This is an AU where Raiden does successfully save Amani but, he still takes heavy damage against Sam
Chapter 1
Scattered Winds
(LQ Pov)
As I did my route through the sewers I had to wonder about some things like my executing of the wind of destruction Khamsin. "Can I not truly understand freedom like that man said ...or is it something you can only truly understand with having it?" I knew that freedom was earned not given to someone but, how was it earned. "Is freedom something impossible for an A.I such as myself….perhaps so." I began getting lost in thoughts of my close escape and..how humans term it as a depressing defeat. I then growled out"Mistral will find that next time I get my chance my freedom shall be assured...I will not fail again."
"Hmhmhm what a very interesting way of coping with your ideals little wolf." the chuckling voice was of a female origin though with the echo I could not identify the source of it. I kept my camo activated scanning for the owner of the voice. "You're quite tricky for a little machine." I heard a snap jumping down as a void opened up glaring red eyes beading down on me. Disengaging my cloak seeing how it was worthless against my current adversary, I whipped my tail throwing heat knives in a fan to try and hit something.
"I am more than an average machine...show yourself so we may do combat fairly." there was a giggle and another void opened aiming to swallow me though I nimbly dodged it as she told me.
"I would but, fair play isn't my forte." I felt something akin to what humans would show as fear which I only felt when my memory is threatened. I equipped my tail with the chainsaw grinding it through the concrete growling.
"Then I will have to hunt you by more than sound..eragh!" I went to activate thermal vision as a shadow loomed behind me and, I felt static overwhelm my vision along with pain.
(Jetstream Sam Pov)
I sat casually as the others looked at one another we had been called to a meeting" Damn you morons, how the hell do you fail that badly I mean you failed to kill that peace-loving piece of shit but you couldn't even capture Jack!?" I spoke up with a smirk on my face I loved seeing the boss pissed because it was a trickle of revenge each time.
"I decided to let him go because I felt everyone in here would like a piece of him." Then following me up was the last person I figured would support the move Monsoon.
"I for one appreciate that Samuel, besides he'll only grow stronger from defeat." I nodded a truth that was always the truth, but it would take more than that for the cyborg to beat them he would need to reawaken to his blade's real purpose. As we're going to continue with how we're going to move forward as a voice came over the intercom.
"Ahhhh we need assistance -bzzt- down here we're being torn apart argh!" we heard the cyborg's last words as we looked at each other we decided to go down to investigate. As we got to the bottom floor, we walked out of the elevator and I had to slice down a body that was thrown towards us. Looking over the rails of the ledge we're at we saw two women sitting atop the smashed and, crushed forms of the cyborgs along with the rest of building security. We looked at one another before we jumped down in sync keeping our eyes on our enemies.
First, a woman with nine fox tails waving through the air as if to tell us she was more than prepared to fight, jumped down from her pile of machinery and corpses landing gracefully. I then inquired "FOX augmentations hmm too bad we don't have any HOUNDs for you to join up with miss.?" She seemed confused her fox ears twitching before she commented.
"I'm sorry if that was supposed to be a joke I am not well acquainted with the outside world but, I can assure you I'm no human playing with electronics I am a true Kyuubi no kitsune." as if to prove her point the woman's eyes sharpened and, fingers gave way to some claws making me give her an applause.
"Well then." I put my hand to my sword with a smirk "Care to dance Foxlady?" she seemed to narrow her eyes getting into a combat stance. Right as I was going to draw my blade I was stopped by a large cleaver-like sword I turned my head looking at Sundowner he told me.
"Stand down Sammy this one's mine!" this made the fox lady say something that was a little strange.
"What is wrong with human's these days fighting over who's killing who." That's when the woman on top of the other pile floated down making Mistral whisper out.
"Your Lorentz Force looks very obsolete now Monsoon." who only made a clicking noise with his tongue in response as the woman landed she gave off a small laugh telling her ally.
"My my Ran so popular with the men, I'm almost jealous." her voice was filled with a mischievous calm that perked my interest she seemed like someone I could get along with.
"On second thought you are more of my type," I said looking at the woman who only smirked before saying.
"Really does that mean I'll be stealing that dance from Ran then?" I nodded though as I just began drawing Muramasa Armstrong had gotten tired of the talking. He pushed past me and yelled.
