Chapter Three: Walking through the Night
"Crap, first mission failed in years, I don't believe this." Rachel sat
over in her stool, a shot glass of pure vodka in her hand.
She listened to the beautiful music in the background. As it stopped, the saxophone player walked up to her and tapped her on the shoulder. "Maybe you haven't noticed, but your the only woman in this building, shouldn't somebody be with you, it's dangerous?"
In a far distance off from the quiet bar, the sound of metal hitting metal was evident in the Nerves Concord Arena where Leos was watching a newbie pilot get his ass handed to him on a silver platter by a Raven who goes by the name Werehound. "Humph, we Ravens are starting to get worse and worse these days, with legendary pilot retiring and dying, it's a wonder how we will end up." At that moment, a flash came from the arena, as Werehound's AC burst into flames, the pilot screaming in fear for his life.
The newbie pilot held his blade out, the pilot in the core, with a confused look on his face. "Did I do that?" The pilot thought to himself as he could hear cheers from the arena fans outside the arena.
A small boy walked up to Leos and tapped him on the shoulder gently, as the young pilot spun around and grabbed his hand with a jerk. "Yeah, what is it?" The pilot pulled on the little kid's arm.
"Please, you're hurting me." Leos shoved the boy's arm away. "Mr. Peceak, it seems Samsara has challenged you, do you except?"
Leos looked away for a moment and thought back at last time he fought the 'Bully'. He had been nearly killed as his enemy's armored core tore through Arch-Angel's armor. He then turned back to the kid with a smile and yelled out. "I'll fight him." The kid then asked which Armored Core Leos would use. Leos smiled and calmly said. "I'll use Sacri Axez Kia."
Back at the small bar, the saxophone player sat down on the stool next to Rachel and put his arm around her. "Its all right, you don't have to worry about me." The man spoke to her in a reassuring voice, but she began to get nervous as she forced his arm off of her.
"If you mind, I really do like protecting myself." She shivered as he shot her a glare when she removed his arm. Suddenly, he placed his lips against hers and forced her into him. In a couple seconds, she broke away from him and gave him a nice slap.
"You're, you're an ass hole! You make me sick, pervert!" She shouted at him as a pair of men stood up from their bench. They were the Ravens, Collider and Vyse.
"Just shut up and come with me!" The man screamed at her and drew a gun, putting it to her head; suddenly the room became deathly quite.
"Excuse me sir, but are you bothering this young lady?" Collider poked his head over the man's shoulder and spoke to him. As the man turned to look at him, Collider slammed his fist into the guy's face.
Back at the arena, Leos stepped into the cockpit of his master's death present, a heavy weight AC armed with a grenade cannon, pulse cannon, and bazooka. It stepped into the light blue arena, another heavy weight armored core already there. It was armed with a reinforced shotgun, a multimissile launcher, a large rocket pod. For a left arm though, it sacrificed a sword for a shield. This caught Leos' attention. As soon as the bell rang, the Sacri Axez Kia's overboost pods appeared and dashed the heavy weight straight toward his opponent. Leos' disk blade light up as he landed in front of the confused enemy, landing a shot of the blade into his enemy's chest. But Samsara weakness wore out quick as he put his knee to the ground and the missiles rolled over his shoulder. Caught off guard, Leos AC was trashed with rockets as he fell back into the distance of the arena.
There, as the Bully recovered from its recoil, the pulse cannon on Sacri Axez Kia's shoulder were activated. The energy shots shored through the air towards it target, placing several shots across the armored core's body. In an attempt to get closer and get off a shot with his shotgun to finish the match, Samsara activated his overboost engines. As the turbines powered up, the grenade launcher was armed by Leos, the massive AC came daringly closer, and then began to lift off the ground. In a flash, a blast of fire and a shock of the shotgun, an explosion came from Samsara's armored core as the grenade plowed into it, the Bully flying across the arena engulfed in flames.
