GVS2: Battle Revolution
Conceived By: Lone Wolf SIX
Written By: Lone Wolf SIX
Lone Wolf SIX does not own any of the games/animé/manga/magazine/whatsoever inside this story. He does, however, own all the original characters conceived in this story. So, don't play-play with him and own them without his permission, ne?
Also, Lone Wolf will try to update this story as quickly as possible, probably every week or so.
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Chapter 27: Child of Chrono
Part 4: Going Under: Howling Order of Fury Storm
Ky was startled. He never thought that he would eventually meet K' again, after a long time of forgetting the Beast of Prey. Yet unlike the last battle at the cathedral which he lost, he was more prepared. He had also realized that the opponent he was facing was different from his mortal enemy Sol Badguy. He had realized that K' was just like himself; constantly searching for himself by going through many battles and battling many opponents.
Ky lifted his Thunderseal and opened his stance. "Let me guess, you're brought here because you wanted to, right?"
K' snickered. "None of your concern, stupid French," he insisted and clenched his fist. "From the way you're facing me, I'm certain that you're going to lose again. Sigh, just like the last time."
"Not anymore," Ky answered and lowered the stance. "This time, I shall claim my victory. STUN EDGE CHARGE ATTACK!" The charged up Stun Edge hurled its way toward K', in which the fighter evaded with Blackout. Ky grinned. "Take this! GREED SEVER!" Ky' couldn't evade nor parry the overhead attack and was sent bouncing off the floor.
"Curse, this guy's improved so much!" K' growled and air-recovered. He halted midair and fired an Air Trigger. The fire projectile was counteracted by Ky's Vapour Thrust, and got deflected back to him. K' had to dodge, only to find himself a target of the Holy Knight.
"RIDE THE LIGHTNING!"
Rock watched at the Ky/K' duel in amazement. Since the last duel between them and the NESTS warrior Kusanagi #102796, this was the first time Ky had been so eager and confident of fighting his opponent. For once, he wanted to applaud his blonde rival right away, but he had to wait for that.
"Damn it! I don't see that Mito anywhere!" Rock looked at Alternate Anji, frantically searching for his original counterpart. Again, he never expected to fight someone from the Abyss. That guy is similar to Anji, he thought, though he looks a bit evil. He shrugged and opened his stance.
"That's it!" Alternate Anji declared and blindly charged at Rock. "If he's not here, then I shall fight you instead! ALTERNATE FUUJIN!"
"Not that easy," Rock insisted and caught the Alternate Fuujin. "Hah! Got you! CRACK COUNTER!" Immediately, Alternate Anji got tossed to the air. The fail-safe auto-guard reversal move of the Howard family's legacy wasn't as good as his father's original "Predictable" throw, but it managed to give Rock an advantage over his Alternate opponent.
"Impossible! My Alternate Fuujin is supposed to be unblockable!" Alternate Anji roared in dismay.
"One rule you take for granted while fighting me, Alternate Anji," Rock spoke and charged toward Alternate Anji via Rage Run: Shift, striking low at the opponent's feet. Alternate Anji managed to block it with his auto-guard crouching kick. Again, Rock grinned. "My reversal is guaranteed effective against any and all kinds of physical attacks, including yours. CRACK COUNTER, LOW!" For the second time, Alternate Anji got kicked by a flipping axe kick and was sent bouncing off the floor. Rock, then, proceeded with another Rage Run: Shift and caught Alternate Anji before he crashed with Shinkuu Nage, easily Braking it and linked it into a powerful Shine Knuckle overdrive, in which he ended it win a beautiful heavy-pounding Rising Tackle.
"Nice one, Rock!" Ky shouted at him after landing Ride The Lightning on K'. Rock looked at the IPF officer and gave out a thumb-up.
"Yours isn't that bad either, Ky!" Rock shouted back at him.
"This battle is far from over yet!" Rock watched at Alternate Anji who got back on his feet. "I'll deal with that Mito later, because you're the one I'm going to kill now!"
Rock shrugged in awe. "Here we go again."
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For a moment, both Terry and Dizzy were standing before Dark Dizzy who remained still. The latter, who had once fought the 'Dark' version of her self, was unsure of whether she should fight her again or not. Moreover, she had forgotten to retrieve her System onboard Mayship, making her a vulnerable practice dummy for Dark Dizzy.
Terry sensed her hesitation. "Don't worry, young girl," he assured and stood before her. "Let me fight her for you."
"But Mister Terry…" she called him in worry.
Terry grinned. "I know you'd be worried of me, but this lone wolf fears nothing." He ran his fingers through his blonde hair and showed her a thumb-up. "I can handle this. Trust me."
Dizzy wanted to say a word before she decided not to. She nodded. "Please, win this duel, Mister Terry," she spoke and stepped backward.
"Will do," Terry answered and stepped forward, facing Dark Dizzy who was ready to unleash her Dark Gamma Ray.
"What's this?" Dark Dizzy demanded. "I expected her to fight me, but instead I have to face you?" she spoke, pointing her pointer at Terry. "What in the world is going on now?"
"Heh, never underestimate a lone wolf, miss," Terry spoke and swayed his blonde hair. "Besides, I'm taking her place because she cannot battle with you under her current condition."
Dark Dizzy merely grinned. "So that's mean she's still weak?" she slyly questioned.
"Not the type of answer I would like to hear, miss," Terry spoke and braced himself. "Well, you better get ready to face the fury wolf. Come on! Come on!"
Dark Dizzy immediately unleashed the Dark Gamma Ray, aiming and concentrating all the power into one intense blow. Terry got caught in the overdrive, and Dark Dizzy evilly laughed.
