Terms of Life, Terms of Death
An Oni Fic by: Shamgi
Chapter 13: The Open World
*Words here*- Thoughts
+Words Here+ - electronics (Radio, T.V., etc.)
# # # - Flashback
* * * - Scene Change
* # * - Character change(same scene, different character)
)Words here( - Spooky voice(Spirit, telepathic comm., etc)
*Authors Note- This story is almost over, it will most likely end in two chapters, to make 15. Its run it's course, and come to be what I expected it to be, a rarity for the things I write. Again, thanks for the reviews, and I hope you enjoyed this story.
"C'mon, we need to get moving." Buttagiri sat up to see the speaker was Muro, he had returned from wherever he had been. Muro walked over and looked Konoko over while Buttagiri went to wake up the children. Muro's eyes revealed that all wounds had been healed, Konoko was fine. Muro began shaking her, attempting to wake her up. She suddenly glomped him, wrapping her arms around him like a big teddy bear. Her eyes were open, but clouded; it was easy to see she was still asleep. She rubbed her head against him, looking just like a five-year-old the way she smiled, and Muro couldn't help but ruffle her hair. He stopped, but left his hand resting on her head, and her smile got even wider. After a minute, she yawned, then blinked her eyes, and they became clear. The first thing she realized was that someone had placed their hand on her head, and it made her feel like a little girl, which Konoko happened not to like. The second thing she realized was that she was hugging a big, warm, something, and she looked up to stare into Muro's eyes. Muro never had time to react as Konoko swiftly grabbed his arm and shoulder-threw him onto the floor. He lay there, dazed, but unhurt, as Konoko stared angrily down at him. It was at this point that Konoko realized that she had been hugging him, and blushed and offered her hand to Muro. Muro took, then used his weight to toss her across the room. Konoko was expecting the throw, and landed on her feet, grinning. Muro stood up, smirking as well, and then dropped into stance, ready to attack. He and Konoko charged at each other, sparring for fun. After several minutes, Buttagiri's voice called to both of them.
"Come on children, no fighting. We have to get somewhere." Buttagiri stood with his self claimed charges behind him. Muro and Konoko sheepishly grinned, and walked over, both embarrassed. Buttagiri shook his head, then started for the far doors, the rest of the ragtag group followed. The reached the large doors that the large combat robot had left through, and examined them; there was a large slit where the doors met, large enough for a pair of fingers to fit through. Konoko and Muro did just that, placing their hands on the doors, slowly pulling them apart. They got the doors open far enough for a person to pass through single file, before they stopped, panting and sweating. They walked through, Buttagiri first, the children following, and Muro and Konoko in the rear. The room they entered was as tall as the one before, but nowhere near as long, it ended only about 6 meters, where it ended in a large hole, which looked to be a service elevator, the obvious way out. Further checking showed nothing else but a smaller elevator for human passengers, one the group was hesitant to use.
"We need to try another way, they know we're up here, and this is the easiest way down, so they know we'll use it. We need to outthink them. I'd say to use the service elevator, but we have no way of calling it up."
Muro looked over at the hole. "Calling it up is a bad idea anyway. By the time it got up and back down, they would easily be set up any defense to counter attack here. We could call it up and use he regular elevator?"
"No, I bet they have a tracker in the elevator which would tell them it was coming down."
Muro continued to stare in the hole. "I guess the only thing we can do is jump."
Something clicked in Konoko's brain. "Anyone have a hypo?"
Muro and Buttagiri shrugged, they'd been stripped of any items they would have been carrying.
"Here." Aaron held out two hypos in his palms. Konoko took them from him, smiling. He blushed slightly, and Konoko's smile got even wider. She took both hypos, then injected them into her arm. As the healing medicine flowed through her blood stream, her mutated cells became excited by it, giving off tremendous amounts of energy which became Konoko's aura. Not even waiting to say anything to her confused partners, Konoko ran and jumped into the service elevator hole, spiraling down. It took her a good ten seconds to hit the ground, and she mentally calculated to have fallen about seventy feet. The ground had shattered below her, almost breaking the elevator in half below her. Indeed, an ambush party waited below, consisting of about twenty TCTF officers, a deployment van with an enlarged mounted pulse cannon, and two riot control vans, with mounted cannons that sprayed energy that knocked over its targets, a severe danger in this situation. Already, several things had happened, her aura had reached full power, and the ambush party had noticed her, and was already adjusting to fire on her. Konoko gave them little time, rushing forward with fists as her only weapon. The three guards nearest her never got up a shot, she kicked one so hard he left a dent in the wall, one smacked the roof, then fell right back to the floor. The third was thrown into a support beam, causing it to creak dangerously, and more importantly, catching the attention of the group. Konoko used the split second she had, she ran over to one of the riot vans, and face distorted with effort, slowly raised it into the air. Holding it above her head and the heads of the shocked officers, she mustered her strength and threw it. It crashed against the other riot van, and forced it forward, crushing all the guards taking shelter behind its armored skin. Only about a third of the guards remained, and most looked ready to leave. All but one of the troopers had been loading into the van when it took off, Konoko close behind. The mounted pulse cannon began to fire on her, but the gunner couldn't keep up with Konoko's rapid movement. She put on a sudden burst of speed, then jumped and kicked. She hit like the tire, shredding it, and Konoko winched from the heat generated from the tires friction on her foot. The van slid out of control with the loss of one of its wheels, and it flipped over and slammed into a wall, stopping it. During the roll, the gas tank was crushed, and the gas burst into flame, consuming the truck in fire. Screams were heard over the roar of the fire, but Konoko could do nothing about them, and was forced to ignore them. She turned around, spotting the guard left behind; he was staring at her, fear written across his face. He slowly back up from Konoko as she approached, but in a swift movement, she grabbed him by the shirt, lifting him from the ground.
