Openings song: The walking dead of the Dropkick Murphy's.

After I was done with my latest chapter, I started on this and began to write on. I finally got back in it and I wanted to get it done. This is definitely one of the largest chapters I've ever done.

Beforehand I got the time to think of Matthew's character. For those who are also familiar with the Orimura clan, it can be hard to imagine someone who's crueller than Izanami or the prodigies. Well, I had a hard time figuring it out. But I have a line what you have to remind when you're reading this.

What you are doesn't determine who you are.

That was something Kerlongsj reminded himself and it kept him safe from freaking out when he learned of Matthew, because some might have seen it coming, others not.

As promised a fight and it will be split up in two parts.

After that, I'll get some more plot in it.

And for those, some will be relieved to know I will let this go on rated M, because of the circumstances are going to force me.

It will give me no excuse of not rewriting this as some had advised me, but that will be a story for another time.

I don't own Infinite Stratos or the OC's of truth be told. Infinite Stratos goes to Izuru Yumizuru. The OC's and ideas of tbt go to imherepresent.

I only own the hacker's concept or my own OC's.

Last note. Matthew is the English translation of Matthijs. When I write him, it will be Matthew, because of his name, but when Kerlongsj refers to him, it will be Matthijs.


Wind blew, stirring up the hair of the two. It carried the salt of the seas brought in landwards. At the graveyard, it was silent and nobody would come soon. The only ones at the place were just two man, standing and looking at each other. Two man with a history. A history that would now expand. Kerlongsj Orlejov and Matthew Orlejov. The two seemed to smile, looking and calculating each other.

"Before we begin, I have a question." Kerlongsj looked to Matthew. "You can ask."
"Why? Why did you come here at this day? You knew I was coming? For how much I hate it, you still have a death warrant on your head, despite the fact I have given the order to give up the search." Matthew made an exasperate sigh. Kerlongsj was right at some point.

It was unknown if he was dead, so the hackers would have no problem killing him as Matthew would ever come back to Flanders. "Well, that's easy. I wanted to see. I want to know who is leading my cause now. And I don't see a reason to be disappointed in what you are. You're doing a good job as fourth leader." Kerlongsj bowed his head and led his right hand on his heart. "Wow, thank you I guess."

Matthew grinned at him. Kerlongsj now understood why he seemed so familiar. Because Kerlongsj had the same grin. The grin Kerlongsj father had and now his grandfather had. "I wanted to know who and what you are. If you would have disappointed me, I would have killed you." Kerlongsj looked up. "Oh, so why do we face each other now?" Matthew grinned.

"You're a good lad, Kerlongsj. At least that's how I see you. Who you are, you haven't lost that. And I don't want that you lose that when you'll do the same thing I did. How weird it might sound." Kerlongsj lifted his head to his left, surprised of the words Matthew spoke to him. He had no idea what he meant with that. "But what I've heard what you are, it made me eager. You brought me with what was told of you back into this life. I want to see how good you can fight. How much your rumours of the Flemish Devil match up my legends, the ones of the Western Satan?" Kerlongsj shrugged on the comments, but deep down, he was shedding tears of joy. For the first time, someone who was way stronger than him approved of him.

"So does that answer your question?" Kerlongsj feet stood apart, ready to make or take an aggressive blow. "For some parts. The rest of my questions will be down after this fight." Kerlongsj slightly bended back ready for the attack. Matthew sighed, but made his nanites active. With an extreme speed, he flew at Kerlongsj who was ready for the attack.

For what Kerlongsj realised, Matthew used the left hidden blade. Ready for the impeding attack, Kerlongsj let him. It made contact with his right one who was turned pivot. 'Wow, this power. They didn't lie when they said he was strong. But I'm not a pushover.' Kerlongsj thought as he tightened his left fist and swung with his left blade to Matthew's throat.

Kerlongsj knew that it wouldn't kill him even if he hit target, but for what he learned of Matthew was that the man would not die from an attack like that. Most hackers had a far larger limit to where they could push their bodies to than normal soldiers. Kerlongsj had an uncomfortable feeling that Matthew could go way further, maybe even way beyond what Kerlongsj could do. Kerlongsj could heal him up if he hurt Matthew like that.

It was like the man waited for the attack and then he bended his body back. Kerlongsj would expect a kick on his lower jaw, but was close enough to pull back. Matthew used his free hand to throw an attack to Kerlongsj with a punch. Kerlongsj young age was an advantage he had over Matthew. While the man had seen tougher fights and had fought stronger opponents than the young pup Kerlongsj was in his eyes, Kerlongsj agility by his young age was an undeniable strong point he had over Matthew.

The younger man was also shown to be strong enough to match the Japanese Brunhilde. While that didn't say a lot for Matthew, he had an idea his grandson could match up the granddaughter of the Orimura. He smiled and he fired his attacks. Kerlongsj could avoid them, but when Matthew used his hidden blade, it found a block.

Kerlongsj right hidden blade was made of better materials and by the younger age, he could block Matthew's own hidden blade. He had no time to wonder how Matthew lacked another hidden blade like it normally would be the case. With the rang he would have, Kerlongsj saw it a shame that Matthew lacked a hidden blade on his right arm, but time to wonder about that.

Kerlongsj sharp reflexes helped him to avoid the strong attacks Matthew launched at him. He saw Matthew raising his hand launching a strong attack on Kerlongsj. His right hand blocked it with his pivot blade. The two seem to release both energy when their blades were locked on each other. Matthew strength was higher than Kerlongsj. 'Eh, now I understand how this man killed off every one of the Orimura clan. His strength rise way above Chifuyu. And I guess he is not even trying to kill me.'

Kerlongsj had no idea to see it differently than this. The younger guy launched his left blade at Matthew, forcing him to jump off away from Kerlongsj. Kerlongsj took it built some distance. Matthew slashed at Kerlongsj who was now avoiding his attacks, trying to make sure he wouldn't be caught in another attack. While blocking wasn't such a big issue, Kerlongsj had the idea Matthew could break that off.

For the first in his long time, Kerlongsj had to fight an opponent who had the better on him in Kerlongsj own strong point. Normally, Kerlongsj's brute strength was the only point he needed to survive. Combine that with his raw reflexes, natural agility and almost limitless amount of nanites and you had your answer on how this

Hacker could hold his own against the Japanese Brunhilde Chifuyu. In his head, Kerlongsj was thanking Chifuyu for her training. If he didn't have that, he would not even survive one minute. Matthew launched another attack, but this time, Kerlongsj was a bit swifter and he launched his arm to him making a block. But this time, it wasn't to prevent Matthew for cutting his chest open, but to make Matthew venerable. With the arm out of the way, Kerlongsj threw his left hand at Matthew.

The older man grey eyes saw the blade coming at him. "Nice try." He said before a blinding light made a huge explosion. Good thing that the graveyard lied so far away, so Kerlongsj was the only one to suffer. A huge ball of spiralling energy was made between the bodies and it caused Kerlongsj to get caught in it. Matthew was smiling as he released if from his body. But when the dust got away, he saw Kerlongsj caught in his own ball of energy. Unlike the attack where the ball only consisted of energy, Kerlongsj made a thick shield protecting him.

"Ah, is that the living shield?" Matthew asked. "Fuck yeah." Kerlongsj said when he came down. He cracked his fingers after he was done. "The shield is made of nanites who I allowed to go out my body. And what was that the infamous ball of energy?" Matthew smiled. "Got that right. I'm surprised. You're the first one who can survive such an attack?" Kerlongsj shrugged.

"You think that I'm just a normal hacker. If I couldn't survive that, well, I won't be leader right." Matthew shrugged. "We'll see. But you and I are tired from just a normal blade fight." Kerlongsj nodded on that. The two walked to the bench who survived the attack. Both took off their hidden blades and put them down. "Now, let's get on this with the real hacker fight."

Kerlongsj saw the materials the blade was made with. Old, dusted, but it worked. It was made of metal, while his had leather. Kerlongsj and he walked away from the bench. They left the graveyard. The ball of energy didn't damage the stones, but now, their fight would cause that. When they were far enough, they turned to each other. Kerlongsj and Matthew grinned, they sat back and flung at each other.

Kerlongsj left fist began to light up and it began to deform his hand into a claw. It was caught by Matthew, but Kerlongsj just drove up the power. Matthew made a small canon on his back and he shot. It hit Kerlongsj in the chest and the young boy flew off. It would have destroyed somebody else, but Kerlongsj just got at a tree. He activated a shield for soft landing. Kerlongsj put his hands in the ground.

With a beast roar, his hands began to release energy and they got in the ground. "Cage of the claws." He shouted as he looked to Matthew. The older man grey hair was bent after his head when he saw a cage built around him. They were made completely of nanites. They had sharp ends and each claw was easily ten meters longs. "Oh, this is going to be good." Matthew thought.

