I don't own G Gundam or Rurouni Kenshin. Damn disclaimers. . .
~A New Beginning~
~Chapter IV: Duel With The Undefeated Of The Four Winds!~
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Emotions from deep inside started to tear every fiber in my being as I saw the stranger. Tears streamed
down my face and the degree of hate elevating so high that it scared even myself. I felt as if I've been ripped from
my own body and that my spirit's falling in an endless abyss. I fell to my knees with both hands clutching my
head. 'I've lost it. This is the end. . .' But it is only the beginning. Eventually I succumbed to the pain and got
up to my feet, reborn, with only one desire: to kill. 'I am back, once again. Albert the Assassin is back. . .' I start
to laugh uncontrollably just thinking how stupid Master Jin is to ever try to reclaim me. 'He'll pay. For all the shit
he put me through.' I grabbed my sword and departed.
A/N: I apologize beforehand for all the foul language coming up ahead.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Master Asia takes his favorite ribbon and whips the new foe, only to have it shred into pieces. I
sighed and got out the rusted sword given to me by Schwartz four years back. 'This should put an end to all
this.' After giving out a loud battle cry, I started towards the way of the new threat but stopped when I saw
Albert emerge from the tent with a sword in hand. I looked at his eyes and chills went down my spine. 'This isn't
the Albert I know. . . no, he's stronger. And more serious by the looks of it. His eyes. . . they're like two slates of
ice.' Right then he comes toward my way and breaks my sword in two with his bare hands. I recoiled slightly and
barely dodged a strike from him. 'Something's REALLY wrong with him,' I thought as I jumped onto the top
of the cliff. 'That attack from him, it was just a warning. He could've easily killed me right there. I better just
get outta the way and let him do whatever he wants. . .'
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
I looked on as Albert breaks Domon's sword and attempts to hack him up. I immediately started to
run toward him but was stopped by Master Jin who says, "Stop, little girl. I wont let you ruin this for me." I
looked at him with a bizarre expression. "Huh?" He smiles and continues to smirk. "That's right. I've been
waiting for ten years for this to happen, for Albert the Assassin to show himself once again. And I'm not the
only one who's excited to see this. Seph here is too!" I looked around trying to find the tall, usually black-clad
fighter. "Where is he?"
"I'm right here Rain," said Seph who was back-to-back with me. I spun around and immediately
spot the tall warrior. "B-But I thought you. . ." Seph smiles. "Died? Me? No way. But enough about me. What's
gonna take place here will be legendary. Albert fighting Master Jin. Incredible. . ." He continues to drawl on
and on. I shook my head a little ruefully before turning my attention back at the two fighters. "Just don't die," I
whispered warningly. "Or Allenby will never forgive you."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
I gazed unblinking at my master and Albert. 'So it all comes down to this. This moment that I've
been waiting for ever since I was made the 23rd successor of the Jin Futae Shinko style ten years ago right after
Albert was caught and never heard from again. All those years Albert haunted me in my sleep, taunting me. Now
it is finally time to see. . . to see if I am TRULY the worthiest to be called the Great Seph. But he wont defeat
Master, he cant! Not even I can even measure up to the Undefeated Of The Four Winds. So Albert cant defeat
him. . . can he?' "No, of course not," I said aloud. "He's not even half the man I am, and he sure as hell isn't
anywhere near me in skill level. I am the best. I am the Great Seph!"
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
I smirked confidently before saying, "Hey old man. You ready to get this thing started?" My
master shakes his head in anger and glares at me. "What?" I asked. "Just because you look only thirty years old
doesn't mean that you're not really fifty seven." I laughed again and snapped my finger to call my Striker Zero.
After recovering from that last burn, Master Jin also calls his Gundam. "I am a representative of Ne0-Korea and I
hereby challenge you, Albert, to a Gundam Fight Match!" I laughed again. 'Who does he think he is?'
