A/N: Hello everyone I am returning to this series with a new entry. I did a story called "Guardian Angel" over a year ago and this story serves as a sequel to that one. This will be a twelve chapter story that will take the entire year. Also, I am doing three side stories for Casshern Sins throughout the year.
Disclaimer: I don't own Casshern Sins
It was a partly sunny day on Earth. With the Ruin now over Luna providing hope the world had begun to rebuild. However, with the death of Braiking Boss a power vacuum developed allowing warlords to take power with the help of former bandits. In a stretch of road, a pair of androids was currently on the run from bandits. They were a male six feet tall with silver "skin" and red hair and a woman five, six inches with white "skin" and auburn hair.
"We need to keep moving." said a male android as the group ran.
"We...can't...keep...going." panted a gynoid who then tripped and fell.
"Well, well, well. It looks like we've caught a rat." said the ex-bandit leader, a mishmash of parts from the Ruin.
"Please let her go." begged the male android.
"It's okay Gregory. Please go." replied the woman.
"I won't abandon you Alexandra!" cried Gregory.
"Master Naricent will enjoy his new prisoner." said the ex-bandit leader clearly with malevolence.
Don't you dare hurt her." said Gregory angrily.
"I won't do a thing but, Master Naricent will use her." said the ex-bandit leader.
"What will he do?" asked Alexandra.
"He loves making prisoners fight to their death. The humans had a similar thing called gladiators." answered the ex-bandit leader.
"Let her go." came a voice from a nearby rock.
"It's...Casshern." awed Gregory.
"The man who indited the Ruin and killed Braiking Boss." awed the ex-bandit leader.
"Let her go." stated Casshern.
"Kill him!" ordered the ex-bandit leader.
The ex-bandits attacked Casshern but, he jumped into the air and came down killing one of the robots. The others attacked but, Casshern ripped off their limbs smashed them to bits. Their leader charged but, Casshern ripped off his arm rescuing Alexandra. Once she was safe, Casshern drove his arm through the leader killing him.
"Thank you Casshern." said Gregory.
"You saved me." added Alexandra.
"It was nothing." said Casshern who then departed.
At their home, Ringo and Holder were busy working to maintain said home. Holder was doing needed repairs to the outside of said home while Ringo was tending to their memorial garden. Their daughter, Lyuze, was nearby playing with Friender.
"Oghi, Lyzue. I hope you're watching us where every you are." said Ringo to herself.
"Mommy! Big robots are coming!" called Lyzue.
"Honey, get in the house." replied Ringo serious.
"Okay." said a disappointed Lyuze who went inside, but watched from a window.
"It's that time already." sighed Holder as the robots, arrived.
"Okay, it's time for you to give tribute to Master Naricent." said the head robot, again a mishmash of parts taken from broken robots.
"Why do you thugs keep harass people?" asked Ringo.
"It's the place of the weak to be slaves to the strong. Braiking Boss believed that before the Ruin and Master Naricent carries it on." answered the head robot.
"You're a bunch of thugs." spat Ringo.
"Don't say things like that. These robots won't hesitate to kill us in an instant." warned Holder.
"If Casshern were here you wouldn't act so though." stated Ringo, which got a laugh from the robots.
"I can't believe people still believe in that fairy tail." laughed the head robot.
"Casshern was real!" snapped Ringo stomping her foot.
"Oh please. The idea if one person causing the Ruin then suddenly returning is ludicrous." said the head robot, "Oh, I guess his flesh also could cure the Ruin."
"The rumors about his flesh are bogus but, he was real." said Ringo.
"Pure nonsense." scoffed the robot leader.
I knew Casshern. He is real and he's a great person." stated Ringo.
"Wow. She actually knew Casshern." murmmered the robots among themselves.
"Enough!" cried their angered leader.
"Casshern is real and will hold you accountable." warned Ringo.
"I'm sick of that name! Casshern is a myth!" screamed the robot leader.
"Ringo, please stop." said Holder.
"No. Casshern did so much and was condemned by the entire world. I can't let them insult him." replied Ringo.
"I'm sick of this! Do you have your tribute to Master Naricent or not?!" asked the robot leader angrily.
"We really don't have much to offer." answered Holder.
