Disclaimer: I don't own Axl, he belongs to Capcom, and to the Megaman X
series.
Early morning, a few hours before mostly anyone came into a bar. Happy hours always were the best time, when most drinks were cheaper due to the high amount of customers who came in and drank. Though for the town of Narganit, most of the customers were running tabs as high as a skyscraper. Debts easily were high, but with the travelers and the few honest customers, he was still able to make a living.
"Give me a shot of Hell's Blues..." Lecha called, as she slowly made herself comfortable on the stools, her hands purposely dropping around a few hundreds worth of zenny onto the counter, as she kept her eyes gazed down on the counter.
"Coming right up, ma'am!" The brown-skin man replied, as he walked over, his mustache twitching, as his clean hand reached up to the drinking area picking up a nice clean wine glass, as he rubbed it fully with a rag, before picking up a few bottles, mixing each together, adding a alive with a toothpick inside, before the blue dye to give it a navy dark color.
Turning from the mixing center, he politely placed a drink on the counter with ease, making sure it didn't effect anything, as he racked in the zenny, looking at it all, finding the payment was a few bits over, as he was rummaged through to give her some change, not fully, considering he did want a bit of tips.
"Keep the change." Lecha said, slowly taking a sip of the Hell's Blues, shaking a bit as the strong taste lingered within her mouth, sending vibes down her throat.
The taste was bitter, but still refreshing, a flavor that left a tingle on her tongue, how she loved the aroma that it gave off. The tender smiled, going back to getting a few other things done, cleaning up the dirty drinking cups, as he took a sigh.
"Hey, Bernard, when you going to make my damn drink I asked for five minutes ago!" A loud demanding voice shouted, glancing over to the tender.
"Jessica, you know damn well I WON'T give you a drink until you pay off at least one of your drinks, you haven't even paid a small piece of your zen for any drinks you ordered, so shuddup." Bernard replied to the irritating human with long flowing hair, a bit on the chubby side and wearing casual cloths, jeans and a white sleeved T-shirt.
"You got some nerve to threaten me, I'll send Charlie on you, then you'll be sorry for ever refusing me a drink." Jessica replied, standing up, palms flat on the bar stand, an arrogant flair in her wide alert eyes.
"Are threats the only thing you can make, or are you just a stupid bitch that's lays down on the couch like a lazy ass fool?" Lecha remarked, taking a sip of her drink.
"Shouldn't you be in a fancy restaurant eating more high quality food? Why don't you mind your own fucking business." Jessica remarked, as she shouted loudly.
Taking a few sips, Lecha pulled out a few more pieces of zen, as she threw a few more zenny, the amount possibly enough to be a payment for another drink, rather then a tip.
"Got any shells round that I can use for my shotgun here?" Lecha asked, needing to get a few more pieces of ammo, since she didn't like having to steal from a few stores for her ammo.
"You bet, I really didn't think anyone knew about them, but I could give you about twenty-eight shells, maybe more if you can pay the amount." Bernard replied, as he brought up a case with a few of them.
Lecha rummaged through her pocket, taking out a sack that had a few pieces inside, pulling the rope holding the top close off, as she opened up the bag, showing the barkeeper the zenny, the sight easily made the tender gaze in wonders, the amount was astounding to his own eyes, jaw opened wide.
"Ma'am, you just got yourself a deal, I wish I got more customers like you a lot more often." Bernard said, pushing the case over to her, opened to show the shotgun shells inside.
"Not a problem, but keep the entire sac, and buy yourself some new things... by what I heard AND SEEN, this whole place a pigs pit... might as well make a mud pile for Mrs. Piggy over there." Lecha conclude, eying the girl, and pointing to her.
Jessica immediately got up, as she walked over, a disgusted glance on her face.
"Bitch, lets go, I'll beat your ass so hard that you will be sorry for ever getting in my-"
THWACK!
"Opps, how clumsy of me, I didn't realize you were that close." Lecha sarcastically remarked, as she picked up her drink finishing it off, before taking the case of shells in her right hand, as she walked out of the bar.
Bernard shook his head, as he glanced down a Jessica.
"I don't care what your damn boys do, that girl ain't no goldilocks, that's for sure." Bernard remarked as he went back to his duties tending the place up.
***
"How dare you give that wind singer the objective to take out Draco... if anyone should kill him, is should be me, ME!!" Yelled the figure on the other line.
Hudson remained seated in his office chair, arms crossed, and still with a habitual stare on his face.
"Elliot Picard, your already weak, your mind is clouded by obsession, loss, and vengeance, you cannot even conjure the perfect plan up in the state." Hudson remarked noteworthy of the details.
"I want vengeance, he destroyed my masterpiece, and I will make him pay... oh yes I shall-"
"Enough... Elliot, your damn ignorance to even show yourself to me or any of the regents and send those so-called clones of yourself for a meeting really proves your childishness. Until you show a god damn sign of maturity, I will consider letting you go after Draco personally. I bid you farewell!" Hudson remarked with a higher tone of voice, cutting the communications off.
"Elliot is not one to back off when he is angered... he will stop at nothing to kill Draco... even kill the regents if he is forced to." Thomas remarked, stepping forth.
"When he does make his move, even if it is against my orders, he will learn that his own flaw will be his last." Hudson added leaning in his chair.
"I can't say I agree, Elliot has been almost unbeatable when it comes to battle, he can outnumber anyone, even the dragons stood no chance with him during that battle. We can't underestimate him; he is known to have a greater advantage when he uses those androids of his." Thomas noted, as he remained back first against the wall.
"Elliot's tactics are very well prepared and flawlessly executed... but his plans of vengeance are not full proof. He will disobey me; it's already what he plans to do." Hudson mentioned, a smile pursed on his face.
It was already clear he knew what Elliot was planning, and he knew what would happen. Not by a vision, but by mere history, a lesson that has never been learned by those who keep repeating the mistakes made in the past.
***
A few metal clicks and rattles from the doorknob were the only things heard, as the door opened slowly, Lecha walking inside, wearing her new scarlet red dress, finding it was time for a change in costume, her hair pulled back into a long braided ponytail. She walked inside, placing her shotgun down along the gun-rack, as she took a deep breath, walking into the living room.
"Have a nice drink at the bar?" Draco asked, sitting on the couch with his feet on the table, without the boots, but still with his odor stenched socks, that he didn't wash for quite some time.
His arms were crossed, and a unpleasant frown remained on his face. Somehow he was trouble by something, and Lecha had a feeling she was the cause.
"Mrs. Lecha in trouble... real trouble." Gaby remarked as she leaped up to the right side of Draco, hanging on the side of the couch.
"Just what are you talking about?" Lecha asked aggravated.
"It appears a damn bitch wants you dead, a whole bunch of dumbass thugs are planning to kill you for it. I don't really care what you did, all I'm gonna do is take them out first. I want you to remain out of their sight. Gabby, you remain nearby, but keep yourself hidden, can't have you die this early." Draco mentioned as she nodded.
"Wait, your letting her help you out... I swear you really are insane." Lecha mentioned, shaking her head.
"She's a fast learner... this week she has taken a grand record of taking out a few targets with split second reaction, she is ready. I know one thing, these fools play dirty, just like their skin... might as well have someone cover me in case any snipers try and pick me off." Draco mentioned as he took out his gun, loading a full clip in.
"And just when are you planning on attacking them?" Lecha asked curiously.
"Soon, Gaby, get your firearms, time to take out the trash that reek's this town." Draco remarked, as he stood to his feet, walking over to the door.
"Okie dokie Unkey Draky." She replied still in a cute tone of voice.
Lecha would have stood and prepare herself for battle as well, but she knew it was not her choice, Draco was not willing to allow her to fight, considering she was the target, and she knew he was not to keen on having her out there when it made things more tense for him when he was concerned she would get killed. He cared too much for her, and when something like this occurred, he nearly had died because he was over concerned for her safety.
"Lecha... please... stay outta their sight, it's too much of a concern having you stand nearby while I try and to take them on." Draco mentioned, waiting for their responses.
She nodded, as he shut the door, walking off.
***
"Listen up y'all, Jessica wunts uz ta take down dis one bitch, but I sey we 'ave sum fun wit 'er first... know wud I sayin'." The man said making a rude charades of doing her.
"We gunna git us sum pussy tonight, mmh-mmh." One of the other blacks replied
"Damn straight AJ, dat bitch gonna give us sum good head too." One of the shorter ones replied with a snicker.
Almost the whole gang of blacks laughed loudly, their voices probably loud enough to be heard within the next town over.
BANG!!
One shot went off, as each one looked around, already reaching for their guns, when the short one of the group fell to the ground, flinching.
"Shorty!!" The main leader said, as he ran over to the man.
"I... neva... got... ta... git... head..." With a few simple breaths, the man died, a shot dead to the center of his heart.
"Whoeva killed Shorty's gunna die!" The leader remarked angrily.
"I killed your dumb crony you bass-TURD." Draco said, the last part muttered slowly, to irritate them.
"YA BITCH!! Kill dat fucker, he's Draco 'Hundred Kills' Carter!" The man yelled, as each one opened fire upon his position, firing for about two seconds before the dust settled down, revealing nobody there.
"Gwah... Charlie!!" Everyone turned to find Draco, now using his katana, he had thrust it deep into the taller ones chest, the end now bloodied, as he pulled it out, the dead man falling to the ground.
"Anthony... ya bastard, everyone, take dat bitch out!!" Charlie yelled, as several more came running forth, Draco swinging his katana in every which way, slicing them from their necks, arms, and waists, his moves fast, and deadly, cutting each down, and wounding them so badly that they would bleed to death.
