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to all my fans... sorry it took so long to add the new chapter.
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Chapter 6: Horsemen
In the training room,Knight's voice could be heard from the monitor. "Listen up kid, you're only going to get one chance to impress me."
Ryan gulped as he stared at the screen in front of him, his hands felt sweaty and were shaking. He tried to steady himself as he took the controls. The control panel lit up at his touch, the AC coming to life, eager for the fight ahead.
"Alright... I'm ready" Ryan's breath came heavily. He thought his chest would cave in from the pressure he felt.
Ragnarok stood there in front of him. "Alright Ryan. Attack me."
Ryan charged his AC forward at Knight, striking out with the energy blade. Before he knew what had happened, Knight had easily side-stepped and connected Ragnarok's fist to the side of Ryan's core, effectively knocking it to the ground.
"What was that Ryan? You can't simply charge at an enemy and expect to hit something." Ryan thought he could hear anger in Knight's voice.
"I'll do better" Ryan said
"Don't waste my time with words! Show me actions."
Ryan got his AC back to it's feet. He quickly hit the boosters and flew at Knight, his blade ready to strike. Knight just as easily sidestepped again, using Ragnarok's feet to trip Ryan, sending his core into the wall head first. Before Ryan could react, Knight was there, his rifle pointed to at the back of Ryan's cockpit.
"What are you? A child or a pilot. No, I've seen children pilot better than this."
Ryan could feel the anger building inside him.
"I am no child!" he swung the arm of his AC back, knocking the gun away, and turning around to use his own gun. Knight was too quick for Ryan, using his own sword to slice through Ryan's gun, and bringing the tip of the energy blade to rest right in front of Ryan.
"Still being rough on rookies I see." Both Ryan and Knight looked to the side to see who was there. There were 3 more AC's coming into the training area. Again Ryan was stunned by the sight. The other Horsemen had arrived.
Ryan could see the faces of Chaos, War, and Pain show up on his monitor. A.k.a Adam, Richard, and Jimmy respectively.
War was the one who had spoken up. "C'mon Knight. You need to ease up a little."
Knight replied back, "now is not the time to be easy. He must be ready for battle as soon as possible."
The AC Carnage was the first to walk up. "It's good to see you again Knight."
"You too Chaos" Knight replied. "if you think I'm being too rough, then maybe we should show him how to really fight." Chaos grinned at the idea. Ryan thought that Chaos looked like he wanted to fight.
"Alright then" Ryan heard Chaos again "let's go."
Ryan could only watch as Ragnarok and Carnage came to face each other. Before he knew what happened, they had engaged each other. The fight looked almost like a dance. The movements were graceful, their blades flying at each other with deadly precision. Just as it seemed one might have the upper hand, the other would quickly turn things around. Back and forth the fighting went, neither of them gaining any ground on the other.
Ryan had climbed out of his AC and gone into the observation deck to watch the fight. War and Pain were already there.
War looked at Ryan as he entered, "Well if it isn't our great pilot in training."
"Hello sir," Ryan answered back.
"Come now. Don't bee so formal. You can call me Richard. and of course this midget is Jimmy."
Jimmy looked at Richard and scowled at him.
Jimmy turned around to look at Ryan. "Amazing isn't it? Those two have always been like that. Always competing with each other."
Ryan stood at the glass watching Ragnarok and Carnage continueing the fight below him.
Jimmy slapped him on the back "Hey, cheer up. No one really expects you to be great overnight."
Ryan could only look back at him "But it seems that's what everyone does expect out of me. But how can I compete against such an experienced pilot. The upgrades he has must be incredible for him to fight that well."
Richard and Jimmy both looked at him. "You mean you don't know?" Richard asked
"Know what?"
Richard laughed, "You'll find out soon enough."
Ryan looked back down at the fight which had just concluded. What could they be talking about? What secret was Knight hiding?
Ryan was determined to find out.
