Red Scales
AN: Another odd pairing story. I don't own Soul Calibur.
"Demon captured!" yelled Taki. Taki had finally defeated Inferno. She knew now that it was time to return home. She had no reason to stay at this destroyed church any longer. Taki walked far and finally found a decent sized village. The town seemed peaceful enough, and the more peace the better. Taki had grown tired of battles. They made her body ache and it seemed that with every battle instead of becoming easier it became harder. Taki made a deep sigh and went to a market stall. The woman there sold many kinds of vegetables some she had never seen before. Before she could choose she realized she had no money. "What's the matter?" asked the woman. "I have no money." Sighed Taki.
"Well, I'm sure- -"the woman stopped dead in her sentence. She started to shake and her voice began to quiver. "C-can I help you sir?" Taki turned around to see Lizard man. Then Taki's heart skipped a beat. Lizard man was a fierce warrior who was infamous for his quick kills. Lizard man reached for his belt. Taki immediately prepared herself for battle. Lizard man looked into her eyes for a long time. "I'm just paying for your food." Said Lizard man worried. Then Taki's heart skipped two beats. Lizard man had just spoken. In fact it seemed as if most of his Lizard dialect had vanished.
"How did you learn to speak?" asked Taki surprised. "It took me years but I had to learn so my Lizard village could speak the language of trade. Lately it's been hard to get enough provisions. Winter will be here soon and we will not have enough food. I have discovered after reviewing the stock that merchants have been cheating us. However now that I know these languages of Japanese, Chinese and English I believe that the entire Lizard race will know these strange tongues." Explained Lizard man. Taki stood for a moment absorbing the information that Lizard man has told him.
"Where did you get the money to pay for all this rice?" asked Taki. "I'm also in the merchant trade now." Said Lizard man. "I'm currently here to meet with a subordinate merchant of Matthew Perry." Exclaimed Lizard man. Taki still eyed Lizard man. She did not trust this strange creature yet. "He says that he has a new weapon one the will change the world. One that can wipe out a man in one single second. Something called gunpowder." Said Lizard man. Taki also had heard of this amazing weapon called gunpowder. Though she had never seen it in use. People told her however it would replace swords. Soon the way of the ninja and samurai would be pointless. They were dying out, slowly but surely.
Rain clouds swirled around the village. "Looks like a storm." Stated Taki. "We'd better get shelter. I know of an inn nearby." Suggested Lizard man. "I don't have any money." Said Taki. Taki looked at the ground. She knew what he would say next, but she wished he wouldn't. "You can stay in my room if you'd like." Offered Lizard man. "Sure." Replied Taki. The two then went inside the inn. Lizard man walked into the room first, as he went in Taki heard a whisper from down the hall the whisper seemed to call her name. She answered it.
Taki went to the end of the hall and found an old man sitting cross legged by a door. "So, you have already taken the first step." Said the old man. "What are you talking about?" asked Taki nervously. "Your love for him will soon blossom. Do not ignore your inner feelings. If you do a very horrible thing will happen. Follow your destiny Taki." Said the old man prophetically. Taki slowly backed away and then ran down back to Lizard's man room as fast as she could.
Taki reached the room with fear in her eyes. "Is there something wrong?" asked Lizard man. "No. Nothing." Lied Taki. Lizard man showed her the room. It was a decent room with only one bed. "I will sleep on the floor. You sleep on the bed. I would be ashamed if I did not put a lady first." Said Lizard man. "I'm no lady." Said Taki. However Taki took the bed anyway. She found herself soon in sleep.
Taki then seemed to have a strange dream. I'm her dream she saw a field full of dandelions. They surrounded everything. Then she saw Lizard man standing some fifteen feet away. Standing next to him was someone who looked like a Lizard person. Except he looked a bit like her father. His skin was covered in red scales. His eyes seemed to long for her. Taki started to walk towards them she felt something in her hand. It was an amulet. Taki rubbed against the grooves which carved a picture of a Lizard holding a sword. She looked up and became face to face with a scarred face man. His lip was cut in half. Her wore a patch on one eye. You could clearly see it covered his missing eye. There was a huge gas across his right cheek. And a scar running down his left eye. His teeth were crooked and his eyes a pale blue. Taki jumped back in fear. The scarred man started to reach for her. An evil gaze came over his face. Then Taki awoke.