His katana already was covered in blood, from the slicing and stabbing he did with his katana, already he had taken down everyone of the men that charged, his speed greater then theirs, and his mind focused on battle and remained calm, while their anger blinded them from the truth, leading their lives they held with carelessness now taken in one cleaving blade.
Gaby remained behind a few boxes, taking a little glimpse, finding a few men standing high on the rooftops, guns taking aim, as they targeted the engaged in battle Draco. She sprinted off, taking one shot, sending the bullet that struck at perfect aim into the mans head. She dashed quickly, opening fire on any others, taking them down in just one clean perfectly timed shot, keeping herself well hidden from the ground fighters. She took cover once more, finding she had made a complete lap and taken most of the snipers out using all her bullets.
She gasped for air, the rapid movement she was doing had just made her already deplete most of the air she had within her lungs.
Draco stood within the ring of decapitated bodies, blood covering the ground he stood on, his sword stained with the crimson blood that had leaked all over his katana when he cleaved it through his enemies. He glanced with tempted eyes to the last one that remained. Charlie only stood their, shaking in his knees, as he glanced at his now fallen comrades.
"EK... AJ... Keith... Cameron... Shihey..." Charlie glanced around, seeing each one of his comrade's faces, all face down on the floor, dead from the last attacks of the blade.
"You fools run your mouths with not a care in this world, but now you fools talked your last bit of bullshit." Draco stated, taking a step forward.
"I sorray, I wus jus playin', I wusant really gunna rape her, honest!" Charlie begged, backing off.
"Sorry? SORRY!? You really are a damn fool to beg for your life now. You won't escape from me now, your good as dead." Draco commented, as he took a step forward.
"Please... I-I'm beggin ya, spare me, spare m-guwah!!" Draco made his move, in a speed that no naked eye could never catch, he dashed forward, impaling his sword into the pathetic fools heart.
"I spare nobody's life, especially not a pathetic fool such as you." Draco muttered, pulling his sword from the mans heart, kicking the man off his feet and onto his knees.
Jessica looked in horror, her eyes widened and jaw dropped, there out in the middle of town did the ones who were her ticket to salvation were now dead. She now had nothing to hide by anymore; in any case, she was now going to be in real trouble with all the tabs and debts she pushed off just by threatening everyone with being attacked by the gang of wannabe gangsters.
Slowly she moved back, knowing she had to flee from this town, and find another group to milk her life of spoiled gain.
"Trying to leave town Piggy?" Lecha remarked, putting the nose of her barrel to the back of Jessica's head.
Jessica froze in place, shaking as the cold arsenal weapon was pressed against her head.
"No last requests for a swine as rotten as you, time to die here and now!" Lecha concluded, pulling the trigger and blowing Jessica's head clean off her body, her head scattered abound, pulp lying all over the ground.
Kicking the body over, Lecha walked out of where she was, Draco glancing over with a displeased smile.
"Spare me the retro lectures and reminders, you can't expect me to sit back and let Mrs. Piggy run off to another town and make a new ally with another bunch of dumbass hoodlums." Lecha noted with a keen smile.
Draco remained silent, as he glanced down at the dead who surrounded them.
"Yeah, you took down those stupid niggers in just a few strokes. Wish, whash, slash, all using your katana." Gaby remarked, stepping along in her innocent fairy like walk.
"Watch your tongue Gaby; we stereotype them by personality, not by race. These fools though never knew what they were dealing with, and here they lay, dead as they should be." Draco remarked, looking down at the decapitated negroes.
"Sowwy Unkey Draky." She apologized with watery-eyes.
"So far we have been here a week and not one regent has came, this is odd, usually they come after us in a few days. I really am getting suspicious of this." Draco remarked glancing around.
"Gaby, what the hell do you think your doing?" Lecha demanded with a shocked tone glancing down at the grave robbing rascal.
"Hey, finder's keepers...what use is the valuables to a corpse anyway." Gaby mentioned searching all the dead bodies for anything valuable.
Lecha was about to scowl her for her comment, but an idea hit her, as she brought a hand to her chin, pondering up an idea.
"True... but I have a better idea of who to give them to." Lecha said with a smile.
***
"Well I'll be a highlanders Uncle, you really are too kind to give me all these valuables." Bernard remarked, picking up the chains of gold, and a few other pieces of jewery that the trio took from the dead gangsters.
"Look at it this way, they ripped you off, you keep their great gold. I say in the end, the deal is done." Lecha commented with a chuckle.
"Humph, why should that guy get all the goods and we get nothing?" Gaby grumbled with her arms crossed.
"Hush up; you already do the job for free." Draco said, glancing down with piercing eyes.
"Fine, no more beef jerky, and that's a promise." Gaby said crossing her arms.
"No more gun lessons then." Draco replied, with a smirk on his face.
"NO FAIR... grrr, fine..." Gaby hesitatingly replied, as glanced to the ground.
"Tell me this Lecha, ever heard of this little skit, 'The world is a wasteland, owned by a corporation that controls every business...'" Bernard stated.
"In the shadows we operate, our goal clear, revive the world's beauty, and purge those who delay it's day." Lecha finished, with a trustworthy smile.
"Cast in the name of Neo Rogue, Auron shall fall." Both completed at the same time.
"So you are with Neo Rogue as well?" Lecha asked, Bernard nodding as he crossed his arms.
"Yes... Auron once was a corporation that helped aid in keeping this world alive... the farm domes, the home appliance they helped advance since the desert spread... but ever since the late Adolph Taylor became the head CEO fifty years ago, the company seemed to change." Bernard said, wiping down a few glasses, as she turned away from them.
"You worked for them, didn't you?" Lecha asked, as Bernard turned to face her, a sad frown pursed upon his lips.
"My father did, in a the department of agriculture... trying to find a way to get plants to reach their seed spreading state, in order to recover the world to how it was long ago." Bernard stated.
"The days of green... when the desert was smaller, and the world was filled with vegetation." Lecha said with a sigh.
"His research though was forced into DNA mutations. He refused and quit, but they would not allow him to. They captured him and held him reformatory, just so he wouldn't speak. He did escape, and sent me a letter, telling me of it. He died later, they claimed of a accident in a lab, but the incident was a project gone berserk, and they used it to claim he died in, when he was killed by one of the security officers. I wanted to fight them, and searched for those who were against Auron. I did and for thirty years have I served to help bring down that corporation and the present CEO Michael Taylor." He said taking a deep sigh.
"Any word of progress from Blue Phoenix?" Lecha asked, knowing something was up.
"So far support is growing... thanks to that funding you and Draco pulled off. We still are waiting to make a bigger mark, remember, we want to attack the true culprits, not the innocent workers. The council, the regents and the CEO are the real criminals we must take out. We right now are trying to find a place where we can truly attack, but with the strict passwords, and monitoring of the system, we can't seem to pin a good location. We also still are trying to prepare more for battle, and for heavy armory, we cannot win a battle without the right weapons, armor and numbers. Even with all these valuables, it won't be anything to prepare us for battle." Bernard said taking a deep breath.
"There will be support, so far the regents are falling fast, and at this rate, we will annihilate them all." Lecha said with a smile, Bernard froze immediately in place.
"Don't count on it, even with a few falling; the veterans are a lot fiercer then ever. A master assassin, a man who seems to have several copies of himself, a mechanical master who has one huge mech for battle purposes, a heavy master of long range sniping, and the main leader... he is said to have powers that nobody ever crosses. If anything, you three only got the ends deals, regents who were lazy and became weaker over the years." Bernard said with a sigh.
"You underestimate the odds, see I killed the one nobody could even pierce, the great Invulnerable Blake, one shot when I became a dragon, left only his calves and hands." Draco said, taking out his gun and taking aim.
Bernard dropped the glass cup he was cleaning, a loud shatter followed as it hit the ground, his eyes wide opened, tranced on the gun Draco held in his hand.
"Huh, hey Bernard, you okay?" Lecha asked seeing his trance stare.
"Um... was it something I said?" Draco asked, feeling uneasy of the mans trance gaze.
"All my years I have seen many firearms, that there is a gun that I only heard rumors of." He said leaning over to get a closer glimpse at the gun.
"This... you mean this gun...?" Draco said glancing at it.
"You have any idea what that gun is?" Bernard asked as he walked out from behind the counter, going in for a closer look.
"I was told it's a colt pistol, though one of the weapons said to be created by the dragons when they still existed. Someone at Neo Rogue told me, but I didn't think anything about it. Though, now that you brought it up, somehow I think this gun may have been developed as a last resort. I can use my own dragon powers to send a bullet powerful enough to consume just one person. Though I plan to use it only as a last resort, it's power is too dangerous to use when i face off in town. I don't like engaging battles in public, but when the regents come, they want me dead, so I don't have much of a choice."
"Interesting... and I presume the gun is the Devils Hand?" Bernard asked, still staring at the gun.
"Yeah, still sends a fear into many, but that's just how I like it." Draco remarked as he took a deep breath.
"One things strange though, getting off the gun topic, the regents have technology to seek us out, yet they never made their move... it really give me the creeps thinking about it." Bernard mentioned with a shiver.
"You know Blue Phoenix, he has ways to throw them off." Lecha mentioned, trying to not get overworked with fear by his own question.
"No... I doubt... something tells me they know, but yet they plan to attack when the time is right." Lecha said glancing out side.
Gaby slowly reached over to grasp one of the valuable items, keeping quiet as her hand slowly and with quivering suspense.
"GABY, DON'T EVEN DARE LAY ONE FINGER ON THEM!!" Draco shouted, Gaby jumping as her name was called with a squeaky yelp.
