Terms of Life, Terms of Death
An Oni Fic by: Shamgi
Chapter Several: The many chapters I was to lazy to split up
*Words here*- Thoughts
+Words Here+ - electronics (Radio, T.V., etc.)
# # # - Flashback
* * * - Scene Change
* # * - Character change(same scene, different character)
^ ^ ^ - Chapter change(This part of the fic only)
)Words here( - Spooky voice(Spirit, telepathic comm., etc)
*Authors Note- Ok, I know I haven't put up a chapter in almost a week, but there's a reason. I went on vacation. I live in Alaska, and my relatives love to fish, so every year they come up for two weeks half of which is spend in motor home fishing. I tried to leave a notice, but Fanfiction.net was screwing with my user name, making me sign up several times and not letting me do anything. Some good came out of this vacation(In relation to the story, plenty of good came out of their trip up here), I got a chance to brain storm. I was far away from a computer for a week trapped in a motor home, which left plenty of time to think. Other than idea's for several other stories, I got some good ideas for this one, Like a Chrysalis sequence for Muro(which I wasn't planning on writing, but my friend said to), and I got several chapters ahead, so I know where's this story is actually going for a while.(Normally, I have just as much clue as you do, I just write what comes to mind :) Also, this chapter is going to be pretty long on the fact that it's going to be what I planned to be several chapters all rolled in to one. I don't feel like writing three or four separate chapters(plus a bonus chapter!) So it's all going to be one. In the future, I may split it up, but for now, it's just one big chapter. The first part is the bonus, Chapter 5.5 really. And because people want it, Most of this will be from Muro's view point! So relax, enjoy, and review with any comments, good or bad.*
*P.S. If any of you get pissed off at my portrayal of Muro's feeling and mental beliefs, the game never really showed them, so I improvised. If you don't like it, this is my story, so write you're own. I'd be glad to read it(and I'm not being sarcastic)*
*P.P.S. I unloaded this earlier, but it was deleted for some reason. So that puts the wait time at about a week and a hlak now. I'm, like always, working on the story as I write this. I just don't stop for a while once I start. Ah, well. Hope to have some Ranma FanFic's and an OMG(AMG) fic up soon.
*Power. Complete and total power*
Muro looked around him, watching the red fire burn fiercely around him, his own aura intermixing with it. He had quickly figured out this to be his own soul, and was amazed at the power it contained.
Ever since he had been little, Muro had wanted power. Not political power, or any other false power, just pure power. The power to fight. The power the win. The power to defend people he loved and to kill those who threatened him. That desire had shown in his fighting style and in his powerful, but uncontrolled attacks, and that desire for power had kept his focused and alive through his life and later his rise through the ranks of the Syndicate. He had never been able the quench that thirst, but he felt he would in here. He walked forward, not fazed that there seemed to be no down, he had visited his own soul before, and knew how to operate in it. He felt something behind him, and turned. There stood another him, ready to fight. Still Muro was not surprised, he had often sparred with himself in his soul. Something was different though, something about the other him. The other him seemed to possess less power than he did, but radiated it differently. Muro pushed this fact aside, he couldn't be surprised but himself, this was obviously a fighting style Muro had learned, but had forgotten. He charged the Clone-Muro headlong in a tackle. Clone-Muro jumped over the tackle, landing a kick to the back of Muro's head, sending him forward, off balance. He slammed headfirst into the invisible ground, feeling several teeth come loose. He ignored it, knowing the damage wouldn't last. He stood, and faced the Clone-Muro. He charged again, but not headlong. He reached the clone and attacked with several punches and kicks, aiming at all parts of the body to make them harder to dodge. The Clone-Muro did dodge them however, with apparent ease. How it happened, Muro didn't know, but Clone-Muro ended up behind him. He brought his fist down on Muro's neck in a chop, lacking power but making up for it in accuracy. When it made contact, it brought Muro to his knees. He sat there, surprised. The hit had lacked power, the power he had believed was the key to any victory.