Kerlongsj didn't give him the time and he launched them at the old man. Instead of fighting, Matthew placed his hands on the ground and he turned them around. With a huge shock, they landed at Matthew. Kerlongsj saw the dust rising and his mouth fell open. Matthew had made a shield strong enough to wear of all the attacks.

The shield wasn't even cracking and Matthew was laughing at him. "Is that the best you got, Kerlongsj?" The young guy knew that he was taunting him. Kerlongsj shrugged and stood up. Immediately, the claws disappeared and Matthew stood and the shield got down. Kerlongsj cracked his knuckles on that remark.

Matthew knew Kerlongsj wasn't even close of getting down. He had way more in stock. Kerlongsj made a sword of his left hand and released energy in his right. Meanwhile, he made a small canon, similar to the one Matthew used on him. Matthew took his hands together and began to smile at Kerlongsj. The fists of the older man began to light up, similar to Kashal.

The two man stood ready and at the same time, they flew at each other. Kerlongsj swords made a slash on Matthew, only to be blocked by him. It was a good thing the sword was attached on his hand, because Matthew would be able to throw the sword away from him. The two were struggling. While they didn't give in, the ground around them began to crack of the sheer energy the two were using.

Matthew saw Kerlongsj focusing on his left hand, so the other fist just needed a second to make contact with Kerlongsj. An explosion followed and Kerlongsj felt the most excruciating pain for a long time. It was like the man old fist was made of diamonds and with the punch, he wanted to blow Kerlongsj up. With a gurgled cry, the younger guy flew to a tree. He broke to it and he could only end at the fifth one. He couldn't make a shield to stop, because he had to give his nanites the order.

Kerlongsj had two reserves. One was the largest set and he could use them for attacks or healing, but he had to give them the order. It was nothing more than a thought. In fights, it was like they could feel him thinking and changed with him. That's why he was able to change so quickly from his weapons. But now, the pain prevented him.

He was trained to let those nanites take over, even he was hurt. But now, the only thing on his mind was the pain that almost destroyed his thinking. It was like he was mentally broken.

There was a second reserve of nanites. They would act when he was this kind of state, but it was a long time ago since he needed them. For not using them for so long, it was a second restraint on his body. And they were not able to use in this attack.

Those nanites were already busy with restoring the damage Matthew caused. It was the only thing that Kerlongsj had as advantage in a hacker battle. Matthew was an offensive type, he putted everything in his attack. Kerlongsj on the other end was meant to heal in a fight. Sure, he was as good in both ways, but now, his healing was the only thing that could get him going.

Still, the quick healing was an extra block on Kerlongsj and he was lost of his breath. It hurt on two ways. The damage Matthew caused was going away, but the pain of the attack was not leaving. By the quick healing, his body had to adapt on that. Kerlongsj was crushing his teeth, but it failed.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH" You could hear the scream for miles. Again, they were lucky the two were so far from a city. Kerlongsj was screaming of pain. It was the first one in years. He had been stabbed, shot or burned. He even had an Infinite Stratos that impaled him, but those wounds were nothing compared to the pain Kerlongsj was feeling. It was like he was burning and freezing on the same time.

He wanted to stand back up, but felt something coming up. He opened his mouth and with a disgusted cry, blood and vomit came out his mouth. The sourness mixed with the bitterness was disgusting for Kerlongsj. He stood back up, looking at the man. "Wow, you really are surprising." Kerlongsj had to close his eyes of the pain. The nanites were still busy with healing Kerlongsj.

"I used that attack or at least the same strength to blow away an army of servants of the Orimura. Did I ever told you, they were the only ones I had to pick a bone with." Kerlongsj got his right fist over his mouth and stood back up. The pain was almost gone and he could breathe normal again without his lungs trying to kill him of the pain. "You are the first one to survive. Don't worry. I will wait until you can run again, because I wouldn't use the same strength to kill you if I had to."

"Well, I was… always (paint) doubting what … (grunt) they told. Ah fuck."

Kerlongsj went back on one knee. While catching his breath he brought out the last of the sentence. "of you." Kerlongsj said. His throat was hurt of the scream he shouted. He touched it and saw how the sweater was almost destroyed of the attack. "But you're crazy. That's for sure." Matthew shrugged. "Well, but not cruel. I didn't plan to attack you with that attack, but you showed enough skill. But I made sure I wouldn't kill you with that. That would work against me."

Kerlongsj stood p and looked at him with a shit eating grin. "Okay, in that case." Kerlongsj pulled his arms out and he began to deform his arms. The right this time changed. Well, it didn't change, it just grew, but it had toggling claws attached. Kerlongsj left hand this time was a machine rifle. "I see no reason not to hold back." The firing began and Kerlongsj ran to him, while firing bullets made of energy raining on Matthew.

This time, Matthew was shocked on what Kerlongsj could do. It was not just the firing, the speed that Kerlongsj used to run at him, was unbelievable. It was like he took a boost when he ran at Matthew. The older man tried to avoid him, but Kerlongsj had no problems getting closer. The rapid fire rate caused Matthew to duck and back off.

Still, while experience and strength come in years, agility and speed leave in the years. That was Matthew weak point.

Kerlongsj wasn't meant for the offensive fights he took part of, but the young boy did it nonetheless. And Matthew forgot that it had been twenty years since he took part in a battle like this one. He was still strong and better than most men of his age, but Kerlongsj had ten years passed of fighting. Matthew had twenty years, but between those twenty years was distance built of twenty years of not fighting.

And age took its toll. While Matthew was still dangerous enough for Kerlongsj to be on guard and not play around, he couldn't keep up with the speed and agility Kerlongsj closed his weak points. Matthew had to admit that Kerlongsj was using the better points of him. In a sheer strength fight, Matthew would defeat Kerlongsj in the fourth leader's own strong point.

But it was Kerlongsj he was fighting. The boy knew that whatever speed he had, he had to use to win. Matthew was shocked to see Kerlongsj jumping in a tree and launching him at Matthew. With the punch he delivered on Matthew, he destroyed his rifle he used to force Matthew to stand back. Still, Matthew took the blow rather well.

But it wasn't meant to destroy the shield. Matthew eyes went open as Kerlongsj hacked into his shield and shut it down. When the shield broke down, Kerlongsj swore he could hear Matthew whisper. "You got to be kidding." Time for that was few and Kerlongsj rammed his fist at Matthew. Normally, he'd use that arm to ram in his opponent and then blew him off.

It was most effective against pilot and because they were somewhat similar in the fight, Kerlongsj thought it was a good chance.

It was not because of strength. No, pilots weren't near as strong as Matthew. Kerlongsj had no idea on how strong Chifuyu would be, but the last time they fought and Chifuyu had her Infinite Stratos to match Kerlongsj, a year or two ago, Kerlongsj had to admit that the Chifuyu then had no chance to hold herself of against Matthew.

Still, the attack was flunked.

Kerlongsj eyes went open from the pure shock and pain he felt. "You are really good. I never thought I would use these weapons against another hacker." Kerlongsj saw how the man had two large swords, coming out from the top of his hands. They had a weird shape. The upper line was larger and it made a point on the end of the blade. They were attached on his hands by several lines.

It was like they were carved in the flesh. Matthew pushed the blades forward and they came above his fists by twenty centimetres. It was clearly made to cut down large armies. Like most hacker weapons, they were made out completely of nanites. It gave Kerlongsj a shock. Those weapons were clearly using a lot of energy, so that Matthew could hold them was unimaginable.

The old man made a few moves with them. Kerlongsj knew those were Matthew's most infamous weapons. "What do you think of these? These are the Satan's Swords. My most preferred weapons for the rough work." Kerlongsj gulped. "Holy fuck."
"You can say the least. Only after creating those weapons, I went on the rampage." Kerlongsj clenched his teeth. This was really his most tough battle ever. He was facing drastic times to defeat him.

He would need drastic solutions. "Jack. I want you to release everything I can control." The bird was shocked to hear his master speaking like that. "I want that you allow my nanites to go out of control. About fifty percent. I will need it."

Kerlongsj asked a lot and it was more than you would think. He had a sync rate for 1000 percent. It was divided by 700 percent for Alesia, despite it being his second program to use. Kerlongsj would use Alesia to back up Devil's Code which contains 300 percent.

While he would use one of the two for his normal fights, he could simultaneously use them for more effects. The largest amount combined would be 600 percent and that is his highest to control. For the last times to fight, he only used one of the two or went to the 300 percent of Devil's Code and would use Alesia for back up.

If he would ask Jack to let the control of his nanites go, it would mean he would use the full 1000 percent. If that would happen, it would mean Kerlongsj would go on a rampage, resulting in the end of the life like you knew it.

By example, if he went out of control there, the world might consider herself lucky if the farthest part North of Alaska would be relatively unharmed.