Slowly she turned around, smiling with a innocent but uneasy smile, Draco glaring at her in disgust.
***
A parade of several beast strolled along in a fashion lined, a huge minotaur lizard, its golden scales shining in the sun, a cutlass in one hand, a round shield in the other. A few more followed, with two legged lizards in between, either archers or just physical attackers. Goblins hopping along side of the vicious four legged wolves called currs following closely behind, growling viciously, with flocks of birds flying overhead. A tune only certain creatures could hear, a flute giving orders to them by notes, ordering them to move.
Nearby, the beautiful haren piped away, walking casually alongside the parade, clothed in a white scholars robe, her hair rolled into a bun, as her delicate fingers moved rhythmically along the flute, commanding her army of animals, tamed and trained for combat, she was none other then the regent known as 'Tamer Artimis', one of the four regents known to have an army of command behind her.
She strolled slowly, directing her army to move towards the town, piping away tunes only heard by the sharpest ears in the land.
Dwer Dwer-dwur dwer-Dwuuuuur, dwere dwen-den-dwere dwere dwere Dwer Dwer-dwur dwer-Dwuuuuur, dwere dwen dwere dweeer.
The tones rebounding through the tame creature's ears, slowly moving through the intense desert heat of the wasteland, still piping away, leading the creatures of her army all the way to the Narganit, the home of danger.
Close by, a long highlander, using a black scarf to cover his face, two daggers in his holster, and only a black vest on his upper body, a short skin tight black jeans on his waist, as he remained in meditating posture, his eyes close, arms crossed as he awaited to arrive at town.
"Don't care if we are on the same team, Draco is mine and I will terminate anyone who tries to upstage me." Elliot said, watching from a distance, with a devious smile pursed upon his lips.
A few androids remained behind, clad in the same fashion as their main leader, the scarf over the mouth, the long sombrero hats, the long trench coat jackets, tan pants and boots, plus the same guns, they indeed were almost identical, from skin to the wet eye effects.
"Artimis, your army of pets are about to be killed, I will not allow either you or that sick highlander to kill him, he is mine, MINE!" Elliot remarked as he glanced to the parade, with a deep evil laugh.
***
Gaby's ears twitched, she turned facing south, her face expressed confusion and a oncoming battle slowly drawling closer.
"Huh, Gaby, something wrong?" Lecha asked, turning to the girl, Draco looking back as well.
"Can you hear it?" Gaby asked still staring away from them.
"Wha?" Hear what, I cant hear a thing but the air.
Gaby shook her head, still glancing to the south.
"I hear something... a flute, I swear." Gaby mentioned as she glanced back, a serious emotion spread on her face.
"Must be hear ears... their sharper then ours, even someone who descends from the powerful race on the planet." Draco commented, pointing to Gaby's rabbit ears.
"My ears? Just cause their big?" Gaby said, her cheeks getting red in anger at Draco's comment.
"No, no, well, its only by your race, you have better senses with hearing thanks to your stronger eardrums. But do you hear anything else?" Draco asked once more.
Gaby nodded.
"Sounds like Scavengers, a whole lot of 'em, and several other creatures... it could be a circus." Gaby said with little excitement.
"Hardly, no circus travels these lands to make a living; it's too risky with all the outlaws around. A regent and it seems they control a few gross dozen creatures." Draco replied, reaching for his katana.
"Short range weapons I presume?" Lecha asked, reaching within to her dress, and unreeling a whip.
"Yep, Gaby, you best find one quick, you guns wont... be... a... match..."
"I stole this one from a white haired crackpot, a doc no doubt. I call it the pocket mallet, easy to hide, easy to use, and it can hit hard." Gaby remarked taking a swing with it.
Draco and Lecha only looked to one another, and burst out laughing, as Gaby stood their with a disgusted glare, as she leaped up, and pounded Draco and Lecha on the head, not too hard, but enough to make a swelling lump on each of their head.
"Now do you think its funny?" Gaby asked with a more unrighteous look.
Draco and Lecha only mumbled the lines out, unable to think clearly because of their still spinning heads.
"Good, now let's go into battle! BATTLE-BATTLE-BATTLE!!" Gaby cried excitedly.
"If that mallet fails, I ain't protecting her." Lecha mentioned crossing her arms.
"Somehow I think she stands a chance. Lets try and take this one out of town, I'd rather not battle inside this area." Draco said, taking a head start towards Gaby's direction, Lecha sighing as she followed.
Though Draco didn't dash too far from town, the calvary of tamed creatures already were in town, the first of several waves hissed in a howling like voice, currs charged forth with their ever so predator speed. Bracing themselves, Draco remained focused on the leading curr, as it lunged forth, pouncing towards him, ready to push him onto the ground.
In a swift slash, the curr was cleaved into two, vertically from its head to its hide, sliced in half, as it fell down to the ground, its internal organs falling onto the sand, bleeding upon the ground.
"KIIII-YAAAA!!!" Gaby howled out smashing one of the currs in the head with her mallet, forcing it onto the ground.
It rolled along the ground, whimpering as it ran off.
A loud crack only aggravated the currs standing at bay, as Lecha swung the whip at them, making the ever so loud and memorable snap that the whip was well known for. One curr growled loudly, leaping forth, as Lecha slapped it away with the butt of her gun. The curr only got back on its feet, as it started to walk around her, still hissing with saliva drooling from its mouth.
Draco disembodied each of the currs, a smile spread on his face as each fell to the ground. Gaby kept her charm, smashing every curr that tried to get her, each one fleeing with its tail between its legs.
"Awe, poor wittle curries, NOT!" She remarked innocently before revealing she wasn't so sorry for what she had done.
Draco took out one more, before most of the currs who were near began to retreat.
"Draco, Scavengers from above!" Lecha directed as a few came down from the roofs, hissing loudly.
"Leave'em to me." Draco mentioned, dashing towards the descending Scavengers.
In a few cleaving moves with his sword did he slay a few of the falling lizards, from beheading their bodies or from cutting them around the chest or legs area, decapitating and leaving them to bleed to death.
For some lizards, they really are not to well trained, they go down this fast.
Draco mentioned before he turned, finding something flying directly at him. In a split second he ducked, avoiding the shuriken that was purposely thrown inaccurately to draw Draco's attention. Within the shadows did the figure stand, cloaked by the darkness within the alley, he motioned to Draco to follow, warning to kill the females with his stars, his index fingers going across the figures throat.
"Lecha, Gaby, I need you both to keep fighting this army... the regents seem to want me." Draco mentioned running off, before shouting back, "And don't get any ideas of following me, stay here and keep fighting these damn beasts."
"What, and what are you gonna do!?" Gaby yelled.
"Shut up and concentrate on the enemies!" Lecha said whipping a Scavenger out of the way.
Gaby said nothing more, bringing her mallet back, she swung forth sending one of the lizards flying.
***
Draco removed his glasses, placing them in his bottom trench coat pocket, as he walked carefully keeping mind calm, waiting for his hidden opponent to move. In that moment did the figure make a move, his dagger facing forth, ready for the plunge in the outlaws skin. Draco made a quick sidestep, as he took aim, finding his opponent now in daylight, a more healthy, but very evil eyed highlander, drapped in dark cloths, and with three shuriken knives between his fingers, ready to throw them.
"What you plan to do with them, try and hit me with them?" Draco asked as he smirked, grasping his katana tightly.
"You will find out, soon enough!" The highlander remarked throwing the daggers at him, only to miss with Draco sidestepping and avoiding them.
"I guess you're a regent, Veteran if anything since you can't hit me one licks worth." Draco remarked as he gave a cocky smile.
"I am Assassin Zuang of the Gunsmith Regents. You have yet to see anything... an assassin never fails his job. I have yet to use my other assorts of attacks as well." Zuang replied with a snicker.
"Talk all you want, you're a Regent outta style and age. I think I will grant you a early death, considering you need it." Draco said, drawing out his gun as he took aim, his index pulling on the trigger and firing upon the position.
His shot missed as Zuang sidestepped and moved forth as his index fingers tapped upon a few power-points on Draco's shoulders and biceps rendering them paralyzed. Slowly did his fingers let go, his gun falling to the ground, as Draco stood in horror, looking to his now limped hand, as he tried to move it, finding no wince or flinch from his fingers.
"What the hell!? My arm, I can't move it, or feel it!" Draco screamed, finding his arm was no longer active.
"Simple, power-point tapping and making grade a strikes. I now have rendered your arm useless... and this is only the start." Zuang said with a snicker.
"I still have my sword." Draco remarked slashing forth, only to miss, as the highlander dodged it.
"Better keep up, or you will be struck." Zuang remarked throwing a blade at Draco.
Draco avoided it, still keeping his eyes locked on to the highlander. At the same moment did Zuang make his move, as he struck a few vital area's on Draco's leg, making the man stand still, frozen in place, feet locked into play.
"Shit, you have some nerve to make me a sitting duck with one arm!" Draco commented angrily.
"Why is that, you don't even use your full power, why should I waste mine on a damn fool that restrains the use of his greater power." Zuang remarked still keeping his Knives intact, as he got ready to make his move.
"I am not some mindless murderer, I have killed many, by fear or by defense, never by sheer enjoyment... murder is not something that I enjoy, but it the job done." Draco said, still keeping his guard up.
Zuang only snorted, with a pursed smile on his lips.
"Well, guess it is time to die then," Zuang said, as he held his dagger ready to throw a dagger at Draco, but as he was, he threw it forth, upward to the roof, as a loud blast went off, his dagger planting itself into a android above, as it self destructed, Zuang though fell to the ground, dead upon a headshot, as he hit the ground hard, lifeless as a shell.