Taki was covered with sweat. The dream seemed so real and she was surprised in the detail. Her tight red suit was becoming uncomfortable with all the sweat beating down her body. She took of the suit and laid in her bed naked. Then she remembered that Lizard man was in the room. She quickly found her green attire and went to sleep again, hoping that Lizard man had not seen her. She didn't know however Lizard man had.
Taki awoke the next morning to find that Lizard man was no longer in the room. She went into the hall to look for him but found nothing. Then she went outside the inn and saw Lizard man pacing back and forth on a dirt path. "Lizard man you seem troubled." Said Taki. "Do not call me Lizard man. I can no longer be part of my Lizard clan and family." Said Lizard man sadly. "Why not? What has happened in the last night that could have made you be exiled?" asked Taki worried. "I looked at a human woman in lust last night." Replied Lizard man not making eye contact with Taki. "Who?" asked Taki. "You." Replied Lizard man embarrassed. Taki gasped. She knew that some men lusted for her but she never thought she could catch the attention of a Lizard person. The Lizard people were very strict on how to look at those of the opposite sex. So strict that if you had sex outside of marriage they castrated the man and disowned the woman.
"Lizard man I will not tell anybody." Said Taki. A warm smile spread across her face. She wanted to laugh but she knew how serious this was. "I have told myself so it is too late. My new name is Paul!" exclaimed Lizard man. "What will you do now?" asked Taki. "I will disappear from this earth. I must never be seen or heard of again. I bring dishonor to my family and people. "Just because you love me you bring dishonor?!" yelled Taki. "I must go. The room is still paid for tonight. You may stay again. Goodbye Taki." Said Paul with so much despair Taki almost cried. Then something came over Taki it was not like she even said it, like another force was forcing her to say it. "Paul! I love you!" yelled Taki to get Paul to stop. Paul did stop dead in his tracks.
"W-what?" asked Paul. "You heard me. I love you!" said Taki now sounding sad. "Your humor is very dry." Said Paul plainly. "Nobody could love something like me." "I could. Because your not a thing." Said Taki now sounding very sincere. Paul turned to her. "Look me in the eye and say that you love me." Ordered Paul. Taki looked dead into his eyes staring at his reptile eyes for the longest time. Then Taki kissed Paul. Paul was shocked. He didn't expect this reaction at all. What had triggered this wave of emotions? Taki didn't understand what was happening to her. In a way she didn't really care. She knew that she loved Paul and Paul only.
"I can't stay in that room alone. I'll need you to keep me company." Seduced Taki. After a very fervent night Taki sat happily on a bench. She had never had so much peace in her entire life. For once she felt that all would be okay. Paul walked up to her. "So where do we go from here? It's not safe to stay in this town such acts as this are illegal." Stated Paul. "I know. We should find a place of our won in the Mediterranean maybe Cyprus!" exclaimed Taki excitedly. Paul thought it was a good idea as welll. They had enough money to spare. The couple had just reached the city gates when Taki asked Paul of something. "Promise me Paul that you shall never leave me." Asked Taki. Paul looked at her a smile across his scaly face. "I promise." Said Paul. Then a storm cloud brewed. A bad omen of things to come. Suddenly a bolt of lighting struck the ground and from it emerged a man in a black suit. He held in his hand a gun.