"You haven't learned yet, and I can't teach you. Go there and come back when you have learned what you need." The Clone-Muro pointed to a spot father off, then turned and disappeared, moving to a different part of his soul. Muro sat there stunned. He had lost to himself, and the other him had been using less power. Muro had always believed that with enough power, anyone could be defeated, yet he had been defeated with his opponent using less power. This went against everything he had believed since birth. He stood dumbly, walking towards to spot where Clone-Muro had pointed. He reached a point, then everything went black. He didn't fall unconscious, his surroundings just faded into black. A path appeared, colored red. He walked it, till it diverged. He looked down each path, and saw himself as he would be if he took the path. The first showed him exactly as he was, no real apparent change. The second, however, show him as a monster, 9 feet tall, covered in weird growths, and filled with more power he ever hoped to have. He wondered what path he should choose, then realized something. Before in his life, even days ago, he would have chosen the path of power. He would have become a monster, but gained the power he had desired. Now, however, he was leaning the other way, which would leave him normal. He probed his mind to discover why this change in ideas had been made, and came to the conclusion it was the lost battle. He discarded that idea quickly though, as he realized that up until this point, he had thought that battle was a fluke, and the reason lay in a different experience.
*Konoko*
That was it. The reason. In a space of hours, he and his sister had gone from bitter enemies to partners and friends, but they were still on shaky ground. They hardly knew each other, and were trying to fix that, even in the middle of a battle zone.
*If I became that monster, I would have the power to protect her, but at the cost of her as well. The other path might not give him power, but he would still have a chance to have a relation ship with his sister, one of brother and sister. It was at this point that Muro learned that there are more important things in life than power, such as friends and family, both of which he had lacked in his life. He had almost had a friend, once, but he had been killed by his own sister, when he had tried to hide the truth of her life from her.
Muro inhaled deeply, then walked the path of the normal him, waiting for the change. It did not come, but understanding did.
)Power is a great weapon, but uncontrolled power will always lose to a controlled one, even if the power is weaker. This is why you lost, and this is what you can learn and use.(
The voice was his, and Muro understood. He began to suppress his power, bringing it under his full control.
)Now you are ready to face the real Chrysalis. You have but one task to fulfill.(
Muro was back where he started, in the swirling void of his soul. The raging power again flowed around him, but this time his power didn't mix, it was slightly different, it was under control. Muro saw himself walk away, then turn towards him, and he knew what was happening. The battle he had fought before played out the same way as it had before, only from a different viewpoint. He realized the mistakes he had made with his uncontrolled power, his moves were easy to read, and easy to dodge. He landed the chop to the back, then repeated the same lines Clone-Muro had told him. He turned, and walked into the true Chrysalis, stopping to gasp at its true power...
Muro awoke, rubbing his head, then let a slow smile crept on his face. He had done it, and remained the same. Power wasn't everything, but it could make a difference.
^ ^ ^ ^ ^
Muro, Konoko, and Buttagiri walked with a purpose, heading down the building. At the upper level, they didn't even bother to use the stairs, they simply jumped down to the base level. The androids were there, waiting, they apparently didn't search very hard. They rushed the trio, intent on destruction. Buttagiri nodded to Muro and Konoko, then turned back. He held out his hands and formed his ninja sword, held in a one handed reverse grip. Muro and Konoko also held their hands out, forming weapons of their own. Konoko's came first, a Katana that was about four feet long, glowing purple as she held it with both hands at eye level in a two handed pose, the tip of the blade pointing towards the androids. Muro's weapon took longer to form, but it became obvious why. It was a double edged broadsword, six feet long and three feet wide, glowing blood red as he let it rest on the floor, tip facing backwards. The androids stopped, mystified at where the weapons had appeared, but resumed their charge. The three weapon bearers moved at varying paces, from breakneck speeds, to mild runs. Buttagiri slashed by the lead android, it falling into two pieces when gravity finally noticed the cut he had made. Konoko flowed like water, in quick succession lopping off the left and right arms of an android, followed closely by the head. Muro swung his sword in a 180 degree arc from left to right, slicing three of the androids to bits in the single slice. In seconds the squad of androids had been reduced to piles of parts, wires sticking from them.
"What do we do now?" Muro looked across the battlefield, noting how clean the slices were.
"We run. The entire force of the TCTF is bearing down on this building, and I would rather not have to kill all of them just to get to Griffin." Buttagiri looked at the pair and both Konoko and Muro nodded, they knew they could perform that task, but neither planned to prove it. A thought came to Konoko, and she turned to the other two. "We need to get to the Parking Garage. I know how we can get away. Konoko started down the building, Muro and Buttagiri following her.
