I stopped the bike about half a mile before the road started to incline towards the home. I pressed the ignition button and the engine went into a deep slumber. After the bike's motor tuned off, I moved my hand down about an inch and a half and opened a panel containing a small, touch-screen computer.

I began entering text into the digital interface, "User: RON2 Password: DREAMLAND Command: LOCK"

"Command accepted," was displayed on the screen. BY entering the code I prevented the motorbike from being stolen by inserting a code into the main computer. The only way for it to be unlocked was with an override that only me, Mefe, or Matagi knew.

I began to walk on the broken road, a one way street, that led to a house. Mefe's information reported that Black Devil Girl's base was a large home powered by solar energy on a hill in Florida. The only way in was through the front door entrance, as the back was to steep to climb. I continued to walk up the road when I saw a glimmer reflect off a sword in the distance. She had seen me!

I began to run up the path to catch her before she could board herself up in her house. When I arrived I quickly ran up to the building, and, using my arms as a shield, crashed through the glass window, and rolled to regain my composure quickly. I ran up the stairs towards the sound of running feet when I noticed something odd, there was more footsteps than there should've been.
This was wrong, the information Mefe had gathered said that Black Black Devil Girl lived alone. Who else could be here? Was it a confidant? A client? A lover? Or even another bounty hunter? Was Mefe's information wrong? If so all bets were off, I'd have to wing it.

When I reached the top of the stairs, I flicked my arm, turning Ron into sword form, and flicked a light switch. In the hallway I found something that disturbed me. Two people turned to look in my direction, one I knew by information given to me, and one I knew personally. The one I knew was, presumably, chasing Black Black Devil Girl, who was trying to escape. I knew it was futile, no one escaped her, no one ever escaped Black Black Gold Saw.

"Hello, Black Rock Shooter, my old friend," Black Gold Saw said with a malicious smile.

"Black Rock Shooter...?" Black Devil Girl, farther down the hallway, said.

I held my ground and pointed my sword at her, Black Devil Girl did the same. Black Gold Saw smiled, took out a small pistol, pointed it at Black Devil Girl, and pointed her saw blade at me, "It's a Black Star battle royale," Black Gold Saw, spoke in a tone as if it were a game, "Where's that Matagi girl I've heard so much about it?"

"She's out on her own mission," I growled at her.

"Aww... That's too bad, then it's not a real black star battle, is it?" Her lips again contorted to her vicious smile, a smile that I had left long ago.

We stood silent, waiting for what felt like an eternity, waiting for someone to make the first move. No one dared to move, the first to move would be the first to be struck down by the third combantant. Seconds ticked away as hours, if the suspense didn't kill me the other bounty hunters surely would. I slowly twitched my leg to a position where I could pounce onto Black Gold Saw, and hopefully-

I placed Ron in a defensive position, and braced myself. Black Gold Saw's saw-like blade came dangerously close to my face, restrained by only my sword.

"Guess that wouldn't work," she hissed as she used both her hands to place extra strength on her sword, "it'd be so anti-climatic."

I tried to push her back, but her strength overpowered mine, and I had to kneel to keep her sword out of my face. "That's right, kneel fore me," her smile became that of victory, "Maybe I should make you into a slave instead of killing you, I have friends with technology that'll remove your inhibitions."

"Hey!" An unconfidentBlack Devil Girl, pointed her own pistol at us, "Um...weren't you after me?"

"Oh, I haven't forgotten about you. You little traitor," Black Gold Saw growled at her,while keeping her hold on me.

"Well I haven't forgotten err...all the lies you've told me you, umm...TRAITOR!" Black Devil Girl yelled out as she fired three bullets. Two bullets hit Black Gold Saw directly in the right arm, and one grazed my left leg.

"You ungrateful little BITCH!" Black Gold Saw screamed out as she forgot about me and chased after Black Devil Girl, dragging her sword with her left hand. Not wasting a second, Black Devil Girl quickly turned around, ran towards a window, and jumped, Black Gold Saw not far behind. This had become personal now, I was not going to get either of them away, I was going to jump through the window too.

Not prepared for the fall I landed hard, it was a long way down, and I had broken my leg due to it. The window pointed towards the the street that I had used to get to the home, the flat pavement made an ideal battleground for Black Black Gold Saw and Black Black Devil Girl. Both of which were amazing at fighting, Black Black Gold Saw, was strong and offensive, and Black Black Devil Girl, was quick and defensive. For every blow Black Gold Saw tried to make Black Devil Girl easily blocked it. I knew I had to kill both of them, once one fell I'd easily be taken down without being given a fighting chance. Knowing what to do I commanded Ron into rock cannon form and fired. A small orb of energy fired out of his barrel and landed slightly in front of them, the aftershock launching them in opposite sides.

