Terms of Life, Terms of Death
An Oni Fic by: Shamgi
Chapter 14: Ambushed
*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- Well, only two chapters left. The strange things I've shown you, the dreams, Buttagiri, Shinatama, Griffin, they will all be explained and wrapped up. I guess I'm kind of sad, this story has been fun to write, and I don't really want to end it. All stories must end however, and this one is no exception. Well, on with the fic!
The TCTF officer watched the street, alert for any of the targets appearance. He was a scout, sent ahead so they would be ready. Several people appeared, three adults, two male, one female, and three children in the same order, the officer spotted purple hair, an almost unknown hair trait in Neo-Tokyo, and called in. The targets were spotted, and heading into the trap.
Konoko, Muro and Buttagiri were all comfortable and relaxed, walking calmly down the deserted street. A noise brought them to alert, and they looked around just in time to see the hundreds of TCTF officers surround them, all at fifty meters or more, leaving a shooting gallery of a street. Behind the group in front, the robot that Konoko stood, ready to support the troops. The screech of wheels sent their heads turning, several TCTF vans deployed behind them, releasing even more officers.
"This has to be the entire TCTF force." Konoko quickly ran odds through her head, and the results of her calculations showed that they didn't stand a chance.
"This is the end, nowhere to run, nowhere to hide, you die here." The three renegades looked up, spotting Griffin in one of several helicopters that circled overhead. It descended, and let him off on one of the many buildings, where snipers stood ready to gun the group down. The assembled stood, not moving, it felt as if an important moment was at hand, and none dared break it. Finally Griffin uttered a single word.
"Fire."
The sound of nearly five hundred weapons of various types sounded, and Konoko, Muro and Buttagiri took several shots. The impacts did little more than slow them down as the three ran towards the closest building, each shielding a child. Muro jumped and broke the door open, and they placed the children inside, ordering them not to leave. Taking the brief respire, the three formed a quick plan, and quickly put it to execution. Dashing out, Muro and Konoko each took a side, deflecting projectiles that came there way. Buttagiri began using his skill with his self formed throwing blade, yellows slivers flying ever which way. More hit their target than not, and many guards fell to Buttagiri's aim. Buttagiri turned his eyes upwards, and several choppers were torn to pieces by the knives. It seemed hopeless, however, since Buttagiri was tiring and more guards appeared to replace those who died. Konoko and Muro slowly began to move back, until they were side by side. Neither had let a shot past, but again, they were tiring.
An inhuman scream was heard, and the robot entered the battlefield. It fired it's machineguns at the group, and Muro and Konoko were forced to separate, still under fire from the walls of troops. They each went to a separate side, then with their momentum, ran up it, landing on the respective roofs. This action put them above and out of view the robot and guards, and both Konoko and Muro took advantage, signaling to each other, they both ran towards to side the robot had come, staying out of the sight of those below. By some fluke, none of the helicopters spotted them, and Konoko quietly thanked whatever deity was watching them. Reaching the wall of guards, both Muro and Konoko jumped down, amidst the startled guards. They were slow to react, but Muro and Konoko were not, screams became the main sound heard.
Finally reaching the other, Muro and Konoko each grabbed an armored van, driving them off, heading towards the robot and their original spot. Muro, driving in front, aimed for the robots back, and jumped out of the van before contact came. He just finished jumping into Konoko's when the sound of grinding metal was heard, and the inhuman cry came again. The robot fell over, leaving only a little space for Konoko to drive through. They parked the car in front of the building they had hid the children in, and before it stopped, jumped out and quickly went inside and grabbed the hidden children, bringing them back outside and placing them in the van. Even its armored hide had started to buckle under the combined firepower of the shooters, but it still held, a small, but important, break for Konoko and Muro. Hopping back into the van with their charges, Muro turned around, driving past the robot which had started to get up, and through the swarm of TCTF officers, several thumps confirmed that many of the officers were slow on their feet. As Muro drove, Konoko grabbed spare armor, and put it on the children, tying them on. Then Konoko remembered something.
"Buttagiri! Did you see him?"