* * * * *
The TCTF Parking Garage was abandoned, having faced a shootout and an enraged Mullen. Konoko walked to a far wall, far from where the normal parking was, Muro and Buttagiri watching with interest. Konoko reached and touched the wall, which opened up into a keypad. She quickly put in several numbers, then closed that mini door. A rumble went through the floor, and a large section of the wall rose next to Konoko. Inside was a single truck, looking like most the others the TCTF SWAT members used to deploy, only larger. Konoko hopped into the cab and drove the truck out. Parking it so that the back doors faced the entrance from the main building. Konoko opened the back doors, and motioned Muro and Buttagiri over.
"What is this?" Muro looked over the truck. He had never seen or heard of it, and kept several spies to look for the TCTF's new weapons.
"This is what would cause the end to the Syndicate, if it was mass produced. 5 inches of pure Neo-Titanium Armor." Konoko pulled out a weapon which looked quite like a pulse rifle, only about twice the size and a cord running from the butt of the gun to the side of the wall.
"Pulse Rifle MK2." At that moment, several TCTF troopers came through the door, looking for the trio. Konoko reacted instantly, sending the guards into panic as the Pulse Rifle fired at a rate no Pulse Rifle could hope to match.
"Three times the firing rate with a near unlimited ammo clip thanks to the feed cord." She motioned to the cord. "Now Buttagiri, drive this thing, Muro, put on that armor and cover me when you're done." Muro and Buttagiri obeyed her orders, Buttagiri getting into the drivers seat while Muro jumped into the one of the many full body armor suits hanging on a rack, listing to Konoko rain cover fire on the doors.. He examined the armor, it was cloth on the inside, and a normal bullet-proof vest and simple helmet with visor, except it was smoother and had a shine to it. As he attached the safety ropes to keep himself from falling out of the assault van as it was moving, he questioned Konoko on the armor.
"It's a regular vest, except for the 2mm diamond coating melted on to it." Seeming Muro hooked up and with a gun of his own, Konoko began to get into her own armor, leaving Muro to provide cover, and was soon also hooked up. Buttagiri had not been idle, the seemed to also be armor up front for driver.
"Gun it!" Konoko shouted, and Buttagiri moved out of the garage, slamming into some hastily erected barricades by the TCTF. Almost instantly, they had pursuit in the form of two TCTF street cars. Konoko took one, and Muro the other, and was easy to see the TCTF was outclassed. Both cars were covered in burn marks and flaming in mere seconds, and veered into each other with a crash. Several more cars followed, firing with no effect and soon meeting the same fate. Muro was glad for how well the safety cord was designed, with the turns Buttagiri was making and the speed they were going, he would have been on the street long ago. Through the whistling of the wind, the wail of the sirens, and the sound of his gun, Muro heard a different noise, and looked up. A TCTF chopper was trailing them, and had the guns to take them down. Muro stopped firing and motioned to Konoko. She followed his finger up, then used the built in comm. to talk to Buttagiri, Muro listing with his own.
+Buttagiri, come in!+
+I here you, what's up?+
+We have a chopper tailing us. I need you to do something.+
+Ok, tell me what you need.+
+Next to the steering wheel, there should be a panel with several buttons on it.+
+Roger, I see it.+
+I want you to press the red button on the far left side.+
+Done.+
+Now push the green, yellow, and blue buttons in that order.+
+Gotcha. Anything else?+
+Just hit the big button on the bottom, the white one and that's it.+
+K. Done.+
Muro and Konoko turned to look back up at the chopper, which had now gotten much closer to the ground. Muro heard several sounds that were quickly followed by about a dozen missiles that locked onto the Helicopter. The missiles hit, causing several explosions across hull. The chopper began to smoke and list to the right, where it slammed into a building jutting out into the sky. The road was now clear, no pursuit in sight. Muro and Konoko stayed on watch till they left the main part of the city, and finally unhooked when they pulled into an abandoned garage. Then they settled down for the night.
^ ^ ^ ^ ^
Muro, Konoko and Buttagiri sat around a portable light they had managed to find, to nervous to sleep, and to tired to really do anything.
"Would either of you be willing to tell me the trial you had to go through to unlock the Chrysalis?"
Muro and Konoko looked at Buttagiri, surprised. Both thought quickly, realizing they thought the trial something personal and not to be shared with just anybody. Buttagiri was not just anybody though, so they agreed. "But only if you tell us of yours." Muro bargained
"Fair enough. Who's going first?"