That's the reason why Kerlongsj would control them so well, but now, facing his grandfather, he had no choice. With a sigh, he began to release the nanites. "I've heard a lot of your Satan's Swords. Let's see how well they match up hidden blades." Kerlongsj cracked his knuckles and like Matthew, his hand began to have nanites.

Just like their normal counter parts, they were made around his hands and he could activate his blades. "Oh, just two knives. I'm surprised you would choose that to face me." Kerlongsj had a grin over his face. "It's not how they look, it's what I made those things up." The two made a circle. Matthew clenched his fists together and his blades went just next to each other.

Kerlongsj lifted his hidden blades up to cover his face and he turned one pivot. After that, Matthew began to calculate. 'His blades are something different, I better be on guard.'

And he was right indeed. Unlike Matthew whose swords are made of nanites, Kerlongsj hidden blades constantly replenish so they would be stronger and formed a shield if he got hurt. They didn't look different, but the amount of nanites used from his two programs gave him the power needed. With the amount used now, Kerlongsj could blow away Japan.

Kerlongsj didn't take a risk. Even against Chifuyu, he never went over a hundred percent. If Kerlongsj would use around 800, it meant Matthew could take that amount. Or that Kerlongsj had the idea to need that amount if he wanted to survive.

The two flew at each other. Kerlongsj left hand made contact with Matthew's. The younger guy forced the older man to let his blades go away from his body and he gave him a head-butt. After that, he began to cut on Matthew. Several small cuts got all over his body. His speed was his only good thing and he had to use it.

Small cuts got over Matthew, but after that, the sword stopped Kerlongsj's attacks. Matthew was a tall man and Kerlongsj noticed how strong he really was if he could stop Kerlongsj's attacks like that. While it didn't see like very impressive, the amount of nanites was highly concentrated. By his ability Sicker, Kerlongsj would be able to cut down somebody.

If his blades didn't crack someone's skull or bones or just destroy their organs by their attacks, the nanites would take over whatever central system he was fighting. He could destroy a hostile Infinite Stratos core or a nerves system if he was fighting soldiers.

That Matthew was painting was nothing more beyond Kerlongsj expectations. Somewhere, he wasn't surprised that someone would stand with the amount of hostile nanites he had in his body. Somewhere else, he found it normal. He was fighting the very first hacker. Matthew was still painting and made a cut towards Kerlongsj, shredding his sweater.

And shedding blood. Kerlongsj back off, looking to his blood and looking up seeing Matthew launching an attack cutting through the shoulder of Kerlongsj. The pain this time was unbelievable. It was like any nanite in his system was going overdrive. Like he was electrocuted, burnt and froze all together in the strongest of each of their own way.

Like his bones were on fire, his mind was freezing and his gut and every other organ was giving the worst pain ever in the way it could hurt him. It didn't end there. His blood was electrocuting him. Count the effect his nanites were healing him immediately and that they were fighting the invaders, Kerlongsj couldn't believe he was sane.

Stronger soldiers would have been driven mad of the pain.

The fact what he after that was more incredible. He looked to the man who was now fighting him, but Kerlongsj could look up. He launched his two hidden blades at Matthew. While his shoulders were cutting deeper in the swords, giving Kerlongsj even more pain, the young guy pushed his hidden blade in the stomach of Matthew.

It was not just the cut, but the huge impact. Matthew blew off with a huge speed. Like an explosion fired from Kerlongsj arms, Matthew flew away. It relieved Kerlongsj with the fact that Matthew swords were out of his shoulders. Normally, you would be dead from an attack like that, but Kerlongsj was still fine and dandy. With a relieved breath, he let his nanites heal him and he felt how his energy was restored. Matthew got back from the way he flew.

He smiled and after that he began to laugh. "That was good, really. It was good on how you reacted at that attack. Well, ready for another attack?" Kerlongsj was grinning. "I need to ask." Kerlongsj looked at the sweater and threw it off, revealing his torso. Matthew only raised an eyebrow as Kerlongsj had scars over all his body. Matthew shrugged.

"Before you ask, no I didn't try to kill you. I am surprised you'd be standing after that attack." Kerlongsj looked surprised. "What do you mean?" Matthew walked to him. Kerlongsj normally would raise his blades, but after he saw Matthew deactivating them, he stopped and let the nanites work only on healing his wounds. "You want to know? Kerlongsj, I've never seen somebody who took my attack head on and who survived. Even the Orimura-clan couldn't take it. They were stronger than the Lee and the Sarashiki's." Kerlongsj shrugged on Matthew's comment.

"They're fucked up if you ask me. Don't give a care what you've done. It can't be close to what you did." Matthew saw Kerlongsj falling on his legs. The aftermath of using so much power was ultimately too much. Kerlongsj looked to Matthew back again. This was his grandfather, the Western Satan, the most dangerous hacker in the entire planet.

Matthew knelt to Kerlongsj, his grandson. Well, he wasn't disappointed. It was no small deal what Kerlongsj did. That the boy couldn't match him in battle was all because he wasn't used to fight someone as high in skill like Kerlongsj. He had no reason to kill the boy. In every aspect he wanted to test Kerlongsj.

Matthew had the idea Kerlongsj wouldn't kill him if he was at the end of his blade. "You know. You do surprise Kerlongsj. Your fight was brief, but I've seen what you did. Tatsuya was said to be the strongest ever to live." Matthew supressed a grin. "I've let him alive with wounds to spread the word. It was easy." Kerlongsj got a hand of Matthew. "Can you get up, young pup?"

Kerlongsj nodded and took the hand. "Thanks, Old Wolf." He spoke with a soft smile. "Matthijs. Duck." Kerlongsj pushed the older man down out of the way of the bullet. Matthew saw the bullet splitting a tree. "What the?" The two men looked around and saw several men coming out the bushes. Kerlongsj went to stand back to back at Matthew.

Their attackers were dressed in black clothes and they got weird masks. Instead of eyes, they had weird orange lights in front of their eyes. Kerlongsj looked to Matthew with a raised eyebrow. "I don't think they're here for a play of carts. I hope you have enough energy for rocking their world." Kerlongsj asked. "Is that something of a new expression of fucking them up?" Kerlongsj nodded. "Yep. Ready?" He asked Matthew.

More and more ninja's if they were that filled the space. "I count over hundred people, how much do you have?" Matthew asked Kerlongsj. "Same here. It's 80 to 1. Let's get all out." Kerlongsj pulled out his hidden blades while Matthew's Satan Swords were appearing.

"There will be no way you idiots will defeat us. Attack." The leader shouted. With a battle cry, the ninja's attacked the two hackers. "Let's rock." Kerlongsj said. He went to one ninja. In one attack, Kerlongsj rammed his blade in the chest, destroying the heavy armour. After that, he went on for the skull and he broke it like an egg. After that, he turned his left blade pivot and cut open the face of another one. After that, he went on to the next. He pushed his blade under the skull and rammed in the ground.

The Flemish Devil found himself surrounded by a large group, but Jack as he weren't afraid. He turned his blade pivot and let nanites coming out of his system. His dark blond hair got up and down and with a smile on his face, he looked to them. When one of the ninja's attacked, Kerlongsj parried his sword from behind him and threw it up. He turned to the man and with his other blade, he went to the skull. With the blade in it, Kerlongsj cut him open.

Matthew was smiling. His grandson surely inherited his fighting spirit. He looked around. As the older man, he got less enemies to face as his younger companion. "You think you won't need as many man to take me on. You're fucking wrong." He smiled and looked at the men. "Someone offered quite a price for your heads. Now, you're tired, you and that boy, won't be able to stand a chance."

Matthew shrugged on the remark, but he made a bloodthirsty grin. "You think. I guess you weren't born. I'm the man that destroyed the family that paid you and the boy is my descendant. You are the one who's going to die." His swords were active and he rammed them at the man. Bones could be heard crushing as the sword destroyed the lungs and ribs that protected them. After that, he went after the next one. While the man fell with a gurgle, Matthew turned around and decapitated another soldier.

After that he jumped up and used his swords to land at someone else. Most of the men he faced were afraid of the bloodied style Matthew used. It was way more different from Kerlongsj. Matthew turned around after that. He saw a ninja throwing the chain of a kusarigama at him. With just sidestepping, his attacker pulled it back and Matthew had the time to duck. While he looked at the man he used the kama part to strike at him.

Matthew didn't hesitate and used his sword to cut off the hands and rammed his other one in the chest. From that point, Matthew took the offensive by using both his blades to attack. He saw a man coming at him with a sword again. Matthew didn't hesitate and by kneeling, he could avoid the impact. The feet of the man were cut off and before the man had noticed it, the chest was separated by the sword.