Muro shook his head, he hadn't spotted him in the chaos. Konoko had little time to worry though, as a thundering told her the robot had awaken, and was now giving chase. Konoko quickly tied each of the children down so they would not fall out, then used the safety wire to secure herself. She popped open the doors, grabbing a pulse rifle in each hand, then kicked the door open. The robot was closer than she had thought it would be, and surprised her, but she quickly recovered and began to fire. Her shots did little but slow the thing down, but that was all she could hope for. She had to stop and reload, and the robot quickly gained. As Konoko reloaded, she spotted something she really needed, two Phase Stream Projectors. She grabbed each, and found them to be fully charged, and quickly aimed them at her mechanical pursuer. She fired, and the two beams of energy slammed into the robot's left leg, the force causing no direct damage but staggering it. She swung her aim to the right leg, and the robot was forced to slow down to avoid tripping. Konoko finally brought the guns up to the robot's head, and fired, sending the unstable robot to its back, leaving it behind. It struggled to stand up, and managed to somehow flip itself over, and renewed the chase. Konoko aimed to fire again, but Muro suddenly swerved and sent her off balance, almost out of the back of the van. She recovered quickly, but too late, the robot had enough time to open fire. Several impacts into her skin told Konoko all she needed to know, luckily most of the shots had missed.
Muro swerved again, but luck was not on their side, and the truck flipped. Konoko was bounced around the back, finally coming to rest on the trucks roof. She smelled gas, and smoke, not a good sign. Konoko quickly gathered the three dazed kids, who had luckily sustained no serious injuries, and led them out. Her head spun even as she did so, and when she spotted Muro, she could tell he was in the same condition, neither of them would be able to fight well for awhile. The robot had stopped as soon as the truck flipped, and Konoko faced it down while checking behind them. They were in a dead end, the back way out having been cutoff by a large wall. Any attempt to climb the wall would give the robot easy targets, they had to fight, which neither of them could do. The robot prepared to fire, sighting in on the group with its weapons. Then it let loose a torrent of lead.
Konoko flinched, but no impacts came. She looked to see Buttagiri in front of them. He didn't even wait to charge the robot, rage filling the cry of combat he let loose. The robot wasted no time in firing, letting loose rockets and bullets, which Buttagiri either deflected or avoided. He jumped to slice the leg, making the same mistake Konoko had. She had gotten off lightly.
Buttagiri did not.
Quick as a flash, the robot's defense laser came up, slicing Buttagiri's arm from his body. Buttagiri landed, staring numbly at the stump, then let out a howl of rage, and attacked, blade forming in his other hand.
Again, the laser cut through Buttagiri's flesh, leaving his other arm on the ground. Buttagiri, mind blinded from pain, walked right in front of the robot, which opened fire. Buttagiri's body literately began to dance from the amount of ammunition fired into it, the barrage lasted nearly a minute, then stopped, leaving the area in silence. Buttagiri, still alive, slowly took a step forward, then another, then fell to the ground.
"No!!!" Konoko dashed forward, reaching Buttagiri's body. She got to the ground and cradled his head in her lap, crying. Buttagiri opened his eyes, on the brink of death, smiling gravely.
"Konoko, don't worry, I'm ready to die. I have been since the beginning."
Konoko looked down at him, sight blurred with tears. "What are you talking about?"
"Konoko, when I got my Chrysalis, it showed me an undesirable future. It showed me this point, when you and Muro would die."
Buttagiri coughed on blood, living on borrowed time bought by the Chrysalis, then continued.
"You were fated to die here, and so was Muro. The only way to change that was for me to die instead. I knew the future up to this point, I knew what would happen, and when! I knew it all, so I would be here to protect both of you."
Buttagiri leaned up, ignoring Konoko's protests. "Your father and uncle had no idea how powerful the Chrysalis was. Every night I dreamt about your deaths, over and over! It haunted me, almost to the point of insanity!"
He laid back down, closing his eyes. "The future isn't written, isn't known, isn't foretold. Even knowing what would happen, I still didn't know what to do. The future can be changed just as easily as water can be moved, we must be careful to take it the right direction, to make the right choices, and deal with the wrong ones."
A smile again crossed Buttagiri's blood covered face, seeming out of place in the grim moment. "I finally can rest, now, and forever. You must work towards the future, you and your brother. I can no longer help you."
Taking a final breath, the man known as Buttagiri, who was a scientist, a killer, and in the end, a savior, a man who had cheated death one to many times, fell limp in Konoko's arms, finally at peace.
Konoko slowly began to accept what was in front of her.
Buttagiri was dead.
End Chapter 14
Authors Notes - None now, I will go in depth next chapter.