"Mister Terry!" Dizzy cried in shock.
"Not yet!" Dark Dizzy looked above and saw Terry leaping over her Gamma Ray. She was caught in surprise because the overdrive badly missed, but she could not cancel the duration of the overdrive.
Terry landed beside her. "You purposely exposed your weak point when you use the overdrive," he spoke and charged at her. "Zofeah had taught me how to counter this kind of move, and I shall show you how. POWER DUNK!" Dark Dizzy couldn't evade the head-on attack and got hit on her arm. Terry Braked the move, sending Dark Dizzy to the air.
"Are you okay?" Terry questioned and gathered his energy into his fist. "BUSTER WOLF!" He landed the punch onto Dark Dizzy, releasing all the compressed energy into one deadly explosion. It was not enough, because Terry suddenly flashed and linked the Buster Wolf into a Crack Shot and went into an infinite combo before ending it with another Buster Wolf.
"No way! This is Guilty Gear universe, how can you cancel all the moves without even one Roman Cancel?!" Dark Dizzy demanded as she flew off the ground, crashing on a nearby ruin.
"SVC: Chaos law," Terry told her. "When you're in MAX mode, you can cancel any move as you like."
"Curse…" Dark Dizzy mumbled under her breath. She fell back to the ground and panted heavily, gasping for air. "I never thought I'd be facing an opponent as strong as you are…"
Terry cracked in snicker. "So? How about it? You can continue fighting, miss?"
Dark Dizzy grinned. "Who do you think I am?" she spoke and stood up. All her injuries were healing by themselves. "You seem to forget one thing. Being a Gear in origin, I can heal myself whenever I get injured. Are you afraid now, lone wolf?" Terry did not show any feared reaction. This had caused the dark Gear to snap in anger. "What?! You aren't afraid at all! Who do you think you are, facing me without fear?"
"I tell you another time, miss," Terry spoke, "I am the legendary wolf Terry Bogard. A lone wolf never fears of anything."
Dark Dizzy hissed and glowered at him. "Kisama… omae wo KOROSU!"
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"Anou… Sol-kun."
"What?"
"Are you sure we have to go now? But we still could spend a bit more time here."
"It isn't my decision at the first place; ask that stupid mirror. It's the one to blame of."
"But Sol-kun…"
"What is it again, Kagura?"
"Do you believe in superstitions?"
"Look, kid. I'm already over 150 years old. I've experienced all kind of hocus-pocus things so many times. This mirror? Nah, I don't even believe in its power."
"Then how come you groaned angrily at the news of Lone Wolf-kun's death the mirror showed? You said you didn't believe in its power, right?"
"Well, that…"
"If I believe in superstitions, would you be mad at me, Sol-kun?"
"Ergh… damn it. Must not act out of character…"
Sol gave up and shook his head. "Alright. You win." Kagura giggled happily and hugged him, whispering, "I knew you wouldn't be mad at me," all the way. The American Badass just shrugged and looked at the Sacred Mirror. The truth was he sensed an upcoming battle happening, and it was just like the last time.
"At that last time," the Guilty Gear whispered, "Sheo had done the unbelievable. I just hope that Lone Wolf won't repeat the same action this time. Kagura."
The super-cute piggy-girl stared up at Kagura. "Haii? Nani, Sol-kun?"
"We better get going."
"Haii."
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The battle between Ky and K' had lingered for over an hour. Each fighter had tried their best to outdo their opponent, and there was not a slight sign of retiring. The Holy Knight was already determined to prove to the ex-NESTS subordinates that he isn't a Frenchman who looks stupid and weak.
"I'm very impressed, Ky," K' uttered as the two of them took a break from their duel. "You've improved a lot from the last time."
"If I did, I'd have used all my powers," Ky spoke, "but I don't."
K's eyebrow arched in disbelief. "What did you say?"
"You heard me, K'," Ky told him. "I never improved a lot from the last time. Well, only a little bit of it since I fought Sana. But at that time, it was because of my anger toward him for killing Lone Wolf. However…"
"However?"
Ky channelled his lightning force into Thunderseal and transformed it into a thunder veil. "However since my opponent is you, I never realize that I don't improve at all."
"Then, how come… how come you become more powerful than before? Tell me, Ky, tell me." K' demanded.
"I…" Ky frowned and plunged Thunderseal into the ground. "I become stronger because there are people I want to protect. I have to admit, the idea of the strong protecting the weak is outdated, yet I believe in the idea. That's why I became a Holy Knight; to protect the weak and helpless. I want to protect them so that I can see their smiles enlighten this world."
K' seemed to be interested. "Tell me, is it true that by fighting for the one you care the most will make your strong?" he asked.
"It depends on your heart," Ky answered. K' was startled. He never considered of asking his own heart; all he depended and relied on was his fighting instinct. All he thought of was the desire of winning for himself; he never even thought of fighting for his most precious person. He never had a reason of fighting; he fought simply because he wanted to fight.
Then the memory of his past life as the NESTS subordinates with his comrades Maxima and Whip, altogether with all conflicts he had faced with them; as well as the confrontation between him, his implanted Kusanagi blood with the NESTS, emerged, knocking each and every door of his subconscious. An image of an innocent girl appeared in his vision after that, together with her cold scarlet eyes.
"Kula."
K' shrugged and let out a long sigh. "Ky, if I fight for that someone, will I be able to become strong like you?" he asked.
Ky smiled at his opponent. "If you believe in your heart, you will."
K' smirked. "Well, then, I shall defeat you," he uttered and proceeded with his stance, "I believe I've found the person I fight for."