Matthew stood up and looked around. Just like Kerlongsj, he found himself surrounded. Not that he minded, it was easier to cut loose without worries. He saw the men pulling up several weapons. He never had an idea why those kind of people had so many different weapons. Wasn't it easier to train several soldiers in one kind or in similar kinds of weapons? Before he could react, a Ninjato crossed his chest. He avoided it and kicked the man on the wrist forcing him to open his hand.

After that, the skull was broken, Matthew's speed surprised the ninja's. For what they saw of the fight, Matthew relied on strength more than on speed. Where that was not a wrong way of seeing Matthew's powers, it was a very wrong way.

If the ninja's were like Kerlongsj than yes, Matthew would stay focussed on strength play. The reason why he didn't use speed was because he knew that his speed couldn't match up Kerlongsj. Kerlongsj relied on that in the fight, because Matthew was just way stronger than him, so he had little more than an option to rely on his speed to match up.

But Kerlongsj wasn't normal and Matthew knew that. The speed the ninja's would use to outsmart him was ineffective as Matthew was faster than them. Despite his older age and that time claimed some of his best abilities, it didn't make the man weaker. When he would fight Kerlongsj in his prime, the young pup had no chance of winning. But now, with his speed and reflexed lower, Matthew had to rely on the strong points he had.

Matthew was still strong and he was fast for his age. While he wasn't as good as his younger version, there weren't that many people who could be close of hurting him. Whatever those ninja's might have been told about him, it was nowhere near the truth. Taken, Matthew and Kerlongsj fought quite a bit and he had energy lost in the fight, but not the point, Matthew wouldn't be able to get out alive.

Still, he was glad the young pup was still fighting with him. In his own, even he, the Western Satan, would have no way to win this fight.

When two soldiers attacked Kerlongsj with spears, the young man jumped out of the way. When landing on his hands, he got back up quickly enough and he rammed one blade in the back of the head when he passed the man. The other one spear was parried and he shoved the remaining blade in his throat, cutting it. Kerlongsj then went on to another. While cutting the defences with the pivot blade, he shot open the mouth with the straight blade.

He then kicked on the knee of another soldier and shoved the two blades together in the chest. Luckily, he worked with the hidden blades who were small and clean. Bigger weapons would have caused the chest to go open and blood to spill on the young man. Kerlongsj saw two men coming from behind the fresh corpse.

He could stop one by getting his left blade in the throat and shoved the right one in the hand of the other attacker. Paralysed by the pain, Kerlongsj turned the corpse to sweep the feet away of the soldier. When his other attacker laid on the ground, he used his right blade to cut open the chest. When another soldier attacked him from behind, Kerlongsj stopped the kunai used by the attacker by grapping the wrist.

Pushing him away, Kerlongsj made a turn of 180°, slicing the throat open with his right blade and turning his other blade at the back of the head. Another spear man attacked him, but with another parry, Kerlongsj got the man down. Turning his right one pivot this time, he went after the man and with a jump, he ended the life of the man.

After seeing his grandfather doing fine, Kerlongsj took his blade, got it at the back of a head and with his free arm, he broke the neck by using a hold. After that, it took little more than a few cuts to kill another fighter. Before the man's warm corpse hit the ground, Kerlongsj had rammed the face open of a new one. Moving on quickly, he rammed his blade in the chest and turned the man around, causing him to lose control of his movements while ramming the pivot blade in the shoulders.

The ninja's began to see their fault. While Kerlongsj and Matthew fought like animals against each other, nowhere were near the point they had to take a rest. Sure, if the man would have faced pilots or Extrems, the two would have surely succumbed, but not when they were fighting normal persons. Kerlongsj as Matthew were used to the way the fought. It was easier for them now to see the other one's true ability.

Matthew found it shocking Kerlongsj could hold himself against so many man, despite being a supportive and Kerlongsj found it weird to see Matthew fighting like he was born on a battlefield.

When two sword men attacked Kerlongsj, it took just a second for the boy to form an attack. He stopped one attacker and broke the sword. The other one was stopped as well. By the high speed, both lost control of their feet and fell on the ground.

Kerlongsj breath begun to broke up. His energy went down and he would like to have some help. He cracked his knuckles and rammed his hand in the ground. For a short period time, he made a circle of energy, cutting of several of attackers. Matthew backed down to stand with his grandson. "Kerlongsj." He asked concerned. If Kerlongsj couldn't hold his own till now, it was clear both the fight he had and this was taking its toll.

Kerlongsj cursed on his idiocy. He had been taking hits and since the last weeks, he had no quiet times. He had a week extra time, but would need more if he wanted to survive. He turned to Matthew. "At the end of your rope, kid?" Kerlongsj nodded. "It's been a bit too busy in Japan." Matthew looked surprised. "Why aren't you using your fullest power?" Kerlongsj shot a look at him. "What do you mean?"
"You're not using Devil's Code at its fullest. You're using just the ninth circle and not the nines." Kerlongsj got back on his knee. "I don't follow."
"You use the energy coming from opening it. Don't you know you can use all nine circles at the same time and combine the energy?"

Kerlongsj never considered that as a possibility, but he found himself incredibly stupid at the time. "Eh, I never thought about it." Matthew grinned. "Well, it's good thing you're going to spend some time with me." Kerlongsj looked back at him, but found his legs giving in. Matthew could just smile at him. "For if you don't know. I was the one who created Devil's Code and gave you the gist of Hell's Fire. You better call your little brother that you'll be staying with me for a while." Kerlongsj looked back.

"What do you propose?" He brought out. "You can open the ninth. Let's work together." Matthew and he stood back to back. "Hacker technique. Legal. Orlejov's unique. Nine circles." The two chanted.

Just like he did on the school, Kerlongsj began to expand the energy. It was nothing like the school. This time, the energy reached further and further. Eventually, both Matthew and Kerlongsj energy reached full level. They pulled their hands in the ground and the energy expanded. It took every enemy with them. Kerlongsj felt himself too tired to stay awake. "Sorry. I shut down." He brought out.

Matthew looked content to what he and his grandson did. "That he is tired isn't abnormal. I hoped he could do better, but considering the shit he pulled the last weeks, it's nothing normal Kerlongsj would need his rest. "I think it's time you learn some things, you dumb young pup." Matthew took Kerlongsj in his arms, seeing the boy flying off. He made a skateboard and the man flew off with an extreme speed.

He looked to the jackdaw on his shoulder. "Don't worry. I'm not going to kill him. That would be contra productive. He has to rest and we'll do the rest later." Jack looked back to the older man with a questioning look. "Jack, don't worry. Kerlongsj and you went through a lot. It's time for me that I help him.

Were it his skills growing old, he being tired from the fight or he feared for Kerlongsj safety, he didn't notice six women who were hiding in the bushes. The six girls came out. The prodigies would have never have been afraid, not even for their own mother or aunt who was said to be the most cruel and bloodthirsty person on the planet. But what just happened, the butcher, the Western Satan, was back. The man who killed most of their family and brought an end to their reign. They saw how he cut down their soldiers like they were nothing.

Matthew Orlejov, one of the most, dangerous and feared man of the planet who just went on a rampage against one person left. They were following Kerlongsj hoping to kill the boy, but with Matthew appearing, they let their soldiers fight, hoping they would fall. Still, the two man had fought like lions and they had took down their army. Now, with Matthew alive and Kerlongsj safe, the plan they had for the world would be undone.

They held the world against the throat for as long men dawn, but he cut that down. One man raised up against their armies and he destroyed them alone. No one could withstand the power he used in his hands.

Their traditions, their ways, their bloodlust, it was nothing compared to that man. They were thinking he couldn't hurt them, but he did. He cut them down like they were nothing. Their long lineage was unable to hold himself. They were thought of like Devil's. Then that man must have been an Angel of Death. They heard the stories from their parents like they were told by their parents.

And from what they saw, those legends were true. They saw how their best soldiers were cut down like canon flesh. What was most surprising was that man who said to match their grandfather and he only lived by the man's mercy was something surprising. The same man that killed so many people took the boy that was lying on the ground up and carried him away.

It was so weird that the man who fought had no malice. He only saw it as right to fight and kill.

Kerlongsj found it weird himself as his thoughts were lying in that idea when he was sleeping. The legends told about Matthew were always of what he did, not who he was. His lineage was a mystery, the man himself even more. Who was Matthew Orlejov?

Matthew landed at a small house, hidden between the border of Luxembourg, Belgium and Germany. It was in the mountains and Kerlongsj could rest. It was simple from the outside and easy to overlook. Inside was only a bed, a table and a lot of computer hard ware and software that it would put most intelligences to shame.

Matthew put Kerlongsj in the bed and checked him. He didn't have the extreme abilities of healing of Kerlongsj, but he had more than enough to get the boy back on his feet. "Hm, his blood loss is almost gone thanks to his nanites, his strength is growing back, he just need to rest." Matthew pulled the blanket over his grandson and made a cross over his head. After that, he worked on the computers in the back.