Black Devil Girl was the first one to stand, with almost no struggle. I was sure that I was going to die here, if she had the upper hand against Black Gold Saw I was doomed since I took on the mission. Black Gold Saw was now on her feat again, though visibly exhausted, I shuddered if she managed to win, who knew what she do to me. It was helpless, I couldn't fight them, there was no way. Not even poison could help me, my body couldn't handle more of Ron's poison. It takes my body a half a month to be able to take another dose of poison, otherwise my body, as Ron told me, "would over exert its self, tearing its self limb by limb."

I would need a miracle to survive, and it came in disguise when Gold Saw fell. She had overdone it, her body couldn't take anymore of it and she fell to the floor. Black Devil Girl stood in place, they hadn't moved an inch since they stood, and she seemed to have been in shock of winning. As Black Devil Girl neared her she turned herself over onto her belly, and, pinching her lips, whistled. Almost instantly a motorbike similar to mine came up the street, guns blazing. Thinking quickly, I placed Ron vertically, and used his rock cannon form to block the bullets. Black Devil Girl, on the other hand, jumped off the roadto avoid the bullets, if the fall didn't kill her, her injuries surely would.

The person driving the bike had short, gray, hair, and a coat with a black and strong neon orange theme. Her bike also shared her theme, though I did recognize it as the bike that Black Gold Saw had stolen from me, just repainted to carry the same theme. She picked Black Gold Saw up on her way up the hill, threw a small explosive into the home, destroying the entire front of the home, made a hard turn, and escaped as Black Gold Saw gave me a final glare before they were out of sight.

I was left there, with a broken leg that was bleeding heavily with a bullet wound. I had to get out of there, the Florida heat would not help my injury at all. Using Ron's sword as a makeshift cane I began my slow trek to my bike. During my walk I wished I had someone to talk to, but Ron could only talk in his normal form, so I was left to my thoughts.

Why was Black Gold Saw here? To kill Black Devil Girl no doubt. Why? Maybe it was her mission. Then again she seemed to know her, they did call each other traitors after all. Was it because of their past that she came to kill her? How long ago was this falling out between them? What was the event? Why did they hate each other? It was frustrating, so many questions, but no answers.

Then my brain drifted to the most important topic, why did she save me? Wasn't it obvious that I was after her head? People easily recognized me either as a vigilante, or as a ruthless assassin, the latter the most common. People recognized me as the supposed leader of Black Star, the small, yet, infamous bounty hunter gang. I never really accepted that Black Star existed, but I never denied it. Yet, this imitator saved me, why? She was being attacked by an ex-member, wouldn't it be logical to presume that I would strike too? It just didn't add up at all-

"Deep...in thoughts... Black...Rock Shooter?" I hadn't noticed it, but I had arrived at my bike, and there, perched atop it, sat Black Devil Girl.

"How...?"

"I saw your...bike when I...fell off the...cliff," her speech slowed when clutched her side, "since I lost my...home in that explosion...I was left with no other... option."

"What'd you want?" I asked without a clue.

"I saved your life, I want you to pay me back."

I resisted the urge to kill her, so I gritted my teeth, "What do you want?"

"I want you to kill me."

"WHAT!" pain returned to me as I yelled in disbelief.

"Kill me. Without medical attention...I might...die... Plus the pain...I can't resist it anymore. Please"

My mind raced through the seemingly infinite answers. I could do what she said and kill her, but my conscious wouldn't let it down, she had saved my life. I could take her to a small town, but what if they couldn't save her? I could take her to base, but she might be playing possum. I could leave her here, let her die alone, slowly, definitely not. What if Black Gold Saw came back? I wouldn't let her have the satisfaction of killing her. It was clear what I had to do, I was confidant of this decision. Nothing was going to change my mind.

"No."

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Black Rock Shooter is the property of the artist, Huke, no copyright infringement intended. I would appreciate, support, comments, and constructive criticism. See a spelling/grammar mistake don't be hesitant to mention it in a review, negative or positive. Sorry for this one taking longer than usual, again. The next chapter is another slow chapter, but chapter 9-11 (number not intended) will be much more action oriented than the previous ones.

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