Chapter two
AN: in reply to some of my reviews....First off about Lizard Man being Greek I never did specify on where he came from. He was there on business. Next Victor already had the gun loaded. Also Victor is from the future read the chapter carefully and you will notice that. He mentions it about forty times! (lol) Then Lizardman I decided just to do it like that. Give me a break, my Soul Calibur file went corrupt and I lost all my status on Lizardman. Next to that I go into more detail in this and later chapters on his new state of being. But anyway I'm glad that your criticizing my work. It gives me a chance to get better. Sometimes when writing you forget important stuff and then somebody remind you and your like...oh yeah! I'm such a dingus! Also I will explain in this chapter in deep thought why Taki loved Lizard man/Paul I don't own Soul Calibur. Oh and also, I chose the name Paul because it was random.
Taki lay in her cell. The room was dark and musty. Rats ran everywhere. She was so hungary and thirsty but she couldn't quench anyone of her desires. But her biggest desire was Lizard Man. Who was that Victor? Why did he hate Lizard man so much. Why was she being tried for loving Lizard man? As she thought these things she fell into a deep sleep.
In Taki's dream she was in the same meadow she was in her last dream. There stood victor, alone. Taki recognized that Victor had been her previous dream. The scar on his cheek was because of when she cut him. Taki then went into rage, charging at Victor. Suddenly Victor vanished. An eerie fog loomed across the meadow. Then the old man she had seen earlier approached her. "So, Paul is dead is he not?" asked the old man. "His name isn't Paul it's Lizard man!" yelled Taki angirly. "Whatever his name was he's now dead. This is disturbing in itself, but not as disturbing had it not been he had impregnated you." Said the old man calmly while scratching his beard. "I'm pregnant?" asked the shocked Taki. "All it takes is one night. You see Taki Victor wanted to make sure that your son never was born. Your son will lead the rebellion against his modern army. Later your son would then mate with a human woman. Her child will show no signs of Lizard trait. But that does not mean he does not have it. The genes of your son will lay dormant for hundreds of years. Then it will emerge and cause nearly fifteen percent of the population to grow scales on their skin. You see Taki, if you had not fallen in love with Lizard man your son would have never been born and this modern army would've wiped out the entire Lizard race...forever. Normally Taki you would have never fallen for Lizard man. But it was destiny for you to love him. You can love no other man. You will never even lust for another man for a brief moment. Your heart rests with him." Taki suddenly fell on her knees.
"It's not fair! Why can't I have to one person I'm meant to love?!! Why must I live the rest of my life suffering? Why?" sobbed Taki. "Because Taki...it is your destiny. That inner purpose you felt after beating Inferno...this is it." Said the old man as he vanished into the fog. Taki awoke from her dream she lay on her back looking at the ceiling, she could get up, she could somehow kill the guards and escape but she was drained physically, mentally and spiritually. She would have to wait and just see where destiny led her.
One month later....
A guard walked into Taki's cell. He gave her a piercing gaze. Taki shuddered. He walked over to her and looked at her stomach. He then left the cell quickly returning in less than a minute with a higher ranking official. "Sir, she's pregnant. Look at the developing stretch marks on her stomach." Stated the Guard. The officer looked at Taki's stomach. He licked his teeth then spat on the wall. "Yes, she is pregnant. Probably from that lizard bastard. Well you know the code. Were not allowed to kill expecting women. So your death is being delayed. After you give birth to the child and we find he is well enough suited to live on it's own....we will kill you." Said the officer coldly. The officer exited first he had a slight limp in his left leg. The guard glared at Taki and then left as well. Taki sat cross legged on the floor and looked at the wall for a long time.
The next day the guard said she had a visitor. Taki had no clue who it was but then as he came near the light she saw his armor. "Mitsurugi?" asked Taki shocked. (Sorry if I spelled Mitsurugi wrong.) "Taki, I'm surprised I'd ever see you in this condition. Pregnant, wasting away, face cracked with tears. Ha! It's so pathetic I could almost laugh. To think I once considered you a rival. Now look at you, even the prostitutes live better than you." Insulted Mitsurugi. "Why do you come to me like this?" sobbed Taki. The guard walked away. Suddenly Mitsurugi's attitude changed. "Taki. You must escape from this place. Your child is first priority but I want to make sure you live as well. Your son must learn of his destiny from you. I will come back for you after the child is born, until then my rival...." With that he left.
Eight months later....
Delivering the child was difficult and one of the most painful experiences Taki had ever been through. She cradled her son in her arms and gave him the name Celric. She loved Celric like her dreams had said Celric had red scales, but the body of a human. His nails had to be frequently cut because they grew into claws. Then one night she heard the same officer and guard talking. "I think the bay is old enough to be on it's on sir." Said the guard. "I agree. This child will be raised to be a glorious soldier. He could help with this war Lord Victor was talking about. He would end up killing his own species. The irony is overwhelming!" laughed the officer. "Sir should I hang her first?" asked the guard. "No. I want to torture her first make her wish she was dead, then grant her wish." Chuckled the Officer evilly.
The next day Taki's wrists were chained to the ceiling and her ankles shackled to the floor. She could not move at all, she was stripped of all her clothing and then wiped on her back she received twenty hard lashes. Everytime the whip came down on her the officer would yell "Say you didn't love him!" And everytime Taki would say "Never! I will always love him!" After the whipping the officer got a bucket of salt water and poured it on her open wounds. Taki screamed in agony and finally then pushed her into her cell. Taki crawled over to Celric and began to cuddle with him. The guard walked in. "Enjoy your last night with your son." Snapped the guard. Taki cried all night. It was hopeless there was nothing she could do.