He made a call to a certain someone. "Yo, it's me." A surprised voice came over from the phone. "Look, I know of the hour difference, yes, yes. Don't make a ruckus over it. This is important. My grandson maybe." The voice stopped. Matthew sighed. "Do you mind if I fill him in over your family? Oh and if you can drop by in the coming days. Or better in the coming hours" After a second, he heard the voice explaining a few things.

"Yeah, I know it's unique, but we need to be sure about it. Ah, you can come over, great. Bring her with if you can. Of course, I know, it's weird, but it's worth investigating this. Do you even realise what's going on? Your second youngest niece is the first one in three generations as far I know your family who has no desire to fuck her younger brother. And do you even understand on how ironic it is when it's my grandson we're talking about. My descendant." He heard someone yelling at him.

Thank whatever God that was somewhere he didn't learn Japanese. "Don't be so mad. It's the truth and no, it's okay if you take her with you. It's still me we're talking about. But don't mention me."

After that he close the call. "Man, those girls." He saw the boy sleeping. "You're unique in more than one way. I hope you know that, Kerlongsj."

Hours later.

The evening came quickly enough and it went into night. It was close around the time Matthew expected Kerlongsj to wake up. It was easily past two o'clock in the full midnight. Matthew looked to Kerlongsj and checked his watch. "He should wake up by now." He thought out loud and he was right. Kerlongsj woke up by opening is eyes and looking around. His clothes were gone, his wounds treated and his energy restored.

"Matthijs." The young man muttered. "Good night, Kerlongsj. How do you feel?" Matthew asked. "A lot better. Matthijs, what happened after our fight?" Matthew took a chair and went to sit next to Kerlongsj. "We fought and you did really good. You were better than everyone else I faced and without your help, I was done for. Well, considering the fact I didn't want you to die." Kerlongsj looked puzzled on the way Matthew spoke to him.

"Don't look so surprised. I didn't want you to die. That would be stupid. You've done a great job. Your hidden blades is strong enough to match me up. And you killed enough of those bastards to prove you're capable enough of blood shedding without losing yourself." Kerlongsj smiled. "Look, Kerlongsj. Shouldn't you make a call to somebody? Because, you're going to stay here till Wednesday." Kerlongsj would protest, but he nodded. He finally found Matthew, he had to use his time wisely this time. "Eh, fine by me, but I have no way to contact somebody."

Matthew looked surprised and he crossed his arms. "What about internal link? That should work." The older man asked really surprised. Kerlongsj laughed at it. Hahahaha, yeah, but not over water. And not as far as Japan." Matthew laughed. "Oh right. We had problems with that when I was leader. Still, it doesn't work." Kerlongsj nodded. "Yep, can I borrow something?" Matthew walked to his desk.

He lifted a smartphone up and threw it at Kerlongsj. Kerlongsj caught it and with his nanites, he reached Chifuyu. He hoped she wouldn't me mad at him, because of his absence. Luckily, a concerned voice got at the phone. "Kerlongsj?"

"Hey, Chifuyu." He responded casually, glad she wasn't mad. "Where are you?" Kerlongsj looked to Matthew, but that man shrugged with a smile over his face. "Safe. Look, I'll be later home. Anaton can do most of the healing. Yeah, okay. Sorry I'll be home normally Wednesday." He looked to Matthew who nodded.

Kerlongsj closed off. "Who did you call?" Matthew asked interested. "Don't kill me, but it was Chifuyu Orimura." It was a good thing Kerlongsj told his grandfather not to kill him, otherwise Matthew would have done that. At least that's what he thought, but he saw Matthew smiling "Is that the odd duck in the bite with that family? Well, I guess she would be." Kerlongsj got puzzled on Matthew's response.

"I know who Chifuyu is. And believe me, I know a lot more of her history than you do. After all, I was the one who slaughtered out her entire family. How ironic that you, my grandson, is her lover now." Matthew was looking some things up in his head. "Hey, isn't Ichika of something related to her?" Kerlongsj found it weird that Matthew, master hacker, didn't know of Ichika. "Yeah, she ran away with Ichika. Later, he would become the very first male pilot. But you know that story." Matthew made a grin. "So, an Orimura and an Orlejov are siding together once again. Never thought I'd live to see that happen. She's your lover, right?" Kerlongsj nodded on the question.

"Yeah and you might be mad, but Ichika asked me to make a hacker of him." Matthew became a bit more pissed, making Kerlongsj even more afraid. "Anything else that I should know?" Kerlongsj lifted his hands till his lungs in exasperation. "Yeah, not so long ago, I've saved the youngest sister, Madoka, from the clan as well. She and Chifuyu know of it and they learned of you. Ichika don't. And if I can be frank, I don't know a lot of you. So, we have three Orimura who are my allies"

Matthew crossed his arms in the chair. "What about the legends you heard of me?" Kerlongsj hands went in the blanket as he sat up. "Well, I've never believed them completely. I don't think someone who was a hacker could do so much wrong. Well, it's just. I want to hear the story from your part." Matthew sighed. "Look, Kerlongsj." Suddenly, the strong man who said to be the strongest human on the planet, looked nothing more than an apologetic and broken person.

"I've done things you would never forgive me if you knew about it and." He looked away. "I'm not going to tell you." Kerlongsj understood that it was the man privacy. "Look, Matthijs. I don't want that you tell me of what you've done at the hackers place. And I'm not going to ask about that, I'm happier not knowing, but I want to know this. What have you done in Asia? And more importantly. Why?"

Matthew looked to his knees. He didn't want to tell Kerlongsj, but now, the young pup was right to know. "You would hate me for what I've done." Kerlongsj sighed in exasperation. "Matthijs. Listen. What you've done, is over, it's passed. I'm not giving one shit of what you've done. I just want to know why. Why did go on a rampage there and what's with the Orimura clan?" Matthew smiled. "You've met Chifuyu, right?"

Kerlongsj nodded. "She's strong, right?" Again Matthew got a nod from his grandson. "The rest of the Orimura's is the same deal. Or worse I think. Strong and bloodthirsty. They don't have respect for human life like we do. Honestly, I didn't care a lot about it in the beginning. And the details are for later of the fight. What do you know?"

Kerlongsj pondered on that question. "Well, I know that it's an old clan and really strong. But indeed, no respect for human life or life in general. That's everything, but what's so funny you're laughing?" Matthew sat back and after that, he walked to Kerlongsj. "You know, Kerlongsj, you really should know something." The boy looked surprised. "It's something I learned when I fought the clan head. You want to know something of the Orlejov family. Our way is adoption of a lower generation. It's a tradition that we use and it goes back to two branches starting with two heads. Me and you are from the first line, the line of the first family, Izof, Azalof and Anaton in the other line. It's to protect the younger guys. To prepare you for the rough live you're going to have."

Kerlongsj laid back. "Go on."

"Well, we still got this tradition. I adopted Izof after your father left the order. I let your father leave to protect you from the problems I caused. I'm sorry that it didn't work out that way." Kerlongsj shrugged. "It's too long ago that I can be hurt by that." Matthew nodded. "Okay, I understand. After Izof was adopted, I left the order. Believe it was to protect our group. Izof and Azalof were strong, but nowhere near your strength now. Azalof adopted you later when they found out of my lineage. They thought it has ended with me. Boy, how wrong they were"

Kerlongsj nodded again. "You didn't remember, but they wanted to kill you just for being my descendant. Luckily, I learned of it and I was there at the time. You don't remember me, because you were unconscious at the time." Kerlongsj eyes went open. "Did Azalof want me dead? But he." Matthew squeezed Kerlongsj shoulder. "Yeah, but I was there at the time and let Azalof swear he would protect you. If I would find out he didn't." Kerlongsj felt sick. "Fuck him." His eyes began to tear. That man was his father and he left him to die. He wanted him to die.

"Kerlongsj. It was not his choice he wanted you dead. It was the goddamn council running the place at that time and they clouded his thinking. I've made sure you were safe, protected by me. I changed it so that most would accept you. Nowadays, the hackers see you as fit. But I have more worse news for you." Kerlongsj made a bitter laugh. "Let me guess. "Azalof didn't point me as his successor." Matthew sighed and nod his head. "I'm sorry to say this, but Azalof did not point you, but Alesh. Adopting you was the worst thing for him to happen. Even when he cared for you as person, but what he saw, unlike the other hackers was the offspring of me. He wanted to destroy that."

Kerlongsj looked the older man. "So you made it that way I would be elected?" Matthew nodded again. "Kerlongsj, the reason I've done that is easy to explain. The reasons I made the hackers is not because of the Infinite Stratos. No, it's only made that way by you and Azalof. You might not know it, but every country, every organization, I might say this whole fucking planet is controlled by that same clan your lover came from." Kerlongsj gulped.

