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Chapter 3
Duel of the Fates
Motoko Aoyama is a girl who has grown with the ideals of the samurais of the old legends, a girl who truly believes in honor and justice, however, her mindset is always obscured by her only flaw, she is a man-hater. This psychological problem began when her older sister abandoned her title as heiress of the clan, in order to marry a young soldier, this made Motoko to think that falling in love with men represents weakness of heart and mind. Now, this event only set Motoko's mind into not involving herself with the opposite sex, her true problem came when she met a certain girl named Naru Narusegawa, who everyday filled her mind with the idea of every man being a sex hungry pervert. With the passing years, this changed Motoko's mind set from just not trust them, to downright hate them, to the point of having the need to punish any man she comes to see placing his hands on a woman, without even asking reasons. And the closer the girl that was touched was to her, the more enraged she managed to get, such was this case.
"STAY AWAY FROM HER, YOU FILTHY PERVERT MALE!" Motoko shouted with all her strength. She just returned from school to the sanctuary that was the Hinata-sou, a place that no man can set a foot in, for hence, her indignation at seeing an unconscious Haruka in the arms of a stranger man
"Motoko! Stop!" Everyone who knew the kendoka shouted at the same time, some were worried for Keitaro, other for the out cold Haruka, but only one knew the result of this silly action
"ORA!" Motoko shouted, guiding her wooden sword to deliver her usual devastating blow, while Keitaro lifted his left arm to shield him and his favorite aunt. Arm and weapon connected, but the result was not what most people expected
SNAP!
Motoko's sword broke, she was shocked, unable to believe it, her sword, once infused with chi, was able to cut through stone. For a man to resist it with only his arm, it was simply impossible. She never saw the counterattack, Keitaro's arm kept going up while she was falling, and once it reached certain height, he brought it down, with massive force
WHAM!
And Motoko was out cold even before hitting the ground, most of the girls went to help the kendoka, some went to Keitaro, but Hina and Sheva didn't move, one had a smirk, the other a frown…
[Pathetic girl, never stood a chance] Sheva spoke, in English, so the others couldn't follow
[What have you done to my grandson? He wouldn't have raised his hand against a woman even if his life depended on it] Hina almost growled, glaring at the ebony beauty
[I calmed him down, the girl is still alive, and with no permanent damage. Thank your gods he isn't the same he was before I married him] Sheva replied, remembering part of her adventure in Africa…
=Flashback=
The tribals were usually fearless in combat, and the parasites turned them berserk, that much Chris and Sheva could tell from the firsts combats. But the berserkers only fueled Keitaro's blood lust
"IS THAT ALL YOU GOT? BRING ME MORE! BRING ME A CHALLENGE!" Keitaro shouted, bringing his machete down on one of the rampant tribals, cleaving him in two
"This is crazy!" Sheva shouted, unable to believe how the Captain of the death corps enjoyed this life threatening situation
"Just wait until a BOW appears, then he'll go berserk. For now focus, we still have to get out of this" Chris said, for they were trapped on some kind of trap, logs came out of the ground, encircling them inside some kind of structure, above them, three tribals were using bows and arrows, and the infection made them resist several bullets before falling
"THAT'S RIGHT! KEEP COMING MOTHERFUCKERS! I'M GOING TO SEND YOU ALL TO HELL IN PIECES!" Keitaro kept shouting, decapitating, cleaving in two, or dismembering anyone who came on his way. He was outside the trap, dealing with several dozens of tribals at the same time
"Sheva, once we get out here…" Chris began to say, but Sheva imagined what was coming
"I know, help the captain before things gets out of his hand" Sheva interrupted, thinking on doing some team work
"ARE YOU INSANE? We will hide until he calms down!" Chris shouted, much to Sheva's surprise
"What?" Sheva had to ask, she just couldn't believe it
"That guy will attack anything that moves. Believe me, I was there, it wasn't pretty, and he almost ripped off my head!" Chris shouted, none of his memories of the Onslaught were pretty
As the last of the ambushers died, Chris and Sheva managed to climb the structure, getting a better view of the battlefield… The massacre that Keitaro was unleashing, Chris not only didn't provide support fire, he also told Sheva to no give it, much to her distress. The massacre lasted for another fifteen minutes, and when it was over, Keitaro was standing over a large pile of mutilated bodies.
"How disappointing… I truly was expecting a challenge…" Keitaro said, in a very disapproving tone
"Maybe next time you should tie one hand to your back!" Chris said while climbing down, being closely followed by Sheva
"That wasn't funny, Chris" Sheva voiced, to her, the most power they can brought into the battle, the better. Toying with death was not welcomed on her mind and heart
"Actually it was, may as well try it sometime, because… UGH!" Keitaro grunted as he felt the arrow piercing his heart, and came out of his chest. One of the tribals remained hiding, awaiting his moment. Keitaro fell to his knees, clutching his chest with what seemed the last of his strength, sending Sheva into frenzy
"NO!" Sheva screamed, as she filled the tribal with all the bullets she had left on the clip of her gun. This is what she hated the most, seeing good people die, even if it was crazy good people
I'm hurt, but cannot fall, am I immortal?