"Nothing you deserve." huffed Ringo.
"Bite your tongue." warned the robot leader.
"I'm afraid we really don't have anything to offer." said Holder.
"Then if that's the case then we'll have to take you." replied the robot leader.
"Bark!" snapped Friender interjecting himself.
"Shut it mutt!" cried the robot leader who struck Friender.
"No!" cried Lyuze.
"A little girl. I think she'll do." said the robot leader.
"Leave her alone!" screamed Ringo.
"Fine, then I'll take you." said the robot leader.
"Okay." accepted Ringo.
"Ringo, don't." said Holder panicked.
"It's fine. I know what I'm doing." said Ringo.
"Let's go." stated the robot leader.
"Please, let me find something else." begged Holder.
"It could allow the group you sent after those two rouge androids to return." noted another robot.
"Be quick about it." huffed the robot leader.
"Right." replied Holder who ran off.
"You're disgusting." spat Ringo.
"Watch your mouth." said the robot leader sternly.
"I've seen a lot of good people struggle to survive in the Ruin and manage to find happiness. The fact you so callously use others for your own gain makes me ill." explained Ringo.
"Here. This is a modified combustion engine. It's rare and useful. Please, it's all we have." said Holder returning.
"Why would I want this?" asked the robot leader.
"It's the only thing I can offer." answered Holder.
"Sir, we promised Master Naricent we would be back soon." noted another of the robots.
"He'll have our heads if we're late." thought the robot leader to himself, "Fine. But, if he rejects your offer then we will be back."
"Thank you." replied a relieved Holder.
"Let's go." said the head robot as the group left.
"Jerks." huffed Ringo who walked off.
"Honey, that was reckless." said Holder.
"I don't care." replied Ringo.
"Well I do. Lyuze and I need you. You cannot be so aggressive with ex-bandits like that." said Holder.
"I want Lyuze to have a good life and that can't happen if those thugs keep harassing us. I've seen too many good people die when I was young and all I want for her is the life I never had." explained Ringo, who walked away.
Meanwhile, the robots that were just at their home were busing waiting. The group their leader had sent off two cyborgs had yet to return. The robot leader was becoming impatient and ready to leave.
"'If they're not here in two minutes then we're leaving and they cane answer to Master Naricent." said the robot leader.
"Sir I'm sure they're be here." said one of his subordinates.
"I don't care! I'm not waiting any longer!" snapped the robot leader.
"You're wasting your time. I killed your thugs." said a man in white appearing before the robots.
"Who the hell are you?" asked the robot leader.
"I am Casshern." answered said man.
"He is real!" exclaimed one of the robots.
"Kill him!" cried the robot leader.
The robots quickly moved and surrounded Casshern who merely looked around waiting for them to make a move. The robots charged Casshern who jumped into the air. Coming down, Casshern smashed right through one of the robots then began to attack the others. But, Casshern proved too quick and one by one he destroyed them.
"Kill him!" screamed the robot leader.
Several robots attacked Casshern headed on which proved foolish. Casshern easily destroyed their arms then torn them to ribbons.
"It's over." stated Casshern.
A small group of damaged robots attacked Casshern but, he dodged and destroyed the robots with only blow a piece.
"You son of a bitch." spat the robot leader.
The final robots attacked Casshern but, he easily foiled their attack. He then smashed the robots killing them. This left only the leader left.
"There's nobody left." noted Casshern.
"Damn you!" screamed the robot leader.
The robot leader attacked Casshern who grabbed his arms and ripped them off. Casshern then lunged forward and put his arm through the body of the robot leader.
"You...are...real." said the robot leader before dying.
Back at their home, Holder and Ringo were trying to put the events of earlier that day behind them. The two decided to forget the argument they had and just move on though Ringo was still bitter toward the ex-bandits. As they continued about their daily business things were again interrupted. However, this time was from Friender barking.
"I'll go see what's wrong." said Ringo heading outside.
"Please call off your dog. We don't mean you any harm." said Gregory, as Alexandria stood behind him.
"Heel boy." said Ringo and with that Friender fell back.
"Thank you." replied Gregory.
"Who are you?" asked Ringo, weary of strangers in this ruthless world.
"I am Gregory and this is Alexandra. We're androids. The two of us met during the Ruin and we've been together ever since." answered Gregory.
