Breath of Fire II : The Gathering

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Disclaimer :

Death's Head - I don't own Breath of Fire II and never will. CAPCOM has got more money, and powerful lawyers.

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In the town of Coursair :

In the bar :

"Listen I will crush this girl easily rand." The lumberjack baba bragged "And I won`t even work up a sweat."

The big man next to him smiled "I`ll believe that when I see it Baba."

Then someone started to laugh.

Baba`s face turned red "Who dares laugh at me!!"

"I do."

Everyone looked at the speaker.

Standing there, leaning against the wall cleaning his sword, was the ranger Ryu.

"You`ve got a lot of nerve to laugh at me little man." Baba sneered.

"I want to enter the fight in your place Baba. If I have to defeat you to do it, so much the better!!" Ryu smiled sarcastically.

"That`s it you are dead little man!!" Baba charged the stranger, his axe gleaming malevolently in his hands as he brought it down.

Ryu brought his sword and blocked the blow and then landed one punch on Baba`s jaw. Baba staggered back "I.... Almost... Felt..... That." Then he fell face first onto the ground, unconscious.

Ryu sheathed his sword as rand walked up to him "I`ve never seen Baba go down on one punch before. Amazing!"

"Baba never went down before." The bartender said.

"There`s a first time for everything." Ryu said as he walked over to the bar and ordered an ale "Can you get me into the fight?"

"You bet laddie." Rand looked at him "What's your name stranger?"

"My name is Ryu."

"Mine`s rand. Pleased to make your acquaintance." Rand offered his hand.

"Likewise." Ryu said as he shook the offered hand.

"Leave it to me I`ll go and sort all of the details out. Meet me at the colosseum in one hour."

"Will do." Ryu said as he watched rand leave the bar. He then got out of his pouch two antidotes. He swallowed them both "I`ve always heard rumours that there is cheating in this sport regarding poisoned needles, so I`m okay now."

Ryu finished his ale and left the bar.

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An hour later :

"Hey Ryu!! We`d better get you in inside and ready pronto!! The fight is about to start!!"

Soon afterwards.

Ryu stood ready in the arena where the fight was to take place. His opponent entered the arena. Ryu heard rand whistle. His opponent was a fullen, a part human and part tiger. Also it was a female.

"Ryu!! Watch out for Katt`s opener attack. Always wait for her to come to you." Rand instructed. Ryu nodded.

Ryu readied his weapons as eyed his opponent. She did the same.

Augus, the fight organiser, ordered the fight to begin.

Ryu waited for Katt`s attack. He didn`t have to wait long.

Katt`s staff came up for a high attack, Ryu began to move to parry the attack. At the last instant she changed her attack from overhead to underarm movement. Ryu propelled himself up into the air and somersaulted backwards and landed on the floor sword raised high.

"Nice move, for a human. But," Katt smiled "It is useless to try and outpace me."

Katt charged him. He easily dodged her charge and backhanded her across her backside. A loud smack rang out of the arena.

Katt stood up and glared at Ryu "That hit is going to cost you dearly!!"

"Then come and get me, if you have the guts!!!!" Ryu taunted her.

"You don`t want to taunt her Ryu. She can get really feisty." Rand ventured.

"feisty? Feisty!?! I`ll show you feisty!!!!" Katt screamed.

"Then let`s rock!!!"

Ryu brought his sword up and then changed the motion of his sword to sideways. Katt brought her staff up and tried to deflect the blow. Ryu`s sword sliced Katt`s staff in two. He then brought the flat of the sword right smack into Katt`s face. She fell down knocked out.

Rand looked up and saw two guards aim a blowpipe at Katt and Ryu.

"Ryu!! Grab Katt and get her outta here!!!" Rand barked.

Ryu ran forward and scooped her up. The poisoned darts came speeding down. Ryu brought his sword around and dissected the darts in half. He then cut the latches on the grate and lept through it with Katt.

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In a room in Coursair's inn :

Ryu sat on the chair next to the window and started to clean his sword. Katt awoke and sat up. She looked over at Ryu.

He saved my life, yet he didn`t have to. How did he get me out of there? What do I say to him? Thank you i guess? I don`t know what to do. Look just sort your thoughts out and thank him for saving you, you twit!! Katt thought.

Katt stood up and walked over to Ryu.

"Um, excuse me Ryu?" Katt looked at him. Ryu turned and looked at her "I would just like to say thank you, for saving my life back at the colosseum."

"No problem Katt. Just glad that I was there when I was." He sheathed his sword.

"Ryu, I want you to know that as a Fullen, I have sworn an oath to fight at your side until my last breath comes from my lips."

"Katt, I don`t need your oath. Just one thing," he said as he stood up and stood in front of her "That you will aid me in my quest."

"I will aid you."

"Okay, let`s go and find Rand, his strength would be a great asset to us."

"Let`s do it."

Ryu and his new ally, Katt, left the inn and went back to the colosseum, where a nasty surprise awaited them.

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In the colosseum :

"Rand where are you going?" Ryu asked.

"To go and smash Augus`s light`s out!!" He snapped.

Ryu and Katt followed Rand, as the twenty-one year old smashed down the door to Augus`s inner chambers.

"So the players didn`t like my plan`s did they? Huh, you are all so foolish!" Augus snapped "The audience enjoying the death`s of the fighters and that warped energy from their minds go straight to our god. Granting him the power he needs to break free and purge this world in flame!!!!"

"Yeah well, you`re going to find Augus, that I won`t just roll over and die!! I am going to fight you and any others of your kind here. And I will destroy you all. Then I will face your god and defeat him as well!!" Ryu snarled.

Katt took position on Ryu`s left-hand side "I will stand against you and others like you as well!!"

Rand took position on Ryu`s right "I will fight evil wherever I encounter it. That includes rending you limb from limb!!!"

Augus`s body swelled to enormous proportions and as he changed so did his features. He head changed into that of a fierce wolf. Another head grew which was just as ugly as the first.

"Rand, Katt. Let`s light this fat boy up!!!" Ryu roared as he led them in the charge against Augus.

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Death's Head - I know, I changed the meeting of Ryu and Baba around, same with Rand and such. But this way, I think "adds" something to it. That's just me anywayz. Another chapter will be up soon. Busy at work, rewriting a chapter of my Love Hina Fanfic. But, I will post another chapter of this within the next few days. R&R please.