"Who are you?" asked Paul. "My name is Victor. I am from the year 2020. You see in my time a small genetic code is appearing in humans. Causing them to look like Lizard man here. The reason is because of your son. If you two were to mate you would bear a son. This child would keep an army from wiping out the entire Lizard race. You see soon that royalty will find Lizards filthy. They will order them destroyed. But your son will help lead a rebellion powerful enough to stop this army and the destruction of the Lizard race for one hundred years. During this time period his genetics will be passed on but will not be dominant in the genetic cell stream for hundreds of years. When it finally becomes active it will plague the human race. Humans will grow scales and will have nocturnal vision. Then their diet will change and eventually almost fifteen percent of the population of earth will becomes savage Lizard people!" exclaimed Victor.
Taki and Paul stared at Victor for the longest time absorbing the information they had just heard. "So wait your saying what?" asked Taki. "That, I will have to kill one of you before you breed." Said Victor coldly. Victor then pulled out a pistol. With that he blasted Paul in the chest. Paul fell down to the ground. The storm clouds began to produce rain. Taki screamed in a rage and through her Kunai at Victor. Victor was cut in the face by it. "My work is done here Taki. It's time for you to go home!" laughed Victor. Victor then suddenly disappeared in a cloud of smoke. Probably returning to his own time.
Taki then fell to the ground onto Paul. "Paul, you promised me you would never leave me!" yelled Taki. "I will never leave you." Said Paul. Taki looked at her palm it was covered in blood. "P-Paul please don't go. I've never felt like this about anyone! You can't leave me! You can't!" Yelled Taki. Paul looked at Taki in the eyes, he began to sing softly with each word he became more quiet his life fading. "You are my dandelion, you are my greatest find, I love you. I love you." Said Paul with his last breath as he closed his eyes dead.
"Paul! Paul! LIZARD MAN!" yelled Taki at the top of her lungs. The rain beat down on Taki. A guard of the gate who had been listening and hiding at the same time approached Taki. "You slept with that thing?!" yelled the guard "I have no choice but to put you in the prison we will decide what to do with you later." Said the guard coldly. The guard escorted Taki to her cell...
AN: Not bad? Excellent? Horrible? I can't know unless you review! Next chapter coming up soon! But I need reviews!
AN: Another odd pairing story. I don't own Soul Calibur.
"Demon captured!" yelled Taki. Taki had finally defeated Inferno. She knew now that it was time to return home. She had no reason to stay at this destroyed church any longer. Taki walked far and finally found a decent sized village. The town seemed peaceful enough, and the more peace the better. Taki had grown tired of battles. They made her body ache and it seemed that with every battle instead of becoming easier it became harder. Taki made a deep sigh and went to a market stall. The woman there sold many kinds of vegetables some she had never seen before. Before she could choose she realized she had no money. "What's the matter?" asked the woman. "I have no money." Sighed Taki.
"Well, I'm sure- -"the woman stopped dead in her sentence. She started to shake and her voice began to quiver. "C-can I help you sir?" Taki turned around to see Lizard man. Then Taki's heart skipped a beat. Lizard man was a fierce warrior who was infamous for his quick kills. Lizard man reached for his belt. Taki immediately prepared herself for battle. Lizard man looked into her eyes for a long time. "I'm just paying for your food." Said Lizard man worried. Then Taki's heart skipped two beats. Lizard man had just spoken. In fact it seemed as if most of his Lizard dialect had vanished.
"How did you learn to speak?" asked Taki surprised. "It took me years but I had to learn so my Lizard village could speak the language of trade. Lately it's been hard to get enough provisions. Winter will be here soon and we will not have enough food. I have discovered after reviewing the stock that merchants have been cheating us. However now that I know these languages of Japanese, Chinese and English I believe that the entire Lizard race will know these strange tongues." Explained Lizard man. Taki stood for a moment absorbing the information that Lizard man has told him.
"Where did you get the money to pay for all this rice?" asked Taki. "I'm also in the merchant trade now." Said Lizard man. "I'm currently here to meet with a subordinate merchant of Matthew Perry." Exclaimed Lizard man. Taki still eyed Lizard man. She did not trust this strange creature yet. "He says that he has a new weapon one the will change the world. One that can wipe out a man in one single second. Something called gunpowder." Said Lizard man. Taki also had heard of this amazing weapon called gunpowder. Though she had never seen it in use. People told her however it would replace swords. Soon the way of the ninja and samurai would be pointless. They were dying out, slowly but surely.
