Authors Note...
Hi! Well, it took longer than I thought it would - I just couldn't find a proper place to end it! I like how this story is
going though, really well. It's going to be fairly long, as I want to explain her early life, & perhaps a new romantic
interest for the present Akemi. PSO needs more of that kinda thing, in my opinion - for the lay-days! lol ;) I am a
lady, actually. And, the past Akemi must slowly turn into a hardened bad-ass! Whooo, go girl! ^_~
In this chapter, I've hidden a sort of Easter Egg... Dontcha just love those things - well, at least in stories; the real
ones are impossible to find! Anyhow, yes - an Easter Egg! It's from a book... a funny, futuristic spacey book! ^_^
You'll know it right away if you've read it. Anyhow, this note is too long! Just read this chapter, & enjoy. Reviews
are appreciated, but not begged for. n.n'
The Life One Lives
Chapter 3: Reliving
Akemi sighed. What a mess her life had been. Not even a real life. Just a existence brought on by a mortal who
desired a play-slave. What a mess.
She rolled onto her side & gazed at the meadow stretching out before her. A few trees, shrubs, patches of wild
flowers dotted it here & there. A tranquil steam ran through a corner of it, near a set of electrified doors. All was
peaceful - since she had slain all the beasts.
The source of all Evil on the planet Ragol, Dark Falz, had been killed five months ago by a motley duo of three
Forces, then all remains shipped off into space in the same ship he came in. Akemi had been a hunter at the time
of "the Defeat", as the holiday was called now, but had never actually been able to get past "the Ruins", which was
the space ship Falz had arrived in. She had always been forced to teleport out, rather than be slaughtered by the
spirit out shoots of the god of destruction.
The day the shuttles had literally drug the old "coffin" of Falz off the planet had been a strange day indeed. Almost
everyone had a different opinion of what should be done with the gigantic structure. Some wanted it kept as a
memorial to the victory of humans of adversity, or some such nonsense. Others wanted it blown up. Neither of
these plans would work for the same reason - it was huge, & in the middle of the planet. So, the Principal of Ragol
himself decreed that it would be shot back into space. These sparked a debate of weather or not Falz could take root
on another planet, & come back to life. After all, everyone agreed that Ragol was not the dark god's first home.
The coffin left Ragol.
Now, she was serving what the Hunter's Guild referred to as "patrol duty". Actually, it was mostly just moving
from one area to another, killing things. Currently, she was in section Forest 1, section A. She was the only hunter
in the A quadrant, & it was pretty taxing. Boomas always seemed to attack in anywhere from groups of only the
loner weakling, or five or ten stronger, older boomas. And -that- was were you could run into some trouble. Akemi
had quite a few scars to show that little fact.
She didn't see much reason in killing the animals around here. The nearest settlement was over ten miles away.
And since the defeat of Dark Falz, the animals had all been reverting back to their original forms. While some
remained vicious (like the "Boomas"), others were being kept as pets - like the once deadly wolves, & cute rappies.
Some species that couldn't de-evolve back to normal, simply died - like the huge Mothmants.
She sighed, & grabbed her daggers. After flicking them on & off a few times to check that their photon battery
didn't need recharged, she got to her feet. The area seemed clear of all beasts, except the peaceful yellow & blue
butterflies that seemed to frequent the forest. But, you could never be too safe... "Well, guess it's back to base..."
She tapped a button on her MAG, then said in a loud voice, "Base, this is HUnewearl Akemi Chi, section ID
PINKAL, in Forest Quadrant A, requesting permission to teleport. Over."
She released the button, then waited a few moments before repeating her message; the teleport hub was always
really busy & refused to have more than three people working the radio at a time. Finally someone crackled back to
her, "Permission to teleport granted Hunter." She snorted 'finally' in an annoyed voice, then yelled the spell
"RYUKER!" outloud, disturbing several birds. A bright blue dancing ring of lights appeared & she walked into
them. After turning off her daggers & putting her MAG to sleep, she teleported with just a thought & a bright flash
of light.
Teleporting is a simple action really. While this may seem impossible, it's true. All you really have to do is displace
your very cells into the atoms they are composed of, then consciously think them to another place. The only reason
that man took so long to discover this, is because man naturally thinks everything must be complicated &
scientific. He is unable to accept that his body is composed of the base structures, just like everything in his world.
