Akira had stopped the "bullets" without batting an eye and without suffering a single scratch. The "bullets" hadn't even managed to damage the huge crystal shield in front of them.
"So? I'll give you one last chance to surrender. But if you don't, I'll give all of you a proper beating. I'll leave you on the brink of death and I'll do it without mercy. Why? Because you tried to harm my husband. Something like that deserves death, but I'm feeling benevolent and I'll give you one last chance. Otherwise, I'll leave you crippled for life," Nemesis said.
She was angry — something new for her, as she couldn't remember ever being angry before. But when those guys tried to harm her Akira, an uncontrollable fury surged from the depths of her being. She knew Akira wouldn't suffer any damage, but… how dare these disgusting insects try to harm her Akira?! They deserved to be tortured for eternity until they begged for death! But out of respect for the king and probably for Akira, who surely wouldn't let her do that, she held back and gave them one last chance. If they didn't accept it… she would have an excuse to make them experience pain worse than death.
Upon hearing her, everyone understood. They had angered her. They had angered the Grim Reaper — something that had never happened before! If she was already merciless when she wasn't angry, how merciless could she be now that she was angry?! Even Larkos was trembling with fear.
"I surrender, I surrender, but please don't hurt me!" Lavidus begged.
After all, if he was arrested, there was still a chance that with a huge fine he could walk free thanks to all the contributions he had made to the galaxy and the king over decades. But if he didn't surrender… it was possible he would experience torture worse than death at the hands of this psychopath, and he didn't want that. No one would.
"Good… one down. Before, that would have been enough for you to avoid the beating, but now I'm truly angry, very angry, so I won't accept your surrender unless Larkos surrenders. Otherwise, I don't care if you surrendered or not," Nemesis said in a threatening tone.
Before she would have accepted his surrender, but now that she was angry, if Larkos didn't surrender, everyone would receive a brutal beating and torture from her.
Upon hearing Nemesis, Lavidus, pale with fear and shaking more than a flan, got down on his knees before Larkos.
"Mr. Larkos, please surrender, I don't want to die, I'm still young and I want to experience many things!" Lavidus begged on his knees.
Larkos said nothing.
"No, I'm not going to surrender," Larkos said.
Everyone was surprised, even Akira and Nemesis.
"Are you crazy?! She'll kill us if you don't surrender! If you want to die, commit suicide later, but don't drag me with you, you damn lunatic!" Lavidus snapped.
"Listen to your friend. I recommend it," Nemesis said.
"Heh, hahahaha," Larkos laughed.
"He's gone completely insane!" Lavidus shouted.
"I'm getting tired of all this. I'll give you 10 seconds to change your mind. Otherwise… you'll wish you had surrendered when you had the chance," Nemesis said with a frown.
"Fine! You want me to surrender so I can be locked up for life or executed? No thanks, I prefer to die with honor rather than stay locked in a cell for life or die by execution!" Larkos said.
Then he took out a small dark metallic object. The object had a small button on the top.
"Oh my god, a nuclear bomb!" Lavidus said, pale.
"Do you think a mere nuclear bomb can kill me? You'd better not do anything stupid," Nemesis said calmly.
"It's not for you, Grim Reaper, but for your man. This nuclear bomb has enough power to destroy this planet. It's obvious that you can survive the explosion. But what about your man? Will he be able to survive the explosion? And the radiation? Will he be able to endure it without experiencing an agonizing death?" Larkos said with a smile.
Without thinking twice, he pressed the button. Suddenly, the bomb began to glow with an orange light.
"You bastard!" Nemesis said.
Looks like this time I really am in danger. Radiation isn't a problem for me, not even the vacuum of space, but… I'm afraid I won't be able to survive such a strong explosion.
"It's over, it's all over for me!" Lavidus said.
"Akira, tell me you have an alien capable of withstanding a nuclear explosion," Nemesis said.
"…Sorry, I can withstand radiation, even the vacuum of space isn't a problem, but… I won't be able to survive an explosion of that magnitude," I denied.
Looks like this time I really am in danger…
"You… I'm going to tear you to pieces!" Nemesis exclaimed.
"Go ahead, but that won't change the fact that in a few seconds your man will perish along with everyone here! Goodbye, Grim Reaper, I'll leave this world knowing that I am the first being in the galaxy to cause you considerable damage! I, Larkos, will be known as the being who caused damage to the Grim Reaper, one of the most powerful beings in the galaxy. I'll die being a hero to many, I regret nothing!" Larkos said.
Nemesis was furious. She wanted to tear Larkos apart piece by piece, but time was running out and she couldn't let Akira die here. It would be devastating not only for her, but also for all the girls. She wouldn't even be able to return to Earth. She simply couldn't!
"Hahaha, one minute and it will all be over!" Larkos said.
But at that moment, a voice echoed throughout the place.
[ATTENTION. IT HAS BEEN DETECTED THAT THE HOST IS IN MORTAL DANGER. SEARCHING FOR THE APPROPRIATE ALIEN TO GET THE HOST OUT OF DANGER… ALIEN FOUND. PROCEEDING WITH FORCED TRANSFORMATION.]