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to be continued...
to all my fans... sorry it took so long to add the new chapter.
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Chapter 6: Horsemen
In the training room,Knight's voice could be heard from the monitor. "Listen up kid, you're only going to get one chance to impress me."
Ryan gulped as he stared at the screen in front of him, his hands felt sweaty and were shaking. He tried to steady himself as he took the controls. The control panel lit up at his touch, the AC coming to life, eager for the fight ahead.
"Alright... I'm ready" Ryan's breath came heavily. He thought his chest would cave in from the pressure he felt.
Ragnarok stood there in front of him. "Alright Ryan. Attack me."
Ryan charged his AC forward at Knight, striking out with the energy blade. Before he knew what had happened, Knight had easily side-stepped and connected Ragnarok's fist to the side of Ryan's core, effectively knocking it to the ground.
"What was that Ryan? You can't simply charge at an enemy and expect to hit something." Ryan thought he could hear anger in Knight's voice.
"I'll do better" Ryan said
"Don't waste my time with words! Show me actions."
Ryan got his AC back to it's feet. He quickly hit the boosters and flew at Knight, his blade ready to strike. Knight just as easily sidestepped again, using Ragnarok's feet to trip Ryan, sending his core into the wall head first. Before Ryan could react, Knight was there, his rifle pointed to at the back of Ryan's cockpit.
"What are you? A child or a pilot. No, I've seen children pilot better than this."
Ryan could feel the anger building inside him.
"I am no child!" he swung the arm of his AC back, knocking the gun away, and turning around to use his own gun. Knight was too quick for Ryan, using his own sword to slice through Ryan's gun, and bringing the tip of the energy blade to rest right in front of Ryan.
"Still being rough on rookies I see." Both Ryan and Knight looked to the side to see who was there. There were 3 more AC's coming into the training area. Again Ryan was stunned by the sight. The other Horsemen had arrived.
Ryan could see the faces of Chaos, War, and Pain show up on his monitor. A.k.a Adam, Richard, and Jimmy respectively.
War was the one who had spoken up. "C'mon Knight. You need to ease up a little."
Knight replied back, "now is not the time to be easy. He must be ready for battle as soon as possible."
The AC Carnage was the first to walk up. "It's good to see you again Knight."
"You too Chaos" Knight replied. "if you think I'm being too rough, then maybe we should show him how to really fight." Chaos grinned at the idea. Ryan thought that Chaos looked like he wanted to fight.
"Alright then" Ryan heard Chaos again "let's go."
Ryan could only watch as Ragnarok and Carnage came to face each other. Before he knew what happened, they had engaged each other. The fight looked almost like a dance. The movements were graceful, their blades flying at each other with deadly precision. Just as it seemed one might have the upper hand, the other would quickly turn things around. Back and forth the fighting went, neither of them gaining any ground on the other.
Ryan had climbed out of his AC and gone into the observation deck to watch the fight. War and Pain were already there.
War looked at Ryan as he entered, "Well if it isn't our great pilot in training."
"Hello sir," Ryan answered back.
"Come now. Don't bee so formal. You can call me Richard. and of course this midget is Jimmy."
Jimmy looked at Richard and scowled at him.
Jimmy turned around to look at Ryan. "Amazing isn't it? Those two have always been like that. Always competing with each other."
Ryan stood at the glass watching Ragnarok and Carnage continueing the fight below him.
Jimmy slapped him on the back "Hey, cheer up. No one really expects you to be great overnight."
Ryan could only look back at him "But it seems that's what everyone does expect out of me. But how can I compete against such an experienced pilot. The upgrades he has must be incredible for him to fight that well."
Richard and Jimmy both looked at him. "You mean you don't know?" Richard asked
"Know what?"
Richard laughed, "You'll find out soon enough."
Ryan looked back down at the fight which had just concluded. What could they be talking about? What secret was Knight hiding?
Ryan was determined to find out.
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to be continued...