Rain clouds swirled around the village. "Looks like a storm." Stated Taki. "We'd better get shelter. I know of an inn nearby." Suggested Lizard man. "I don't have any money." Said Taki. Taki looked at the ground. She knew what he would say next, but she wished he wouldn't. "You can stay in my room if you'd like." Offered Lizard man. "Sure." Replied Taki. The two then went inside the inn. Lizard man walked into the room first, as he went in Taki heard a whisper from down the hall the whisper seemed to call her name. She answered it.
Taki went to the end of the hall and found an old man sitting cross legged by a door. "So, you have already taken the first step." Said the old man. "What are you talking about?" asked Taki nervously. "Your love for him will soon blossom. Do not ignore your inner feelings. If you do a very horrible thing will happen. Follow your destiny Taki." Said the old man prophetically. Taki slowly backed away and then ran down back to Lizard's man room as fast as she could.
Taki reached the room with fear in her eyes. "Is there something wrong?" asked Lizard man. "No. Nothing." Lied Taki. Lizard man showed her the room. It was a decent room with only one bed. "I will sleep on the floor. You sleep on the bed. I would be ashamed if I did not put a lady first." Said Lizard man. "I'm no lady." Said Taki. However Taki took the bed anyway. She found herself soon in sleep.
Taki then seemed to have a strange dream. I'm her dream she saw a field full of dandelions. They surrounded everything. Then she saw Lizard man standing some fifteen feet away. Standing next to him was someone who looked like a Lizard person. Except he looked a bit like her father. His skin was covered in red scales. His eyes seemed to long for her. Taki started to walk towards them she felt something in her hand. It was an amulet. Taki rubbed against the grooves which carved a picture of a Lizard holding a sword. She looked up and became face to face with a scarred face man. His lip was cut in half. Her wore a patch on one eye. You could clearly see it covered his missing eye. There was a huge gas across his right cheek. And a scar running down his left eye. His teeth were crooked and his eyes a pale blue. Taki jumped back in fear. The scarred man started to reach for her. An evil gaze came over his face. Then Taki awoke.
Taki was covered with sweat. The dream seemed so real and she was surprised in the detail. Her tight red suit was becoming uncomfortable with all the sweat beating down her body. She took of the suit and laid in her bed naked. Then she remembered that Lizard man was in the room. She quickly found her green attire and went to sleep again, hoping that Lizard man had not seen her. She didn't know however Lizard man had.
Taki awoke the next morning to find that Lizard man was no longer in the room. She went into the hall to look for him but found nothing. Then she went outside the inn and saw Lizard man pacing back and forth on a dirt path. "Lizard man you seem troubled." Said Taki. "Do not call me Lizard man. I can no longer be part of my Lizard clan and family." Said Lizard man sadly. "Why not? What has happened in the last night that could have made you be exiled?" asked Taki worried. "I looked at a human woman in lust last night." Replied Lizard man not making eye contact with Taki. "Who?" asked Taki. "You." Replied Lizard man embarrassed. Taki gasped. She knew that some men lusted for her but she never thought she could catch the attention of a Lizard person. The Lizard people were very strict on how to look at those of the opposite sex. So strict that if you had sex outside of marriage they castrated the man and disowned the woman.
"Lizard man I will not tell anybody." Said Taki. A warm smile spread across her face. She wanted to laugh but she knew how serious this was. "I have told myself so it is too late. My new name is Paul!" exclaimed Lizard man. "What will you do now?" asked Taki. "I will disappear from this earth. I must never be seen or heard of again. I bring dishonor to my family and people. "Just because you love me you bring dishonor?!" yelled Taki. "I must go. The room is still paid for tonight. You may stay again. Goodbye Taki." Said Paul with so much despair Taki almost cried. Then something came over Taki it was not like she even said it, like another force was forcing her to say it. "Paul! I love you!" yelled Taki to get Paul to stop. Paul did stop dead in his tracks.