Suddenly, a green light illuminated the entire room, surprising and blinding everyone present. When the light faded, a figure different from the crystal being appeared before everyone. This being seemed to be made of completely metallic armor. From its slits, probably its eyes, a lot of heat radiated, but at first glance it looked quite clumsy and even weak.
"And who is this?" Nemesis asked.
She had seen almost all of Akira's aliens, but this was the first time she had seen this one.
"One that's really interesting and…" Akira said.
Then he looked at Larkos. When he did, Larkos felt a chill.
"It's perfect for this situation. Nemesis," I said.
"What is it?" Nemesis asked.
"Does radiation affect you at all?" I asked.
"Not at all. I am completely immune to any amount of radiation. No matter how much radiation I am exposed to, nothing will happen to me. After all… well, you already know," Nemesis said.
"Then that's all I needed to know," Akira said.
Suddenly, something surprising happened. Akira placed his hand on the armor of his head and opened it. Yes, he opened it. When he did, an extremely strong heat was present and from the armor, a being made entirely of fire with the Omnitrix symbol came out. Everyone was stunned. No one knew what was happening except Nemesis, who looked with curiosity at the being made of pure fire.
"Interesting… and it even seems to radiate large amounts of radiation," Nemesis said.
"What?!" Lavidus exclaimed.
Radiation couldn't be felt just like that, but the body did feel it. Because of the radiation, numerous diseases could arise and the more radiation, the worse. Although there was the appropriate cure, if they were exposed to enough radiation… it could kill them instantly without giving them time to administer the appropriate cure.
"That's right," Akira nodded.
Then he looked at Larkos, who stepped back by pure instinct.
"You wanted to kill me? Well, let me give you some bad news. Today is not the day of my death," Akira said with an arrogant smile.
Then, at astonishing speed, he took the nuclear bomb from Larkos's hands and… swallowed it. Yes, he swallowed the nuclear bomb in front of the astonished eyes of all those present.
"Oh my god, he just ate a nuclear bomb!" Lavidus exclaimed in shock.
Even Nemesis was somewhat surprised. Although she was immune to the explosion or radiation… aside from her, no being she knew was. Far from being immune, being able to swallow a nuclear bomb with enough power to erase a planet from the face of the universe was… simply unthinkable.
"And it tasted like lemon. Do you have more? They're quite tasty," Akira said.
NRG's constitution allowed him to consume nuclear energy as if they were candies since his body was pure radiation to begin with and he could even control the amount of radiation emitted at will.
"You… this is impossible, it's not possible that you swallowed a nuclear bomb, it's simply not scientific!" Larkos said in terror.
His last trump card had been taken away just like that!
"Not scientific? There are many things in this universe that you would be unable to understand. Just because you believe it's impossible doesn't mean it is," Akira said.
He had reduced his radiation to the minimum so as not to kill all those present, except Nemesis who was immune, because his mission was not to kill them, but to arrest them.
"Nemesis. Why don't you call the space police? I think everything is resolved, we just need to deal with the small fry," Akira said while putting his armor back on.
Then he touched the Omnitrix symbol and transformed back into Diamondhead.
"Good, I think there will be some communication device nearby. You, give me your phone or die!" Nemesis said to Lavidus.
Without hesitation, he took out his phone, unlocked it and gave it to Nemesis, who immediately called the space police and told them everything that had happened.
…
Two hours later.
After Nemesis called the police, they quickly headed to the planet, not before ordering Larkos to deactivate all the satellites surrounding the planet, obviously. After deactivating them all, without tricks, the space police arrived with dozens of units and arrested every single one of the pirates, both the most normal ones in charge of extracting the material, as well as Larkos, their boss.
"Thank you very much for your contribution, ma'am and sir!" the police chief said.
He was the police chief of this section of the galaxy, responsible for this sector.
"No problem, the king must have already informed everything, just do your job," Nemesis said.
"Of course, but I couldn't let you leave without at least thanking you. I know it was the king's order, but… still, thank you very much for helping us stop Larkos's pirate gang and recover the Dorolio mine," the captain said.
"It's nothing," I said, downplaying it.
"By the way, the mine owners are heading here and will surely want to thank you. Won't you stay?" the captain said.
"No, we have important things to do and we can't stay that long," Nemesis refused.
Then she looked at me with a mischievous smile… I already know what she means by that, this horny s*****b…
"Understood, safe trip and have a very good day!" the captain said.
He had no intention of detaining them, he just wanted to remind them that the mine owners would want to thank them, but if they didn't want to stay, then he couldn't force them. They had already done enough after all.
For those more curious, only the high command of the police and the royal guard knew about Nemesis's relationship with the king, but it was a secret. If someone dared to say anything… they would undoubtedly be judged with extreme harshness, even being sentenced to death was not far-fetched, that's why no one said anything. As for the rest of the police, they simply believed that Nemesis and Akira were two strong people who had helped them and yes, most knew Nemesis's face and identity, but since their captain took no action and didn't even mention anything. Who were they to ask about things they probably shouldn't? They could even be sanctioned for asking! Everyone knew there was more to it than met the eye, otherwise they would have tried to detain her, but since their captain not only said nothing about it, but also treated Nemesis and Akira with the utmost respect… it was surely one of those secrets they shouldn't inquire about, otherwise a sanction would be the least of their worries.