"Die you annoying shit!" he went to give the woman I wanted to fight a punch to the face but, she sidestepped him before tripping him making him faceplant on the ground and, sighed out the words.
"My my how rude of you sir I never got to introduce me or my partner, I am Yukari Yakumo and, my friend over there is Ran Yakumo you are?" Armstrong slammed a fist on the ground before cursing out the words.
` "you damn bitch that doesn't matter, I'll crush your ass here and now!" he stood up lunging for her but, she stopped his punch to my amazement. After that, she threw him into a strange void with glaring red eyes that locked on us.
"Things have gotten interesting hasn't it boys?"Mistral asked as the mini-geckos that served as her pets formed her weapon L'etranger walking forwards at the woman.
(Necrofantasia Metal cover by RichaadEB on youtube)
Mistral rushed towards this Yukari woman while I simply kept an eye on fox lady or Ran I suppose was her name. Mistral's barrage of quick swipes with the polearm we're easily avoided by Yukari but, Yukari didn't get to be too comfortable with the swipes as the arm glew for a second before mistral used it like a whip. While doing an upwards whiplash attack that barely missed Mistral said" It's over you femme stupide." her weapon went from whip to polearm again.
"Really how so?" Mistral dived down at Yukari with the hopes of spearing her it failed. As the bladed tip of the pole came close to her face, Yukari side stepped allowing Mistral to fling herself into another void that shut the moment she was all the way through smiled before asking with a small yawn. "Next?" I heard a tink on the ground then, a smoke bomb exploded leaving the room covered by a heavy fog.
"Can't see me can you bitch, well I can see you!" that's when I saw his shade dive down at her for a crossing slash with his sai only for the mist to suddenly blown away. The sudden blast of wind cleared the fog and, in Yukari's grip was Monsoon.
"Hah you rely too much on the shadows." she threw him into a void off to her right hand and, then it was down to me and, Sundowner. Sundowner laughed madly aiming his sword at Yukari doing a rush at her. He did three quick slices one clipping her dress slightly but, creating a gap off to the side putting her hand inside it, another gap appeared in front of sundowner's face with her hand lunging forward out of it.
"No, you don't." Sundowner laughed as his overcoat ripped off pulling up his shield that became completely useless as another gap appeared behind him. Her hand entered another gap she put in front of the shield coming out of the one behind him, she yanked him into the gap from behind. I whistled at the current events this was quite the show.
"Well, well aren't you something by the way what did you do with my boss...not like I specifically care, but I do enjoy my paycheck." Yukari chuckled before saying words of my own heart.
"You're quite the interesting person definitely different than any of your comrades." I took that as a compliment and, the woman Ran piped up instead silently watching.
"You seem quite happy for your employer to be gone then someone who's usually in it for the money." She was more than right the money wasn't my reason for working with them, I was being forced that and, I was a man of ideas.
"I'm more into the Ideals of people not to say I agreed with Armstrong's." Ran nodded before Yukari told me.
"Well have little fear they are still alive it's just there in my home world known as Gensokyo and, you shall be going to I need good entertainment after all." I looked at her so this was a game for her, it made me smile.
"Really well then, I guess I'll have to dance after all." I went into a drawing stance my body being covered in a red glow and, I told her. "Here I come." in seconds I was behind her sword being outwards I sheathed it while saying "Jetstream...Slash." the single swing told me who would win as the red glow disappeared I turned to look at Yukari behind me. She was in half….due to a gap separating her body in two allowing her to completely avoid my attack.
"That was quite the attack Sam was it, had I not been prepared that would have left a scratch." I chuckled at that I doubted if she could probably stop me mid-swing but, who knows for sure.
(Music End)
"Well I guess I'll come along though before that have you met Wolfy, he's a giant talking robot dog?" she looked at me before nodding with a smile that was trying to hide the fact that I cared for the robo-pup.
"You have no need to worry I found him a good home I promise you, now if you'd go through this gap please?" I nodded I wasn't the adventurous sort but, hell this beats a national incident.
(Yukari Pov)
After the man named Sam had gone through my gap I felt this would be a much better thing than I originally thought. "Lady Yukari this is probably the most stupid plan you've had in awhile." I sighed she never does get my sense of humor besides for some of these winds of destruction it ought to be a learning experience.
"It'll be fine Ran you worry too much."
Chapter 1 end