"Your challenge is accepted, though I don't really see the point in fighting you. Not only have I
perfected every single aspect of the Jin style, I can also predict every single one of your moves." I glanced over
at the Shuffle Alliance and saw Seph standing next to Rain. "And once I'm through with you, old man, you'll see
your best pupil get his face smashed in. Two arrogant bastards taken down in one day. After I'm through with you
jokers, I'm going after Aaron, alone."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"Whoa! Easy, boy." My horse makes a sudden stop, hurling George de Sand forward and into a bush.
I quickly rush towards him to see if he's all right. "Ow. . ." Other than a few scrapes, George was just fine. "You
okay?" George gets up and dusts himself off. "Yes, mademoiselle. I am fine, thank you." He attempts to walk the
fall off but ends up slipping in a patch of sludge and falls down again. I sighed and went over to help him up but
stopped after seeing a Gundam land. 'A Gundam with the characteristics of a female. . . it must be
the Noble Gundam.' I looked on anxiously to see if I was right. "Yep, it's her all right." A blue haired Ne0-Swedish
girl emerges from the cockpit and puts her hands on her hips. George gets up immediately and goes over to her.
"Hey, George. I'm glad to see you're still alive." George flinches but recovers from that statement.
"Thank you, mon ami. Where are the others?" "They're in Ne0-Africa where Chibodee and Albert landed. We have
to get there now. I don't want to miss anything." George nods his head and turns to my direction. "So I guess
this is goodbye, George." I let my head droop to cover the sadness filling my face. 'He's just gonna leave now, I
know it. Besides, he has that princess in mind anyhow.' But George did not leave. He actually did the last thing I'd
expect him to do. "Mademoiselle Savanna, I would be honored if you'd come with us. If that's all right with you
mademoiselle Allenby?" Allenby shrugs and jumps back into her Gundam. "Then it's settled. Unless you
don't want to."
"No, no!" I replied quickly. "Of course I'll go with you, Sir Knight. Let me just get my things. ." I
ran, no, flew, back to my village. 'Is it just me or did George actually looked happy that I accepted his invitation?'
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
I stared at my dumb pupil, hoping to intimidate him. But, as always, Albert was not fazed a bit.
Instead, he glared at me with his icy cold eyes. 'Just like he did all those years ago.' Then I started to
remember the time when Albert was a cut throat killer. 'His speed is unrivaled. His strength, unsurpassable. It
is said that He could kill someone with his cold stare. . .' I shook my head, trying my hardest not to be
intimidated by my own student. I activated the MTS system and soon I was clad with the skin tight Mobile Trace
Suit. "Gundam fight all set?" Striker Zero pulls out its sword. "Ready??!!" I lunged forward with all my
might. "Go!!"
I swerved to avoid a direct assault but was hit in the back. Albert jumps back to get some distance to
make his next attack. He tilts his wrist so that the blade beam would make a more precise blow. 'Hmm. . . he still
knows the technique, but will he be able to make it connect?' I lunged toward him and pulled out my own beam
sword. The blade hit true but it went through Striker Zero as if it were not solid. 'Not solid. . . uh-oh. .'
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"Old man, now you're finished," I growled under my breath as I struck the Ne0-Korean Gundam over
and over again. I placed my beam sword back to its sheathe and got outta the Striker Zero. "That wasn't much of
a challenge." I groaned miserably and sat down next to my Gundam with my hands placed on my face. "He's
defeated." 'But at what cost? I felt as if I would resort back to my old ways, that feeling I have deep inside just
erupting. I felt as if I couldn't control my emotions. What would've happen if I'd fought someone weaker? I
would've surely kill him.' I got up and threw my sword aside. "I wont need this anymore, not where I'm going.
Goodbye, Shuffle Alliance. Allenby. . . I'm so sorry but I must leave you. I hope you understand. ." I punched
in the coordinates of Ne0-Taiwan on the starter key and made my way to the camp. The Striker Zero blasts off
manually to Ne0-Taiwan where it'll stay for a while. I've defeated Master Jin that was my true goal all along.
