Last Chapter date: (June 4, 2003)
Current Chapter date: (December 3, 2003)
(God! Six months lag time! Shame on me!)
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BREATH OF FIRE 3: UP IN SMOKE! ~The Classic Role Playing Game, as you've never seen it before!~
Chapter Fifteen: Moving Right Along
Ash pulled the trigger to the sound of the jeering onlookers, but his hand slipped on the handle of the gun and the barrel turned upwards slightly, just as a bullet fired out of the weapon, cutting just slightly across his scalp as the bullet flew up towards the ceiling. Ash began crying as blood ran down the side of his face.
Two men carrying guns took the crying man by the arm out of the small room he was in. They soon returned back inside, laughing heartily.
Rei and Ryu looked each other in the eyes as they sat across the small table from one another. Their keen eyes met as they stared at one another. The presence of their captors was made evident by the continual prodding from AK-47s.
Both the Worren and the Dragon were prisoners in a small, dimly lit shack elevated over a running river. Both of them were dressed in dirty, soaking combat fatigues and had red headbands tied around their foreheads. A small .38 caliber revolver lay on the table between them.
Rei narrowed his eyes and spoke up at last. "None of these asswholes can understand what we're saying, so I'll lay it out for you." He explained.
Ryu nodded and listened eagerly.
"I'm gonna raise the stakes in this game." He went on. "There's three of them in here, so I'm going to ask for three bullets." He finished.
"What?" Ryu asked in shock, his tired eyes suddenly widening. "With the extra bullet in the wheel, you could get shot!" He added.
Rei nodded. "I'm aware of that." He replied. "But it's a risk that I have to take." He continued. "Besides, if I make through the third turn, then. then it'll be their turn." He added darkly. "I'll blow that one to the right away and then we can make our move." He finished.
The Dragon trembled slightly. "Alright, I'll do it." He replied.
Rei called one of his captors over to them and spoke to him in a strange language. He held up three fingers as he spoke to them. The make looked back over to his allies and the three of them talked it over and then he came back and picked up the gun and slid another bullet into the chamber and spun the wheel around and placed it down in front of them.
Rei watched as the man pointed at him and motioned for him to take the revolver. The Worren reached over and picked up the gun and then looked straight Ryu. "It's up to you to kill the fourth one outside."
Ryu nodded and then swallowed hard.
Rei smiled and pressed the gun against the side of his head and pulled on the trigger, causing the hammer to begin pulling back. Thick beads of sweat formed on his forehead and he gritted his teeth.
*click*
No bulled it came from the revolver, so Rei placed it back down on the table and laughed nervously. Ryu followed suit and began to laugh nervously as well, till it came to his turn to pull the trigger. The Dragon picked up the revolver and pressed the barrel against the side of his head, against the red material of the headband, the color was chosen so as to make the blood from their potential head wounds less noticeable.
The hammer pulled back as the wheel slid its next chamber into its way. It was at this moment that Ryu's false show of strength gave way and tears began to stream down his face.
"Cut that out, damnit!" Rei yelled. "Don't let these bastards win! Pull the f***ing trigger like a man!!!" He yelled.
The young man cried out and pulled the trigger, and almost fainted when nothing happened.
Their captors laughed at them and egged them on to continue. Rei reached over and picked up the gun and place it against his head. "Remember Ryu, back home, in Maine." He began. "Just one bullet!" He finished saying as he pulled the trigger a second time, and when nothing happened- he began to laugh.
Soon, their captors joined in on their laughter. A few moments passed, when Rei turned to his side and fired the gun off, sending a bullet into the space between the nearest man's eyes.
The other two started to get up, but Rei fired on them again and Ryu dived across the table and picked up the assault-rifle as the Worren fired on the third on, killing him.
Ryu turned over onto his side and fired off several rounds just as another man burst into the room. The high-caliber rounds rapidly tore through him, killing him in secants.
The two of them ran outside and dashed straight over to the holding pin where a very weak Ash was being held. Rei broke the lid off of the pit and reached down and pulled him out of the, rat-infested, running water that was now up to his chest.
But, then, as he pulled him out of the water, rounds came from far off, blazing into Ash's back, killing him instantly.