"You'll should me the way out of here." It was an order, and he quickly nodded. She dropped him, then walked back over to the service elevator.
Her landing had crushed the bed of the elevator, rendering it useless. She looked at it briefly, then shouted up. "It's safe. Take the other elevator, this one's ruined." After a minute, the hum of the smaller elevator started up, and after a minute, the doors opened, and Muro, Buttagiri, and the children climbed out. They gave a brief look at the guard, who could only stand, to scared to move. With a fiery look from Konoko he turned and started forward, leading the group to the exit.
The trip was uneventful, no blockades awaited them. Finally, the motley groups forced guide stopped in front of a large service door, turning to them.
"This is the only door to the outside, but you won't be able to open it."
Smiling, Muro and Konoko approached the new door, being no larger then their former one. A few minutes later, the door was open enough to allow a person through, and the guard could only stare.
Turning to him, Konoko spoke quickly. "You're free to go, though I'd advise against pursing your current career for the near future." The guard nodded dumbly, and quickly exited through the door. After a few minutes, Konoko, Muro, and the others followed the officer. The outside air was clean, cleaner than the rest of the city, and all savored it, some more than others. Konoko, Muro, and Buttagiri had only been in the building for a couple of days, and the outside was familiar. The children, however, hadn't seen the outside for years, and looked around at something almost alien to them. Finally, Muro turned to the group.
"I've got a place we can stay, but we need to move and try not to get spotted." The others nodded, Konoko and Buttagiri because they knew he was right, the children because they were to numb to do anything but follow orders. Thus they set off, heading for safety.
End Chapter 23
Authors Note- Well, sorry about not updating, but like I said before, I lost access to my laptop. Well, I'll try to update as soon as I can, as this story is about to wrap up. On another note, can any of you see Konoko glomping Muro like a teddy?
An Oni Fic by: Shamgi
Chapter 13: The Open World
*Words here*- Thoughts
+Words Here+ - electronics (Radio, T.V., etc.)
# # # - Flashback
* * * - Scene Change
* # * - Character change(same scene, different character)
)Words here( - Spooky voice(Spirit, telepathic comm., etc)
*Authors Note- This story is almost over, it will most likely end in two chapters, to make 15. Its run it's course, and come to be what I expected it to be, a rarity for the things I write. Again, thanks for the reviews, and I hope you enjoyed this story.
"C'mon, we need to get moving." Buttagiri sat up to see the speaker was Muro, he had returned from wherever he had been. Muro walked over and looked Konoko over while Buttagiri went to wake up the children. Muro's eyes revealed that all wounds had been healed, Konoko was fine. Muro began shaking her, attempting to wake her up. She suddenly glomped him, wrapping her arms around him like a big teddy bear. Her eyes were open, but clouded; it was easy to see she was still asleep. She rubbed her head against him, looking just like a five-year-old the way she smiled, and Muro couldn't help but ruffle her hair. He stopped, but left his hand resting on her head, and her smile got even wider. After a minute, she yawned, then blinked her eyes, and they became clear. The first thing she realized was that someone had placed their hand on her head, and it made her feel like a little girl, which Konoko happened not to like. The second thing she realized was that she was hugging a big, warm, something, and she looked up to stare into Muro's eyes. Muro never had time to react as Konoko swiftly grabbed his arm and shoulder-threw him onto the floor. He lay there, dazed, but unhurt, as Konoko stared angrily down at him. It was at this point that Konoko realized that she had been hugging him, and blushed and offered her hand to Muro. Muro took, then used his weight to toss her across the room. Konoko was expecting the throw, and landed on her feet, grinning. Muro stood up, smirking as well, and then dropped into stance, ready to attack. He and Konoko charged at each other, sparring for fun. After several minutes, Buttagiri's voice called to both of them.
"Come on children, no fighting. We have to get somewhere." Buttagiri stood with his self claimed charges behind him. Muro and Konoko sheepishly grinned, and walked over, both embarrassed. Buttagiri shook his head, then started for the far doors, the rest of the ragtag group followed. The reached the large doors that the large combat robot had left through, and examined them; there was a large slit where the doors met, large enough for a pair of fingers to fit through. Konoko and Muro did just that, placing their hands on the doors, slowly pulling them apart. They got the doors open far enough for a person to pass through single file, before they stopped, panting and sweating. They walked through, Buttagiri first, the children following, and Muro and Konoko in the rear. The room they entered was as tall as the one before, but nowhere near as long, it ended only about 6 meters, where it ended in a large hole, which looked to be a service elevator, the obvious way out. Further checking showed nothing else but a smaller elevator for human passengers, one the group was hesitant to use.