In the bar, as the Leon stood up from the ground, a driblet of blood squirmed down his face. A smirk flashed to Collider, as a fist was slammed into the Raven's. Vyse's fist flew towards the man's face, only to find air where his target once was, as a hand rise from beneath him, his chin snapping with enough force to dent a stone wall. The second raven then lifted into the air as time seemed to stop, falling back to the ground unconscious. Behind the saxophone guy, Collider picked up an empty stool, lifted it into the air and tried to slam it into the man's back, as the man ducked the swing, jumped into the air and kicked Collider in the face.
As Collider fell to the ground, the man grabbed Rachel's hand, gripping it tightly, as he flung her and himself out the door. As Collider and Vyse got up, Vyse asked a simple question. "Who the hell was that guy anyway?" He rubbed the back of his neck as he stood up and stretched out, a cracking noise coming from his back.
"That was Leon Kalias; he used to be a Nine-Breaker. I also heard rumors he was the one that killed Leos Klien." Collider scratched the back of his head, then dashing off into the night. Vyse followed him right after.
As the men walked through the streets, a cold chill passed over them. The night seemed silent, but the sound of yelling and screaming came from all about. A warm steam evaporated into the air from a gutter. Suddenly, a man wearing a leather bra and panties stepped out from the shadows towards the men, speaking to the Ravens. "Hello buddies, need a little company, you seem lonely..." The cross dresser tried to tempt the men, a sickening cough coming from Vyse.
"Eh, NO THANK YOU!" Collider's voice was weak and nervous, but he continued on. "Perhaps you've seen a man walk by here with a woman." Collider's question seemed a bit acquired, but the man with black lip stick and a yellow wig answered him.
"Yeah, a couple just ran by here and into that alley over there. The bitch was kicking and screaming like all hell had broken loose, but you shouldn't be interested in them with me around." The man answered.
"Uh, thanks allot." Vyse yelled out to the man as they ran down the street and into an alley, where Collider stood silent over Rachel, alone.
She was crying and her panties where down by her legs. "He, he touched me."
She listened to the beautiful music in the background. As it stopped, the saxophone player walked up to her and tapped her on the shoulder. "Maybe you haven't noticed, but your the only woman in this building, shouldn't somebody be with you, it's dangerous?"
In a far distance off from the quiet bar, the sound of metal hitting metal was evident in the Nerves Concord Arena where Leos was watching a newbie pilot get his ass handed to him on a silver platter by a Raven who goes by the name Werehound. "Humph, we Ravens are starting to get worse and worse these days, with legendary pilot retiring and dying, it's a wonder how we will end up." At that moment, a flash came from the arena, as Werehound's AC burst into flames, the pilot screaming in fear for his life.
The newbie pilot held his blade out, the pilot in the core, with a confused look on his face. "Did I do that?" The pilot thought to himself as he could hear cheers from the arena fans outside the arena.
A small boy walked up to Leos and tapped him on the shoulder gently, as the young pilot spun around and grabbed his hand with a jerk. "Yeah, what is it?" The pilot pulled on the little kid's arm.
"Please, you're hurting me." Leos shoved the boy's arm away. "Mr. Peceak, it seems Samsara has challenged you, do you except?"
Leos looked away for a moment and thought back at last time he fought the 'Bully'. He had been nearly killed as his enemy's armored core tore through Arch-Angel's armor. He then turned back to the kid with a smile and yelled out. "I'll fight him." The kid then asked which Armored Core Leos would use. Leos smiled and calmly said. "I'll use Sacri Axez Kia."
Back at the small bar, the saxophone player sat down on the stool next to Rachel and put his arm around her. "Its all right, you don't have to worry about me." The man spoke to her in a reassuring voice, but she began to get nervous as she forced his arm off of her.
"If you mind, I really do like protecting myself." She shivered as he shot her a glare when she removed his arm. Suddenly, he placed his lips against hers and forced her into him. In a couple seconds, she broke away from him and gave him a nice slap.