Ky smiled and resumed his stance. "Be my guest."
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"Power Wave!"
"Dark Ice Spike."
"Evade! Power Charge!"
COUNTER!
"Power Dunk! Brake!"
"Are you okay? BUSTER WOLF!"
Terry proved to be to strong for Dark Dizzy to handle. Even though she had revived with all her Dark powers increased, the dark Gear was still badly outwitted. She was underestimating the lone wolf of Fatal Fury and now had to face the consequences of messing with the wolf.
"Just give it up, okay?" Terry jokingly suggested. "It's not that I don't give you respect, but I think you should stop fighting."
"Why should I want to be respected?" Dark Dizzy hissed under her laboured breaths. Her wings began glowing in dark blue colour, and she shivered heavily. "I shall not lose to a mere wolf…!"
"Oh? Another of your Gamma Ray?" Terry asked. "Forget it. I've discovered its weakness; you can't use it against me."
Dark Dizzy grinned. "Do you expect me to use it against you?" she uttered and suddenly teleported to Dizzy. "Fool! I was going to use it against her! And now I shall kill her!"
"Dizzy!" Terry was too late, because Dark Dizzy already caught her with her Dark Necro's Anger. Dizzy's horrified cry could be heard from inside the coffin, as she screamed and pleaded for help. Dark Dizzy laughed maniacally and commanded Dark Necro to shoot torrents of fire arrows at the coffin. A loud, deafening and painful cry echoed in the sky; painful enough to startle Ky from his concentration on his duel. Yet it was Terry who was terrified the most; frantically he tried to break the coffin with Power Geysers and Power Charges and Buster Wolves.
The overdrive ended, and Dizzy fell out of the coffin limp. Terry caught her battered body, trying his best to wake her up. "Mister Terry…" she whispered as she slowly opened her eyes, "I'm sorry for dragging you into this… I'm so sorry…"
"Dizzy, keep yourself together!" Terry begged. Dizzy weakly smiled at him. "Please, Dizzy, please!"
She smiled at him and closed her eyes. "I'm sorry, Mister Terry… I'm sorry…"
Terry felt her body weakening. "Hey, Dizzy! Don't die! Damn it! Dizzy, please, don't die!" There was no answer from the innocent Gear, not even a breath. He frowned. The first casualty of the battle, and it was because of the dark Gear.
No, it was his fate. His written destiny, that the live of every woman he met and lived with would meet a catastrophic end. He had lost his girlfriends not because of Geese and his enemy, but his fate. The fate of the lone wolf.
He frowned. He vowed to end the accursed destiny for good. For Dizzy, the gentle woman he had met and the innocent Gear who had showed him how deep his loneliness was. For his deceased girlfriends who had placed themselves in his heart forever. For everyone, who always stays by his side no matter what.
(background music: Still In The Dark)
He stood up. Now driven by the wrath of a thousand wolf packs, he stared at Dark Dizzy. The true side of Terry Bogard had awakened. The same wolf spirit which awakened when he confronted Geese Howard. The lone wolf which howled wildly inside of him, crying to be unleashed.
The Fatal Fury.
He committed a battle cry, as loud and as frightening as the howl of a hungry wolf, and charged toward Dark Dizzy. The dark Gear executed Dark Imperial Ray and directed it toward him. It hit, yet Terry wasn't stopped by the overdrive. Dark Dizzy was startled and tried to slow him down with continuous attacks of Ice Spike. Terry charged through the barriers and made his way toward Dark Dizzy.
"Power Dunk! Brake!"
Again, Dark Dizzy was sent flying to the sky, and Terry proceeded after Braking the uppercut with a Buster Wolf. Another infinite combo followed on, and Terry pounded and attacked the dark side of Dizzy as if it would go on forever; he did not intend to stop, and he would keep it on until the enemy is defeated. This time, Dark Dizzy wasn't given any space of counterattacking or retaliating, and was pummelled like a punching bag.
"This is for Dizzy!" he shouted and unleashed a gigantic Power Geyser, trapping Dark Dizzy inside the immense explosion. Terry didn't want to end his 'Fatal Fury' by the Power Geyser, and immediately executed his Instant Kill. The wolf spirit was hungry, and it wanted to devour its victim.
Dark Dizzy crashed on the ground, heavily battered after receiving the fatal blow of the Power Geyser. She tried to stand up, only to find herself facing a pack of enraged wolves glowering at her with eyes full of lust and hunger. Before she could run away, the pack pounced at her, biting and devouring each and every body part. For once, she realized she was in the brink of defeat and pleaded the wolves for sparing her life, yet the wolf pack took no notice of her and kept eating her alive.
A wolf howl echoed in the sky, and the wolf pack immediately stepped backward, giving way to a lone wolf. Dark Dizzy looked at the huge grey wolf and was caught in total fear. "Please… I beg of you… I surrender… just let me go… please…" The plea proved useless. The wolf howled and charged toward her, striking her midsection with a headbutt. Again, she was sent flying to the air. She looked to the ground and saw no sign of the wolf pack, and the wolf which attacked her was transforming into someone. She was shocked.
"Power…"
Terry halted midair and lifted his fists upward. He immediately plunged to the ground and slammed both fists on the ground.
"STREAM!"
A gigantic energy pillar blasted from the ground and trapped Dark Dizzy inside it. More powerful and more deadly than the one used against Zofeah, this Power Stream was filled with anger and lust of the Fatal Fury, and combined with the offence Dark Dizzy had committed again Dizzy, it viciously shredded the dark Gear's body. Dark Dizzy cried in pain and begged for help, before her voice slowly disappeared in the open sky.