"W-what?" asked Paul. "You heard me. I love you!" said Taki now sounding sad. "Your humor is very dry." Said Paul plainly. "Nobody could love something like me." "I could. Because your not a thing." Said Taki now sounding very sincere. Paul turned to her. "Look me in the eye and say that you love me." Ordered Paul. Taki looked dead into his eyes staring at his reptile eyes for the longest time. Then Taki kissed Paul. Paul was shocked. He didn't expect this reaction at all. What had triggered this wave of emotions? Taki didn't understand what was happening to her. In a way she didn't really care. She knew that she loved Paul and Paul only.
"I can't stay in that room alone. I'll need you to keep me company." Seduced Taki. After a very fervent night Taki sat happily on a bench. She had never had so much peace in her entire life. For once she felt that all would be okay. Paul walked up to her. "So where do we go from here? It's not safe to stay in this town such acts as this are illegal." Stated Paul. "I know. We should find a place of our won in the Mediterranean maybe Cyprus!" exclaimed Taki excitedly. Paul thought it was a good idea as welll. They had enough money to spare. The couple had just reached the city gates when Taki asked Paul of something. "Promise me Paul that you shall never leave me." Asked Taki. Paul looked at her a smile across his scaly face. "I promise." Said Paul. Then a storm cloud brewed. A bad omen of things to come. Suddenly a bolt of lighting struck the ground and from it emerged a man in a black suit. He held in his hand a gun.
"Who are you?" asked Paul. "My name is Victor. I am from the year 2020. You see in my time a small genetic code is appearing in humans. Causing them to look like Lizard man here. The reason is because of your son. If you two were to mate you would bear a son. This child would keep an army from wiping out the entire Lizard race. You see soon that royalty will find Lizards filthy. They will order them destroyed. But your son will help lead a rebellion powerful enough to stop this army and the destruction of the Lizard race for one hundred years. During this time period his genetics will be passed on but will not be dominant in the genetic cell stream for hundreds of years. When it finally becomes active it will plague the human race. Humans will grow scales and will have nocturnal vision. Then their diet will change and eventually almost fifteen percent of the population of earth will becomes savage Lizard people!" exclaimed Victor.
Taki and Paul stared at Victor for the longest time absorbing the information they had just heard. "So wait your saying what?" asked Taki. "That, I will have to kill one of you before you breed." Said Victor coldly. Victor then pulled out a pistol. With that he blasted Paul in the chest. Paul fell down to the ground. The storm clouds began to produce rain. Taki screamed in a rage and through her Kunai at Victor. Victor was cut in the face by it. "My work is done here Taki. It's time for you to go home!" laughed Victor. Victor then suddenly disappeared in a cloud of smoke. Probably returning to his own time.
Taki then fell to the ground onto Paul. "Paul, you promised me you would never leave me!" yelled Taki. "I will never leave you." Said Paul. Taki looked at her palm it was covered in blood. "P-Paul please don't go. I've never felt like this about anyone! You can't leave me! You can't!" Yelled Taki. Paul looked at Taki in the eyes, he began to sing softly with each word he became more quiet his life fading. "You are my dandelion, you are my greatest find, I love you. I love you." Said Paul with his last breath as he closed his eyes dead.
"Paul! Paul! LIZARD MAN!" yelled Taki at the top of her lungs. The rain beat down on Taki. A guard of the gate who had been listening and hiding at the same time approached Taki. "You slept with that thing?!" yelled the guard "I have no choice but to put you in the prison we will decide what to do with you later." Said the guard coldly. The guard escorted Taki to her cell...
AN: Not bad? Excellent? Horrible? I can't know unless you review! Next chapter coming up soon! But I need reviews!