Guilty Gear
GVS2: Battle Revolution
Conceived By: Lone Wolf SIX
Written By: Lone Wolf SIX
In the previous chapter:
Kusanagi "Sana" #102796 is defeated. Dizzy Kiske, awakened as the Holy Knight, has defeated the NESTS warrior during a battle at the city of Kiev. Is this the end of his reign of terror?
Also, Zofeah the organizer is making a move to eliminate the NESTS threat, together with his trustworthy shinobi assistants and the legendary wolf Terry Bogard. Will they succeed?
There is no way that Lone Wolf would own Guilty Gear and King of Fighters/Garou: Mark of the Wolves/The Last Blade 2 or anything related to them. It's copyrighted, already. However, he owns the rights on a number of his original characters portrayed in this story.
GVS2: Battle Revolution
Episode 21: Vengeance
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ENVIROMENTAL ANALYSIS SYSTEM ACTIVATED. CLOSED QUARTER BATTLE MODE ACTIVATED. ALL SYSTEM CHECKED AND READY. COUNTDOWN IN THREE, TWO, ONE…
His square eyes shone, smokes coming out from exhausts, and battle stance opened. Immediately, Robo KY transformed his Thunderseal into a pole sword and made an iaijitsu stance exclusive to a Musou Maden Ryuu fighter.
TARGET IDENTIFIED.
He squinted at Zero, who was waiting at one corner of the training ground with his Zero Sabre. He waited as the stance was lowered to a point his knee touched the ground.
"Hajime!"
Immediately, both Robo Ky and Zero charged and tried to slash each other. Robo Ky blocked Zero's Zed Sabre and counterattacked with a Beckoning Slash. Zero quickly jumped backward and fired his gun. Robo Ky made an Evasion and dashed right through the projectile, speeding toward Zero.
"I won't fall into your trap, Robo Ky!" Zero shouted and jumped over the robot. He aimed his Zero Gun at Robo Ky and fired the Spiral Shot overdrive at the robot.
"ERROR! BLUE SCREEN OF DEATH!" Robo Ky screamed and evaded the overdrive. He dashed toward Zero who was about to land on the ground and pulled the pole sword. "HASSHU SUKI SHINKI NARI!"
A blinding flash filled the area, as the PWAB mechanical knight landed the overdrive on the Maverick Hunter. Elde, Sumomo and Cassandra watched in awe and amazement, as Robo Ky slowly put back the blade into its sheath. Subsequent to that, Zero fell onto his knees and panted breathlessly, trying to endure the pain from the overdrive.
Then he looked at the audience. "HOW IS IT?"
"Very nice, Robo Ky," Elde remarked. "It seems that you've learned how to master the art of iaijitsu. Takane-sensei will be glad to see how far you've progressed."
"AIIII! Robo Ky is going to become an iaijitsu master! AIIII!" Sumomo shouted and danced about.
Robo Ky, then, approached Zero. "YOU OKAY?" Zero just nodded between his pants, gasping for air. "ERR… I THINK I OVERDID IT."
"Don't worry about me," Zero assured. "Hang on. Ciel is calling."
"Zero, are you there?" came Ciel's voice from the intercom.
"Yup, I'm here," Zero replied. "What is it, Ciel?"
"I've gathered all the databases about the NESTS warrior," Ciel spoke. "And I've stumbled upon critical information about Lone Wolf SIX."
"You have? That's much unexpected of you," Zero remarked. "Alright, then. I'll let the people here know anything about the information. Is that okay with you, Ciel?"
"Yes, Zero." Ciel answered.
The Hunter disconnected the intercom and looked back at Robo Ky. "I think you all might want to know what Ciel has found."
"OH? THAT SOUNDS INTERESTING," Robo Ky spoke. "ALRIGHT. LET ME BE THE FIRST TO HEAR IT."
"AIIII! Mister Zero has important message to us!" Sumomo exclaimed and jumped on Robo Ky's head. "AIIII! He wants to share it with us! AIIIII!"
Zero looked at Elde and Cassandra who began to approach him. He breathed out and nodded. "Alright."
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"Eh?! Are you sure he's not dead?" Loki asked in surprise.
Yuuki just corrected her eyeglasses. "My agents have searched all over the battlefield and found no traces or evidence of Lone Wolf. Even though he IS dead, his body would've been found somewhere."
