A/N: My second Blazblue fic! This one is also about Ragna and Taokaka, but is rated M for language and lemons. If you don't approve of readable smut, don't read! You have been warned!
Also, I'll be including a good song's title and the artist that sings it at the beginning of every chapter, hopefully I can get a few of you liking some new bands, or at least make you say "hey! I like that song!" the first song is my all time favorite, Every Lie, by My Darkest Days. Youtube it.
Chapter 1: Memories
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Ragna found himself alone, in front of a burning church. He looked around and saw no one. He felt an incredible pain in his arm, and looked to see, but found it was gone. He screamed in agony, and fell to the ground, breathing heavily. He looked around trying to find his little sister, Saya. Neither she nor his brother Jin were anywhere to be seen.
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Ragna bolted upright in his bed, gasping for air. He looked around and saw he was at home, and looked at his arm, which was still there… or rather, the Azure Grimoire that served as his arm was there.
He looked at the clock, it read "10:12". "Damn… why does it have to be morning already…?" he forced himself out of bed and trudged towards the kitchen of his apartment. No more than ten minutes later, he was sitting down at his dining table, with a bowl of ramen and a glass of orange juice.
After he finished eating he took a shower and got himself dressed, and locked his Blood Scythe to his back, and made for the door.
A few hours later, he was walking in the park and enjoying the gentle breeze… until… "GOOD GUUYYY!" Tao came bounding up behind him. "Good Guy! Whatcha doin'?"
Ragna looked over his shoulder at her as he walked. "Trying to enjoy the quiet."
Tao smiled her Cheshire smile and walked with Ragna, maintaining the same distance… until… "Good Guy, Tao is hungry!"
Ragna rubbed his temples, "you're always hungry, Tao. Plus, I don't have any money on me."
Tao's ears drooped. "But… Tao is hungry!"
Just as she said this, a large puppet appeared beside Ragna and tried to punch him. He raised his arms just in time to block the punch, and jumped back to distance himself from the doll. Carl Clover then walked up next to his "sister" and smiled. "Well played, Mr. Reaper… But I will not be leaving until I've captured you!"
Tao looked confusedly at the combatants. "Shorty? Why are you attacking Good Guy?"
Carl looked at Tao. " 'Good Guy'? you do know Ragna is wanted in every hierarchical city, right?"
Tao's tail swished back and forth behind her. "Rawrgna? But he's so nice to Tao! How can he be Rawrgna if he's so nice?!"
Carl adjusted his top hat and looked at Ragna. "you really are the lowest, tricking this innocent girl into thinking you're a good person."
Ragna pulled blood scythe from his back and shouted, "you don't know why I do the things I do! Give me a break and just go home!"
Carl smiled and pointed at Ragna. "you will only leave this place if you either agree to come peacefully, or if I drag you out of here unconscious!" just as he said this Nirvanna rushed at Ragna and tried again to punch him. Ragna blocked and swung his sword upwards, screaming "Inferno Divider!". Nirvanna crashed to the ground next to carl, but got back up and started moving towards Ragna once more. Ragna put his sword back in its holder and got into a fighting stance, then, when Nirvanna got close, he swung an uppercut and shouted "Dead Spike!" as his fist connected with Nirvanna's face, and a massive monstrous face appeared under her and launched her skyward. Once more she crashed to the ground and this time, she stayed there. Carl ran up to his sister and knelt beside her.
"Ada! Are you alright?!" The doll lifted its hand and patted Carl on his head. Carl nodded and stood back up. "Well Played Ragna. It looks like you've beaten my sister… but I'll find you again, and then, I WILL capture you!"
Ragna turned around and started walking away. Tao ran up beside him. "Good Guy! Why did shorty call you Rawrgna?" Ragna stopped in his tracks and turned to face Tao. He just sat there looking at her for some time, then spoke. "Because that's my name. I AM the criminal he says I am, but that's actually not true. I'm doing the RIGHT thing, and the NOL are the real "bad guys"…"
Tao thought for a few seconds, then nodded vigorously. "Okay, Good Guy! Tao knew you couldn't be bad!"
The two of them kept walking around for a short while until, "Good Guy! Tao is still hungry!"
Ragna hung his head, then threw his hands up. "I DON'T HAVE ANY MONEY!"
Tao's shoulders drooped. "But… WAIT! Tao can go see Boobie lady! She always feeds Tao!" and with that, the happy-go-lucky cat girl took off towards Orient town. Ragna looked in the direction Tao had gone for a few seconds, then sighed audibly and turned to walk away. "Glad that worked out…"