"What the hell... since when does a damn bot come out and save me?" Draco remarked trying to move, "Shit, I still can't move!"
***
One by one did each of the lizards fall, goblins still remained in their distance as Gaby and Lecha continued their endless attack on the animals that came forth. So far they were losing their edge, all these repetitive creatures really was wearing them down, they couldn't stop the endless waves forever, they would eventually succumb to fatigue.
"Sheesh, they never seem to stop, do they?" Lecha asked herself as she continued to whip at those who dared trek closer to.
The beasts still growled, trekking closer, but a few shots rang out, killing them off, as a few androids from the top of a few buildings stood armed and aiming, as they picked off most of the animals, the shots inflicting pain that caused most of the animals to howl.
"Mrs. Lecha, I don't trust these bots, I think they may be the infinite regent that the brown guy was talking about." Gaby mentioned, as she put her mallet to the ground, drawling out her gun.
"I prefer you restrain from using 'brown' as a description. Likewise, I have the same feeling about them, lets kill them before they kill us." Lecha mentioned, reaching for her gun as the two began an onslaught of firepower that took out each android that stood erect atop the roofs.
Gaby fired accurately, keeping her shots well placed, a direct shot to the head of the androids. Taking them down quick and efficiently. One by one did they drop, each blow scoring another point for the home team.
"This battle is cheaked and mate." Lecha said with a giggle, taking out the last android in sight.
***
"Looks like your all alone, your beast are too far from this point to save you pathetic little ass." Elliot growled, as a few androids surrounded her.
"Insolent bastard, dare you violate our lords own orders!" She remarked, easily angered by Elliot's own presence.
"I don't care what he demands, I want Draco all to myself, and you apparently are in my path." Elliot remarked ready to open fire from each of the six androids that surrounded her.
Wuh-whe-whu-wha -wurrrrr
At that moment a huge bird flew overhead, with one flap of its wings did it unleash a sudden gust that forced the androids off their feet, landing on the ground with a rough landing, as two were picked up by the two legs on the bird, the grasp tightened, the nails digging deep into the mechanical machines, damaging them critically as the bird rose up into the air, before slamming the damaged androids into the remaining ones, forcing them down into the sand, but with a defining pressure.
"Conniving coward, thou dare'est attack me while off guard. A folly it be for you Elliot!" Artimis remarked, as he huge owl flapped several times, sending sand swirling everywhere, covering the now destroyed androids.
"Draco... is... m-iiiiiiiinnnnnneeeeeee" The android replied with a static pausing, as it slowly started to grow into a buzzing voice.
Artimis only snorted, as she tapped the owl, taking her flute as usual as she smiled.
Wer-wer-wer-WHRRRR!
Artimis played, the bird flying off to where her target was.
***
Draco still stood, not able to move his arms or his legs, thanks to the now dead Zuang, he was only able to use one arm, and his only weapon was a sword, since his gun was now several feet from him. His legs still locked, no chance to even reach. Slowly he tried to focus, trying to unleash the powers that once helped him through the near death experience. His attention though was to warped, the idea that he could be shot to death was a threat, even if he cheated death by a stab, his head though was a open wound that would die in one shot.
"Damn, decisions, decisions, decisions, try and go hybrid dragon or wait for an enemy to show up and defend in my state. Really tough choice." Draco thought, as he tried to glance around, waiting for something to show up.
"Whaddya doing standing around!" Lecha muttered, dashing over to where Draco stood, Gaby directly behind taking stance on left, Lecha taking position around the opposite area where Gaby stood.
"Oh, power-points tapped, double kill between that damn highlander and some droid, so if you must know, I CAN'T MOVE MY RIGHT ARM AND MY LEGS!!" Draco shouted, in anger as he couldn't even stand the rubber flowing through his legs, yet his muscles remained in the stance.
"Really, so if I did this, you can't feel it?" Gaby asked, tickling Draco around the thighs.
"Hey... He-heh, stop it... hehe...c'mon... haha... it tickles..." Draco said, giggling in between comments.
BA-BANG!!
Lecha remained in kneeling stance, her gun already smoking from firing as she kept herself focused upon the battle, knowing full well their were more androids around, as the first one dropped down.
"Gaby, could you get me my gun, it could provide some use for my left hand." Draco requested, as Gaby nodded, in a few seconds running over to where the gun was, grasping it tightly, as she handed it to the only hand that Draco still had control in, as he grasped it.
"Good girl, I'll never get on you case of thievery ever again." He remarked with a smile, but grunted as Lecha elbowed him in the chest.
"Cut the bonding crap, were in battle still." Lecha scorned as Draco and Gaby nodded.
Dead silence fell upon the three; a soft wind blew along the ground, as the three waited in anticipation for an attack upon them.
Draco opened fire, striking an android within an abandoned complex; a few more breaking through the wall, as Gaby picked each one off, sending them out, one coming from Lecha's direction. She easily shot the droid down, opening her lock-up barrel. Locking it into place, she scanned quickly as she opened fire, taking them down.
For what seemed like an hour was merely just five minutes, as each one of the androids that tried to attack were shot down in just one simple shot. Each of the now disabled droids laid on the ground with bullet holes through each, the hits mostly to the heads or the chest areas.
The three remained still in the delta formation, backs to one another, as a huge shadow suddenly spread along, all three glancing up to find a huge owl hovering over the entire group.
"Ye three be'est lucky, for thou isn't mine concern at present time." Artimis concluded, standing high on her bird.
"What's the matter, scared to die?" Lecha remarked taking aim to the girl.
"Spare yeself a vainless act, ye comrade be paralyzed. Wise it be fore ye to worry on ye comrade. Other matters I must attend to, a fight thou whilst encounter shall our paths cross once more." Artimis stated, as she once more brought her flute up to her lips.
Du-de-deh Du-de-deh!
She placed once more, the owl flapping its wings once more, as it set off into the sky, flying off into a distance. The trio only stood, stunned mentally by the action took by the reagent, leaving them rather then fighting.
"What in the hell is going on!?" Draco piped out, truly confused by these events.
"I dunno Draco, but I bet this recent encounter didn't go as planned." Lecha mentioned looking to the androids.
"You mean another regent was involved?" Gaby said confused.
"Duh, these androids match the one that is claimed to outnumber any of his opponents; he was known to take down a rowdy group of bandits that tried to loot an entire town." Lecha noted, taking a deep sigh.
"Infinite Elliot, a man known to use his androids for battle, rather then show up and fight himself. He also was known to be a man who created lifelike androids, and I know one of them, it was Slayer Gargol, though none in public knew of him being a android, thanks to the emotions installed into his system. I take it you were the ones to kill it." Bernard said walking forth.
"That's the least of our problem, how the hell is Draco gonna get out of this stance, and get his movement back?" Lecha asked with an pushy tone of voice.
"Well, a few miles off the path of your original destination, last I heard was Dragonier just to clarify the exact target. It is known as Rango, it's a more bazaar then a town, with all the damn markets and people. Get someone named Ray to help you out, that guys a talker, but he is the only one I know who can get Draco in prime condition, and to walk." Bernard stated, with a sigh.
"Understood," Lecha said, getting Draco off his feet, as she staggered trying to carry him to the car. "could you give me a hand with him, he is heavier then he looks."
"Where are my manners." Bernard remarked as he went on the opposite side, helping Lecha carry the paralyzed Draco to the jeep.
***
Once more the trio were back on the road, though this time things were a bit more better, since Draco was paralyzed, they decided to leave him in the back, keeping him in at least prime condition. Gaby though had her own way to kill time, if Lecha didn't take it and throw it out the window.
"Hey Gaby, what the hell are you playing?" Draco asked, noticing Gaby was focused one something.
"'Maverick Hunter Axl', it may not be a 3-D game, but it beats a dumb car racing game any day." Gaby noted, with a sickening tone as she mentioned car racing games.
"Hate those type of games huh? Well, I aint gonna ask where or scowl you, but at least let me play it when we get to town." Draco mentioned with a clear tone.
"Silly Draco, videogames are for kids." She mentioned as a few 'pow' shots went off before what sounded like a explosion.
"NOOOO!!" She cried out in despair. "I died again, game over and I went so far." Gaby said, slouching down.
"Gaby, its only a game, its not the end of the world." Lecha said, trying to be the mother at the moment, but also not wanting to have to hear Gaby whine every time she died.
"It is for Axl, he never reached the final boss." Gaby said, as she put on a fake waterworks.
"Try again then, maybe this time you may win." Draco added.
"Ah, what the hell, not like I got anything better to do." She mentioned, once more going back to playing her little hand-held gameplayer.
***
"You won this battle, but not the war Draco... I will make you pay for destroying what was dear to me, I will make you suffer slowly, yes... slowly... he-he-he-he-he-he, and you will regret ever destroying my creation!" Elliot mentioned, with a vicious cackle that echoed throughout his hidden haven where several hundred androids were stationed.
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Next Time:
Ichiro: Tragic loss befalls all, pain that we all try to forget, shoved into the darkness to never be seen. An oath I swore to use my blade I will still uphold, but my will to avenge those who a fiend took from me is just as strong. To make peace with my past, make haste I do to confront the one who took those who were dear to me.
Next Chapter: Ichiro the Wonderer
Authors Notes Well, another chapter done, and in good timing. Right now I feel addicted to a old school game known as Chrono Trigger, really a killer game, though I never was big on them a decade ago. Still, I will try to do what I must, but I wish I got more reviews, cause it seems I only get a few... rather then a bundle, pen types that is, signed. I still will continue, but please, if you ask me to read your fic, be patient, cause I do have a busy schedule.