It ended. The Power Stream dissipated, altogether with the vanishing voice of Dark Dizzy. Terry stood up and looked around the area. He was satisfied. The dark Gear would return no more. The wolf spirit was satisfied as well. Their hunger and vengeance had been treated fair and square.
"Mister Terry…" Terry was startled and turned around. He couldn't believe his eyes; Dizzy was staring at him with her lively yet fatigue eyes. Immediately he rushed toward the Gear who was cradled in Ky's arms.
"You… you're still alive…" he muttered as he knelt in front of her. "But I thought…"
Dizzy smiled weakly at him. "I don't know, but I saw a wolf approaching me and taking me back to this place. I don't have any idea of what had happened, but I guess that the wolf didn't want to see me die," she spoke. Dizzy took Terry's hand and held it softly, staring into the eye of the lone wolf. "Thank you, Mister Terry."
"No… I'm the one who should thank you," Terry sobbed and held her hand in return. "I thought my life is cursed after my girlfriends died in front of me, and I thought that it would be the same to you after I met you."
"But it didn't happen, right?" Ky added. Terry looked at the Holy Knight, as well as Rock and K', the latter decided to delay the battle he was having with Ky. He, then, looked at Dizzy who smiled broadly at him.
"Thank you, Dizzy."
"Hey!" All of them looked at Alternate Anji. "Forget about this nostalgic moment and fight me!"
Rock sweatdropped. "I forgot about him…"
"That's it!" Alternate Anji scowled and charged toward the group. "I'LL KILL YOU ALL! ALTERNATE FUU-"
"Predictable!"
Alternate Anji's Alternate Fuujin was alternate cancelled by the unmistakable alternate reversal throw. The alternate side of Mito was alternate tossed to the alternate ground and was alternate groaning in alternate pain. The people was alternate staring at Alternate Anji in alternate surprise.
"And why there are so many alternate in the last paragraph?" K' demanded. "I thought it was very similar to the plushie quoting in Sheo's The Wedding Night: Season 2."
"Don't ask me," Ky told him.
"You guys are having fun without sharing it with this old man?"
They looked at the source of the voice and gasped in surprise. The owner of the "Predictable!" throw, it was definitely him.
"Geese!?" Terry cried in shock. "No way! But I thought you died after falling from the tower! And why are you taking a girl with you? No way! Don't tell me…"
Geese laughed. "Don't get the idea wrong, Terry. I didn't just adopt Misaki just because she's my daughter."
Terry jawdropped and pointed at Misaki. "That girl is your daughter!?"
"Of course, she's just adopted," Geese answered. "But she's as villainous as I am. You ought to know more about her."
"Aw, please stop it, father," shyly Misaki spoke and elbowed him. Then she stepped forward and smiled at Terry. "Misaki Howard desu. Yoroshiku."
"Alright, you ask for it…!" Alternate Anji growled as he got back on his feet. "You ask for more, right? Then I shall give you more."
"And why are you quoting Pepsi's "Ask for more" commercial, huh?" Rock insisted.
Alternate Anji snapped. "YOU MAKE ME MAD! INSTANT KILL! ZETSU!"
Geese merely grinned and stepped forward, facing Zetsu. "Double Reppuken!" The first of the Double Reppuken cancelled the dragon shadow, and the second wave of the projectile tossed Alternate Anji to the air. "Now, Misaki!" Misaki charged toward Alternate Anji and caught him with her Rashoumon overdrive, sending him toward Geese. Again, "Predictable!" Geese caught Alternate Anji with the throw command and chased him all the way across the battlefield. Misaki chased Alternate Anji and again landed Rashoumon onto him, sending him toward Geese, in which he caught the alternate Mito with another "Predictable!" throw.
"Let's finish this. RAGING FORCE!"
The combined force of Raising Storms executed by both Geese and Misaki caught Alternate Anji. Like Dark Dizzy, he cried and pleaded for mercy, yet it was too late to save him. "I shall return………" he managed to shout before he disappeared into pieces.
"Born in the Abyss, die in the Abyss," Ky spoke. "Rest in pieces, Alternate Anji Mito."
"Amen to that." K' added.
Ky looked at his new rival. "What the hell?"
K' glowered at Ky. "What? Can't I say that once in a while?"
Rock looked at the two who began quarrelling with each other. "Looks like Ky's got himself a new rival," he remarked and giggled.
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He arrived at Magnolia Village. Everything seemed peaceful and calm, like the last time he arrived at the Korean village. Yet he didn't see their presence in the village. "They've gone to the place," he whispered and walked toward the weapon shop. "Boss! Any new weapons for me?"
"Haii, haii, please wait for a moment," Nik spoke as he walked out of his room. He was astounded and dropped the USP he was polishing back there. "L-Lone Wolf SIX?!"
"Hey, drop that SIX off my name, okay?" he told him. "And, look, I've got no time to lose here. I'm very needed right now. Can you help me?"
"Err… yeah, yeah! Sure! Just ask me, weapon dealer Nik Hasta! I will do anything for you," Nik proudly declared.
"Then," he spoke and put a note on the cashier's desk. "Can you search for this weapon?"
Nik took the note and examined it. Then he looked at the customer. "But Lone Wolf, it's never bought by anyone since I received it by supplier. In fact, not even since I opened this shop."
"I don't care," he insisted. "I need that weapon. Can you find it?"
"Well," Nik spoke and scratched his cheek, "since it's you, I shall find it right away! Nik Hasta, on the move!" The shopkeeper rushed into the weapon store, watched by him who later looked out of the window.
"Everyone, please, hang on. I'll be there as soon as I can."