"No!" Rei screamed. "God no!" He cried out.
Ryu cried out in a similar fashion as he saw his comrade die. "NO!" He screamed.
~You have failed to achieve all objectives. simulation is now concluded, have a nice day. ~ A strange, detached voice informed them from out of nowhere.
The three men stood there, in a white room, back in their regular clothes.
Rei pulled off his simulation goggles and wiped his brow. "God, Momo!" He exclaimed. "When you said the game was called 'Dear Hunter', I thought that you meant that it was a game about hunting dear," He exclaimed. "Not about the 1977 film, 'The Dear Hunter'!" He added.
"That was the most horrible thing I've ever been through!" Ryu complained.
Ash shook his head. "You shouldn't complain," He began. "You got to be Christopher Walken. and Rei was Robert De Niro!" He added. "But I had to be John Savage!" He complained.
Ryu looked over at Momo, who was sitting at a control consol. "Why did he get to be De Niro?" He asked the woman.
Rei just grinned. "Maybee the game recognized my true leadership potential." He remarked confidently.
"Don't be too upset Ryu, you're character got the Academe Award for the thing." He informed in reassuringly.
The young Dragon beemed at this.
"Well maybe one of you girls would like to be Meryl Streep next time." He remarked.
Both females blushed slightly in confusion.
"I think we should be getting back to the research now." Ash remarked.
Everyone one agreed and began heading out of the room.
Ash stopped and looked down at the simulation visor he had been wearing as well as the gloves and heart-rate monitor. "Such realistic equipment," He commented. "What kind of civilization could have builds this." He murmured. "And yet, in the end, it's just another illusion." He added. He turned around and walked towards the door. But, then he stopped and reached up to touch the side of his head and brought his fingertips back down to see them stained with a small amount of blood. A large bead of sweat formed on the side of his head. ".Uh, maybe too realistic of an illusion." He added.
~End of Chapter Fifteen~
Oh my god! I haven't updated this story in ages, it feels like years since I worked on it. I hope you like it, and I'll try not to go another 5 or 6 months before the next update.
-Later,
-Bojack747
(God! Six months lag time! Shame on me!)
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BREATH OF FIRE 3: UP IN SMOKE! ~The Classic Role Playing Game, as you've never seen it before!~
Chapter Fifteen: Moving Right Along
Ash pulled the trigger to the sound of the jeering onlookers, but his hand slipped on the handle of the gun and the barrel turned upwards slightly, just as a bullet fired out of the weapon, cutting just slightly across his scalp as the bullet flew up towards the ceiling. Ash began crying as blood ran down the side of his face.
Two men carrying guns took the crying man by the arm out of the small room he was in. They soon returned back inside, laughing heartily.
Rei and Ryu looked each other in the eyes as they sat across the small table from one another. Their keen eyes met as they stared at one another. The presence of their captors was made evident by the continual prodding from AK-47s.
Both the Worren and the Dragon were prisoners in a small, dimly lit shack elevated over a running river. Both of them were dressed in dirty, soaking combat fatigues and had red headbands tied around their foreheads. A small .38 caliber revolver lay on the table between them.
Rei narrowed his eyes and spoke up at last. "None of these asswholes can understand what we're saying, so I'll lay it out for you." He explained.
Ryu nodded and listened eagerly.
"I'm gonna raise the stakes in this game." He went on. "There's three of them in here, so I'm going to ask for three bullets." He finished.
"What?" Ryu asked in shock, his tired eyes suddenly widening. "With the extra bullet in the wheel, you could get shot!" He added.
Rei nodded. "I'm aware of that." He replied. "But it's a risk that I have to take." He continued. "Besides, if I make through the third turn, then. then it'll be their turn." He added darkly. "I'll blow that one to the right away and then we can make our move." He finished.
The Dragon trembled slightly. "Alright, I'll do it." He replied.
Rei called one of his captors over to them and spoke to him in a strange language. He held up three fingers as he spoke to them. The make looked back over to his allies and the three of them talked it over and then he came back and picked up the gun and slid another bullet into the chamber and spun the wheel around and placed it down in front of them.