"We have nowhere to go. Robots loyal to Naricent destroyed our previous home and we have been wandering ever since." added Alexandra.
"Come in." offered Ringo.
The two androids followed her inside and quickly introduced themselves to Holder and Lyuze who stood close to her mother for protection.
"So, how did you two meet exactly?" asked Holder.
"During the Ruin both of us were depressed and simple waited for death. However, as we both wandered around waiting for the Ruin to end our lives we accidently bumped into each other and feel in love." explained Alexandra.
"We believe our love is what kept us from ruining." added Gregory.
"They were like flames, flames of life burning bright." said Ringo who added to herself, "Right Casshern?"
"Very well put." said Gregory.
"So, how exactly did you two meet?" asked Alexandra.
"Ringo had been living her right before the Ruin ended and I met her while traveling through the area myself." answered Holder.
"That's sweet." replied Alexandra warmly.
"Thank you." said Ringo who noticed somebody watching from the doorway, "Lyuze, you can come in. It's okay."
"This is our daughter." said Holder as the little girl entered the room.
"She's really cute." said Gregory.
"Thank you." said Holder.
"She's the same age I was when I first started to live here." noted Ringo slightly saddened.
"I'm sorry." said Gregory.
"It was either going be Lyuze if a girl or a Ohji if it were a boy." noted Holder.
"Ohji was my guardian, he watched me and acted like my father. He died to the Ruin while living here." added Ringo.
"That's horrible." replied Alexandra sadly.
"I'll always been saddened by what happened but, I'm moved on." said Ringo.
"I'm glad to hear that." replied Gregory.
"Well I think there is enough for now." said Ringo, "How about we change subject?"
"That sounds fine to me." answered Gregory.
"Oh...tell us about the place you lived before." suggested Holder.
"It was a commune in the remains of a small city. There were mostly cyborgs and robots but, there was a small number of humans there as well." said Alexandra.
"We had all accepted the Ruin and once it ended we were hopeful of a future." said Gregory.
"That's so sad." said Ringo.
"It's okay. Actually, we heard there was another commune like this which inspired us. However, it's gone now." said Gregory, which caused Friender to whimper.
"How interesting." replied Ringo when a knock came on the door.
"Mommy, daddy's engine is back. said Lyzue peering out the window.
"I wonder how that got back." pondered Holder.
"I doubt those thugs would willing give it back even if Naricent rejected it." added Ringo.
"Maybe you two were aided by Casshern like us." proposed Gregory, which cause Ringo to freeze in place.
Meanwhile, an impatiently angry robot sat on his throne waiting for the return of his subordinates. Naricent was a large, black cyborg with red eyes. He had been created by Braiking Boss and served as a general in his army but, when the Ruin came he found himself alone and when it ended he used his former position to make himself a warlord. Naricent had made Castle Promise, the former residence of Braiking Boss, his own once Luna retreated back to her original castle not long after Braiking Boss was killed.
"Master Naricent! Our recon team has discovered the group we sent out earlier!" declared a robot scout entering the room.
"Good. Send them in." said Naricent.
"We cannot sir." said the robot scout.
"And why is that?" asked Naricent, clearly displeased.
"I'm afraid they're dead sir." answered robot scout.
"What?!" exclaimed Naricent.
"We...we aren't sure what happened but, all of the men have been found slaughtered. At the moment we have no credible leads on what occurred." explained the robot scout.
"Damn!" snapped Naricent, clearly angry.
"What should we do sir?" asked the robot scout.
"I already know." answered Naricent.
The robot scout stood to salute Naricent which said warlord had stolen from the salute Braiking Boss used before the Ruin. However, as soon as he did Naricent smashed his head in and sent him crashing to the ground.
"B..b...bu..." stammered the robot scout.
"Nobody enters my throne room without my permission." stated Naricent.
"Ma..ma...ma..." stammered the robot scout before breaking down.
"We'll see how our little trouble maker likes dueling the Angel of Ruin." said Naricent with a malevolent smile.
A/N: And that's where we'll end things there. I am glad to get this going and hope you like it. Next time, we pick with Ringo and the others were we left off and mark the return of one of my favorite characters from the show. Please review.