Why, even the Ryuker spell is unnecessary. It simply makes it all happen faster. The light attaches to the atoms, &
rushes them to the desired point of travel. It also gives man something scientific, concrete, to believe in. Forces can
teleport at will however.
While teleporting, it is best advised to keep one's "eyes" closed. You don't really have eyes while teleporting, but by
"opening" what should be your eyes, you may go mad. Akemi knew this, & wisely kept her's closed.
"Are you alright miss?" A man wearing a orange jumpsuit & dark, tinted goggles asked her.
"Uhhhh..." Akemi blinked several times, getting used to being together again, & trying to get to her feet. The man
backed off, then got back to his work - getting hunters back up on their feet, & off the teleport hub.
Shaking her head slightly, she shoved her way into the mob of one of the thousands of cities now on Ragol. Most
consisted of about 1 million inhabitants & about 2 million shopping districts. All looked much like the ones found
on the Pioneer ships however, & Akemi often got deja vu just walking to a café for breakfast or something equally
mundane & everyday. Now, she quietly made her way towards the local guild of her "home" town - Ursa Beta
Minor.
Ursa Beta Minor was not really a large town, which lent to it's name partially. The "Ursa" & "Beta" part however,
no one really knew what the hell that all meant. So, when someone refers to a town called "Minor", it's Ursa Beta
Minor. This tiny hub consists of only about 200,000 organisms (androids not included), & over 15,000 shops for
their shopping pleasure - not to mention a rather large & famous publishing house.
"Hello ma'am, please try our new line of healing products, designed especially for a lady hunter like yourself!", a
pink & creme colored "female" android wearing a lovely maid-like outfit holding a silver tray loaded with what
appeared to be truffles & tea, chirped her way. Akemi glanced once, then again - "Hey! You're, um... you're that
android that helped me out in the forest not so long ago!"
The robot looked at her blankly, then with a whir she replied. "Oh! I'm Eleanor! Um... Akemi Chi right? How nice
to see you again!" She nearly dropped her platter of test products, before straightening back to her cute semi-bow
stance. The robot was a fairly new model, & had excellent emotion capability, designed by the renowned doctor
Montague. Akemi giggled, then took a tiny lime-frosted cake from a emerald green china plate. It looked like a
fairly tasty cake, unlike normal mates - they're shaped like a pill & are green. "And, er... what is this supposed to
be?"
With a few whirs & clicks, Eleanor shifted into full sales person mode. "That delicious treat you hold in your hand
is the newest wave in quick, on the go healing! Designed to look, & taste! like a petite fours, your taste glands &
body will thank you!" With a short bow, & a twirl the android finished her sales pitch - & happened to fling all the
pastries & tea onto an unsuspecting hunter behind her.
"Ah, what the hell?!" He whirled around, glaring & clenching his jaws. He was a big guy, obviously a muscle-
head. "You stupid bitch, it was you wasn't it?!", he growled at Eleanor. The android shook in fear. "Please sir, I'm
so sorry - it was an accident! Let me help you clean your - "
" You think you're so goddamn funny!", he snarled, not even listening to the poor robot. "I'll teach you to fuck
with me, you goddamn bitch!" He grabbed for the front of her creamy apron, but Eleanor jumped backwards.
Akemi stumbled back & braced Eleanor before she fell on top of her. She had dropped the tray on which the cakes
had been on & all the pretty plates shattered. By now, they had the whole teleport stopped, & a large crowd
gathered around them, dead silent.
"Oh my, sir, I'm so sorry!" The androids frame trembled in fear, her face showing total fear - just as human as
anyone's. Akemi stepped forward, getting Eleanor behind her, & safe. Her shock was gone & replaced with anger.
"HEY! Who the hell do you think you're talking to buddy? It was an accident, you jerk!"
The hunter snarled, then tried to knock her aside with one large beefy arm, wanting to tear the pink 'bot to pieces.
Akemi deftly grabbed his arm, swung herself behind him using his momentum against him & had him pinned
under her butt with his face to the floor in less than a second. Her daggers had flown from their twin holsters &
flicked on, landing near the edge of the crowd. That was okay - she wouldn't need them in this fight. She just
hoped no one would steal them - they were level 99 & practically priceless.