"I will." Konoko's jaw was set, then began to relax as she talked.
"When I went into my soul, I was faced with what I thought was a clone of myself, and fought with her. She knew my every move, and avoided and countered every attack I used. I finally realized she was me, and knew how I would attack. So I fought her in a way I had never been fought before, and she taught me to not assume that I was ready for everyone and everything, that I did have weaknesses."
Buttagiri looked at Muro and he took a deep breath before he began.
"When I entered my soul, I was also faced with myself. When we fought, I lost, even though he had lesser power than I did. I had always believed that Power was the greatest force, nothing could beat a greater power. I didn't understand how I could have lost. I was later faced with two paths, one with great power but a monstrous body, and one that seemed unchanged. I chose the unchanged route for my own reasons, and learned what I had been lacking. A powerful person is great, but a less powerful person with more control of their power, will win, even with less power."
Both Muro and Konoko look at Buttagiri. They had filled their part of the bargain, it was his turn.
"I was an intern for you're dad and uncle, and was chosen for the first test subject. After I was implanted, I was guided into unlocking the Chrysalis, You're father and Uncle had put it there as a protection to prevent just anyone from using it's power. When I entered my soul, I also faced myself, but a different version. He showed me how I would change, and the results of that change were not desirable. I swore to change that fate, and the Chrysalis accepted that. Once I had changed that future, I would gain my powers. I began to learn Ninjutsu, and quickly became a master in the art. I became a ninja for hire, and I was soon the best known ninja in my circles. I finally decided to keep work for only one person, and when I meet with my boss, he asked for my name, and I have him one I had prepared."
Buttagiri took a deep breath, then continued.
"Mukade."
End Chapter(s)
Authors Note-Quite a way to end a chapter, huh? To tell you the truth, it surprised me as much as it should have surprised you. I was thinking of a way to have Buttagiri work into the story, and this just came to me. This part may not have been as long as I made it sound, but I do what I can, so be patient. This is to Uryan, about how a Japanese Ninja would know French(see second chapter), what happens of Mukade isn't Japanese?(If I haven't made it clear, Buttagiri is of European decent, with blond hair and blue eyes)
An Oni Fic by: Shamgi
Chapter Several: The many chapters I was to lazy to split up
*Words here*- Thoughts
+Words Here+ - electronics (Radio, T.V., etc.)
# # # - Flashback
* * * - Scene Change
* # * - Character change(same scene, different character)
^ ^ ^ - Chapter change(This part of the fic only)
)Words here( - Spooky voice(Spirit, telepathic comm., etc)
*Authors Note- Ok, I know I haven't put up a chapter in almost a week, but there's a reason. I went on vacation. I live in Alaska, and my relatives love to fish, so every year they come up for two weeks half of which is spend in motor home fishing. I tried to leave a notice, but Fanfiction.net was screwing with my user name, making me sign up several times and not letting me do anything. Some good came out of this vacation(In relation to the story, plenty of good came out of their trip up here), I got a chance to brain storm. I was far away from a computer for a week trapped in a motor home, which left plenty of time to think. Other than idea's for several other stories, I got some good ideas for this one, Like a Chrysalis sequence for Muro(which I wasn't planning on writing, but my friend said to), and I got several chapters ahead, so I know where's this story is actually going for a while.(Normally, I have just as much clue as you do, I just write what comes to mind :) Also, this chapter is going to be pretty long on the fact that it's going to be what I planned to be several chapters all rolled in to one. I don't feel like writing three or four separate chapters(plus a bonus chapter!) So it's all going to be one. In the future, I may split it up, but for now, it's just one big chapter. The first part is the bonus, Chapter 5.5 really. And because people want it, Most of this will be from Muro's view point! So relax, enjoy, and review with any comments, good or bad.*
*P.S. If any of you get pissed off at my portrayal of Muro's feeling and mental beliefs, the game never really showed them, so I improvised. If you don't like it, this is my story, so write you're own. I'd be glad to read it(and I'm not being sarcastic)*
*P.P.S. I unloaded this earlier, but it was deleted for some reason. So that puts the wait time at about a week and a hlak now. I'm, like always, working on the story as I write this. I just don't stop for a while once I start. Ah, well. Hope to have some Ranma FanFic's and an OMG(AMG) fic up soon.