I'm through. . . through with Gundam fights. . . through with all this crap. . . no more of this shit. I'm through.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"Albert? Hey, where're you think you're going?" I shouted at the top of my lungs. The King Of Clubs
looks over his shoulder and smiles a little solemnly. "I'm through," he responded. "T-Through? What about our
deal? You promised, Albert. . ." He turns around and puts his hand on mine and touches my Shuffle Crest. "I'm
sorry, Akemi. Tell everyone that I'm. . . that I'm sorry." I looked at him incredulously. "But what about the
Shuffle Alliance?" He looks at his feet. "Well, the president of the Gundam Fight Federation turned out to be
Lord Takeda's right hand man so I guess there's no meaning of the Shuffle Alliance anymore. But one thing I can
say is this: We are still keepers of peace. Always remember that. No matter how hard times are. Remember."
He turns away but was cut off by Domon.
"And where the hell d'ya think you're going?" He asks. Albert smiles weakly, picks up his sword,
and hands it to Domon. "Give this to Allenby for me, okay? I don't know a lot about my past, but this sword
has been with me since the beginning. I'll be at the Guyana Highlands in search of answers and please, I really
want to be alone." Domon scowls and says, "So that's it huh? You're just gonna leave. I cannot believe you."
Albert looked a little hurt. "You know what I'm talking about, Albert. Don't you see? Allenby's head over heels
in love with you, and you're just gonna break her heart?" Albert winces again at Domon's sharp words. "I-I-I
don't know what to say, Domon. I really need to find out about my past. It's the only way I'll ever be satisfied.
So. . . so just tell Allenby that I'm really sorry!" And Albert runs off with tears in his eyes. "I'm so sorry,
everyone."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Yeah I know this chapter's all about Albert and his crew so sorry. I promise to add a lot of fluff in the next
chapter to make up for this one. Sorry again.
Thanks to all who reviewed. I'll be adding a new OC in two chapters, or maybe one. Anyways just want you to
know.
Oh, yeah. One more thing. My school already started so I will only be able to update once in two to four days.
Hey, don't blame me. Blame my lame teachers who just have to pile my sorry hide with homework.
Okay, that was a little trivial. Please R&R!! _
~*Assassin Gundam*~
~A New Beginning~
~Chapter IV: Duel With The Undefeated Of The Four Winds!~
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Emotions from deep inside started to tear every fiber in my being as I saw the stranger. Tears streamed
down my face and the degree of hate elevating so high that it scared even myself. I felt as if I've been ripped from
my own body and that my spirit's falling in an endless abyss. I fell to my knees with both hands clutching my
head. 'I've lost it. This is the end. . .' But it is only the beginning. Eventually I succumbed to the pain and got
up to my feet, reborn, with only one desire: to kill. 'I am back, once again. Albert the Assassin is back. . .' I start
to laugh uncontrollably just thinking how stupid Master Jin is to ever try to reclaim me. 'He'll pay. For all the shit
he put me through.' I grabbed my sword and departed.
A/N: I apologize beforehand for all the foul language coming up ahead.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Master Asia takes his favorite ribbon and whips the new foe, only to have it shred into pieces. I
sighed and got out the rusted sword given to me by Schwartz four years back. 'This should put an end to all
this.' After giving out a loud battle cry, I started towards the way of the new threat but stopped when I saw
Albert emerge from the tent with a sword in hand. I looked at his eyes and chills went down my spine. 'This isn't
the Albert I know. . . no, he's stronger. And more serious by the looks of it. His eyes. . . they're like two slates of
ice.' Right then he comes toward my way and breaks my sword in two with his bare hands. I recoiled slightly and
barely dodged a strike from him. 'Something's REALLY wrong with him,' I thought as I jumped onto the top
of the cliff. 'That attack from him, it was just a warning. He could've easily killed me right there. I better just
get outta the way and let him do whatever he wants. . .'
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
I looked on as Albert breaks Domon's sword and attempts to hack him up. I immediately started to
run toward him but was stopped by Master Jin who says, "Stop, little girl. I wont let you ruin this for me." I
looked at him with a bizarre expression. "Huh?" He smiles and continues to smirk. "That's right. I've been
waiting for ten years for this to happen, for Albert the Assassin to show himself once again. And I'm not the
only one who's excited to see this. Seph here is too!" I looked around trying to find the tall, usually black-clad
fighter. "Where is he?"
