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// Omake 
// Story: A New World, A New Way - Swarm 
// by Kingofsouls 
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OMAKE




        Hong Kong Shatterdome, 2025

        Marshall Stacker Pentacost, clad in his obsidian armor, stood before the collected Pan-Pacific Defence Core. This was it: Humanity's last stand against the unfathomable power of the Kaiju. The end was nigh, for better or worse, and at the end of the day he and his team were going into the hornets nest. Today the fight would end.

        The end result be damned.

        "Today...." The words crawled out of his mouth, weak and strong at the same time. His choice of words perfectly reflected him: A tired man that had traveled to the gates of Hell themselves and back, whom only wanted a brighter tomorrow for his kind. "Today... At the edge of our hope, at the end of our time, we have chosen not only to believe in ourselves, but in each other. 
        
        "Today there is not a man nor woman in here that shall stand alone. Not today. Today we face the monsters that are at our door and bring the fight to them! Today, we are canceling the apocalypse!"

        Before any cheers could be cheered, a very loud collection of sad sniffles echoed through the silence that was now in the Shatterdome. He turned to see a small dinosaur made of rock sniffle. Standing next to it was a tall creature that could best be described as a mutant hedgehog wearing spiky green and cream armor. 

        The dinosaur started to bawl. "WHY DOES EVERYONE WANT TO CANCEL ME?" With that, the dinosaur ran away into the depths of the Shatterdome, crying louder than any siren. 
        
        "Really Pentacost? Really?" Came the reply from the mutant hedgehog knight. His face was visibly angry as his arms were very vibrant in their waving about to express his mood. He then turned around a broke into a awkward run, shouting "Wait for me Apocalypse! They didn’t mean you!"

        Moments passed as the entirety of the staff was processing what happened. As it was the voice of the entirety of all present, Pentacost's reply summed up everyone's thoughts quite nicely. "What the hell was that!?"