"Unless he escaped into the Abyss," Yuu spoke, "but that can't be the possibility. Besides…"
"I'm very positive that he's still alive," Yuuki insisted. "Whether he went into the Abyss of escaped the instant kill, he is still alive."
"So, you did believe in me." Everyone inside the house looked at Hikki. "See? I've told you that Lone Wolf is alive. He's still alive, right Hibiki?"
Standing idly beside him, Hibiki quickly responded with a nod. "Haii, I believe that he is. Arigatou, Yuuki-san, for the good news."
Yuuki merely breathed out. "Now that this problem's settled, we've still got to deal with this Kusanagi," she spoke and leaned into the sofa. "The problem is where should we get started?"
"About that, let me handle it." Yuuki looked at the door and saw Zero entering the house, altogether with Robo Ky, Elde, Cassandra and Sumomo, the latter dancing enthusiastically on Robo Ky's shoulder. "Ciel has given me the databases related to the NESTS warrior. If all of us can cooperate, I believe that Sana can be defeated."
"Are you serious about this, Zero?" Yuuki questioned. She was unsure whether database would help much, since she was still occupied by the 'time disturbance' and 'the mysterious organizer' issues. Handing over the responsibility would be a good idea, but then she disagreed with herself. She had never been energized ever since The Wedding Night, and she was itching to fight with some formidable opponents she might find.
"Hang on. I think I got a transmission." Zero spoke and picked up the transmission. He nodded and occasionally looked at Yuuki before concentrated on the incoming call. He hung up the call and let out a sigh. "We're not alone in this problem."
"Eh? What do you mean, Mister Zero?" Sumomo asked.
"The Zepp regime would like to support us, and they've agreed to send in their best soldier," Zero stated.
Yuuki frowned and held her chin. "Zepp's best soldier? Wait a minute. Could it be…?"
A loud crash shook the entire village. Almost in an instant, the whole crew rushed to the outside and saw a giant figure crouching inside a huge crater. Beside the figure stood three soldiers, one of them groaning in dismay. "It's the president's most trusted soldier, indeed," Yuuki stated.
"Is everybody alright?" Potemkin asked, looking at the Ikari Team.
"We're alright," Ralf stated, "though Leona hasn't felt very well a while ago."
"Hrrr… my blood…" Leona hissed, trembling and shaking her head violently. "Curse, they could've lent us a ship instead of having to ride on his back…!"
Potemkin frowned at the Amazon warrior. "At least, Comrade Leona, I try not to crash-land," he stated.
"The more the merrier. What do you think, Yuuki-chan?" Loki asked.
"I can't help myself but to agree," Yuuki spoke before she approached her sweetheart, "and didn't I tell you to stop calling me Yuuki-chan, baaka Loki-kun?"
x-x-x-x-x
Everything onboard Mayship was deeply silent. All the Jellyfish Pirate members dared not to lift their head, as John was frowning at each and every one of them. There was no sight of hatred or anger from his eyes; he was looking at his crews with pitiful eyes. He could understand the situation the crews had to face ever since May was expelled, but to form an alliance with an evil entity was unacceptable. And since it was Kusanagi #102796, he could not get the actual reason behind the temporary alliance the girls had made with the NESTS warrior. But he knew of one thing: was he not good enough to replace Johnny as their leader? Was he not good enough to lead the Jellyfish Pirates?
"We-we're very sorry," finally January broke the silence. "We thought that Mister Kusanagi would help us in bringing May back, but in the end he betrayed us and took April away. It's our fault, John. We're very sorry…"
"Were you angry at us, John?" February asked between her weeps. Johnny couldn't say anything when he looked at his crews. Even Bonne Jennet was frowning in despair. Maybe she knew that her service onboard Mayship would no longer be needed.
(Background music: 3 Doors Down – Here Without You)
John could only sigh and corrected his hat. He didn't want to be shrouded by the shadow of his brother. He was happy to be what he was now; his own self. Yet, as the captain of the ship, he must now take responsibility his brother had left unaccomplished.
"Well," John spoke. "Things that have gone let it be. We better think for our own future." He approached January and softly patted her head. "It's alright, Jan. I didn't blame you or everyone else for what had happened."
"But John, I…"
"Hush. If Johnny were to see this, would he be able to rest in peace? Would he be able to smile when he sees his precious girls in this situation?"
January frowned, trying not to have eye contact with John. "But Mister Kusanagi took April away…!" she wept. John sighed again; he realized that April's life might be at stake if they took no action.
"So what are going to do now?" Jennet asked.