"I'm right here Rain," said Seph who was back-to-back with me. I spun around and immediately
spot the tall warrior. "B-But I thought you. . ." Seph smiles. "Died? Me? No way. But enough about me. What's
gonna take place here will be legendary. Albert fighting Master Jin. Incredible. . ." He continues to drawl on
and on. I shook my head a little ruefully before turning my attention back at the two fighters. "Just don't die," I
whispered warningly. "Or Allenby will never forgive you."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
I gazed unblinking at my master and Albert. 'So it all comes down to this. This moment that I've
been waiting for ever since I was made the 23rd successor of the Jin Futae Shinko style ten years ago right after
Albert was caught and never heard from again. All those years Albert haunted me in my sleep, taunting me. Now
it is finally time to see. . . to see if I am TRULY the worthiest to be called the Great Seph. But he wont defeat
Master, he cant! Not even I can even measure up to the Undefeated Of The Four Winds. So Albert cant defeat
him. . . can he?' "No, of course not," I said aloud. "He's not even half the man I am, and he sure as hell isn't
anywhere near me in skill level. I am the best. I am the Great Seph!"
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
I smirked confidently before saying, "Hey old man. You ready to get this thing started?" My
master shakes his head in anger and glares at me. "What?" I asked. "Just because you look only thirty years old
doesn't mean that you're not really fifty seven." I laughed again and snapped my finger to call my Striker Zero.
After recovering from that last burn, Master Jin also calls his Gundam. "I am a representative of Ne0-Korea and I
hereby challenge you, Albert, to a Gundam Fight Match!" I laughed again. 'Who does he think he is?'
"Your challenge is accepted, though I don't really see the point in fighting you. Not only have I
perfected every single aspect of the Jin style, I can also predict every single one of your moves." I glanced over
at the Shuffle Alliance and saw Seph standing next to Rain. "And once I'm through with you, old man, you'll see
your best pupil get his face smashed in. Two arrogant bastards taken down in one day. After I'm through with you
jokers, I'm going after Aaron, alone."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"Whoa! Easy, boy." My horse makes a sudden stop, hurling George de Sand forward and into a bush.
I quickly rush towards him to see if he's all right. "Ow. . ." Other than a few scrapes, George was just fine. "You
okay?" George gets up and dusts himself off. "Yes, mademoiselle. I am fine, thank you." He attempts to walk the
fall off but ends up slipping in a patch of sludge and falls down again. I sighed and went over to help him up but
stopped after seeing a Gundam land. 'A Gundam with the characteristics of a female. . . it must be
the Noble Gundam.' I looked on anxiously to see if I was right. "Yep, it's her all right." A blue haired Ne0-Swedish
girl emerges from the cockpit and puts her hands on her hips. George gets up immediately and goes over to her.
"Hey, George. I'm glad to see you're still alive." George flinches but recovers from that statement.
"Thank you, mon ami. Where are the others?" "They're in Ne0-Africa where Chibodee and Albert landed. We have
to get there now. I don't want to miss anything." George nods his head and turns to my direction. "So I guess
this is goodbye, George." I let my head droop to cover the sadness filling my face. 'He's just gonna leave now, I
know it. Besides, he has that princess in mind anyhow.' But George did not leave. He actually did the last thing I'd
expect him to do. "Mademoiselle Savanna, I would be honored if you'd come with us. If that's all right with you
mademoiselle Allenby?" Allenby shrugs and jumps back into her Gundam. "Then it's settled. Unless you
don't want to."
"No, no!" I replied quickly. "Of course I'll go with you, Sir Knight. Let me just get my things. ." I
ran, no, flew, back to my village. 'Is it just me or did George actually looked happy that I accepted his invitation?'
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
I stared at my dumb pupil, hoping to intimidate him. But, as always, Albert was not fazed a bit.