"Nowadays, the hacker are the strongest group and most likely only ones who could face that clan in their own. At least not in every aspect, but we have enough numbers to match up theirs. And you don't know it, but I made that group to protect our world from theirs. But I was making the hackers first, but something happened and I went on my rampage and then I came back for completing the group I went in exile." Kerlongsj nodded again.

"Now, why did you went on that rampage and why didn't you kill them all? Why leave twenty percent alive? Wouldn't it be easier to end it? To stop this madness." Kerlongsj felt a slap on his cheek and his eyes went open. He looked to his grandfather. "You think it's easy to kill people and not to feel as a monster. No, isn't. The reason, Kerlongsj I let them alive was to warn them. It's a dilemma." Kerlongsj quick healing made it easy to forget the slap. "I've let them alive, because it would a dilemma between complete anarchy and complete control. They control the world longer than we do and have more strings running. By killing them it would cause the very end of the world like we knew it. That was a choice I couldn't make. I had no right for that. Besides, I have helped Tatsuya with the fight." Kerlongsj stood up. "Okay, now make it summarised and explain later in detail."

Matthew smiled. "Don't worry, you'll get it. I've told you of adoption. You went on with that." Kerlongsj nod again. "Yep, Anaton. He's a lot to me. I couldn't choose who is more important to me. He or Chifuyu." Matthew nodded again. "Look, it's cruel to say, but the reason we Orlejov remained strong was because besides our normal ways, we adopted new blood in our family. We have a nose in our training to find strength. The Lee and Sarashiki don't care much for us and we don't for them, but we are a mirror or a completely way to the Orimura. What I'm going to say is going to rock your world like you might call it."

Kerlongsj raised an eyebrow. "The Orimura's strength is incest." Matthew just said it like that, but Kerlongsj eyes went wide open. "Eheha, what the? Come again."

Matthew sighed. "It's a long story, but let me point to you that from the time I met Tatsuya and we fought and I spared his life, he and his wife or sister, pick on how you fill it in, got four girls and one guy born. From those children, well, you got nine children. The youngest one, the boy, has given his four sisters those nine children. And Ichika, Chifuyu and Madoka belong to those children and Ichika is thought to have the same trait as his father. At least that's going to awake around now." Kerlongsj was still shocked and he felt like he wanted to puke. "Ugh, that's disgusting. How is that even? What the fucking hell?"

"I let you know for not puking, Chifuyu and I guess that as well the girl, Madoka, are both not affected by Ichika. Well, Madoka is a special case in her own way from what I've heard of my contact, but you are the reason for Chifuyu." Kerlongsj got even more a surprise.

"You've noticed something with Chifuyu." Kerlongsj nodded on that response. "Yeah, around some time, she is more, I don't know." Matthew looked up with a smile. "She goes into heat, if you want to give it a word. They're good at hiding it and I mean really good, but you, Kerlongsj, you can shut down the effect. Or no, you don't shut it down. You turn it towards you. You cause her to focus her instincts on you. Course, she fucks you senseless, but it's better than she would fuck her brother senseless." Kerlongsj laid back with a grin on his own face. On it was as well humour and horror. "That's one way of putting it. But how did you find out?"

Matthew smiled, but got a text. "Well, someone with more info on that subject comes in two hours. I'll tell you the story what happened on the day." Kerlongsj looked up.

"The Orimura clan of the generation of my time consisted of three guys and one daughter. The youngest guy, Tatsuya was exiled from the clan of his lack of power at the time. He went in exile on an island, but got off. Believe me when I tell you that he was the one that killed almost the Orimura clan. Not me, I just destroyed the whole place and I killed a lot, but not the clan itself. I wanted the same thing after all, but there is a big way between killing, what we Orlejov's do and." Matthew didn't want to tell and Kerlongsj understood that by crossing his arms.

"Matthijs, you still haven't given me the answer why you wanted to kill those three families?" Matthew sighed. "We were actually with four families around that time. The Orlejov family was the family in control of the Western region in Europe with eye to America. We weren't as long as them at the time or as sophisticated, but we lived there for as long we owned the earth and rocks. Close to my fifteenth birthday and the near completion of the uniting of hackers in the underground what was our army, our family was slaughtered. Both our lines till the few that remained. Me and Izof. You, Azalof and Anaton weren't born at that time. It was the Orimura's idea, but the Sarashiki and Lee went in." Kerlongsj looked outside. "Bastards."

"That's the least you can say. The reason why we were killed was because, the Orlejov family wanted to give the people power to determine their own lives. That we would allow them to live their lives in freedom. We wanted to be free to rule for the people. But the others didn't and they didn't give the time to talk. After that massacre of our family, I went to Japan and I found Tatsuya when he was trapped on an island. Despite our hatred for each other and while he was thirteen and I was fifteen, both of us made a surprising allegiance. I wanted the clan to be killed, he wanted to be on the throne and kill everyone else as well, save his sister. We attacked during the time his sister was wedding. She was the only one that had sympathy with Tatsuya. I brought him there and together, we fought and he killed his father and brothers after a bloody fight. Still, the way he did. It's then I went mad."

Kerlongsj raised an eyebrow. "I don't follow." Matthew rushed through the hair of his grandson. "Well, the trait of us, Orlejov's, are two things that makes us so different from the Orimura clan. It's what you can see as mirror. Those traits makes us unique as two families. Theirs is cruelty and perfection. Ours is empathy and free growing of skill. With skill, I mean that we're not training our children to be perfect like theirs. With skill, you can always grow further till you want to stop." Kerlongsj saw his grandfather smiling. "I'm curious when you and Chifuyu would have children. What trait would win?" Kerlongsj got embarrassed. "Matthijs." He whined. "That ain't funny. And we're not that thing. We have still children to raise"

"Sorry, I couldn't resist. But going on. After Tatsuya was done with his father, he stabbed me in the back. I survived, it would take more than to kill me, and he was surprised by that. He and I fought almost like we two did with the only difference you could hold yourself well enough. Our fight caused almost his home to be destroyed. Actually, I pulled that stunt. In the end, I think only a few servants, his sister and he were alive or as good as that. Well, I wanted to kill him, but his sister stopped me. While I could have won from her and killed him in the process, I agreed on her plea to let him alive. In return, they had to leave me alone. And that they would stop ruling the world like they were doing She agreed, but only after I cut his arm, nearly off with Satan's swords, I was satisfied. Tatsuya changed after that, but he and I, well, we started on fights."

It was Kerlongsj's time to squeeze the shoulder. "That is something that had be done way sooner. What happened after that?"
"I left the place and the warning that if they would go back to their methods, well."

"I get the idea. You did the same with the Lee and Sarashiki for taking part in the destroying of our family?" Matthew nodded. "Yep and I let alive those I saw worthy of letting alive. And I let them spread the legend of me. Kerlongsj. Listen, this is where you come in."

Kerlongsj looked surprised on the comment. "The reason that I want you to be leader is the same reason I went in exile. The generation that came after Tatsuya, his 'children', well, they wanted me dead for what I've done. With me, the hackers came as target. I didn't want my group be attacked of my idiocy. So I left, the hackers had to run the place after me. That you became leader of the hackers was in not in my calculations, but only later." The man patted Kerlongsj on his head.

"That you would use our cause an answer to the Infinite Stratos is something I can understand. Actually, I hoped that would happen" Kerlongsj looked back to the older man. "Look, you are a descendant, screw that, you're an Orlejov as much as I am." Kerlongsj sighed.

"Matthijs. Might if I ask you another question? If those legends are true of how you slaughtered those clans, in how easy it was, why didn't you kill me and let me alive in our fight?" Matthew smiled to Kerlongsj. "Because I wanted to see you in a fight. When you fight, you're at nature. You feel at home. But you didn't lose yourself in the way I did. I wanted to test out how good you really are and how well you can fight. You haven't lost who you are. And I will stay around to make sure you grow without that happening. Kerlongsj. I also placed some limiters on you." After a pause, he went on. "I don't want that you lose yourself. You have enough power to kill that family. But I lost mine when I did. I want that you don't."

Kerlongsj lifted his head. "You mean? With the limiters, letting Anaton, my gang, his crew, Chifuyu?"

"Yes, you'll need them to win."

"Well, I don't know how I'm going to explain that to Chifuyu." Suddenly, the door went open. Kerlongsj made a weapon in his hand. "Don't worry. It's my guest." Kerlongsj looked surprised, but was stunned by seeing a woman entering.

It was a women in her early forties, she had long blond hair, resembling some of his own, but not as brown as his. Her eyes were dark blue and her white skin was breath taking in one way. She wore a lab coat and had a green jacket under it.

She smiled at Matthew, but made a respectful bow to the man. "You don't need to explain. I've taken her with me." Kerlongsj saw Chifuyu coming from behind the woman. "Chifuyu? What the?" The Brunhilde sighed. "Sorry, I got a call from the woman you're seeing here and they picked me up."