"I'm thinking," John spoke as he continued to pat January's head. "To plan an all-out attack against Kusanagi."
All the crews looked at him in wonder. "What do you mean, John?" February asked.
"In other words, we'd have revenge against him."
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ALL SYSTEM STABLE. SYSTEM WILL RESTART IN TEN COUNTS.
SYSTEM WILL BEGIN OPERATION IN 3, 2, 1…
Sana opened his eyes slowly. He had recovered from all battle damages, and was again ready for action. Yet he didn't care of his objectives. Ever since he was defeated by the Holy Knight Dizzy Kiske, his arrogance was in bad humiliation. He could not (and could never) accept the fact that he would be beaten by a mere woman (a Gear, to be exact). Anger burning inside of him, he vowed to kill anyone who stood against him.
Sana looked at both of his arms. He had lost his hands, and the crucial Crimson Amplifier he took at Moscow. "Kuso… now I can't do a thing…" he cursed under his breath. He looked up to the sky and breathed out.
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"Kusanagi #102796, our NESTS supreme has assigned you to an important task. This task must be completed on all costs, regardless of what obstacles you might be facing."
"I understand. And what task would it be, master?"
"As the strongest warrior NESTS has ever seen, you are assigned to…"
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"Destroy and disrupt anything and everything that stands in NESTS' path," he uttered, "including the Battle Revolution." He stood up and faced the city of Kiev. Anger was replaced by absolute desire of bloodshed, and he couldn't sustain it any longer.
"By the name of NESTS, I shall…" he spoke and braced himself, "I SHALL DESTROY EVERYTHING!" He emitted a very deafening battle cry and unleashed massive amounts of energy as much as he could. The heat wave generated from the energy explosion was so hot that everything touching it instantly got incinerated.
Finally, Sana stopped releasing his energy and breathed heavily. Intense was showing on his face, and he both grimaced and grinned. "I shall seek for my vengeance… I shall…"
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For a while, Sol felt uneasy. The Sacred Mirror given to him by Chizuru had been glowing strangely. It had been alarming him for days, ever since he felt the disturbing 'time-halting' force. Pretty much ignoring the situation, however, was Kagura. The super-cute piggy girl who always goes 'Sol-kun…' paid no attention of the mirror or even the mysterious power. All she cared was to spend as much time as she could with Sol.
Yet Sol was concerned of the catastrophic event of Kusanagi #102796 killing Lone Wolf SIX, as the Sacred Mirror had shown him. "This is freaking impossible," Sol uttered as he sipped a Marlboro. "Lone Wolf cannot easily be defeated by that clone. Something must've gone wrong here."
"Ne, Sol-kun," Kagura called.
Sol looked at the girl. "What?"
"I was wondering," she spoke and innocently stared at the American guy, "when are we going to meet Lone Wolf and his friends again? I kind of miss them already."
Sol just stared at the girl for a while before he breathed out. She was right; the last time he met people was at Shanghai, when Lone Wolf SIX received the invitation letter for the Battle Revolution tournament. He didn't care much of the tournament or everything related to it; it was the name Zofeah that bugged him the most. Already told by Chizuru of the upcoming disaster, he felt an unpleasant task to protect the world.
But again…
"Who cares a damn about it?" Sol thought, letting Kagura wrapping her lithe arms about him, as the two of them took a rest under a cherry blossom tree. He looked at Kagura, who fell asleep and peacefully rested her head on his firm chest. "I haven't had a rest like this for a long time. Huh… peace of mind…"
"Paedophilic badass." Commented a random fanboy who happened to be there. Sol looked at the fanboy and suddenly growled in anger. "Uh-oh."
"Fuck you." He tossed Fireseal at the fanboy, instantly tossing him with Tyrant Rave. "Nobody messes with Kagura. Fear me."
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A girl in robe was standing on top of the hill outside Kiev, looking around the area. Her face was hidden beneath the cloth, and was barely visible to sight. The only item which revealed her existence was a pair of sunglasses.
"Target detected, and is heading toward Kiev at walking speed of 20km/h. Target is heading toward the mansion."
She lifted her head and looked at the direction. Nodding to the report, she opened steps and moved down the hill, heading toward the target. Almost a moment after her departure, the air around the hill was suddenly filled with electrified gales and 'twisted continuum', and the silhouette image of an iron cross appeared.
(Background music: intro sample of Holy Orders)
"Executing primary mission."
TO BE CONTINUED?