Early morning, a few hours before mostly anyone came into a bar. Happy hours always were the best time, when most drinks were cheaper due to the high amount of customers who came in and drank. Though for the town of Narganit, most of the customers were running tabs as high as a skyscraper. Debts easily were high, but with the travelers and the few honest customers, he was still able to make a living.
"Give me a shot of Hell's Blues..." Lecha called, as she slowly made herself comfortable on the stools, her hands purposely dropping around a few hundreds worth of zenny onto the counter, as she kept her eyes gazed down on the counter.
"Coming right up, ma'am!" The brown-skin man replied, as he walked over, his mustache twitching, as his clean hand reached up to the drinking area picking up a nice clean wine glass, as he rubbed it fully with a rag, before picking up a few bottles, mixing each together, adding a alive with a toothpick inside, before the blue dye to give it a navy dark color.
Turning from the mixing center, he politely placed a drink on the counter with ease, making sure it didn't effect anything, as he racked in the zenny, looking at it all, finding the payment was a few bits over, as he was rummaged through to give her some change, not fully, considering he did want a bit of tips.
"Keep the change." Lecha said, slowly taking a sip of the Hell's Blues, shaking a bit as the strong taste lingered within her mouth, sending vibes down her throat.
The taste was bitter, but still refreshing, a flavor that left a tingle on her tongue, how she loved the aroma that it gave off. The tender smiled, going back to getting a few other things done, cleaning up the dirty drinking cups, as he took a sigh.
"Hey, Bernard, when you going to make my damn drink I asked for five minutes ago!" A loud demanding voice shouted, glancing over to the tender.
"Jessica, you know damn well I WON'T give you a drink until you pay off at least one of your drinks, you haven't even paid a small piece of your zen for any drinks you ordered, so shuddup." Bernard replied to the irritating human with long flowing hair, a bit on the chubby side and wearing casual cloths, jeans and a white sleeved T-shirt.
"You got some nerve to threaten me, I'll send Charlie on you, then you'll be sorry for ever refusing me a drink." Jessica replied, standing up, palms flat on the bar stand, an arrogant flair in her wide alert eyes.
"Are threats the only thing you can make, or are you just a stupid bitch that's lays down on the couch like a lazy ass fool?" Lecha remarked, taking a sip of her drink.
"Shouldn't you be in a fancy restaurant eating more high quality food? Why don't you mind your own fucking business." Jessica remarked, as she shouted loudly.
Taking a few sips, Lecha pulled out a few more pieces of zen, as she threw a few more zenny, the amount possibly enough to be a payment for another drink, rather then a tip.
"Got any shells round that I can use for my shotgun here?" Lecha asked, needing to get a few more pieces of ammo, since she didn't like having to steal from a few stores for her ammo.
"You bet, I really didn't think anyone knew about them, but I could give you about twenty-eight shells, maybe more if you can pay the amount." Bernard replied, as he brought up a case with a few of them.
Lecha rummaged through her pocket, taking out a sack that had a few pieces inside, pulling the rope holding the top close off, as she opened up the bag, showing the barkeeper the zenny, the sight easily made the tender gaze in wonders, the amount was astounding to his own eyes, jaw opened wide.
"Ma'am, you just got yourself a deal, I wish I got more customers like you a lot more often." Bernard said, pushing the case over to her, opened to show the shotgun shells inside.
"Not a problem, but keep the entire sac, and buy yourself some new things... by what I heard AND SEEN, this whole place a pigs pit... might as well make a mud pile for Mrs. Piggy over there." Lecha conclude, eying the girl, and pointing to her.
Jessica immediately got up, as she walked over, a disgusted glance on her face.
"Bitch, lets go, I'll beat your ass so hard that you will be sorry for ever getting in my-"
THWACK!
"Opps, how clumsy of me, I didn't realize you were that close." Lecha sarcastically remarked, as she picked up her drink finishing it off, before taking the case of shells in her right hand, as she walked out of the bar.
Bernard shook his head, as he glanced down a Jessica.
"I don't care what your damn boys do, that girl ain't no goldilocks, that's for sure." Bernard remarked as he went back to his duties tending the place up.
***
"How dare you give that wind singer the objective to take out Draco... if anyone should kill him, is should be me, ME!!" Yelled the figure on the other line.
Hudson remained seated in his office chair, arms crossed, and still with a habitual stare on his face.
"Elliot Picard, your already weak, your mind is clouded by obsession, loss, and vengeance, you cannot even conjure the perfect plan up in the state." Hudson remarked noteworthy of the details.
"I want vengeance, he destroyed my masterpiece, and I will make him pay... oh yes I shall-"
"Enough... Elliot, your damn ignorance to even show yourself to me or any of the regents and send those so-called clones of yourself for a meeting really proves your childishness. Until you show a god damn sign of maturity, I will consider letting you go after Draco personally. I bid you farewell!" Hudson remarked with a higher tone of voice, cutting the communications off.
"Elliot is not one to back off when he is angered... he will stop at nothing to kill Draco... even kill the regents if he is forced to." Thomas remarked, stepping forth.
"When he does make his move, even if it is against my orders, he will learn that his own flaw will be his last." Hudson added leaning in his chair.
"I can't say I agree, Elliot has been almost unbeatable when it comes to battle, he can outnumber anyone, even the dragons stood no chance with him during that battle. We can't underestimate him; he is known to have a greater advantage when he uses those androids of his." Thomas noted, as he remained back first against the wall.
"Elliot's tactics are very well prepared and flawlessly executed... but his plans of vengeance are not full proof. He will disobey me; it's already what he plans to do." Hudson mentioned, a smile pursed on his face.
It was already clear he knew what Elliot was planning, and he knew what would happen. Not by a vision, but by mere history, a lesson that has never been learned by those who keep repeating the mistakes made in the past.
***
A few metal clicks and rattles from the doorknob were the only things heard, as the door opened slowly, Lecha walking inside, wearing her new scarlet red dress, finding it was time for a change in costume, her hair pulled back into a long braided ponytail. She walked inside, placing her shotgun down along the gun-rack, as she took a deep breath, walking into the living room.
"Have a nice drink at the bar?" Draco asked, sitting on the couch with his feet on the table, without the boots, but still with his odor stenched socks, that he didn't wash for quite some time.
His arms were crossed, and a unpleasant frown remained on his face. Somehow he was trouble by something, and Lecha had a feeling she was the cause.
"Mrs. Lecha in trouble... real trouble." Gaby remarked as she leaped up to the right side of Draco, hanging on the side of the couch.
"Just what are you talking about?" Lecha asked aggravated.
"It appears a damn bitch wants you dead, a whole bunch of dumbass thugs are planning to kill you for it. I don't really care what you did, all I'm gonna do is take them out first. I want you to remain out of their sight. Gabby, you remain nearby, but keep yourself hidden, can't have you die this early." Draco mentioned as she nodded.
"Wait, your letting her help you out... I swear you really are insane." Lecha mentioned, shaking her head.
"She's a fast learner... this week she has taken a grand record of taking out a few targets with split second reaction, she is ready. I know one thing, these fools play dirty, just like their skin... might as well have someone cover me in case any snipers try and pick me off." Draco mentioned as he took out his gun, loading a full clip in.
"And just when are you planning on attacking them?" Lecha asked curiously.
"Soon, Gaby, get your firearms, time to take out the trash that reek's this town." Draco remarked, as he stood to his feet, walking over to the door.
"Okie dokie Unkey Draky." She replied still in a cute tone of voice.
Lecha would have stood and prepare herself for battle as well, but she knew it was not her choice, Draco was not willing to allow her to fight, considering she was the target, and she knew he was not to keen on having her out there when it made things more tense for him when he was concerned she would get killed. He cared too much for her, and when something like this occurred, he nearly had died because he was over concerned for her safety.
"Lecha... please... stay outta their sight, it's too much of a concern having you stand nearby while I try and to take them on." Draco mentioned, waiting for their responses.
She nodded, as he shut the door, walking off.
***
"Listen up y'all, Jessica wunts uz ta take down dis one bitch, but I sey we 'ave sum fun wit 'er first... know wud I sayin'." The man said making a rude charades of doing her.
"We gunna git us sum pussy tonight, mmh-mmh." One of the other blacks replied
"Damn straight AJ, dat bitch gonna give us sum good head too." One of the shorter ones replied with a snicker.
Almost the whole gang of blacks laughed loudly, their voices probably loud enough to be heard within the next town over.
BANG!!
One shot went off, as each one looked around, already reaching for their guns, when the short one of the group fell to the ground, flinching.
"Shorty!!" The main leader said, as he ran over to the man.
"I... neva... got... ta... git... head..." With a few simple breaths, the man died, a shot dead to the center of his heart.
"Whoeva killed Shorty's gunna die!" The leader remarked angrily.
"I killed your dumb crony you bass-TURD." Draco said, the last part muttered slowly, to irritate them.
"YA BITCH!! Kill dat fucker, he's Draco 'Hundred Kills' Carter!" The man yelled, as each one opened fire upon his position, firing for about two seconds before the dust settled down, revealing nobody there.
"Gwah... Charlie!!" Everyone turned to find Draco, now using his katana, he had thrust it deep into the taller ones chest, the end now bloodied, as he pulled it out, the dead man falling to the ground.
"Anthony... ya bastard, everyone, take dat bitch out!!" Charlie yelled, as several more came running forth, Draco swinging his katana in every which way, slicing them from their necks, arms, and waists, his moves fast, and deadly, cutting each down, and wounding them so badly that they would bleed to death.