Conceived By: Lone Wolf SIX
Written By: Lone Wolf SIX
Lone Wolf SIX does not own any of the games/animé/manga/magazine/whatsoever inside this story. He does, however, own all the original characters conceived in this story. So, don't play-play with him and own them without his permission, ne?
Also, Lone Wolf will try to update this story as quickly as possible, probably every week or so.
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Chapter 27: Child of Chrono
Part 4: Going Under: Howling Order of Fury Storm
Ky was startled. He never thought that he would eventually meet K' again, after a long time of forgetting the Beast of Prey. Yet unlike the last battle at the cathedral which he lost, he was more prepared. He had also realized that the opponent he was facing was different from his mortal enemy Sol Badguy. He had realized that K' was just like himself; constantly searching for himself by going through many battles and battling many opponents.
Ky lifted his Thunderseal and opened his stance. "Let me guess, you're brought here because you wanted to, right?"
K' snickered. "None of your concern, stupid French," he insisted and clenched his fist. "From the way you're facing me, I'm certain that you're going to lose again. Sigh, just like the last time."
"Not anymore," Ky answered and lowered the stance. "This time, I shall claim my victory. STUN EDGE CHARGE ATTACK!" The charged up Stun Edge hurled its way toward K', in which the fighter evaded with Blackout. Ky grinned. "Take this! GREED SEVER!" Ky' couldn't evade nor parry the overhead attack and was sent bouncing off the floor.
"Curse, this guy's improved so much!" K' growled and air-recovered. He halted midair and fired an Air Trigger. The fire projectile was counteracted by Ky's Vapour Thrust, and got deflected back to him. K' had to dodge, only to find himself a target of the Holy Knight.
"RIDE THE LIGHTNING!"
Rock watched at the Ky/K' duel in amazement. Since the last duel between them and the NESTS warrior Kusanagi #102796, this was the first time Ky had been so eager and confident of fighting his opponent. For once, he wanted to applaud his blonde rival right away, but he had to wait for that.
"Damn it! I don't see that Mito anywhere!" Rock looked at Alternate Anji, frantically searching for his original counterpart. Again, he never expected to fight someone from the Abyss. That guy is similar to Anji, he thought, though he looks a bit evil. He shrugged and opened his stance.
"That's it!" Alternate Anji declared and blindly charged at Rock. "If he's not here, then I shall fight you instead! ALTERNATE FUUJIN!"
"Not that easy," Rock insisted and caught the Alternate Fuujin. "Hah! Got you! CRACK COUNTER!" Immediately, Alternate Anji got tossed to the air. The fail-safe auto-guard reversal move of the Howard family's legacy wasn't as good as his father's original "Predictable" throw, but it managed to give Rock an advantage over his Alternate opponent.
"Impossible! My Alternate Fuujin is supposed to be unblockable!" Alternate Anji roared in dismay.
"One rule you take for granted while fighting me, Alternate Anji," Rock spoke and charged toward Alternate Anji via Rage Run: Shift, striking low at the opponent's feet. Alternate Anji managed to block it with his auto-guard crouching kick. Again, Rock grinned. "My reversal is guaranteed effective against any and all kinds of physical attacks, including yours. CRACK COUNTER, LOW!" For the second time, Alternate Anji got kicked by a flipping axe kick and was sent bouncing off the floor. Rock, then, proceeded with another Rage Run: Shift and caught Alternate Anji before he crashed with Shinkuu Nage, easily Braking it and linked it into a powerful Shine Knuckle overdrive, in which he ended it win a beautiful heavy-pounding Rising Tackle.
"Nice one, Rock!" Ky shouted at him after landing Ride The Lightning on K'. Rock looked at the IPF officer and gave out a thumb-up.
"Yours isn't that bad either, Ky!" Rock shouted back at him.
"This battle is far from over yet!" Rock watched at Alternate Anji who got back on his feet. "I'll deal with that Mito later, because you're the one I'm going to kill now!"
Rock shrugged in awe. "Here we go again."
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For a moment, both Terry and Dizzy were standing before Dark Dizzy who remained still. The latter, who had once fought the 'Dark' version of her self, was unsure of whether she should fight her again or not. Moreover, she had forgotten to retrieve her System onboard Mayship, making her a vulnerable practice dummy for Dark Dizzy.
Terry sensed her hesitation. "Don't worry, young girl," he assured and stood before her. "Let me fight her for you."
"But Mister Terry…" she called him in worry.
Terry grinned. "I know you'd be worried of me, but this lone wolf fears nothing." He ran his fingers through his blonde hair and showed her a thumb-up. "I can handle this. Trust me."
Dizzy wanted to say a word before she decided not to. She nodded. "Please, win this duel, Mister Terry," she spoke and stepped backward.
"Will do," Terry answered and stepped forward, facing Dark Dizzy who was ready to unleash her Dark Gamma Ray.
"What's this?" Dark Dizzy demanded. "I expected her to fight me, but instead I have to face you?" she spoke, pointing her pointer at Terry. "What in the world is going on now?"
"Heh, never underestimate a lone wolf, miss," Terry spoke and swayed his blonde hair. "Besides, I'm taking her place because she cannot battle with you under her current condition."
Dark Dizzy merely grinned. "So that's mean she's still weak?" she slyly questioned.
"Not the type of answer I would like to hear, miss," Terry spoke and braced himself. "Well, you better get ready to face the fury wolf. Come on! Come on!"
Dark Dizzy immediately unleashed the Dark Gamma Ray, aiming and concentrating all the power into one intense blow. Terry got caught in the overdrive, and Dark Dizzy evilly laughed.