An Oni Fic by: Shamgi
Chapter 14: Ambushed
*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- Well, only two chapters left. The strange things I've shown you, the dreams, Buttagiri, Shinatama, Griffin, they will all be explained and wrapped up. I guess I'm kind of sad, this story has been fun to write, and I don't really want to end it. All stories must end however, and this one is no exception. Well, on with the fic!
The TCTF officer watched the street, alert for any of the targets appearance. He was a scout, sent ahead so they would be ready. Several people appeared, three adults, two male, one female, and three children in the same order, the officer spotted purple hair, an almost unknown hair trait in Neo-Tokyo, and called in. The targets were spotted, and heading into the trap.
Konoko, Muro and Buttagiri were all comfortable and relaxed, walking calmly down the deserted street. A noise brought them to alert, and they looked around just in time to see the hundreds of TCTF officers surround them, all at fifty meters or more, leaving a shooting gallery of a street. Behind the group in front, the robot that Konoko stood, ready to support the troops. The screech of wheels sent their heads turning, several TCTF vans deployed behind them, releasing even more officers.
"This has to be the entire TCTF force." Konoko quickly ran odds through her head, and the results of her calculations showed that they didn't stand a chance.
"This is the end, nowhere to run, nowhere to hide, you die here." The three renegades looked up, spotting Griffin in one of several helicopters that circled overhead. It descended, and let him off on one of the many buildings, where snipers stood ready to gun the group down. The assembled stood, not moving, it felt as if an important moment was at hand, and none dared break it. Finally Griffin uttered a single word.
"Fire."
The sound of nearly five hundred weapons of various types sounded, and Konoko, Muro and Buttagiri took several shots. The impacts did little more than slow them down as the three ran towards the closest building, each shielding a child. Muro jumped and broke the door open, and they placed the children inside, ordering them not to leave. Taking the brief respire, the three formed a quick plan, and quickly put it to execution. Dashing out, Muro and Konoko each took a side, deflecting projectiles that came there way. Buttagiri began using his skill with his self formed throwing blade, yellows slivers flying ever which way. More hit their target than not, and many guards fell to Buttagiri's aim. Buttagiri turned his eyes upwards, and several choppers were torn to pieces by the knives. It seemed hopeless, however, since Buttagiri was tiring and more guards appeared to replace those who died. Konoko and Muro slowly began to move back, until they were side by side. Neither had let a shot past, but again, they were tiring.
An inhuman scream was heard, and the robot entered the battlefield. It fired it's machineguns at the group, and Muro and Konoko were forced to separate, still under fire from the walls of troops. They each went to a separate side, then with their momentum, ran up it, landing on the respective roofs. This action put them above and out of view the robot and guards, and both Konoko and Muro took advantage, signaling to each other, they both ran towards to side the robot had come, staying out of the sight of those below. By some fluke, none of the helicopters spotted them, and Konoko quietly thanked whatever deity was watching them. Reaching the wall of guards, both Muro and Konoko jumped down, amidst the startled guards. They were slow to react, but Muro and Konoko were not, screams became the main sound heard.
Finally reaching the other, Muro and Konoko each grabbed an armored van, driving them off, heading towards the robot and their original spot. Muro, driving in front, aimed for the robots back, and jumped out of the van before contact came. He just finished jumping into Konoko's when the sound of grinding metal was heard, and the inhuman cry came again. The robot fell over, leaving only a little space for Konoko to drive through. They parked the car in front of the building they had hid the children in, and before it stopped, jumped out and quickly went inside and grabbed the hidden children, bringing them back outside and placing them in the van. Even its armored hide had started to buckle under the combined firepower of the shooters, but it still held, a small, but important, break for Konoko and Muro. Hopping back into the van with their charges, Muro turned around, driving past the robot which had started to get up, and through the swarm of TCTF officers, several thumps confirmed that many of the officers were slow on their feet. As Muro drove, Konoko grabbed spare armor, and put it on the children, tying them on. Then Konoko remembered something.
"Buttagiri! Did you see him?"