"Need help?" Chris asked, serious on his tone, so serious that Sheva believed that he meant help to die faster
But Keitaro just growled, reaching for his back, breaking the offending arrow. Then he reached for the tip that was coming out of his chest, pulling it out, grunting in obvious pain.
It hurts, I bleed, am I mortal?
"No! Wait! You'll only make it worse!" Sheva screamed, and tried to help him, but gt stopped by Chris
"Be silent and watch, this is why we don't speak about him so much" Chris said, and Sheva couldn't help but to watch horrified.
There is no tunnel, there is no light. But darkness does not come.
"GGGRRRRAAAAHHHH!" Keitaro finished pulling out the arrow, and Sheva couldn't help but to gasp in horror, the wound was bleeding profusely, but Keitaro just stood
"It hurts! Goddammit it hurts!" Keitaro shouted, enraged by the injury, which was closing so fast that it was inhuman
I cannot die, do you hate me?
"No way!" Sheva shouted, unable to believe what she was seeing. It was a lethal injury, but it only enraged the Onslaught
"NOW I'M ANGRY!" Keitaro roared, just in time to hear some ululant battle cries. More tribals were coming, but these were taller, and had stone masks and bits of armor protecting them
I cannot die, do you fear me?
Keitaro jumped at the first armored tribal, taking him down, punching him on the mask to the point of fracturing it, and then, in a show of extreme brutality, he ripped off the head of the tribal, along with his mask. Chris couldn't help but to move his hand to caress his neck, as if having a rather disturbing memory.
Now, armed with the head and mask of the first armored tribal, Keitaro went against the other two, beating them to death with the head of their comrade. Sheva couldn't help but to stare at the show of brutal carnage that Keitaro pulled out, and she couldn't decide if she liked it or not.
I'm not a demon and not an angel, but you can't kill me. I'm Immortal
"Keitaro… What are you?" Sheva couldn't help but to ask, not that she expected any answer.
=End of Flashback=
"A man that gets angry when his family is in danger" Keitaro replied to Naru, that asked what kind of man was him to hit a girl
"You better shut up, girl. You are lucky my brother was thinking more in the safety of our dear aunt than in actually hurting that reckless kendoka" Kanako interjected dripping enough venom on each word to kill one hundred elephants.
"Keitaro…" Hina began to talk, but Keitaro interrupted her
"If you want me to say that I'm sorry, I will not. Young girl or not, she could have hurt Haruka with that attack!" Keitaro stated, making Sheva smirk
"No. It's the contrary, I'm the one who is sorry. I believe that in the data you gathered there is not even a word on anything out of the ordinary on the psychological disorders of my tenants, is there?" Hina asked, making Sheva rise her eyebrows in surprise
"No, there is no data on that. The archives shows that these girls are perfectly normal by the standards of Japanese people" Sheva replied
"Granny Hina?" Mitsune 'Kitsune' Konno asked, afraid of their secrets being revealed
"They have to know, they are family, and your new managers… Keitaro, Sheva, you will have to deal with…" And so, Hina began to explain the current problems with the tenants…
Later that afternoon…
"Ugh!... What happened?" Motoko awakened, to a world of pain.
"Easy, girl. You just ran head first against a mountain, and guess what, you lost" Kitsune playfully replied to the downed Motoko
"That's not what I remember… HARUKA!" Motoko jumped to her feet at her memory, the defenseless Haruka at the hands of the pervert stranger
"She is fine" Shinobu said as she entered the room
"But… The pervert…" Motoko tried to bring up the situation she saw
"SHE IS FINE! NOW SIT DOWN AND STAY PUT! YOU JUST ATTACKED GRANNY HINA'S GRANDSON!" Shinobu shouted in a way completely alien to Motoko and Kitsune, making both of them to sit and remain still
"Good, now, when you feel like capable of walking and not fainting again, go down and apologize to Keitaro. Why? Because you could have harmed Haruka with your reckless attack! You scared him!" Shinobu shouted, and then stormed out of the room
"What happened to our shy Shinobu?" Motoko asked startled, perhaps she got scared too?