Instead, he glared at me with his icy cold eyes. 'Just like he did all those years ago.' Then I started to
remember the time when Albert was a cut throat killer. 'His speed is unrivaled. His strength, unsurpassable. It
is said that He could kill someone with his cold stare. . .' I shook my head, trying my hardest not to be
intimidated by my own student. I activated the MTS system and soon I was clad with the skin tight Mobile Trace
Suit. "Gundam fight all set?" Striker Zero pulls out its sword. "Ready??!!" I lunged forward with all my
might. "Go!!"
I swerved to avoid a direct assault but was hit in the back. Albert jumps back to get some distance to
make his next attack. He tilts his wrist so that the blade beam would make a more precise blow. 'Hmm. . . he still
knows the technique, but will he be able to make it connect?' I lunged toward him and pulled out my own beam
sword. The blade hit true but it went through Striker Zero as if it were not solid. 'Not solid. . . uh-oh. .'
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"Old man, now you're finished," I growled under my breath as I struck the Ne0-Korean Gundam over
and over again. I placed my beam sword back to its sheathe and got outta the Striker Zero. "That wasn't much of
a challenge." I groaned miserably and sat down next to my Gundam with my hands placed on my face. "He's
defeated." 'But at what cost? I felt as if I would resort back to my old ways, that feeling I have deep inside just
erupting. I felt as if I couldn't control my emotions. What would've happen if I'd fought someone weaker? I
would've surely kill him.' I got up and threw my sword aside. "I wont need this anymore, not where I'm going.
Goodbye, Shuffle Alliance. Allenby. . . I'm so sorry but I must leave you. I hope you understand. ." I punched
in the coordinates of Ne0-Taiwan on the starter key and made my way to the camp. The Striker Zero blasts off
manually to Ne0-Taiwan where it'll stay for a while. I've defeated Master Jin that was my true goal all along.
I'm through. . . through with Gundam fights. . . through with all this crap. . . no more of this shit. I'm through.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"Albert? Hey, where're you think you're going?" I shouted at the top of my lungs. The King Of Clubs
looks over his shoulder and smiles a little solemnly. "I'm through," he responded. "T-Through? What about our
deal? You promised, Albert. . ." He turns around and puts his hand on mine and touches my Shuffle Crest. "I'm
sorry, Akemi. Tell everyone that I'm. . . that I'm sorry." I looked at him incredulously. "But what about the
Shuffle Alliance?" He looks at his feet. "Well, the president of the Gundam Fight Federation turned out to be
Lord Takeda's right hand man so I guess there's no meaning of the Shuffle Alliance anymore. But one thing I can
say is this: We are still keepers of peace. Always remember that. No matter how hard times are. Remember."
He turns away but was cut off by Domon.
"And where the hell d'ya think you're going?" He asks. Albert smiles weakly, picks up his sword,
and hands it to Domon. "Give this to Allenby for me, okay? I don't know a lot about my past, but this sword
has been with me since the beginning. I'll be at the Guyana Highlands in search of answers and please, I really
want to be alone." Domon scowls and says, "So that's it huh? You're just gonna leave. I cannot believe you."
Albert looked a little hurt. "You know what I'm talking about, Albert. Don't you see? Allenby's head over heels
in love with you, and you're just gonna break her heart?" Albert winces again at Domon's sharp words. "I-I-I
don't know what to say, Domon. I really need to find out about my past. It's the only way I'll ever be satisfied.
So. . . so just tell Allenby that I'm really sorry!" And Albert runs off with tears in his eyes. "I'm so sorry,
everyone."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Yeah I know this chapter's all about Albert and his crew so sorry. I promise to add a lot of fluff in the next
chapter to make up for this one. Sorry again.
Thanks to all who reviewed. I'll be adding a new OC in two chapters, or maybe one. Anyways just want you to
know.
Oh, yeah. One more thing. My school already started so I will only be able to update once in two to four days.
Hey, don't blame me. Blame my lame teachers who just have to pile my sorry hide with homework.
Okay, that was a little trivial. Please R&R!! _
~*Assassin Gundam*~