She twisted his arm in her's, & grinned at the small whine of pain. Size & strength meant nothing in the face of
cool logic. "Alright now asshole, you're covered in cake & other crap, & pinned by a girl half your size - ready to
be calm?" He struggled to get up, & Akemi quickly applied more pressure to his elbow joint, enticing a shriek
more befitting a little girl than a man of his might.
"That's right", Akemi sighed sweetly, "Scream baby, scream. Maybe I'll even let you up without dislocating your
arm..." She winked at Eleanor, who couldn't believe her eyes. The crowd simply stared, a few commenting on 'can
you believe this girl', & 'wow, I wonder if she's gonna break his arm...". In the distance a siren sounded; one of
the teleport hub officers had called the cops.
Akemi released his arm, then chopped his neck with a hand too fast to really even see. She stood then, cooly
looking down at the hunter. "Alright, now I think you'll be able to relax." She smirked, then looked to Eleanor.
"El, I really think this guy needs to be cleaned up a little. And oh yeah...", she glanced down at him. "You lose my
friend her job over this, I'll find out - & I won't be nearly as lenient next time."
The android nodded, then ran over & began mopping at his rather shabby hunter jumpsuit & armor. Akemi
stepped towards the audience, & they as a collective stepped back. She raised an eyebrow, then took another step -
the audience parted then. She began to walk through it, then stopped.
"Hold it ma'am. We might have a problem here." A cop stood before her, his hand laying on his pistol. "Assume
the unarmed position, please." He said this all very cooly, but his hand never strayed from his gun. Akemi nodded,
then got to her knees. She slowly put her hands on the floor. "Oh shit..."
End Author's Note...
Yay, another chapter done! I didn't like how it flowed in some places. The fight scene didn't seem right - I suck at
writing those. lol Awww... poor Akemi - she's getting arrested. I think the love interest may show up in the next
chapter. And, more reminiscing on her part - Alex is gonna continue being an ass, but Akemi is going to change a
smidgin...
In case you couldn't find the Easter Egg, it was the bit about her city being named "Ursa Beta Minor" & having a
"large publishing company". These are both references to "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy", by Douglas
Adams. This is a very funny book, & it inspired me (along with my PSO obsession!) to write science fiction-type
stuff. Until next time, ja ne!
Hi! Well, it took longer than I thought it would - I just couldn't find a proper place to end it! I like how this story is
going though, really well. It's going to be fairly long, as I want to explain her early life, & perhaps a new romantic
interest for the present Akemi. PSO needs more of that kinda thing, in my opinion - for the lay-days! lol ;) I am a
lady, actually. And, the past Akemi must slowly turn into a hardened bad-ass! Whooo, go girl! ^_~
In this chapter, I've hidden a sort of Easter Egg... Dontcha just love those things - well, at least in stories; the real
ones are impossible to find! Anyhow, yes - an Easter Egg! It's from a book... a funny, futuristic spacey book! ^_^
You'll know it right away if you've read it. Anyhow, this note is too long! Just read this chapter, & enjoy. Reviews
are appreciated, but not begged for. n.n'
The Life One Lives
Chapter 3: Reliving
Akemi sighed. What a mess her life had been. Not even a real life. Just a existence brought on by a mortal who
desired a play-slave. What a mess.
She rolled onto her side & gazed at the meadow stretching out before her. A few trees, shrubs, patches of wild
flowers dotted it here & there. A tranquil steam ran through a corner of it, near a set of electrified doors. All was
peaceful - since she had slain all the beasts.
The source of all Evil on the planet Ragol, Dark Falz, had been killed five months ago by a motley duo of three
Forces, then all remains shipped off into space in the same ship he came in. Akemi had been a hunter at the time
of "the Defeat", as the holiday was called now, but had never actually been able to get past "the Ruins", which was
the space ship Falz had arrived in. She had always been forced to teleport out, rather than be slaughtered by the
spirit out shoots of the god of destruction.
The day the shuttles had literally drug the old "coffin" of Falz off the planet had been a strange day indeed. Almost
everyone had a different opinion of what should be done with the gigantic structure. Some wanted it kept as a
memorial to the victory of humans of adversity, or some such nonsense. Others wanted it blown up. Neither of
these plans would work for the same reason - it was huge, & in the middle of the planet. So, the Principal of Ragol
himself decreed that it would be shot back into space. These sparked a debate of weather or not Falz could take root
on another planet, & come back to life. After all, everyone agreed that Ragol was not the dark god's first home.