"You're, you're an ass hole! You make me sick, pervert!" She shouted at him as a pair of men stood up from their bench. They were the Ravens, Collider and Vyse.
"Just shut up and come with me!" The man screamed at her and drew a gun, putting it to her head; suddenly the room became deathly quite.
"Excuse me sir, but are you bothering this young lady?" Collider poked his head over the man's shoulder and spoke to him. As the man turned to look at him, Collider slammed his fist into the guy's face.
Back at the arena, Leos stepped into the cockpit of his master's death present, a heavy weight AC armed with a grenade cannon, pulse cannon, and bazooka. It stepped into the light blue arena, another heavy weight armored core already there. It was armed with a reinforced shotgun, a multimissile launcher, a large rocket pod. For a left arm though, it sacrificed a sword for a shield. This caught Leos' attention. As soon as the bell rang, the Sacri Axez Kia's overboost pods appeared and dashed the heavy weight straight toward his opponent. Leos' disk blade light up as he landed in front of the confused enemy, landing a shot of the blade into his enemy's chest. But Samsara weakness wore out quick as he put his knee to the ground and the missiles rolled over his shoulder. Caught off guard, Leos AC was trashed with rockets as he fell back into the distance of the arena.
There, as the Bully recovered from its recoil, the pulse cannon on Sacri Axez Kia's shoulder were activated. The energy shots shored through the air towards it target, placing several shots across the armored core's body. In an attempt to get closer and get off a shot with his shotgun to finish the match, Samsara activated his overboost engines. As the turbines powered up, the grenade launcher was armed by Leos, the massive AC came daringly closer, and then began to lift off the ground. In a flash, a blast of fire and a shock of the shotgun, an explosion came from Samsara's armored core as the grenade plowed into it, the Bully flying across the arena engulfed in flames.
In the bar, as the Leon stood up from the ground, a driblet of blood squirmed down his face. A smirk flashed to Collider, as a fist was slammed into the Raven's. Vyse's fist flew towards the man's face, only to find air where his target once was, as a hand rise from beneath him, his chin snapping with enough force to dent a stone wall. The second raven then lifted into the air as time seemed to stop, falling back to the ground unconscious. Behind the saxophone guy, Collider picked up an empty stool, lifted it into the air and tried to slam it into the man's back, as the man ducked the swing, jumped into the air and kicked Collider in the face.
As Collider fell to the ground, the man grabbed Rachel's hand, gripping it tightly, as he flung her and himself out the door. As Collider and Vyse got up, Vyse asked a simple question. "Who the hell was that guy anyway?" He rubbed the back of his neck as he stood up and stretched out, a cracking noise coming from his back.
"That was Leon Kalias; he used to be a Nine-Breaker. I also heard rumors he was the one that killed Leos Klien." Collider scratched the back of his head, then dashing off into the night. Vyse followed him right after.
As the men walked through the streets, a cold chill passed over them. The night seemed silent, but the sound of yelling and screaming came from all about. A warm steam evaporated into the air from a gutter. Suddenly, a man wearing a leather bra and panties stepped out from the shadows towards the men, speaking to the Ravens. "Hello buddies, need a little company, you seem lonely..." The cross dresser tried to tempt the men, a sickening cough coming from Vyse.
"Eh, NO THANK YOU!" Collider's voice was weak and nervous, but he continued on. "Perhaps you've seen a man walk by here with a woman." Collider's question seemed a bit acquired, but the man with black lip stick and a yellow wig answered him.
"Yeah, a couple just ran by here and into that alley over there. The bitch was kicking and screaming like all hell had broken loose, but you shouldn't be interested in them with me around." The man answered.
"Uh, thanks allot." Vyse yelled out to the man as they ran down the street and into an alley, where Collider stood silent over Rachel, alone.
She was crying and her panties where down by her legs. "He, he touched me."