Hello everyone and welcome back to HellFall!

To start off, happy Thanksgiving everyone! I'm very thankful for all of you guys who've been supporting me and this story, whether you only just started last night, or if you've been with me since the beginning. The feedback is all very encouraging!

Good to know Azure is getting more chapters than last time, eh? I'm certainly more happy about that.

Also, this is a chapter I looked forward to writing for so long, and I'm so excited to finally be able to release it. I hope ya'll enjoy it a lot!


By the time we reached the elevator shaft Rocco was gone.

The red-headed man looked around, "What's back there?" He asked, looking to the tunnel from which I'd emerged from.

"Not a short-cut" I replied, tearing open the metal grate doors and looking up into the shaft. Taking a few steps back, I charged and leapt inside, grabbing onto a tube on the other end.

The red-headed man sighed, then followed suit as I climbed higher.

"The elevator's coming back down" He said, keeping up surprisingly well for his size. He wasn't fat, but he seemed quite thick.

"Right," I replied sarcastically, "like you can see the future" I looked up to see that the elevator was still moving upwards.

"I can." He replied, "And I'm saying that you should prepare yourself"

"Oh please." I groaned, "Save your breath"

Just then there was a loud creak, and the sound of metal sliding against metal.

Looking up, I saw the elevator fast approaching. How? I wondered, gasping.

The man behind me sighed, "Hold on!" He called, climbing past me and leaping forward.

"What're you doing?!" I asked, ducking my head.

The man drew his massive blade and cut a long scar through the floor of the elevator. It slammed into my body, the whole half of the floor flying straight off.

"Let go!" He called.

I let go, only to find no floor below me. Instead he wrapped his arm around my abdomen and pulled me onto flat land.

Looking down, I saw that we were standing on one side of the elevator. The other side was gone.

"You okay?" He asked, sheathing his sword.

"Uh-huh" I gasped, staring down at the hole.

The man turned around and started pressing the buttons on the wall. Pushing my loose hair strands out of my face, I turned around.

He slammed his fist against the wall, cursing, "Dammit!" He swore, "He must've severed the elevator completely"

"Now what?" I asked.

The man looked up at the ceiling, "We go up" He replied, drawing his blade again and slicing an untidy square into it.

"Not much for cleanliness, eh?" I asked, panicking a little.

"Saves some time" He replied, leaping through the hole and landing on the roof of the elevator. He offered his hand through the opening, pulling me out.

Sheathing his blade once again, he began to climb the side of the shaft as quickly as possible, moving like he was running on all fours. I followed, much slower and much less animal-like, despite being more animal than he likely was.

He reached the top of the shaft quicker than I did, and when he did he pulled me out.

"Keep up" He said as I planted my feet back on the ground.

I smiled a little, but quickly that smile faded as he turned around and ran.

"Wait" I said, looking around.

"What?" He asked, turning around as he opened a door right next to the elevator.

"I've been here before" She said.

"Yeah?" He asked, "Cool, let's go"

I hesitated.

"We can discuss it later" He said.

I nodded, "Right," I replied. "I'm Azure by the way"

"Funny how that was my mental nickname for you already." He said, "I'm Gazini"

We ran through the door into a pitch black room. I guided him through, as I was a Faunus, and we exited through a closed trapdoor. Outside a truck waited for us, and I saw Rocco already driving down the road.

I turned around to see Gazini loading a crimson colored moped out from the back of the truck.

"Wouldn't the truck be faster?" I asked.

"Not with me it ain't" He replied, slamming the back doors shut.

"Hey, Gazini!" Someone called.

"Not now Dennis!" He replied, "I'm a little busy!"

He was about to sit down on the moped, then turned back to the man called Dennis. "Oh yeah, here" He threw him two katanas and several black kunai knives.

"Oh sweet, thank you!" He called.

"Don't pop any tires!" He called, hopping onto the scooter.

"Get on" He told me. When I hesitated he snapped, "Get on! They're getting away!"

I got onto the back, and he started driving. The moped moved faster than any I'd ever seen on the road, and I almost fell off right away.

"Hold on!" He called, already finding Rocco's truck and giving chase. Oddly enough, we were faster than it.

Suddenly Rocco popped out from the top of the truck. When he saw us he looked down into the truck and yelled something. After straightening himself he raised his metal fist.

"Is that a gauntlet?" Gazini asked.

"Yes." I replied, "To my knowledge, it has no other functions"

As if on cue, he flicked the gauntlet and it extended, revealing an open space at the base of his wrist.

"Looks more like a hand than a glove" Gazini pointed out.

"I noticed" I replied.

Rocco drew a tall rectangular case, filled with three black orbs. Sliding it into his opened wrist, he pointed his hand at us and spread his fingers apart, revealing an opening in his palm.

"No other functions?" He asked.

"I didn't know!" I pointed out.

One black orb, or grenade, launched out, followed by two more. They flew at us quickly. Gazini swerved, easily avoiding them all. The road and cars behind us weren't so lucky.

Rocco frowned, then loaded in another one. As he fired and we avoided I noticed that they were getting farther and farther ahead.

"Gazini!" I called, "We're falling behind!"

He frowned, "Not yet we're not!" He replied, turning the handles and forcing the moped to move faster.

Just then the traffic began to build up ahead of us.

"We're stuck!" I said.

"Have you met me?" Gazini asked.

"Not really" I replied.

"I'm the best damn moped driver there is" He replied, pressing a suspicious red button on the base of the right handle. All of a sudden we gained a major increase in speed.

"Keep holding on!" He called.