"We need to try another way, they know we're up here, and this is the easiest way down, so they know we'll use it. We need to outthink them. I'd say to use the service elevator, but we have no way of calling it up."
Muro looked over at the hole. "Calling it up is a bad idea anyway. By the time it got up and back down, they would easily be set up any defense to counter attack here. We could call it up and use he regular elevator?"
"No, I bet they have a tracker in the elevator which would tell them it was coming down."
Muro continued to stare in the hole. "I guess the only thing we can do is jump."
Something clicked in Konoko's brain. "Anyone have a hypo?"
Muro and Buttagiri shrugged, they'd been stripped of any items they would have been carrying.
"Here." Aaron held out two hypos in his palms. Konoko took them from him, smiling. He blushed slightly, and Konoko's smile got even wider. She took both hypos, then injected them into her arm. As the healing medicine flowed through her blood stream, her mutated cells became excited by it, giving off tremendous amounts of energy which became Konoko's aura. Not even waiting to say anything to her confused partners, Konoko ran and jumped into the service elevator hole, spiraling down. It took her a good ten seconds to hit the ground, and she mentally calculated to have fallen about seventy feet. The ground had shattered below her, almost breaking the elevator in half below her. Indeed, an ambush party waited below, consisting of about twenty TCTF officers, a deployment van with an enlarged mounted pulse cannon, and two riot control vans, with mounted cannons that sprayed energy that knocked over its targets, a severe danger in this situation. Already, several things had happened, her aura had reached full power, and the ambush party had noticed her, and was already adjusting to fire on her. Konoko gave them little time, rushing forward with fists as her only weapon. The three guards nearest her never got up a shot, she kicked one so hard he left a dent in the wall, one smacked the roof, then fell right back to the floor. The third was thrown into a support beam, causing it to creak dangerously, and more importantly, catching the attention of the group. Konoko used the split second she had, she ran over to one of the riot vans, and face distorted with effort, slowly raised it into the air. Holding it above her head and the heads of the shocked officers, she mustered her strength and threw it. It crashed against the other riot van, and forced it forward, crushing all the guards taking shelter behind its armored skin. Only about a third of the guards remained, and most looked ready to leave. All but one of the troopers had been loading into the van when it took off, Konoko close behind. The mounted pulse cannon began to fire on her, but the gunner couldn't keep up with Konoko's rapid movement. She put on a sudden burst of speed, then jumped and kicked. She hit like the tire, shredding it, and Konoko winched from the heat generated from the tires friction on her foot. The van slid out of control with the loss of one of its wheels, and it flipped over and slammed into a wall, stopping it. During the roll, the gas tank was crushed, and the gas burst into flame, consuming the truck in fire. Screams were heard over the roar of the fire, but Konoko could do nothing about them, and was forced to ignore them. She turned around, spotting the guard left behind; he was staring at her, fear written across his face. He slowly back up from Konoko as she approached, but in a swift movement, she grabbed him by the shirt, lifting him from the ground.
"You'll should me the way out of here." It was an order, and he quickly nodded. She dropped him, then walked back over to the service elevator.
Her landing had crushed the bed of the elevator, rendering it useless. She looked at it briefly, then shouted up. "It's safe. Take the other elevator, this one's ruined." After a minute, the hum of the smaller elevator started up, and after a minute, the doors opened, and Muro, Buttagiri, and the children climbed out. They gave a brief look at the guard, who could only stand, to scared to move. With a fiery look from Konoko he turned and started forward, leading the group to the exit.
The trip was uneventful, no blockades awaited them. Finally, the motley groups forced guide stopped in front of a large service door, turning to them.
"This is the only door to the outside, but you won't be able to open it."
Smiling, Muro and Konoko approached the new door, being no larger then their former one. A few minutes later, the door was open enough to allow a person through, and the guard could only stare.
Turning to him, Konoko spoke quickly. "You're free to go, though I'd advise against pursing your current career for the near future." The guard nodded dumbly, and quickly exited through the door. After a few minutes, Konoko, Muro, and the others followed the officer. The outside air was clean, cleaner than the rest of the city, and all savored it, some more than others. Konoko, Muro, and Buttagiri had only been in the building for a couple of days, and the outside was familiar. The children, however, hadn't seen the outside for years, and looked around at something almost alien to them. Finally, Muro turned to the group.
"I've got a place we can stay, but we need to move and try not to get spotted." The others nodded, Konoko and Buttagiri because they knew he was right, the children because they were to numb to do anything but follow orders. Thus they set off, heading for safety.
End Chapter 23
Authors Note- Well, sorry about not updating, but like I said before, I lost access to my laptop. Well, I'll try to update as soon as I can, as this story is about to wrap up. On another note, can any of you see Konoko glomping Muro like a teddy?