*Power. Complete and total power*
Muro looked around him, watching the red fire burn fiercely around him, his own aura intermixing with it. He had quickly figured out this to be his own soul, and was amazed at the power it contained.
Ever since he had been little, Muro had wanted power. Not political power, or any other false power, just pure power. The power to fight. The power the win. The power to defend people he loved and to kill those who threatened him. That desire had shown in his fighting style and in his powerful, but uncontrolled attacks, and that desire for power had kept his focused and alive through his life and later his rise through the ranks of the Syndicate. He had never been able the quench that thirst, but he felt he would in here. He walked forward, not fazed that there seemed to be no down, he had visited his own soul before, and knew how to operate in it. He felt something behind him, and turned. There stood another him, ready to fight. Still Muro was not surprised, he had often sparred with himself in his soul. Something was different though, something about the other him. The other him seemed to possess less power than he did, but radiated it differently. Muro pushed this fact aside, he couldn't be surprised but himself, this was obviously a fighting style Muro had learned, but had forgotten. He charged the Clone-Muro headlong in a tackle. Clone-Muro jumped over the tackle, landing a kick to the back of Muro's head, sending him forward, off balance. He slammed headfirst into the invisible ground, feeling several teeth come loose. He ignored it, knowing the damage wouldn't last. He stood, and faced the Clone-Muro. He charged again, but not headlong. He reached the clone and attacked with several punches and kicks, aiming at all parts of the body to make them harder to dodge. The Clone-Muro did dodge them however, with apparent ease. How it happened, Muro didn't know, but Clone-Muro ended up behind him. He brought his fist down on Muro's neck in a chop, lacking power but making up for it in accuracy. When it made contact, it brought Muro to his knees. He sat there, surprised. The hit had lacked power, the power he had believed was the key to any victory.
"You haven't learned yet, and I can't teach you. Go there and come back when you have learned what you need." The Clone-Muro pointed to a spot father off, then turned and disappeared, moving to a different part of his soul. Muro sat there stunned. He had lost to himself, and the other him had been using less power. Muro had always believed that with enough power, anyone could be defeated, yet he had been defeated with his opponent using less power. This went against everything he had believed since birth. He stood dumbly, walking towards to spot where Clone-Muro had pointed. He reached a point, then everything went black. He didn't fall unconscious, his surroundings just faded into black. A path appeared, colored red. He walked it, till it diverged. He looked down each path, and saw himself as he would be if he took the path. The first showed him exactly as he was, no real apparent change. The second, however, show him as a monster, 9 feet tall, covered in weird growths, and filled with more power he ever hoped to have. He wondered what path he should choose, then realized something. Before in his life, even days ago, he would have chosen the path of power. He would have become a monster, but gained the power he had desired. Now, however, he was leaning the other way, which would leave him normal. He probed his mind to discover why this change in ideas had been made, and came to the conclusion it was the lost battle. He discarded that idea quickly though, as he realized that up until this point, he had thought that battle was a fluke, and the reason lay in a different experience.
*Konoko*
That was it. The reason. In a space of hours, he and his sister had gone from bitter enemies to partners and friends, but they were still on shaky ground. They hardly knew each other, and were trying to fix that, even in the middle of a battle zone.
*If I became that monster, I would have the power to protect her, but at the cost of her as well. The other path might not give him power, but he would still have a chance to have a relation ship with his sister, one of brother and sister. It was at this point that Muro learned that there are more important things in life than power, such as friends and family, both of which he had lacked in his life. He had almost had a friend, once, but he had been killed by his own sister, when he had tried to hide the truth of her life from her.
Muro inhaled deeply, then walked the path of the normal him, waiting for the change. It did not come, but understanding did.
)Power is a great weapon, but uncontrolled power will always lose to a controlled one, even if the power is weaker. This is why you lost, and this is what you can learn and use.(
The voice was his, and Muro understood. He began to suppress his power, bringing it under his full control.
)Now you are ready to face the real Chrysalis. You have but one task to fulfill.(
Muro was back where he started, in the swirling void of his soul. The raging power again flowed around him, but this time his power didn't mix, it was slightly different, it was under control. Muro saw himself walk away, then turn towards him, and he knew what was happening. The battle he had fought before played out the same way as it had before, only from a different viewpoint. He realized the mistakes he had made with his uncontrolled power, his moves were easy to read, and easy to dodge. He landed the chop to the back, then repeated the same lines Clone-Muro had told him. He turned, and walked into the true Chrysalis, stopping to gasp at its true power...