His katana already was covered in blood, from the slicing and stabbing he did with his katana, already he had taken down everyone of the men that charged, his speed greater then theirs, and his mind focused on battle and remained calm, while their anger blinded them from the truth, leading their lives they held with carelessness now taken in one cleaving blade.
Gaby remained behind a few boxes, taking a little glimpse, finding a few men standing high on the rooftops, guns taking aim, as they targeted the engaged in battle Draco. She sprinted off, taking one shot, sending the bullet that struck at perfect aim into the mans head. She dashed quickly, opening fire on any others, taking them down in just one clean perfectly timed shot, keeping herself well hidden from the ground fighters. She took cover once more, finding she had made a complete lap and taken most of the snipers out using all her bullets.
She gasped for air, the rapid movement she was doing had just made her already deplete most of the air she had within her lungs.
Draco stood within the ring of decapitated bodies, blood covering the ground he stood on, his sword stained with the crimson blood that had leaked all over his katana when he cleaved it through his enemies. He glanced with tempted eyes to the last one that remained. Charlie only stood their, shaking in his knees, as he glanced at his now fallen comrades.
"EK... AJ... Keith... Cameron... Shihey..." Charlie glanced around, seeing each one of his comrade's faces, all face down on the floor, dead from the last attacks of the blade.
"You fools run your mouths with not a care in this world, but now you fools talked your last bit of bullshit." Draco stated, taking a step forward.
"I sorray, I wus jus playin', I wusant really gunna rape her, honest!" Charlie begged, backing off.
"Sorry? SORRY!? You really are a damn fool to beg for your life now. You won't escape from me now, your good as dead." Draco commented, as he took a step forward.
"Please... I-I'm beggin ya, spare me, spare m-guwah!!" Draco made his move, in a speed that no naked eye could never catch, he dashed forward, impaling his sword into the pathetic fools heart.
"I spare nobody's life, especially not a pathetic fool such as you." Draco muttered, pulling his sword from the mans heart, kicking the man off his feet and onto his knees.
Jessica looked in horror, her eyes widened and jaw dropped, there out in the middle of town did the ones who were her ticket to salvation were now dead. She now had nothing to hide by anymore; in any case, she was now going to be in real trouble with all the tabs and debts she pushed off just by threatening everyone with being attacked by the gang of wannabe gangsters.
Slowly she moved back, knowing she had to flee from this town, and find another group to milk her life of spoiled gain.
"Trying to leave town Piggy?" Lecha remarked, putting the nose of her barrel to the back of Jessica's head.
Jessica froze in place, shaking as the cold arsenal weapon was pressed against her head.
"No last requests for a swine as rotten as you, time to die here and now!" Lecha concluded, pulling the trigger and blowing Jessica's head clean off her body, her head scattered abound, pulp lying all over the ground.
Kicking the body over, Lecha walked out of where she was, Draco glancing over with a displeased smile.
"Spare me the retro lectures and reminders, you can't expect me to sit back and let Mrs. Piggy run off to another town and make a new ally with another bunch of dumbass hoodlums." Lecha noted with a keen smile.
Draco remained silent, as he glanced down at the dead who surrounded them.
"Yeah, you took down those stupid niggers in just a few strokes. Wish, whash, slash, all using your katana." Gaby remarked, stepping along in her innocent fairy like walk.
"Watch your tongue Gaby; we stereotype them by personality, not by race. These fools though never knew what they were dealing with, and here they lay, dead as they should be." Draco remarked, looking down at the decapitated negroes.
"Sowwy Unkey Draky." She apologized with watery-eyes.
"So far we have been here a week and not one regent has came, this is odd, usually they come after us in a few days. I really am getting suspicious of this." Draco remarked glancing around.
"Gaby, what the hell do you think your doing?" Lecha demanded with a shocked tone glancing down at the grave robbing rascal.
"Hey, finder's keepers...what use is the valuables to a corpse anyway." Gaby mentioned searching all the dead bodies for anything valuable.
Lecha was about to scowl her for her comment, but an idea hit her, as she brought a hand to her chin, pondering up an idea.
"True... but I have a better idea of who to give them to." Lecha said with a smile.
***
"Well I'll be a highlanders Uncle, you really are too kind to give me all these valuables." Bernard remarked, picking up the chains of gold, and a few other pieces of jewery that the trio took from the dead gangsters.
"Look at it this way, they ripped you off, you keep their great gold. I say in the end, the deal is done." Lecha commented with a chuckle.
"Humph, why should that guy get all the goods and we get nothing?" Gaby grumbled with her arms crossed.
"Hush up; you already do the job for free." Draco said, glancing down with piercing eyes.
"Fine, no more beef jerky, and that's a promise." Gaby said crossing her arms.
"No more gun lessons then." Draco replied, with a smirk on his face.
"NO FAIR... grrr, fine..." Gaby hesitatingly replied, as glanced to the ground.
"Tell me this Lecha, ever heard of this little skit, 'The world is a wasteland, owned by a corporation that controls every business...'" Bernard stated.
"In the shadows we operate, our goal clear, revive the world's beauty, and purge those who delay it's day." Lecha finished, with a trustworthy smile.
"Cast in the name of Neo Rogue, Auron shall fall." Both completed at the same time.
"So you are with Neo Rogue as well?" Lecha asked, Bernard nodding as he crossed his arms.
"Yes... Auron once was a corporation that helped aid in keeping this world alive... the farm domes, the home appliance they helped advance since the desert spread... but ever since the late Adolph Taylor became the head CEO fifty years ago, the company seemed to change." Bernard said, wiping down a few glasses, as she turned away from them.
"You worked for them, didn't you?" Lecha asked, as Bernard turned to face her, a sad frown pursed upon his lips.
"My father did, in a the department of agriculture... trying to find a way to get plants to reach their seed spreading state, in order to recover the world to how it was long ago." Bernard stated.
"The days of green... when the desert was smaller, and the world was filled with vegetation." Lecha said with a sigh.
"His research though was forced into DNA mutations. He refused and quit, but they would not allow him to. They captured him and held him reformatory, just so he wouldn't speak. He did escape, and sent me a letter, telling me of it. He died later, they claimed of a accident in a lab, but the incident was a project gone berserk, and they used it to claim he died in, when he was killed by one of the security officers. I wanted to fight them, and searched for those who were against Auron. I did and for thirty years have I served to help bring down that corporation and the present CEO Michael Taylor." He said taking a deep sigh.
"Any word of progress from Blue Phoenix?" Lecha asked, knowing something was up.
"So far support is growing... thanks to that funding you and Draco pulled off. We still are waiting to make a bigger mark, remember, we want to attack the true culprits, not the innocent workers. The council, the regents and the CEO are the real criminals we must take out. We right now are trying to find a place where we can truly attack, but with the strict passwords, and monitoring of the system, we can't seem to pin a good location. We also still are trying to prepare more for battle, and for heavy armory, we cannot win a battle without the right weapons, armor and numbers. Even with all these valuables, it won't be anything to prepare us for battle." Bernard said taking a deep breath.
"There will be support, so far the regents are falling fast, and at this rate, we will annihilate them all." Lecha said with a smile, Bernard froze immediately in place.
"Don't count on it, even with a few falling; the veterans are a lot fiercer then ever. A master assassin, a man who seems to have several copies of himself, a mechanical master who has one huge mech for battle purposes, a heavy master of long range sniping, and the main leader... he is said to have powers that nobody ever crosses. If anything, you three only got the ends deals, regents who were lazy and became weaker over the years." Bernard said with a sigh.
"You underestimate the odds, see I killed the one nobody could even pierce, the great Invulnerable Blake, one shot when I became a dragon, left only his calves and hands." Draco said, taking out his gun and taking aim.
Bernard dropped the glass cup he was cleaning, a loud shatter followed as it hit the ground, his eyes wide opened, tranced on the gun Draco held in his hand.
"Huh, hey Bernard, you okay?" Lecha asked seeing his trance stare.
"Um... was it something I said?" Draco asked, feeling uneasy of the mans trance gaze.
"All my years I have seen many firearms, that there is a gun that I only heard rumors of." He said leaning over to get a closer glimpse at the gun.
"This... you mean this gun...?" Draco said glancing at it.
"You have any idea what that gun is?" Bernard asked as he walked out from behind the counter, going in for a closer look.
"I was told it's a colt pistol, though one of the weapons said to be created by the dragons when they still existed. Someone at Neo Rogue told me, but I didn't think anything about it. Though, now that you brought it up, somehow I think this gun may have been developed as a last resort. I can use my own dragon powers to send a bullet powerful enough to consume just one person. Though I plan to use it only as a last resort, it's power is too dangerous to use when i face off in town. I don't like engaging battles in public, but when the regents come, they want me dead, so I don't have much of a choice."
"Interesting... and I presume the gun is the Devils Hand?" Bernard asked, still staring at the gun.
"Yeah, still sends a fear into many, but that's just how I like it." Draco remarked as he took a deep breath.
"One things strange though, getting off the gun topic, the regents have technology to seek us out, yet they never made their move... it really give me the creeps thinking about it." Bernard mentioned with a shiver.
"You know Blue Phoenix, he has ways to throw them off." Lecha mentioned, trying to not get overworked with fear by his own question.
"No... I doubt... something tells me they know, but yet they plan to attack when the time is right." Lecha said glancing out side.
Gaby slowly reached over to grasp one of the valuable items, keeping quiet as her hand slowly and with quivering suspense.
"GABY, DON'T EVEN DARE LAY ONE FINGER ON THEM!!" Draco shouted, Gaby jumping as her name was called with a squeaky yelp.