"Did they just let the most powerful Brunhilde go from the ISA?" Kerlongsj asked at a joking tone. Chifuyu shrugged, but was somewhat smiling on his reaction. "Anaton knows of it and he's taking care of it." Kerlongsj turned to look at Chifuyu. "Sorry for the shit I pulled you through." Chifuyu went to sit next to him. "Don't worry. It's not your fault. We're in this together. Besides, I heard of my aunt. It was my family."

"Aunt?" Kerlongsj asked, but Matthew's hand went in front of Kerlongsj, preventing him from attack Shiori. "Don't worry, my boy. Just like Chifuyu ran away, Shiori did the same. I saved her from that clan. How're you doing nowadays, Shiori?" She smiled at him. "It's still weird to believe you are the person that took down our family. And that you of all people would have saved me from that life." Matthew offered Shiori his chair, Chifuyu went to sit on the bed next to Kerlongsj. Matthew went to lean at the table.

"Why did you bring your niece with you to my grandson?" He asked in a distrustful tone. "How do you know I'm her niece?" Matthew gave her a were-you-born yesterday look. "Really, I'm Kerlongsj grandfather and first hacker. Pipe down for a bit, girl." Chifuyu went to stand up, but felt Kerlongsj's hand around her shoulder pushing her down.

"First of all. We should introduce ourselves for the person that doesn't know us. Shiori, could you please begin?" Shiori looked to Kerlongsj. He was the only person who didn't know her. She walked to him and leant to him. Kerlongsj did everything he could not to look at her cleavage. "Interesting. You are a very interesting boy. Well, my name is Shiori Orimura. I'm Chifuyu's aunt and I'm a scientist on the IS. I'm helping Tabane now. Just like Chifuyu and your grandfather said, I' m a runaway of the Orimura clan and I'm here, because of Matthew. You learn the rest of me later." Matthew shrugged and smiled at Chifuyu.

"Right, my name is Matthew Orlejov. I'm Kerlongsj grandfather and before you ask, little girl, I'm the one who killed your family two generations ago and I was the one who kicked Kerlongsj in that bed after our little match." Chifuyu looked from Matthew to Kerlongsj. Her shock was to read over her face. "You did that to Kerlongsj?" Chifuyu couldn't believe someone could take down Kerlongsj like it was nothing. The young man shrugged. "He wanted to test me out. Now, why did you come here, Shiori and take Chifuyu with you?" Shiori had a pleasant smile.

"Well, it's because the history our clan and your family have. Just like Chifuyu, I want Ichika to be free of our blood rotten past. My goals are similar to Matthews. Knowing that he is stronger than everyone else in our clan, I chose him to help me." Chifuyu got up with her mouth that fell open. "He is stronger than mother?" Shiori had again her smile on her face who almost was turned in laughing. "Chifuyu, I told that Tatsuya, your grandfather is still seen as the strongest in our clan despite his wounds inflicted by the man you're seeing. Of course, that man is stronger than your mother."

Matthew smiled on her response. "Your aunt is overestimating me. Sure, there was a time I could take your clan on, but now, I'm too old for that to fight alone. I'm still good, but to the same thing I did years ago in my own, no. I'm too old for that. So for now, I tested how good Kerlongsj is. But that is not the reason you're here, right? Shiori?" The older of the two Orimura shook her head. "No, it's weird that Ichika's aura or Reiki like we called it has no effect on Chifuyu." Kerlongsj raised an eyebrow. "What is that actually? Reiki's?'

"It's a bio energy and best used in battles. It gives unamiable strength and an the impossibly to kill us. When you kill us, we don't have effects as death as normal people. Our Reiki grows. At least, the Juuka Reiki does. In return, we become mentally unstable. Me and Chifuyu and all our siblings have the Juuka Reiki, leading to violent outbursts." Kerlongsj was fascinated by the story and listened to it like a child.

"Junsuina Reiki has other users and it grows not by Death, but by awakening. It's also a completely other thing. Those with Junsuina are more stable in mind. Ichika, his father and his grandmother are the only ones who have that ability. We can't transmit the power in it. And despite the fact we're mentally unstable. In Chifuyu's case, you're the solution. For some reason, you shut down the effect." Kerlongsj nodded again. "Matthijs told me that Madoka is a special case. How?"

Shiori smiled. "Such empathy. It can only be found in you guys." Matthew smiled on Shiori's response. "I sense Madoka's powers are different, but how?" Shiori looked back to Kerlongsj. "When Madoka was in my sister's womb, she tried to kill Madoka using her power. That explains why Madoka's powers are tainted. It will take a lot more to grow her." Matthew sighed on Kerlongsj looking down.

"Don't worry about her. With what all I have done in the last decades, I have found ways to help the little girl after Shiori told me of Madoka's situation. I have maybe found some solutions." Kerlongsj looked back at the two. "Okay, that will help a lot. But there is something bothering me. If Death let you guys grow?" His look went from Shiori to Matthew. "How could strike fear in the Orimura clan."

Well, nobody can kill us except, you and your grandfather Kerlongsj and most likely the other Orlejov's. You are the two people who can kill us and shut down the effect of the Reiki. How it's done is a mystery." Kerlongsj felt Chifuyu tugging on him with a smile on her face. "Eh, what do you mean by that, Shiori?" Matthew smiled. "Well, thanks our own biological code and the way we can transport it with our nanites, we just shut down the effect when our nanites get in to them. You are even better at doing that as supportive and with your Nature Sicker, you're even better at doing as supportive. If you give your guys power, well, you got an army in that case." Matthew gave his young grandson some more information." Kerlongsj looked back to his predecessor.

"So, you're saying the reason you could pull the stunt, years ago, shocked the hidden world even more was because you did the thing no one else could." Matthew nodded on his grandson response and smiled on Chifuyu's face. "Indeed, they couldn't believe that someone like me could kill them, but they had to take the truth. I'll let you know that the Reiki of the 25th and the prodigies are way stronger than your grandfather was, Chifuyu."

She nodded on that. "Aunt told me that with our Reiki's, we have incestuous feelings towards our little brothers. But how does the effect with Kerlongsj works? He shut it down." Matthew shrugged. "Everything in good time, everything in good time. First of all. It's not just me and Kerlongsj who can hurt your clan with our skills. Anaton and Ichika are also possible. Ichika because of being part of your clan and just like Anaton, he is filled with nanites whose history lies in our cores. And with the two, Anaton's gang and by extension his crew are also safe. That the reason those hackers could take them down or at least hold them off long enough." Kerlongsj turned to Shiori.

"Your grandfather speaks the truth. Anaton and Ichika both thank the effect of be able to hurt us thanks to your powers." Kerlongsj looked back to Matthew. "You're the one that developed Devil's Code and Hell's Fire, right?" Matthew's eyes went open, but after that, he nodded. "Indeed, I left on the place and I made a few changes in Azalof's testament. Look, Kerlongsj. Azalof cared for you. But he didn't stop seeing what you are." Kerlongsj looked down, but felt Chifuyu pressing on his shoulder. She pulled the guy to her.

"Ssh, easy now. What's done is done." Matthew sighed. "Now, back to the Reiki's. The fine details are still unknown and I couldn't find them, but there is something else you should know." Kerlongsj looked up to Matthew. "The reason why Ichika's Reiki is more or less not effecting Chifuyu is because like you said Kerlongsj, by you." Kerlongsj tilted his head with a weird look. "Because of I initiated Ichika?" Matthew shook his head. "No, that only causes that Ichika has another way to fight his family. The reason that Chifuyu is not effected is because of your, well, eh?." Kerlongsj raised an eyebrow, but got an uncomfortable feeling. Chifuyu shifted to her aunt.

Both she and Matthew had smile plastered over their faces. It scared the heck out of the two. "Well, nanites are in everything of a hacker. In blood, is saliva and in." Matthew saw Kerlongsj looking down, completely embarrassed. "You get the idea. The reason Chifuyu's Reiki is directed at you is, because the nanites she got of you when you two… Those little things are competing with that dreadful aura and forcing it to focus even more on you."

Both Chifuyu and Kerlongsj fumed at it and looked first to each other. Both were red and looked to the ground. Both Shiori and Matthew couldn't suppress their laughing seeing the children acting like that. The two youngest ones were completely embarrassed by it. Shiori was covering her mouth while trying to stop the giggling, but Matthew almost teared from it. "HAHAHAHAHAHA. This is too good, way too good. AHAHAHAHAHA, your reactions are priceless." The older man brought in gasps.

He didn't stop, but was busy catching his breath. Shiori was luckily done. "Look, Chifuyu, it's embarrassing, that's a given, but maybe it's a good thing that Kerlongsj shuts down the Reiki. It is also responsible for the mental problems we suffer. We can drown in our bloodlust and you don't have that effect. At least to a leaser effect. And we'll find ways for you go grow.