Muro awoke, rubbing his head, then let a slow smile crept on his face. He had done it, and remained the same. Power wasn't everything, but it could make a difference.
^ ^ ^ ^ ^
Muro, Konoko, and Buttagiri walked with a purpose, heading down the building. At the upper level, they didn't even bother to use the stairs, they simply jumped down to the base level. The androids were there, waiting, they apparently didn't search very hard. They rushed the trio, intent on destruction. Buttagiri nodded to Muro and Konoko, then turned back. He held out his hands and formed his ninja sword, held in a one handed reverse grip. Muro and Konoko also held their hands out, forming weapons of their own. Konoko's came first, a Katana that was about four feet long, glowing purple as she held it with both hands at eye level in a two handed pose, the tip of the blade pointing towards the androids. Muro's weapon took longer to form, but it became obvious why. It was a double edged broadsword, six feet long and three feet wide, glowing blood red as he let it rest on the floor, tip facing backwards. The androids stopped, mystified at where the weapons had appeared, but resumed their charge. The three weapon bearers moved at varying paces, from breakneck speeds, to mild runs. Buttagiri slashed by the lead android, it falling into two pieces when gravity finally noticed the cut he had made. Konoko flowed like water, in quick succession lopping off the left and right arms of an android, followed closely by the head. Muro swung his sword in a 180 degree arc from left to right, slicing three of the androids to bits in the single slice. In seconds the squad of androids had been reduced to piles of parts, wires sticking from them.
"What do we do now?" Muro looked across the battlefield, noting how clean the slices were.
"We run. The entire force of the TCTF is bearing down on this building, and I would rather not have to kill all of them just to get to Griffin." Buttagiri looked at the pair and both Konoko and Muro nodded, they knew they could perform that task, but neither planned to prove it. A thought came to Konoko, and she turned to the other two. "We need to get to the Parking Garage. I know how we can get away. Konoko started down the building, Muro and Buttagiri following her.
* * * * *
The TCTF Parking Garage was abandoned, having faced a shootout and an enraged Mullen. Konoko walked to a far wall, far from where the normal parking was, Muro and Buttagiri watching with interest. Konoko reached and touched the wall, which opened up into a keypad. She quickly put in several numbers, then closed that mini door. A rumble went through the floor, and a large section of the wall rose next to Konoko. Inside was a single truck, looking like most the others the TCTF SWAT members used to deploy, only larger. Konoko hopped into the cab and drove the truck out. Parking it so that the back doors faced the entrance from the main building. Konoko opened the back doors, and motioned Muro and Buttagiri over.
"What is this?" Muro looked over the truck. He had never seen or heard of it, and kept several spies to look for the TCTF's new weapons.
"This is what would cause the end to the Syndicate, if it was mass produced. 5 inches of pure Neo-Titanium Armor." Konoko pulled out a weapon which looked quite like a pulse rifle, only about twice the size and a cord running from the butt of the gun to the side of the wall.
"Pulse Rifle MK2." At that moment, several TCTF troopers came through the door, looking for the trio. Konoko reacted instantly, sending the guards into panic as the Pulse Rifle fired at a rate no Pulse Rifle could hope to match.
"Three times the firing rate with a near unlimited ammo clip thanks to the feed cord." She motioned to the cord. "Now Buttagiri, drive this thing, Muro, put on that armor and cover me when you're done." Muro and Buttagiri obeyed her orders, Buttagiri getting into the drivers seat while Muro jumped into the one of the many full body armor suits hanging on a rack, listing to Konoko rain cover fire on the doors.. He examined the armor, it was cloth on the inside, and a normal bullet-proof vest and simple helmet with visor, except it was smoother and had a shine to it. As he attached the safety ropes to keep himself from falling out of the assault van as it was moving, he questioned Konoko on the armor.
"It's a regular vest, except for the 2mm diamond coating melted on to it." Seeming Muro hooked up and with a gun of his own, Konoko began to get into her own armor, leaving Muro to provide cover, and was soon also hooked up. Buttagiri had not been idle, the seemed to also be armor up front for driver.
