who first created the Krono. And you, Zeron… are its last flame."

The dream rippled.

The woman screamed—dragged away by tendrils of black oil.

Zeron awoke, gasping.

Something in his chest had changed.

📜 Preview – Chapter 113:

Naira awakens from cryo stasis… and the lab isn't ready for her.Kael must carry Vaixen's alien corpse across a collapsing tower.Cerebane engages its first infected mech swarm—in the ruined city of Old Klyrex.Zui receives a prophetic message from the Forest Tribunal about a coming convergence.And Zeron's body starts glowing… even when he's not channeling any Krono.