The coffin left Ragol.
Now, she was serving what the Hunter's Guild referred to as "patrol duty". Actually, it was mostly just moving
from one area to another, killing things. Currently, she was in section Forest 1, section A. She was the only hunter
in the A quadrant, & it was pretty taxing. Boomas always seemed to attack in anywhere from groups of only the
loner weakling, or five or ten stronger, older boomas. And -that- was were you could run into some trouble. Akemi
had quite a few scars to show that little fact.
She didn't see much reason in killing the animals around here. The nearest settlement was over ten miles away.
And since the defeat of Dark Falz, the animals had all been reverting back to their original forms. While some
remained vicious (like the "Boomas"), others were being kept as pets - like the once deadly wolves, & cute rappies.
Some species that couldn't de-evolve back to normal, simply died - like the huge Mothmants.
She sighed, & grabbed her daggers. After flicking them on & off a few times to check that their photon battery
didn't need recharged, she got to her feet. The area seemed clear of all beasts, except the peaceful yellow & blue
butterflies that seemed to frequent the forest. But, you could never be too safe... "Well, guess it's back to base..."
She tapped a button on her MAG, then said in a loud voice, "Base, this is HUnewearl Akemi Chi, section ID
PINKAL, in Forest Quadrant A, requesting permission to teleport. Over."
She released the button, then waited a few moments before repeating her message; the teleport hub was always
really busy & refused to have more than three people working the radio at a time. Finally someone crackled back to
her, "Permission to teleport granted Hunter." She snorted 'finally' in an annoyed voice, then yelled the spell
"RYUKER!" outloud, disturbing several birds. A bright blue dancing ring of lights appeared & she walked into
them. After turning off her daggers & putting her MAG to sleep, she teleported with just a thought & a bright flash
of light.
Teleporting is a simple action really. While this may seem impossible, it's true. All you really have to do is displace
your very cells into the atoms they are composed of, then consciously think them to another place. The only reason
that man took so long to discover this, is because man naturally thinks everything must be complicated &
scientific. He is unable to accept that his body is composed of the base structures, just like everything in his world.
Why, even the Ryuker spell is unnecessary. It simply makes it all happen faster. The light attaches to the atoms, &
rushes them to the desired point of travel. It also gives man something scientific, concrete, to believe in. Forces can
teleport at will however.
While teleporting, it is best advised to keep one's "eyes" closed. You don't really have eyes while teleporting, but by
"opening" what should be your eyes, you may go mad. Akemi knew this, & wisely kept her's closed.
"Are you alright miss?" A man wearing a orange jumpsuit & dark, tinted goggles asked her.
"Uhhhh..." Akemi blinked several times, getting used to being together again, & trying to get to her feet. The man
backed off, then got back to his work - getting hunters back up on their feet, & off the teleport hub.
Shaking her head slightly, she shoved her way into the mob of one of the thousands of cities now on Ragol. Most
consisted of about 1 million inhabitants & about 2 million shopping districts. All looked much like the ones found
on the Pioneer ships however, & Akemi often got deja vu just walking to a café for breakfast or something equally
mundane & everyday. Now, she quietly made her way towards the local guild of her "home" town - Ursa Beta
Minor.
Ursa Beta Minor was not really a large town, which lent to it's name partially. The "Ursa" & "Beta" part however,
no one really knew what the hell that all meant. So, when someone refers to a town called "Minor", it's Ursa Beta
Minor. This tiny hub consists of only about 200,000 organisms (androids not included), & over 15,000 shops for
their shopping pleasure - not to mention a rather large & famous publishing house.
"Hello ma'am, please try our new line of healing products, designed especially for a lady hunter like yourself!", a
pink & creme colored "female" android wearing a lovely maid-like outfit holding a silver tray loaded with what
appeared to be truffles & tea, chirped her way. Akemi glanced once, then again - "Hey! You're, um... you're that
android that helped me out in the forest not so long ago!"
The robot looked at her blankly, then with a whir she replied. "Oh! I'm Eleanor! Um... Akemi Chi right? How nice
to see you again!" She nearly dropped her platter of test products, before straightening back to her cute semi-bow
stance. The robot was a fairly new model, & had excellent emotion capability, designed by the renowned doctor
Montague. Akemi giggled, then took a tiny lime-frosted cake from a emerald green china plate. It looked like a
fairly tasty cake, unlike normal mates - they're shaped like a pill & are green. "And, er... what is this supposed to
be?"