Slowly she turned around, smiling with a innocent but uneasy smile, Draco glaring at her in disgust.
***
A parade of several beast strolled along in a fashion lined, a huge minotaur lizard, its golden scales shining in the sun, a cutlass in one hand, a round shield in the other. A few more followed, with two legged lizards in between, either archers or just physical attackers. Goblins hopping along side of the vicious four legged wolves called currs following closely behind, growling viciously, with flocks of birds flying overhead. A tune only certain creatures could hear, a flute giving orders to them by notes, ordering them to move.
Nearby, the beautiful haren piped away, walking casually alongside the parade, clothed in a white scholars robe, her hair rolled into a bun, as her delicate fingers moved rhythmically along the flute, commanding her army of animals, tamed and trained for combat, she was none other then the regent known as 'Tamer Artimis', one of the four regents known to have an army of command behind her.
She strolled slowly, directing her army to move towards the town, piping away tunes only heard by the sharpest ears in the land.
Dwer Dwer-dwur dwer-Dwuuuuur, dwere dwen-den-dwere dwere dwere Dwer Dwer-dwur dwer-Dwuuuuur, dwere dwen dwere dweeer.
The tones rebounding through the tame creature's ears, slowly moving through the intense desert heat of the wasteland, still piping away, leading the creatures of her army all the way to the Narganit, the home of danger.
Close by, a long highlander, using a black scarf to cover his face, two daggers in his holster, and only a black vest on his upper body, a short skin tight black jeans on his waist, as he remained in meditating posture, his eyes close, arms crossed as he awaited to arrive at town.
"Don't care if we are on the same team, Draco is mine and I will terminate anyone who tries to upstage me." Elliot said, watching from a distance, with a devious smile pursed upon his lips.
A few androids remained behind, clad in the same fashion as their main leader, the scarf over the mouth, the long sombrero hats, the long trench coat jackets, tan pants and boots, plus the same guns, they indeed were almost identical, from skin to the wet eye effects.
"Artimis, your army of pets are about to be killed, I will not allow either you or that sick highlander to kill him, he is mine, MINE!" Elliot remarked as he glanced to the parade, with a deep evil laugh.
***
Gaby's ears twitched, she turned facing south, her face expressed confusion and a oncoming battle slowly drawling closer.
"Huh, Gaby, something wrong?" Lecha asked, turning to the girl, Draco looking back as well.
"Can you hear it?" Gaby asked still staring away from them.
"Wha?" Hear what, I cant hear a thing but the air.
Gaby shook her head, still glancing to the south.
"I hear something... a flute, I swear." Gaby mentioned as she glanced back, a serious emotion spread on her face.
"Must be hear ears... their sharper then ours, even someone who descends from the powerful race on the planet." Draco commented, pointing to Gaby's rabbit ears.
"My ears? Just cause their big?" Gaby said, her cheeks getting red in anger at Draco's comment.
"No, no, well, its only by your race, you have better senses with hearing thanks to your stronger eardrums. But do you hear anything else?" Draco asked once more.
Gaby nodded.
"Sounds like Scavengers, a whole lot of 'em, and several other creatures... it could be a circus." Gaby said with little excitement.
"Hardly, no circus travels these lands to make a living; it's too risky with all the outlaws around. A regent and it seems they control a few gross dozen creatures." Draco replied, reaching for his katana.
"Short range weapons I presume?" Lecha asked, reaching within to her dress, and unreeling a whip.
"Yep, Gaby, you best find one quick, you guns wont... be... a... match..."
"I stole this one from a white haired crackpot, a doc no doubt. I call it the pocket mallet, easy to hide, easy to use, and it can hit hard." Gaby remarked taking a swing with it.
Draco and Lecha only looked to one another, and burst out laughing, as Gaby stood their with a disgusted glare, as she leaped up, and pounded Draco and Lecha on the head, not too hard, but enough to make a swelling lump on each of their head.
"Now do you think its funny?" Gaby asked with a more unrighteous look.
Draco and Lecha only mumbled the lines out, unable to think clearly because of their still spinning heads.
"Good, now let's go into battle! BATTLE-BATTLE-BATTLE!!" Gaby cried excitedly.
"If that mallet fails, I ain't protecting her." Lecha mentioned crossing her arms.
"Somehow I think she stands a chance. Lets try and take this one out of town, I'd rather not battle inside this area." Draco said, taking a head start towards Gaby's direction, Lecha sighing as she followed.
Though Draco didn't dash too far from town, the calvary of tamed creatures already were in town, the first of several waves hissed in a howling like voice, currs charged forth with their ever so predator speed. Bracing themselves, Draco remained focused on the leading curr, as it lunged forth, pouncing towards him, ready to push him onto the ground.
In a swift slash, the curr was cleaved into two, vertically from its head to its hide, sliced in half, as it fell down to the ground, its internal organs falling onto the sand, bleeding upon the ground.
"KIIII-YAAAA!!!" Gaby howled out smashing one of the currs in the head with her mallet, forcing it onto the ground.
It rolled along the ground, whimpering as it ran off.
A loud crack only aggravated the currs standing at bay, as Lecha swung the whip at them, making the ever so loud and memorable snap that the whip was well known for. One curr growled loudly, leaping forth, as Lecha slapped it away with the butt of her gun. The curr only got back on its feet, as it started to walk around her, still hissing with saliva drooling from its mouth.
Draco disembodied each of the currs, a smile spread on his face as each fell to the ground. Gaby kept her charm, smashing every curr that tried to get her, each one fleeing with its tail between its legs.
"Awe, poor wittle curries, NOT!" She remarked innocently before revealing she wasn't so sorry for what she had done.
Draco took out one more, before most of the currs who were near began to retreat.
"Draco, Scavengers from above!" Lecha directed as a few came down from the roofs, hissing loudly.
"Leave'em to me." Draco mentioned, dashing towards the descending Scavengers.
In a few cleaving moves with his sword did he slay a few of the falling lizards, from beheading their bodies or from cutting them around the chest or legs area, decapitating and leaving them to bleed to death.
For some lizards, they really are not to well trained, they go down this fast.
Draco mentioned before he turned, finding something flying directly at him. In a split second he ducked, avoiding the shuriken that was purposely thrown inaccurately to draw Draco's attention. Within the shadows did the figure stand, cloaked by the darkness within the alley, he motioned to Draco to follow, warning to kill the females with his stars, his index fingers going across the figures throat.
"Lecha, Gaby, I need you both to keep fighting this army... the regents seem to want me." Draco mentioned running off, before shouting back, "And don't get any ideas of following me, stay here and keep fighting these damn beasts."
"What, and what are you gonna do!?" Gaby yelled.
"Shut up and concentrate on the enemies!" Lecha said whipping a Scavenger out of the way.
Gaby said nothing more, bringing her mallet back, she swung forth sending one of the lizards flying.
***
Draco removed his glasses, placing them in his bottom trench coat pocket, as he walked carefully keeping mind calm, waiting for his hidden opponent to move. In that moment did the figure make a move, his dagger facing forth, ready for the plunge in the outlaws skin. Draco made a quick sidestep, as he took aim, finding his opponent now in daylight, a more healthy, but very evil eyed highlander, drapped in dark cloths, and with three shuriken knives between his fingers, ready to throw them.
"What you plan to do with them, try and hit me with them?" Draco asked as he smirked, grasping his katana tightly.
"You will find out, soon enough!" The highlander remarked throwing the daggers at him, only to miss with Draco sidestepping and avoiding them.
"I guess you're a regent, Veteran if anything since you can't hit me one licks worth." Draco remarked as he gave a cocky smile.
"I am Assassin Zuang of the Gunsmith Regents. You have yet to see anything... an assassin never fails his job. I have yet to use my other assorts of attacks as well." Zuang replied with a snicker.
"Talk all you want, you're a Regent outta style and age. I think I will grant you a early death, considering you need it." Draco said, drawing out his gun as he took aim, his index pulling on the trigger and firing upon the position.
His shot missed as Zuang sidestepped and moved forth as his index fingers tapped upon a few power-points on Draco's shoulders and biceps rendering them paralyzed. Slowly did his fingers let go, his gun falling to the ground, as Draco stood in horror, looking to his now limped hand, as he tried to move it, finding no wince or flinch from his fingers.
"What the hell!? My arm, I can't move it, or feel it!" Draco screamed, finding his arm was no longer active.
"Simple, power-point tapping and making grade a strikes. I now have rendered your arm useless... and this is only the start." Zuang said with a snicker.
"I still have my sword." Draco remarked slashing forth, only to miss, as the highlander dodged it.
"Better keep up, or you will be struck." Zuang remarked throwing a blade at Draco.
Draco avoided it, still keeping his eyes locked on to the highlander. At the same moment did Zuang make his move, as he struck a few vital area's on Draco's leg, making the man stand still, frozen in place, feet locked into play.
"Shit, you have some nerve to make me a sitting duck with one arm!" Draco commented angrily.
"Why is that, you don't even use your full power, why should I waste mine on a damn fool that restrains the use of his greater power." Zuang remarked still keeping his Knives intact, as he got ready to make his move.
"I am not some mindless murderer, I have killed many, by fear or by defense, never by sheer enjoyment... murder is not something that I enjoy, but it the job done." Draco said, still keeping his guard up.
Zuang only snorted, with a pursed smile on his lips.
"Well, guess it is time to die then," Zuang said, as he held his dagger ready to throw a dagger at Draco, but as he was, he threw it forth, upward to the roof, as a loud blast went off, his dagger planting itself into a android above, as it self destructed, Zuang though fell to the ground, dead upon a headshot, as he hit the ground hard, lifeless as a shell.