"Gun it!" Konoko shouted, and Buttagiri moved out of the garage, slamming into some hastily erected barricades by the TCTF. Almost instantly, they had pursuit in the form of two TCTF street cars. Konoko took one, and Muro the other, and was easy to see the TCTF was outclassed. Both cars were covered in burn marks and flaming in mere seconds, and veered into each other with a crash. Several more cars followed, firing with no effect and soon meeting the same fate. Muro was glad for how well the safety cord was designed, with the turns Buttagiri was making and the speed they were going, he would have been on the street long ago. Through the whistling of the wind, the wail of the sirens, and the sound of his gun, Muro heard a different noise, and looked up. A TCTF chopper was trailing them, and had the guns to take them down. Muro stopped firing and motioned to Konoko. She followed his finger up, then used the built in comm. to talk to Buttagiri, Muro listing with his own.
+Buttagiri, come in!+
+I here you, what's up?+
+We have a chopper tailing us. I need you to do something.+
+Ok, tell me what you need.+
+Next to the steering wheel, there should be a panel with several buttons on it.+
+Roger, I see it.+
+I want you to press the red button on the far left side.+
+Done.+
+Now push the green, yellow, and blue buttons in that order.+
+Gotcha. Anything else?+
+Just hit the big button on the bottom, the white one and that's it.+
+K. Done.+
Muro and Konoko turned to look back up at the chopper, which had now gotten much closer to the ground. Muro heard several sounds that were quickly followed by about a dozen missiles that locked onto the Helicopter. The missiles hit, causing several explosions across hull. The chopper began to smoke and list to the right, where it slammed into a building jutting out into the sky. The road was now clear, no pursuit in sight. Muro and Konoko stayed on watch till they left the main part of the city, and finally unhooked when they pulled into an abandoned garage. Then they settled down for the night.
^ ^ ^ ^ ^
Muro, Konoko and Buttagiri sat around a portable light they had managed to find, to nervous to sleep, and to tired to really do anything.
"Would either of you be willing to tell me the trial you had to go through to unlock the Chrysalis?"
Muro and Konoko looked at Buttagiri, surprised. Both thought quickly, realizing they thought the trial something personal and not to be shared with just anybody. Buttagiri was not just anybody though, so they agreed. "But only if you tell us of yours." Muro bargained
"Fair enough. Who's going first?"
"I will." Konoko's jaw was set, then began to relax as she talked.
"When I went into my soul, I was faced with what I thought was a clone of myself, and fought with her. She knew my every move, and avoided and countered every attack I used. I finally realized she was me, and knew how I would attack. So I fought her in a way I had never been fought before, and she taught me to not assume that I was ready for everyone and everything, that I did have weaknesses."
Buttagiri looked at Muro and he took a deep breath before he began.
"When I entered my soul, I was also faced with myself. When we fought, I lost, even though he had lesser power than I did. I had always believed that Power was the greatest force, nothing could beat a greater power. I didn't understand how I could have lost. I was later faced with two paths, one with great power but a monstrous body, and one that seemed unchanged. I chose the unchanged route for my own reasons, and learned what I had been lacking. A powerful person is great, but a less powerful person with more control of their power, will win, even with less power."
Both Muro and Konoko look at Buttagiri. They had filled their part of the bargain, it was his turn.
"I was an intern for you're dad and uncle, and was chosen for the first test subject. After I was implanted, I was guided into unlocking the Chrysalis, You're father and Uncle had put it there as a protection to prevent just anyone from using it's power. When I entered my soul, I also faced myself, but a different version. He showed me how I would change, and the results of that change were not desirable. I swore to change that fate, and the Chrysalis accepted that. Once I had changed that future, I would gain my powers. I began to learn Ninjutsu, and quickly became a master in the art. I became a ninja for hire, and I was soon the best known ninja in my circles. I finally decided to keep work for only one person, and when I meet with my boss, he asked for my name, and I have him one I had prepared."
Buttagiri took a deep breath, then continued.
"Mukade."
End Chapter(s)
Authors Note-Quite a way to end a chapter, huh? To tell you the truth, it surprised me as much as it should have surprised you. I was thinking of a way to have Buttagiri work into the story, and this just came to me. This part may not have been as long as I made it sound, but I do what I can, so be patient. This is to Uryan, about how a Japanese Ninja would know French(see second chapter), what happens of Mukade isn't Japanese?(If I haven't made it clear, Buttagiri is of European decent, with blond hair and blue eyes)