Rei watched as the man pointed at him and motioned for him to take the revolver. The Worren reached over and picked up the gun and then looked straight Ryu. "It's up to you to kill the fourth one outside."
Ryu nodded and then swallowed hard.
Rei smiled and pressed the gun against the side of his head and pulled on the trigger, causing the hammer to begin pulling back. Thick beads of sweat formed on his forehead and he gritted his teeth.
*click*
No bulled it came from the revolver, so Rei placed it back down on the table and laughed nervously. Ryu followed suit and began to laugh nervously as well, till it came to his turn to pull the trigger. The Dragon picked up the revolver and pressed the barrel against the side of his head, against the red material of the headband, the color was chosen so as to make the blood from their potential head wounds less noticeable.
The hammer pulled back as the wheel slid its next chamber into its way. It was at this moment that Ryu's false show of strength gave way and tears began to stream down his face.
"Cut that out, damnit!" Rei yelled. "Don't let these bastards win! Pull the f***ing trigger like a man!!!" He yelled.
The young man cried out and pulled the trigger, and almost fainted when nothing happened.
Their captors laughed at them and egged them on to continue. Rei reached over and picked up the gun and place it against his head. "Remember Ryu, back home, in Maine." He began. "Just one bullet!" He finished saying as he pulled the trigger a second time, and when nothing happened- he began to laugh.
Soon, their captors joined in on their laughter. A few moments passed, when Rei turned to his side and fired the gun off, sending a bullet into the space between the nearest man's eyes.
The other two started to get up, but Rei fired on them again and Ryu dived across the table and picked up the assault-rifle as the Worren fired on the third on, killing him.
Ryu turned over onto his side and fired off several rounds just as another man burst into the room. The high-caliber rounds rapidly tore through him, killing him in secants.
The two of them ran outside and dashed straight over to the holding pin where a very weak Ash was being held. Rei broke the lid off of the pit and reached down and pulled him out of the, rat-infested, running water that was now up to his chest.
But, then, as he pulled him out of the water, rounds came from far off, blazing into Ash's back, killing him instantly.
"No!" Rei screamed. "God no!" He cried out.
Ryu cried out in a similar fashion as he saw his comrade die. "NO!" He screamed.
~You have failed to achieve all objectives. simulation is now concluded, have a nice day. ~ A strange, detached voice informed them from out of nowhere.
The three men stood there, in a white room, back in their regular clothes.
Rei pulled off his simulation goggles and wiped his brow. "God, Momo!" He exclaimed. "When you said the game was called 'Dear Hunter', I thought that you meant that it was a game about hunting dear," He exclaimed. "Not about the 1977 film, 'The Dear Hunter'!" He added.
"That was the most horrible thing I've ever been through!" Ryu complained.
Ash shook his head. "You shouldn't complain," He began. "You got to be Christopher Walken. and Rei was Robert De Niro!" He added. "But I had to be John Savage!" He complained.
Ryu looked over at Momo, who was sitting at a control consol. "Why did he get to be De Niro?" He asked the woman.
Rei just grinned. "Maybee the game recognized my true leadership potential." He remarked confidently.
"Don't be too upset Ryu, you're character got the Academe Award for the thing." He informed in reassuringly.
The young Dragon beemed at this.
"Well maybe one of you girls would like to be Meryl Streep next time." He remarked.
Both females blushed slightly in confusion.
"I think we should be getting back to the research now." Ash remarked.
Everyone one agreed and began heading out of the room.
Ash stopped and looked down at the simulation visor he had been wearing as well as the gloves and heart-rate monitor. "Such realistic equipment," He commented. "What kind of civilization could have builds this." He murmured. "And yet, in the end, it's just another illusion." He added. He turned around and walked towards the door. But, then he stopped and reached up to touch the side of his head and brought his fingertips back down to see them stained with a small amount of blood. A large bead of sweat formed on the side of his head. ".Uh, maybe too realistic of an illusion." He added.
~End of Chapter Fifteen~
Oh my god! I haven't updated this story in ages, it feels like years since I worked on it. I hope you like it, and I'll try not to go another 5 or 6 months before the next update.
-Later,
-Bojack747