"Mister Terry!" Dizzy cried in shock.
"Not yet!" Dark Dizzy looked above and saw Terry leaping over her Gamma Ray. She was caught in surprise because the overdrive badly missed, but she could not cancel the duration of the overdrive.
Terry landed beside her. "You purposely exposed your weak point when you use the overdrive," he spoke and charged at her. "Zofeah had taught me how to counter this kind of move, and I shall show you how. POWER DUNK!" Dark Dizzy couldn't evade the head-on attack and got hit on her arm. Terry Braked the move, sending Dark Dizzy to the air.
"Are you okay?" Terry questioned and gathered his energy into his fist. "BUSTER WOLF!" He landed the punch onto Dark Dizzy, releasing all the compressed energy into one deadly explosion. It was not enough, because Terry suddenly flashed and linked the Buster Wolf into a Crack Shot and went into an infinite combo before ending it with another Buster Wolf.
"No way! This is Guilty Gear universe, how can you cancel all the moves without even one Roman Cancel?!" Dark Dizzy demanded as she flew off the ground, crashing on a nearby ruin.
"SVC: Chaos law," Terry told her. "When you're in MAX mode, you can cancel any move as you like."
"Curse…" Dark Dizzy mumbled under her breath. She fell back to the ground and panted heavily, gasping for air. "I never thought I'd be facing an opponent as strong as you are…"
Terry cracked in snicker. "So? How about it? You can continue fighting, miss?"
Dark Dizzy grinned. "Who do you think I am?" she spoke and stood up. All her injuries were healing by themselves. "You seem to forget one thing. Being a Gear in origin, I can heal myself whenever I get injured. Are you afraid now, lone wolf?" Terry did not show any feared reaction. This had caused the dark Gear to snap in anger. "What?! You aren't afraid at all! Who do you think you are, facing me without fear?"
"I tell you another time, miss," Terry spoke, "I am the legendary wolf Terry Bogard. A lone wolf never fears of anything."
Dark Dizzy hissed and glowered at him. "Kisama… omae wo KOROSU!"
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"Anou… Sol-kun."
"What?"
"Are you sure we have to go now? But we still could spend a bit more time here."
"It isn't my decision at the first place; ask that stupid mirror. It's the one to blame of."
"But Sol-kun…"
"What is it again, Kagura?"
"Do you believe in superstitions?"
"Look, kid. I'm already over 150 years old. I've experienced all kind of hocus-pocus things so many times. This mirror? Nah, I don't even believe in its power."
"Then how come you groaned angrily at the news of Lone Wolf-kun's death the mirror showed? You said you didn't believe in its power, right?"
"Well, that…"
"If I believe in superstitions, would you be mad at me, Sol-kun?"
"Ergh… damn it. Must not act out of character…"
Sol gave up and shook his head. "Alright. You win." Kagura giggled happily and hugged him, whispering, "I knew you wouldn't be mad at me," all the way. The American Badass just shrugged and looked at the Sacred Mirror. The truth was he sensed an upcoming battle happening, and it was just like the last time.
"At that last time," the Guilty Gear whispered, "Sheo had done the unbelievable. I just hope that Lone Wolf won't repeat the same action this time. Kagura."
The super-cute piggy-girl stared up at Kagura. "Haii? Nani, Sol-kun?"
"We better get going."
"Haii."
x-x-x-x-x
The battle between Ky and K' had lingered for over an hour. Each fighter had tried their best to outdo their opponent, and there was not a slight sign of retiring. The Holy Knight was already determined to prove to the ex-NESTS subordinates that he isn't a Frenchman who looks stupid and weak.
"I'm very impressed, Ky," K' uttered as the two of them took a break from their duel. "You've improved a lot from the last time."
"If I did, I'd have used all my powers," Ky spoke, "but I don't."
K's eyebrow arched in disbelief. "What did you say?"
"You heard me, K'," Ky told him. "I never improved a lot from the last time. Well, only a little bit of it since I fought Sana. But at that time, it was because of my anger toward him for killing Lone Wolf. However…"
"However?"
Ky channelled his lightning force into Thunderseal and transformed it into a thunder veil. "However since my opponent is you, I never realize that I don't improve at all."
"Then, how come… how come you become more powerful than before? Tell me, Ky, tell me." K' demanded.
"I…" Ky frowned and plunged Thunderseal into the ground. "I become stronger because there are people I want to protect. I have to admit, the idea of the strong protecting the weak is outdated, yet I believe in the idea. That's why I became a Holy Knight; to protect the weak and helpless. I want to protect them so that I can see their smiles enlighten this world."
K' seemed to be interested. "Tell me, is it true that by fighting for the one you care the most will make your strong?" he asked.
"It depends on your heart," Ky answered. K' was startled. He never considered of asking his own heart; all he depended and relied on was his fighting instinct. All he thought of was the desire of winning for himself; he never even thought of fighting for his most precious person. He never had a reason of fighting; he fought simply because he wanted to fight.
Then the memory of his past life as the NESTS subordinates with his comrades Maxima and Whip, altogether with all conflicts he had faced with them; as well as the confrontation between him, his implanted Kusanagi blood with the NESTS, emerged, knocking each and every door of his subconscious. An image of an innocent girl appeared in his vision after that, together with her cold scarlet eyes.
"Kula."
K' shrugged and let out a long sigh. "Ky, if I fight for that someone, will I be able to become strong like you?" he asked.
Ky smiled at his opponent. "If you believe in your heart, you will."
K' smirked. "Well, then, I shall defeat you," he uttered and proceeded with his stance, "I believe I've found the person I fight for."