I leaned forward and wrapped my arms around his waist, clinging on for dear life. I glanced back, not willing to look any further for fear of flying off. Blue fire spewed from the back. Immediately my eyes shot back forward again.

"Is this even legal?!" I asked.

"Probably not!" He replied.

As we neared the traffic jam Gazini leaned back, pulling the moped with him into a wheelie. I screamed, glancing back again. The fire hit the ground, grinding up the road.

Gazini pressed a blue button on the base of the left handlebar, and the fire intensified. We flew into the air for a second, allowing the moped to mount the top of the nearest car. It honked, and I heard people screaming from inside. The fire settled down at the back of the moped, but was still intense enough for us to jump from car to car as we sped towards Rocco's truck.

He frowned and ducked back into his truck, shutting the hatch above him.

As the traffic cleared we returned to the ground, and Rocco made a sharp turn ahead of us. Despite reaching him quicker, we were still a ways behind.

"Have you got a gun in that thing?" Gazini asked, referring to Cratorus 2.0.

"Yeah, why?" I asked.

"You any good with it?" He asked.

"Of course!"

"Then get it ready, and fire as soon as you see him"

I was about to ask 'why now?', but then he suddenly swerved down an alleyway that curved sharply around the back of a tall building. As we reached the next turn he stuck out his foot, skidding his heel against the ground and kicking up bits of rock.

I drew my sniper and aimed, realizing what his plan was now.

"Fire!" He called.

Aiming down the sights, I saw Rocco just pulling past the alleyway. I fired, popping a tire. The truck skidded to a halt. We started forward, but Rocco came out to meet us instead. He was clearly furious.

"Well, you certainly excel at interfering with other people's business." He said. "Tell me," he paused, "why?"

Gazini got off his moped and drew his blade; "Guess" He replied, raising it above his head.

Suddenly four thin blades shot out from the top, bottom, and both sides of Rocco's gauntlet, looking like they'd get tangled up with his metallic fingers. He swung his arm, blocking Gazini's attack.

The two of them engaged in a breath-taking battle, Gazini swinging his blade expertly and Rocco dodging each blow with relative ease. Somehow Gazini managed to swing his massive blade extremely quickly and easily with one hand. The battle was a blur to me.

All of a sudden Gazini backed up, signaling for me to enter the battle. Drawing Cratorus 2.0 into a spear, I swung at Rocco, narrowly blocking his attack. Clearly he was much more experienced than I was. Spinning I swung my spear, barely hitting his blade. I spun around again, transforming it into a sniper and firing without aiming, skimming his ear with the bullet. I spun back around, returning it to its spear state and spinning it in my hand, deflecting his next attack.

He swung out his armadillo hand, hitting my face and knocking me backwards. He swung his blades; cutting my hands and making me drop my spear. He swung up his foot, kicking me in the gut. I staggered backwards, and then instinctively raised my hand in defense. Activating my aura, I saw him aim his fingers at me and fire off several small bullets. They all bounced off my carefully generated and powerful aura.

Just then I felt the air split by the side of my head, and an arrow shot through the hole in my palm. Blood spewed out, but the arrow went straight through, stabbing straight into Rocco's upper chest, right by his left arm. He fell backwards, groaning in pain.

I grabbed my wrist in pain and frustration, falling to the ground as hot red blood dripped from my palm. Focusing my aura, however, I tried to heal it as quickly as possible.

I heard Gazini draw another arrow, and looking up I saw his blade split down the middle, and a long bowstring attaching the ends of the blade together. An arrow was situated against the string, and rested on the gold ball at the hilt of the blade (which was now the center of the bow)

He aimed the arrow straight at Rocco's head. I stood after healing my hand and pointed my sniper rifle at him.

"Talk, Rocco" Gazini demanded.

He laughed, "I'm already dead." He replied, "Whether you like it or not, I'm not saying a thing"

"What is Plan H?" Gazini asked.

Rocco just smiled, "So you know?" He asked.

"What is HELLFALL?"

"Don't waste your time asking the same question" He coughed, blood beginning to leak out from his throat.

"What is Plan H?!" Gazini demanded furiously.

Rocco smiled, laughing with what little life he had left. Then his mouth opened, and he said one phrase, "Hell shall descend upon our remains" He whispered, then fell silent.

Gazini kept his arrow pointed at him, then slowly put the arrow back and sheathed his blade. The bow folded together again with a soft mechanical sound, and as he sheathed it the blade seemed to shrink in height.

I heard shouts coming from the truck that Rocco had been driving in. Gazini grabbed my arm and pulled me back to the moped.

"Time to go" He said.

"But we can take these guys" I pointed out.

"That doesn't mean we have to" He said, picking me up and trying to seat me on the moped.

"I can get on myself, thank you" I said, pushing his hands off my arm and sitting down on the moped again.

Gazini looked at me for a second, then sat down and drove off in the opposite direction of the truck.


So there you have it. Gazini and Azure have introduced themselves, and Rocco has died.

I was a little disappointed to kill off Rocco here, especially with so little of his weapon and character being explored. But oh well, the story has to progress somehow. I made sure to expose as much about his weapon as possible in his last few moments, though (the grenade launcher, wrist blades, and finger guns).

I really don't have a heck of a lot to say today, plus I'm in a bit of a hurry right now.

Again, I'm so thankful for your guys's support and I hope you continue to enjoy HellFall.

And anyways, as usual, favorite, follow, review, tell your friends, tell your enemies, or don't if you don't want to, and I'll see you all in the next chapter!