Muro shook his head, he hadn't spotted him in the chaos. Konoko had little time to worry though, as a thundering told her the robot had awaken, and was now giving chase. Konoko quickly tied each of the children down so they would not fall out, then used the safety wire to secure herself. She popped open the doors, grabbing a pulse rifle in each hand, then kicked the door open. The robot was closer than she had thought it would be, and surprised her, but she quickly recovered and began to fire. Her shots did little but slow the thing down, but that was all she could hope for. She had to stop and reload, and the robot quickly gained. As Konoko reloaded, she spotted something she really needed, two Phase Stream Projectors. She grabbed each, and found them to be fully charged, and quickly aimed them at her mechanical pursuer. She fired, and the two beams of energy slammed into the robot's left leg, the force causing no direct damage but staggering it. She swung her aim to the right leg, and the robot was forced to slow down to avoid tripping. Konoko finally brought the guns up to the robot's head, and fired, sending the unstable robot to its back, leaving it behind. It struggled to stand up, and managed to somehow flip itself over, and renewed the chase. Konoko aimed to fire again, but Muro suddenly swerved and sent her off balance, almost out of the back of the van. She recovered quickly, but too late, the robot had enough time to open fire. Several impacts into her skin told Konoko all she needed to know, luckily most of the shots had missed.
Muro swerved again, but luck was not on their side, and the truck flipped. Konoko was bounced around the back, finally coming to rest on the trucks roof. She smelled gas, and smoke, not a good sign. Konoko quickly gathered the three dazed kids, who had luckily sustained no serious injuries, and led them out. Her head spun even as she did so, and when she spotted Muro, she could tell he was in the same condition, neither of them would be able to fight well for awhile. The robot had stopped as soon as the truck flipped, and Konoko faced it down while checking behind them. They were in a dead end, the back way out having been cutoff by a large wall. Any attempt to climb the wall would give the robot easy targets, they had to fight, which neither of them could do. The robot prepared to fire, sighting in on the group with its weapons. Then it let loose a torrent of lead.
Konoko flinched, but no impacts came. She looked to see Buttagiri in front of them. He didn't even wait to charge the robot, rage filling the cry of combat he let loose. The robot wasted no time in firing, letting loose rockets and bullets, which Buttagiri either deflected or avoided. He jumped to slice the leg, making the same mistake Konoko had. She had gotten off lightly.
Buttagiri did not.
Quick as a flash, the robot's defense laser came up, slicing Buttagiri's arm from his body. Buttagiri landed, staring numbly at the stump, then let out a howl of rage, and attacked, blade forming in his other hand.
Again, the laser cut through Buttagiri's flesh, leaving his other arm on the ground. Buttagiri, mind blinded from pain, walked right in front of the robot, which opened fire. Buttagiri's body literately began to dance from the amount of ammunition fired into it, the barrage lasted nearly a minute, then stopped, leaving the area in silence. Buttagiri, still alive, slowly took a step forward, then another, then fell to the ground.
"No!!!" Konoko dashed forward, reaching Buttagiri's body. She got to the ground and cradled his head in her lap, crying. Buttagiri opened his eyes, on the brink of death, smiling gravely.
"Konoko, don't worry, I'm ready to die. I have been since the beginning."
Konoko looked down at him, sight blurred with tears. "What are you talking about?"
"Konoko, when I got my Chrysalis, it showed me an undesirable future. It showed me this point, when you and Muro would die."
Buttagiri coughed on blood, living on borrowed time bought by the Chrysalis, then continued.
"You were fated to die here, and so was Muro. The only way to change that was for me to die instead. I knew the future up to this point, I knew what would happen, and when! I knew it all, so I would be here to protect both of you."
Buttagiri leaned up, ignoring Konoko's protests. "Your father and uncle had no idea how powerful the Chrysalis was. Every night I dreamt about your deaths, over and over! It haunted me, almost to the point of insanity!"
He laid back down, closing his eyes. "The future isn't written, isn't known, isn't foretold. Even knowing what would happen, I still didn't know what to do. The future can be changed just as easily as water can be moved, we must be careful to take it the right direction, to make the right choices, and deal with the wrong ones."
A smile again crossed Buttagiri's blood covered face, seeming out of place in the grim moment. "I finally can rest, now, and forever. You must work towards the future, you and your brother. I can no longer help you."
Taking a final breath, the man known as Buttagiri, who was a scientist, a killer, and in the end, a savior, a man who had cheated death one to many times, fell limp in Konoko's arms, finally at peace.
Konoko slowly began to accept what was in front of her.
Buttagiri was dead.
End Chapter 14
Authors Notes - None now, I will go in depth next chapter.