Ky smiled and resumed his stance. "Be my guest."
.
"Power Wave!"
"Dark Ice Spike."
"Evade! Power Charge!"
COUNTER!
"Power Dunk! Brake!"
"Are you okay? BUSTER WOLF!"
Terry proved to be to strong for Dark Dizzy to handle. Even though she had revived with all her Dark powers increased, the dark Gear was still badly outwitted. She was underestimating the lone wolf of Fatal Fury and now had to face the consequences of messing with the wolf.
"Just give it up, okay?" Terry jokingly suggested. "It's not that I don't give you respect, but I think you should stop fighting."
"Why should I want to be respected?" Dark Dizzy hissed under her laboured breaths. Her wings began glowing in dark blue colour, and she shivered heavily. "I shall not lose to a mere wolf…!"
"Oh? Another of your Gamma Ray?" Terry asked. "Forget it. I've discovered its weakness; you can't use it against me."
Dark Dizzy grinned. "Do you expect me to use it against you?" she uttered and suddenly teleported to Dizzy. "Fool! I was going to use it against her! And now I shall kill her!"
"Dizzy!" Terry was too late, because Dark Dizzy already caught her with her Dark Necro's Anger. Dizzy's horrified cry could be heard from inside the coffin, as she screamed and pleaded for help. Dark Dizzy laughed maniacally and commanded Dark Necro to shoot torrents of fire arrows at the coffin. A loud, deafening and painful cry echoed in the sky; painful enough to startle Ky from his concentration on his duel. Yet it was Terry who was terrified the most; frantically he tried to break the coffin with Power Geysers and Power Charges and Buster Wolves.
The overdrive ended, and Dizzy fell out of the coffin limp. Terry caught her battered body, trying his best to wake her up. "Mister Terry…" she whispered as she slowly opened her eyes, "I'm sorry for dragging you into this… I'm so sorry…"
"Dizzy, keep yourself together!" Terry begged. Dizzy weakly smiled at him. "Please, Dizzy, please!"
She smiled at him and closed her eyes. "I'm sorry, Mister Terry… I'm sorry…"
Terry felt her body weakening. "Hey, Dizzy! Don't die! Damn it! Dizzy, please, don't die!" There was no answer from the innocent Gear, not even a breath. He frowned. The first casualty of the battle, and it was because of the dark Gear.
No, it was his fate. His written destiny, that the live of every woman he met and lived with would meet a catastrophic end. He had lost his girlfriends not because of Geese and his enemy, but his fate. The fate of the lone wolf.
He frowned. He vowed to end the accursed destiny for good. For Dizzy, the gentle woman he had met and the innocent Gear who had showed him how deep his loneliness was. For his deceased girlfriends who had placed themselves in his heart forever. For everyone, who always stays by his side no matter what.
(background music: Still In The Dark)
He stood up. Now driven by the wrath of a thousand wolf packs, he stared at Dark Dizzy. The true side of Terry Bogard had awakened. The same wolf spirit which awakened when he confronted Geese Howard. The lone wolf which howled wildly inside of him, crying to be unleashed.
The Fatal Fury.
He committed a battle cry, as loud and as frightening as the howl of a hungry wolf, and charged toward Dark Dizzy. The dark Gear executed Dark Imperial Ray and directed it toward him. It hit, yet Terry wasn't stopped by the overdrive. Dark Dizzy was startled and tried to slow him down with continuous attacks of Ice Spike. Terry charged through the barriers and made his way toward Dark Dizzy.
"Power Dunk! Brake!"
Again, Dark Dizzy was sent flying to the sky, and Terry proceeded after Braking the uppercut with a Buster Wolf. Another infinite combo followed on, and Terry pounded and attacked the dark side of Dizzy as if it would go on forever; he did not intend to stop, and he would keep it on until the enemy is defeated. This time, Dark Dizzy wasn't given any space of counterattacking or retaliating, and was pummelled like a punching bag.
"This is for Dizzy!" he shouted and unleashed a gigantic Power Geyser, trapping Dark Dizzy inside the immense explosion. Terry didn't want to end his 'Fatal Fury' by the Power Geyser, and immediately executed his Instant Kill. The wolf spirit was hungry, and it wanted to devour its victim.
Dark Dizzy crashed on the ground, heavily battered after receiving the fatal blow of the Power Geyser. She tried to stand up, only to find herself facing a pack of enraged wolves glowering at her with eyes full of lust and hunger. Before she could run away, the pack pounced at her, biting and devouring each and every body part. For once, she realized she was in the brink of defeat and pleaded the wolves for sparing her life, yet the wolf pack took no notice of her and kept eating her alive.
A wolf howl echoed in the sky, and the wolf pack immediately stepped backward, giving way to a lone wolf. Dark Dizzy looked at the huge grey wolf and was caught in total fear. "Please… I beg of you… I surrender… just let me go… please…" The plea proved useless. The wolf howled and charged toward her, striking her midsection with a headbutt. Again, she was sent flying to the air. She looked to the ground and saw no sign of the wolf pack, and the wolf which attacked her was transforming into someone. She was shocked.
"Power…"
Terry halted midair and lifted his fists upward. He immediately plunged to the ground and slammed both fists on the ground.
"STREAM!"
A gigantic energy pillar blasted from the ground and trapped Dark Dizzy inside it. More powerful and more deadly than the one used against Zofeah, this Power Stream was filled with anger and lust of the Fatal Fury, and combined with the offence Dark Dizzy had committed again Dizzy, it viciously shredded the dark Gear's body. Dark Dizzy cried in pain and begged for help, before her voice slowly disappeared in the open sky.