"What the hell... since when does a damn bot come out and save me?" Draco remarked trying to move, "Shit, I still can't move!"
***
One by one did each of the lizards fall, goblins still remained in their distance as Gaby and Lecha continued their endless attack on the animals that came forth. So far they were losing their edge, all these repetitive creatures really was wearing them down, they couldn't stop the endless waves forever, they would eventually succumb to fatigue.
"Sheesh, they never seem to stop, do they?" Lecha asked herself as she continued to whip at those who dared trek closer to.
The beasts still growled, trekking closer, but a few shots rang out, killing them off, as a few androids from the top of a few buildings stood armed and aiming, as they picked off most of the animals, the shots inflicting pain that caused most of the animals to howl.
"Mrs. Lecha, I don't trust these bots, I think they may be the infinite regent that the brown guy was talking about." Gaby mentioned, as she put her mallet to the ground, drawling out her gun.
"I prefer you restrain from using 'brown' as a description. Likewise, I have the same feeling about them, lets kill them before they kill us." Lecha mentioned, reaching for her gun as the two began an onslaught of firepower that took out each android that stood erect atop the roofs.
Gaby fired accurately, keeping her shots well placed, a direct shot to the head of the androids. Taking them down quick and efficiently. One by one did they drop, each blow scoring another point for the home team.
"This battle is cheaked and mate." Lecha said with a giggle, taking out the last android in sight.
***
"Looks like your all alone, your beast are too far from this point to save you pathetic little ass." Elliot growled, as a few androids surrounded her.
"Insolent bastard, dare you violate our lords own orders!" She remarked, easily angered by Elliot's own presence.
"I don't care what he demands, I want Draco all to myself, and you apparently are in my path." Elliot remarked ready to open fire from each of the six androids that surrounded her.
Wuh-whe-whu-wha -wurrrrr
At that moment a huge bird flew overhead, with one flap of its wings did it unleash a sudden gust that forced the androids off their feet, landing on the ground with a rough landing, as two were picked up by the two legs on the bird, the grasp tightened, the nails digging deep into the mechanical machines, damaging them critically as the bird rose up into the air, before slamming the damaged androids into the remaining ones, forcing them down into the sand, but with a defining pressure.
"Conniving coward, thou dare'est attack me while off guard. A folly it be for you Elliot!" Artimis remarked, as he huge owl flapped several times, sending sand swirling everywhere, covering the now destroyed androids.
"Draco... is... m-iiiiiiiinnnnnneeeeeee" The android replied with a static pausing, as it slowly started to grow into a buzzing voice.
Artimis only snorted, as she tapped the owl, taking her flute as usual as she smiled.
Wer-wer-wer-WHRRRR!
Artimis played, the bird flying off to where her target was.
***
Draco still stood, not able to move his arms or his legs, thanks to the now dead Zuang, he was only able to use one arm, and his only weapon was a sword, since his gun was now several feet from him. His legs still locked, no chance to even reach. Slowly he tried to focus, trying to unleash the powers that once helped him through the near death experience. His attention though was to warped, the idea that he could be shot to death was a threat, even if he cheated death by a stab, his head though was a open wound that would die in one shot.
"Damn, decisions, decisions, decisions, try and go hybrid dragon or wait for an enemy to show up and defend in my state. Really tough choice." Draco thought, as he tried to glance around, waiting for something to show up.
"Whaddya doing standing around!" Lecha muttered, dashing over to where Draco stood, Gaby directly behind taking stance on left, Lecha taking position around the opposite area where Gaby stood.
"Oh, power-points tapped, double kill between that damn highlander and some droid, so if you must know, I CAN'T MOVE MY RIGHT ARM AND MY LEGS!!" Draco shouted, in anger as he couldn't even stand the rubber flowing through his legs, yet his muscles remained in the stance.
"Really, so if I did this, you can't feel it?" Gaby asked, tickling Draco around the thighs.
"Hey... He-heh, stop it... hehe...c'mon... haha... it tickles..." Draco said, giggling in between comments.
BA-BANG!!
Lecha remained in kneeling stance, her gun already smoking from firing as she kept herself focused upon the battle, knowing full well their were more androids around, as the first one dropped down.
"Gaby, could you get me my gun, it could provide some use for my left hand." Draco requested, as Gaby nodded, in a few seconds running over to where the gun was, grasping it tightly, as she handed it to the only hand that Draco still had control in, as he grasped it.
"Good girl, I'll never get on you case of thievery ever again." He remarked with a smile, but grunted as Lecha elbowed him in the chest.
"Cut the bonding crap, were in battle still." Lecha scorned as Draco and Gaby nodded.
Dead silence fell upon the three; a soft wind blew along the ground, as the three waited in anticipation for an attack upon them.
Draco opened fire, striking an android within an abandoned complex; a few more breaking through the wall, as Gaby picked each one off, sending them out, one coming from Lecha's direction. She easily shot the droid down, opening her lock-up barrel. Locking it into place, she scanned quickly as she opened fire, taking them down.
For what seemed like an hour was merely just five minutes, as each one of the androids that tried to attack were shot down in just one simple shot. Each of the now disabled droids laid on the ground with bullet holes through each, the hits mostly to the heads or the chest areas.
The three remained still in the delta formation, backs to one another, as a huge shadow suddenly spread along, all three glancing up to find a huge owl hovering over the entire group.
"Ye three be'est lucky, for thou isn't mine concern at present time." Artimis concluded, standing high on her bird.
"What's the matter, scared to die?" Lecha remarked taking aim to the girl.
"Spare yeself a vainless act, ye comrade be paralyzed. Wise it be fore ye to worry on ye comrade. Other matters I must attend to, a fight thou whilst encounter shall our paths cross once more." Artimis stated, as she once more brought her flute up to her lips.
Du-de-deh Du-de-deh!
She placed once more, the owl flapping its wings once more, as it set off into the sky, flying off into a distance. The trio only stood, stunned mentally by the action took by the reagent, leaving them rather then fighting.
"What in the hell is going on!?" Draco piped out, truly confused by these events.
"I dunno Draco, but I bet this recent encounter didn't go as planned." Lecha mentioned looking to the androids.
"You mean another regent was involved?" Gaby said confused.
"Duh, these androids match the one that is claimed to outnumber any of his opponents; he was known to take down a rowdy group of bandits that tried to loot an entire town." Lecha noted, taking a deep sigh.
"Infinite Elliot, a man known to use his androids for battle, rather then show up and fight himself. He also was known to be a man who created lifelike androids, and I know one of them, it was Slayer Gargol, though none in public knew of him being a android, thanks to the emotions installed into his system. I take it you were the ones to kill it." Bernard said walking forth.
"That's the least of our problem, how the hell is Draco gonna get out of this stance, and get his movement back?" Lecha asked with an pushy tone of voice.
"Well, a few miles off the path of your original destination, last I heard was Dragonier just to clarify the exact target. It is known as Rango, it's a more bazaar then a town, with all the damn markets and people. Get someone named Ray to help you out, that guys a talker, but he is the only one I know who can get Draco in prime condition, and to walk." Bernard stated, with a sigh.
"Understood," Lecha said, getting Draco off his feet, as she staggered trying to carry him to the car. "could you give me a hand with him, he is heavier then he looks."
"Where are my manners." Bernard remarked as he went on the opposite side, helping Lecha carry the paralyzed Draco to the jeep.
***
Once more the trio were back on the road, though this time things were a bit more better, since Draco was paralyzed, they decided to leave him in the back, keeping him in at least prime condition. Gaby though had her own way to kill time, if Lecha didn't take it and throw it out the window.
"Hey Gaby, what the hell are you playing?" Draco asked, noticing Gaby was focused one something.
"'Maverick Hunter Axl', it may not be a 3-D game, but it beats a dumb car racing game any day." Gaby noted, with a sickening tone as she mentioned car racing games.
"Hate those type of games huh? Well, I aint gonna ask where or scowl you, but at least let me play it when we get to town." Draco mentioned with a clear tone.
"Silly Draco, videogames are for kids." She mentioned as a few 'pow' shots went off before what sounded like a explosion.
"NOOOO!!" She cried out in despair. "I died again, game over and I went so far." Gaby said, slouching down.
"Gaby, its only a game, its not the end of the world." Lecha said, trying to be the mother at the moment, but also not wanting to have to hear Gaby whine every time she died.
"It is for Axl, he never reached the final boss." Gaby said, as she put on a fake waterworks.
"Try again then, maybe this time you may win." Draco added.
"Ah, what the hell, not like I got anything better to do." She mentioned, once more going back to playing her little hand-held gameplayer.
***
"You won this battle, but not the war Draco... I will make you pay for destroying what was dear to me, I will make you suffer slowly, yes... slowly... he-he-he-he-he-he, and you will regret ever destroying my creation!" Elliot mentioned, with a vicious cackle that echoed throughout his hidden haven where several hundred androids were stationed.
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Next Time:
Ichiro: Tragic loss befalls all, pain that we all try to forget, shoved into the darkness to never be seen. An oath I swore to use my blade I will still uphold, but my will to avenge those who a fiend took from me is just as strong. To make peace with my past, make haste I do to confront the one who took those who were dear to me.
Next Chapter: Ichiro the Wonderer
Authors Notes Well, another chapter done, and in good timing. Right now I feel addicted to a old school game known as Chrono Trigger, really a killer game, though I never was big on them a decade ago. Still, I will try to do what I must, but I wish I got more reviews, cause it seems I only get a few... rather then a bundle, pen types that is, signed. I still will continue, but please, if you ask me to read your fic, be patient, cause I do have a busy schedule.