"Well, I don't really know what's going on with her, but she is right. You have to go down to apologize to our new manager and his wife, and oh girl, you better watch out, that woman is wild" Kitsune explained, although Motoko didn't listen completely…
Living room…
Granny Hina has just left. She waved good bye, she gave her best wishes, and took Kanako with her, much to the grief of the psycho girl. The conditions were simple, to be the manager for three years, after these years, Keitaro will inherit the inn, and will have the freedom to do with it what he pleases. The three years weren't the true problem, with the exception of Naru and Motoko, the girls promised to be 'good' to the new managers, so long he was 'good' with them. The problem was the other condition that keitaro had to accept…
"Damn, why do I have to go back to school?" Keitaro asked aloud, earning giggles from his wife, and the younger girls, but a frown from Naru
"That is no ordinary school. We are talking about the Toudai! I'm a dedicated student, and I already failed once to enter, your chances of entering are abysmal low, more so with the exams so close!" Naru said, stressed. She didn't liked her new managers, not a bit, but for Granny Hina, she will endure
"She is right, sweetheart. You are going to the university, not some crappy collage. This should prove to be interesting" Sheva stated, giving seductive looks toward Keitaro, such looks didn't go unnoticed
"It can't be helped though, you'd better inscribe on special courses for the exam of the next year. With all these years of neglected education you are most unlikely to pass the entrance exam" Haruka said, she never liked to make comments to look down at Keitaro, but eight years of war leaves no room for books
"Neglected education? Is that edible?" Su asked, earning a few giggles and some laughter too, she even got a pat on the head by the ebony beauty
"No, Su. Keitaro is a War Hero. But as such, he hasn't had the time to go to school or anything like that. Before taking the Toudai exam, he will need to make up for all the time he hasn't been at school" Haruka explained, and Naru couldn't help but to nod, she has worked too hard, there was no way this retard of a warmonger could do it in his first try
"Well, we can't do anything about it right now. Anyway, I'll better call the gang, we need to bring all our stuff" Keitaro said in resignation, he will have to study, better to do it surrounded by his personal stuff
"The gang?" Shinobu asked, she barely have come to accept the fact that her guardian angel is a married man, the idea of having a gang sounded weird
"His old unit. A group of loyal soldiers that served under his command" Sheva half explained, leaving out the fact that they were also the most dangerous psychos of the world
"Not so fast!" Motoko yelled as she entered the living room, puzzling everyone in there
"Shouldn't you be resting?" Haruka asked, and her voice softened a little bit the enraged kendoka
"Haruka, I owe you an apology, due to this shameful misunderstanding I almost hurt you. I'm glad to see that you were unharmed, and that I did not failed to protect you from some pervert" Motoko said, bowing deeply
"You owe an apology to my nephew too" Haruka said, she almost went ballistic when she heard of the attack, but couldn't help but to partially understand the kendoka
"You know I can't do that, I can't even accept him as the manager of this sanctuary. You, I challenge you to an honorable duel. If you win, I will not oppose to your place as manager and land lord, but if I win you'll have to leave!" Motoko shouted her challenge, which prompted Keitaro and Sheva to laugh… hard
"Are you mocking me?" Motoko asked full of indignation, but Kitsune appeared in time to half explain
"Sorry to break this on you, suga. But Granny said that he will stay here as manager for three years, and we don't have a word on the matter until her return. He can't kick us out though, but we have to be 'good' or he will not be" Kitsune managed to explain, and Motoko felt betrayed, utterly betrayed
"I will not have a lesser man as my land lord. Should I win, I will leave" Motoko finally said, glaring at the still relaxed Keitaro
"If it helps with your terrible attitude, I accept, shot your terms" Keitaro replied, still unfazed by the challenge, although now Naru was livid
"YOU CAN'T BE SERIOUS! ARE YOU TRYING TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF A GIRL? YOU ARE NOTHING BUT A…" Naru began to rant, she heard the tale, she has read a few newspapers, she immediately figured Keitaro as one to use guns against civilians
"Don't worry, Naru-san. Last time I was unaware of his brute strength, now I'll be prepared. The terms are easy, we'll be using live steel, first to bleed loses" Motoko spoke, and everyone froze on their spot
'She is going to die' Was the shared though of the women that knew Keitaro, Shinobu included
"Fine by me, chose the day and the hour" Keitaro shot back, once again, unfazed by the deadly challenge
Roof, ten minutes later…
It was a beautiful sunset, barely a cloud in the sky, a soft wind added even more beauty to the scene. On the roof of the Hinata-sou, two figures were facing each other, one, dressed on a kendo outfit, wielding a beautiful and shiny true katana, the other, dressed in a long coat, glasses at his face, and wielding a bloodstained machete, only one was in a battle ready stance.
"Today, our fate will be decided. In only one blow our destiny will be set. Are you ready, Urashima?" Motoko spoke in an overdramatic way, filling the scene with a perfect samurai speech
"You have watched too many samurai films, girl" Keitaro replied, not only breaking the scene, but Motoko's focus too
"You are done!" Motoko screamed while rushing at Keitaro at top speed
The battle lasted only one move. Motoko lifted her sword and tried to cleave Keitaro in two, only for Keitaro to side step her attack. Motoko expected this, but not to receive a punch in the face so fast, and so powerful. The last thing Motoko felt before embracing darkness, was the metallic flavor on her mouth, and a wet sensation on the back of her head, then, nothing.
"Honey! Call a medic or an ambulance, I think I hit her a little too hard!" Keitaro shouted down, to where the other were looking at the scene. Keitaro didn't need his blade, not even a weapon, but this doesn't mean that the war was over, and Naru will make sure of that
"Monster! How he dare hurt a woman! I'll make him pay!" Naru said from her spot, she will make him leave, Granny Hina's grandson or not
Magnus: Well, don't judge Keitaro too fast. He has seen war for far too long. Believe me, he will gain the respect of the girls, well, most of them