It ended. The Power Stream dissipated, altogether with the vanishing voice of Dark Dizzy. Terry stood up and looked around the area. He was satisfied. The dark Gear would return no more. The wolf spirit was satisfied as well. Their hunger and vengeance had been treated fair and square.
"Mister Terry…" Terry was startled and turned around. He couldn't believe his eyes; Dizzy was staring at him with her lively yet fatigue eyes. Immediately he rushed toward the Gear who was cradled in Ky's arms.
"You… you're still alive…" he muttered as he knelt in front of her. "But I thought…"
Dizzy smiled weakly at him. "I don't know, but I saw a wolf approaching me and taking me back to this place. I don't have any idea of what had happened, but I guess that the wolf didn't want to see me die," she spoke. Dizzy took Terry's hand and held it softly, staring into the eye of the lone wolf. "Thank you, Mister Terry."
"No… I'm the one who should thank you," Terry sobbed and held her hand in return. "I thought my life is cursed after my girlfriends died in front of me, and I thought that it would be the same to you after I met you."
"But it didn't happen, right?" Ky added. Terry looked at the Holy Knight, as well as Rock and K', the latter decided to delay the battle he was having with Ky. He, then, looked at Dizzy who smiled broadly at him.
"Thank you, Dizzy."
"Hey!" All of them looked at Alternate Anji. "Forget about this nostalgic moment and fight me!"
Rock sweatdropped. "I forgot about him…"
"That's it!" Alternate Anji scowled and charged toward the group. "I'LL KILL YOU ALL! ALTERNATE FUU-"
"Predictable!"
Alternate Anji's Alternate Fuujin was alternate cancelled by the unmistakable alternate reversal throw. The alternate side of Mito was alternate tossed to the alternate ground and was alternate groaning in alternate pain. The people was alternate staring at Alternate Anji in alternate surprise.
"And why there are so many alternate in the last paragraph?" K' demanded. "I thought it was very similar to the plushie quoting in Sheo's The Wedding Night: Season 2."
"Don't ask me," Ky told him.
"You guys are having fun without sharing it with this old man?"
They looked at the source of the voice and gasped in surprise. The owner of the "Predictable!" throw, it was definitely him.
"Geese!?" Terry cried in shock. "No way! But I thought you died after falling from the tower! And why are you taking a girl with you? No way! Don't tell me…"
Geese laughed. "Don't get the idea wrong, Terry. I didn't just adopt Misaki just because she's my daughter."
Terry jawdropped and pointed at Misaki. "That girl is your daughter!?"
"Of course, she's just adopted," Geese answered. "But she's as villainous as I am. You ought to know more about her."
"Aw, please stop it, father," shyly Misaki spoke and elbowed him. Then she stepped forward and smiled at Terry. "Misaki Howard desu. Yoroshiku."
"Alright, you ask for it…!" Alternate Anji growled as he got back on his feet. "You ask for more, right? Then I shall give you more."
"And why are you quoting Pepsi's "Ask for more" commercial, huh?" Rock insisted.
Alternate Anji snapped. "YOU MAKE ME MAD! INSTANT KILL! ZETSU!"
Geese merely grinned and stepped forward, facing Zetsu. "Double Reppuken!" The first of the Double Reppuken cancelled the dragon shadow, and the second wave of the projectile tossed Alternate Anji to the air. "Now, Misaki!" Misaki charged toward Alternate Anji and caught him with her Rashoumon overdrive, sending him toward Geese. Again, "Predictable!" Geese caught Alternate Anji with the throw command and chased him all the way across the battlefield. Misaki chased Alternate Anji and again landed Rashoumon onto him, sending him toward Geese, in which he caught the alternate Mito with another "Predictable!" throw.
"Let's finish this. RAGING FORCE!"
The combined force of Raising Storms executed by both Geese and Misaki caught Alternate Anji. Like Dark Dizzy, he cried and pleaded for mercy, yet it was too late to save him. "I shall return………" he managed to shout before he disappeared into pieces.
"Born in the Abyss, die in the Abyss," Ky spoke. "Rest in pieces, Alternate Anji Mito."
"Amen to that." K' added.
Ky looked at his new rival. "What the hell?"
K' glowered at Ky. "What? Can't I say that once in a while?"
Rock looked at the two who began quarrelling with each other. "Looks like Ky's got himself a new rival," he remarked and giggled.
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He arrived at Magnolia Village. Everything seemed peaceful and calm, like the last time he arrived at the Korean village. Yet he didn't see their presence in the village. "They've gone to the place," he whispered and walked toward the weapon shop. "Boss! Any new weapons for me?"
"Haii, haii, please wait for a moment," Nik spoke as he walked out of his room. He was astounded and dropped the USP he was polishing back there. "L-Lone Wolf SIX?!"
"Hey, drop that SIX off my name, okay?" he told him. "And, look, I've got no time to lose here. I'm very needed right now. Can you help me?"
"Err… yeah, yeah! Sure! Just ask me, weapon dealer Nik Hasta! I will do anything for you," Nik proudly declared.
"Then," he spoke and put a note on the cashier's desk. "Can you search for this weapon?"
Nik took the note and examined it. Then he looked at the customer. "But Lone Wolf, it's never bought by anyone since I received it by supplier. In fact, not even since I opened this shop."
"I don't care," he insisted. "I need that weapon. Can you find it?"
"Well," Nik spoke and scratched his cheek, "since it's you, I shall find it right away! Nik Hasta, on the move!" The shopkeeper rushed into the weapon store, watched by him who later looked out of the window.
"Everyone, please, hang on. I'll be there as soon as I can."