With a few whirs & clicks, Eleanor shifted into full sales person mode. "That delicious treat you hold in your hand
is the newest wave in quick, on the go healing! Designed to look, & taste! like a petite fours, your taste glands &
body will thank you!" With a short bow, & a twirl the android finished her sales pitch - & happened to fling all the
pastries & tea onto an unsuspecting hunter behind her.
"Ah, what the hell?!" He whirled around, glaring & clenching his jaws. He was a big guy, obviously a muscle-
head. "You stupid bitch, it was you wasn't it?!", he growled at Eleanor. The android shook in fear. "Please sir, I'm
so sorry - it was an accident! Let me help you clean your - "
" You think you're so goddamn funny!", he snarled, not even listening to the poor robot. "I'll teach you to fuck
with me, you goddamn bitch!" He grabbed for the front of her creamy apron, but Eleanor jumped backwards.
Akemi stumbled back & braced Eleanor before she fell on top of her. She had dropped the tray on which the cakes
had been on & all the pretty plates shattered. By now, they had the whole teleport stopped, & a large crowd
gathered around them, dead silent.
"Oh my, sir, I'm so sorry!" The androids frame trembled in fear, her face showing total fear - just as human as
anyone's. Akemi stepped forward, getting Eleanor behind her, & safe. Her shock was gone & replaced with anger.
"HEY! Who the hell do you think you're talking to buddy? It was an accident, you jerk!"
The hunter snarled, then tried to knock her aside with one large beefy arm, wanting to tear the pink 'bot to pieces.
Akemi deftly grabbed his arm, swung herself behind him using his momentum against him & had him pinned
under her butt with his face to the floor in less than a second. Her daggers had flown from their twin holsters &
flicked on, landing near the edge of the crowd. That was okay - she wouldn't need them in this fight. She just
hoped no one would steal them - they were level 99 & practically priceless.
She twisted his arm in her's, & grinned at the small whine of pain. Size & strength meant nothing in the face of
cool logic. "Alright now asshole, you're covered in cake & other crap, & pinned by a girl half your size - ready to
be calm?" He struggled to get up, & Akemi quickly applied more pressure to his elbow joint, enticing a shriek
more befitting a little girl than a man of his might.
"That's right", Akemi sighed sweetly, "Scream baby, scream. Maybe I'll even let you up without dislocating your
arm..." She winked at Eleanor, who couldn't believe her eyes. The crowd simply stared, a few commenting on 'can
you believe this girl', & 'wow, I wonder if she's gonna break his arm...". In the distance a siren sounded; one of
the teleport hub officers had called the cops.
Akemi released his arm, then chopped his neck with a hand too fast to really even see. She stood then, cooly
looking down at the hunter. "Alright, now I think you'll be able to relax." She smirked, then looked to Eleanor.
"El, I really think this guy needs to be cleaned up a little. And oh yeah...", she glanced down at him. "You lose my
friend her job over this, I'll find out - & I won't be nearly as lenient next time."
The android nodded, then ran over & began mopping at his rather shabby hunter jumpsuit & armor. Akemi
stepped towards the audience, & they as a collective stepped back. She raised an eyebrow, then took another step -
the audience parted then. She began to walk through it, then stopped.
"Hold it ma'am. We might have a problem here." A cop stood before her, his hand laying on his pistol. "Assume
the unarmed position, please." He said this all very cooly, but his hand never strayed from his gun. Akemi nodded,
then got to her knees. She slowly put her hands on the floor. "Oh shit..."
End Author's Note...
Yay, another chapter done! I didn't like how it flowed in some places. The fight scene didn't seem right - I suck at
writing those. lol Awww... poor Akemi - she's getting arrested. I think the love interest may show up in the next
chapter. And, more reminiscing on her part - Alex is gonna continue being an ass, but Akemi is going to change a
smidgin...
In case you couldn't find the Easter Egg, it was the bit about her city being named "Ursa Beta Minor" & having a
"large publishing company". These are both references to "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy", by Douglas
Adams. This is a very funny book, & it inspired me (along with my PSO obsession!) to write science fiction-type
stuff. Until next time, ja ne!