"Because when we do it, mine nanites shut that down?" Kerlongsj asks Shiori when he stood up. "Yes, the reason I'm here is to make a research on you and Chifuyu for a week or two." That's so going to suck."

Suddenly, they heard a loud yawn. They turned to see that Matthew was finally stopped with laughing. "Look, researching is all nice and good, but I want some shut eye for this night. We're also going to find a way to make Madoka stronger with maybe a thing that can be used. You'll need her." Kerlongsj sighed on Matthew's response." He looked at the bed. "I have only one bed." Matthew looked to Shiori. "I have two beds in my ship." Matthew walked to the door. "Then it's settled. Me and Shiori will crash in the ship and you two stay here. It's comfortable enough." Chifuyu and Kerlongsj looked at each other and noticed the other two grinning.

"Good night." They sang. Both of the youngest threw a dirty look at them. They passed the door, leaving the two with an subtle tension. They looked up to each other. "Well, that was."

"Yeah, agreed." The two had no idea to face it and were too embarrassed to look at each other. "When we wake up, let's."

"Eh, talk about the rest. Hope we'll never be reminded by it." Both nodded. The two just undressed and went to sleep next to each other.

The space ship was fair enough to live in. It wasn't like Tabane's rocket, but it was bigger. Filled with all futuristic technology, there was a living area built in it. Luckily, there were also beds in the form of alcoves. The two older ones were still in a funny mood. "Wow, well, that was good. You were serious of looking up Kerlongsj." Matthew asked Shiori.

The blond Orimura nodded. "Yeah, it's still weird. Even with the nanites shutting down Chifuyu's Reiki or turning it to Kerlongsj, letting her mental be more stable, it's still weird that she would fall in love with Kerlongsj in the first place considering he is your grandson. You could shut down our Reiki making us able to kill, but Kerlongsj does it another way. Instead of killing like you did, she fell for him. And that Chifuyu's feelings are suppressed towards Ichika is weird? At least for my family." Matthew sighed on it. "Still, sit it well with you to take them away?" Shiori shook her head. "We'll take a week. After that, they will be needed back home."

Shiori and Matthew went to their respective beds. They faced away and undressed themselves. "Why did you come to pick him up?" Shiori asked Matthew. Matthew looked back to his hands. "Because, I wanted to confirm a few things. By the way, your little prodigies are back on the run. They've seen me." Shiori sighed.

"Let me make something clear, Shiori. If your family comes to mess with mine again, they'll find me in their path. It will be the end of their line" Matthew said it before he climbed in bed.

Chifuyu held on to Kerlongsj. He gently caressed her hair. "What a weekend." Chifuyu sighed. "I'm sorry for what happened." Kerlongsj shrugged. "Don't. I'm still trying to go over things. From lying flowers on my father's grave, till fighting my grandfather who didn't want me dead and after that, we killed some ninja squads till the revelation of our families." Chifuyu held on closer to Kerlongsj. "I still don't get it how I fell in love with you." Kerlongsj kissed her forehead. "Believe me, I'm trying to figure out the same thing. But I'm happier than ever that I fell for you."

[At the ISA]

Chifuyu Orimura was missing. It was the second teacher, Kerlongsj included. It was a chaos until Anaton and Ichika calmed them down. When they heard they were safe, the teachers and students calmed down. Anaton went over the safety instructions and they left the place to the dorms.

"Something up, Anaton?" Ichika snapped his younger hacker brother out his thinking. "Sorry, Ichika. Still trying to think. I hope they get back soon." Ichika nodded. "Indeed, but something is bothering you?" Anaton nodded. "Yeah, I hoped Kerlongsj would come home soon. This is the most hateful time of the year." Ichika turned to him. "What do you mean?" Anaton looked up the sky.

"From now till begin August, every hacker is going over a few problems stemming back from the past. Every of my gang is having some serious problems. And those things are going to happen here and now." Ichika gulped on it. "So, everyone?" Anaton nodded. "Yep. And believe me, it isn't the prettiest of things." Ichika laid his hand on the boy's shoulder. "I'll help you. I'm your brother after all." The boy nodded.

"Thank you. Ichika. For this." The two walked home with a fist bump.

In Cirluk's room.

The young Palestinian guy was reading, until he felt something snuggling up to him. "Hey, Madoka." He said to the refugee runaway at the school. "Cir, what's going on?" The guy made a smile. "It's sometimes creepy on how you can figure out those things." Madoka gave him a playful pinch in his cheek. "Shut up. What's going on?"

Cirluk sighed and sat up, facing the girl. In his eyes, seriousness was everything to read. "You want to know. Well, there are things going on. I don't know what, but Kerlongsj and Chifuyu are gone from the academy. Kerlongsj is always on these days, but never so long." Madoka tilted her head. "You think Chifuyu is after him." Cirluk nodded. "Yep. Say, Madoka. Isn't it time you give some more info of your family?"

The youngest of the clan daughters sighed. "Cirluk, I promise you I tell you later. It's not that I don't want to tell you, but I don't know everything. And I want to forget. They, they." Madoka felt Cirluk embracing her. "Don't. If you don't want to tell, I won't force you. But if you need an ear to hear or someone to listen, know that I'll be here and help you. You'll never have to face those things again. That's a promise." Madoka cried and came closer to him.

"Thank you, Cirluk. For this." The two laid down in silence, enjoying each other company.

Outside, Ichika and Anaton passed the room. Ichika looked up to the room. Anaton shook his head. "Let her. She has suffered more than you. You'd be happy not to know a lot." Ichika nodded. "Maybe, but I'll have to face it at one point. Something else? What do you mean, your friends have problems." Anaton sighed. "Wait a few days and you'll find out. Raton is the first now. After that, we have Kashal. And they have somewhat learnt to live with it. The rest wow." Anaton just went to think. "I need to talk with Charlotte. There are a few things I want to check up."

[Unknown place]

[Unknown time]

The prodigies got back home after their mission. They passed the place, not giving the servants a look when they left the room. They went up in a traditional Japanese room. By curtains divided, they knelt. From behind, the paper lines, they heard someone coming.

"And?" was the only word they heard. "We have followed Kerlongsj. We wanted to kill him and sent our squad after him, but unfortunately. Someone interfered. Matthew."

The person from behind the curtain tried to hide her feelings. "He is alive." The prodigies responded with an united "Yes." Izanami's eyes went wide open. 'If that man is alive. Goddammit, what to do?'

"Is Kerlongsj still in Flanders?" The prodigies looked at each other, finally, Chigusa spoke. "Matthew took Kerlongsj with him. They fought, but Kerlongsj didn't die from that." Izanami began to brood on a plan. "For now, you're dismissed. But you'll be stand by for when I need you." The six girls left the room.

Izanami began to think. Her plan for the world couldn't work if Matthew was alive. 'Combine that with Kerlongsj growing stronger, Ichika became a hacker. This isn't working out. For now, I'll have to wait. If we would attack the place, Kerlongsj would come back. And we don't know how strong they are. For now, how much I hate it, we have to think over our moves'.


And finally done. I had to change it for a bit, but I'm glad with what I've done. Thanks to an update of somebody, I could change a few things again.

Kerlongsj fighting style is taken from the Assassin's Creed series as where his weapons come from. Most examples are the third, fourth and Rogue game.

Matthew's style is somewhat similar of Kerlongsj, but he uses the weapons on another way. He fight more brutal and less refined than Kerlongsj.

It might sound stupid, but this is still part of the dark past arc. Kerlongsj didn't know of his past and I made something like this.

Next time, I'll leave the Orimura clan for what they are and focus on the hackers past. This was a part of Kerlongsj. The coming ones will be focussed on the young hackers.

I have an idea worked out for Raton and Izolf. Kashal is something open, but I will find something that will work. With the three others, send a pm for a suggestion. Always open for ideas and you guys got time.

Raton will be for February, Izolf for March and Kashal will be handled in April. With maybe a chapter for later if I'll get Chifuyu and Kerlongsj research in it. There is something else I want to verify for Matthew.

Yes, he is Kerlongsj grandfather and went on the rampage, but Matthew is not an enemy of Kerlongsj. The guy never believed everything of the stories of Matthew and he was glad to find out that Matthew wasn't like what he was told.

Make no mistake, Matthew is stronger than Kerlongsj and he can take on quite some opponents. Later, I will let him train Kerlongsj. The reason I won't introduce Matthew at the ISA is that despite everything that happened, Matthew is still wanted for the shit he caused.

He will be acting as Kerlongsj mentor at moments which I feel Kerlongsj will need now more than ever.

In later chapters, I'll explain what Matthew all can do. He'll also help Chifuyu with some issues, regarding Kerlongsj and Ichika.

The rest of Matthew is my secret and mine to keep for now. You'll get more later.

Please review this. No flames, please.

Saluut.