Then suddenly a large explosion occurred, and it sent the wall of her cell crashing down. "What could have done that?" asked the amazed Taki. Suddenly Mitsurugi pulled up on a horse. "Gun powder. Grab your son we must leave." Taki quickly grabbed Celric and hopped onto the horse. "Where are we going?" asked Taki. "To Greece, we must find the Lizard people and give them your son." Said Mitsurugi as the horse speed away. "Not Celric! I can't give away my son!" yelled Taki. "He must be raised by his race. He will learn the way of the Gylkus weapon, then when the time is right you will tell him his destiny." Explained Mitsurugi. "I could train him as a ninja!" pleaded Taki. "No. You are no longer a ninja your training would be shameful. You took an oath never to have sexual relations. You broke it, and for that you are dishonored." Said Mitsurugi. Taki then looked at the ground in shame. "We are going to Greece that is where Celric will be raised."
AN: next chapter coming soon! Hey what did you think? Better than the last one? I hope! Review!
AN: in reply to some of my reviews....First off about Lizard Man being Greek I never did specify on where he came from. He was there on business. Next Victor already had the gun loaded. Also Victor is from the future read the chapter carefully and you will notice that. He mentions it about forty times! (lol) Then Lizardman I decided just to do it like that. Give me a break, my Soul Calibur file went corrupt and I lost all my status on Lizardman. Next to that I go into more detail in this and later chapters on his new state of being. But anyway I'm glad that your criticizing my work. It gives me a chance to get better. Sometimes when writing you forget important stuff and then somebody remind you and your like...oh yeah! I'm such a dingus! Also I will explain in this chapter in deep thought why Taki loved Lizard man/Paul I don't own Soul Calibur. Oh and also, I chose the name Paul because it was random.
Taki lay in her cell. The room was dark and musty. Rats ran everywhere. She was so hungary and thirsty but she couldn't quench anyone of her desires. But her biggest desire was Lizard Man. Who was that Victor? Why did he hate Lizard man so much. Why was she being tried for loving Lizard man? As she thought these things she fell into a deep sleep.
In Taki's dream she was in the same meadow she was in her last dream. There stood victor, alone. Taki recognized that Victor had been her previous dream. The scar on his cheek was because of when she cut him. Taki then went into rage, charging at Victor. Suddenly Victor vanished. An eerie fog loomed across the meadow. Then the old man she had seen earlier approached her. "So, Paul is dead is he not?" asked the old man. "His name isn't Paul it's Lizard man!" yelled Taki angirly. "Whatever his name was he's now dead. This is disturbing in itself, but not as disturbing had it not been he had impregnated you." Said the old man calmly while scratching his beard. "I'm pregnant?" asked the shocked Taki. "All it takes is one night. You see Taki Victor wanted to make sure that your son never was born. Your son will lead the rebellion against his modern army. Later your son would then mate with a human woman. Her child will show no signs of Lizard trait. But that does not mean he does not have it. The genes of your son will lay dormant for hundreds of years. Then it will emerge and cause nearly fifteen percent of the population to grow scales on their skin. You see Taki, if you had not fallen in love with Lizard man your son would have never been born and this modern army would've wiped out the entire Lizard race...forever. Normally Taki you would have never fallen for Lizard man. But it was destiny for you to love him. You can love no other man. You will never even lust for another man for a brief moment. Your heart rests with him." Taki suddenly fell on her knees.
"It's not fair! Why can't I have to one person I'm meant to love?!! Why must I live the rest of my life suffering? Why?" sobbed Taki. "Because Taki...it is your destiny. That inner purpose you felt after beating Inferno...this is it." Said the old man as he vanished into the fog. Taki awoke from her dream she lay on her back looking at the ceiling, she could get up, she could somehow kill the guards and escape but she was drained physically, mentally and spiritually. She would have to wait and just see where destiny led her.
One month later....
A guard walked into Taki's cell. He gave her a piercing gaze. Taki shuddered. He walked over to her and looked at her stomach. He then left the cell quickly returning in less than a minute with a higher ranking official. "Sir, she's pregnant. Look at the developing stretch marks on her stomach." Stated the Guard. The officer looked at Taki's stomach. He licked his teeth then spat on the wall. "Yes, she is pregnant. Probably from that lizard bastard. Well you know the code. Were not allowed to kill expecting women. So your death is being delayed. After you give birth to the child and we find he is well enough suited to live on it's own....we will kill you." Said the officer coldly. The officer exited first he had a slight limp in his left leg. The guard glared at Taki and then left as well. Taki sat cross legged on the floor and looked at the wall for a long time.
The next day the guard said she had a visitor. Taki had no clue who it was but then as he came near the light she saw his armor. "Mitsurugi?" asked Taki shocked. (Sorry if I spelled Mitsurugi wrong.) "Taki, I'm surprised I'd ever see you in this condition. Pregnant, wasting away, face cracked with tears. Ha! It's so pathetic I could almost laugh. To think I once considered you a rival. Now look at you, even the prostitutes live better than you." Insulted Mitsurugi. "Why do you come to me like this?" sobbed Taki. The guard walked away. Suddenly Mitsurugi's attitude changed. "Taki. You must escape from this place. Your child is first priority but I want to make sure you live as well. Your son must learn of his destiny from you. I will come back for you after the child is born, until then my rival...." With that he left.
Eight months later....
Delivering the child was difficult and one of the most painful experiences Taki had ever been through. She cradled her son in her arms and gave him the name Celric. She loved Celric like her dreams had said Celric had red scales, but the body of a human. His nails had to be frequently cut because they grew into claws. Then one night she heard the same officer and guard talking. "I think the bay is old enough to be on it's on sir." Said the guard. "I agree. This child will be raised to be a glorious soldier. He could help with this war Lord Victor was talking about. He would end up killing his own species. The irony is overwhelming!" laughed the officer. "Sir should I hang her first?" asked the guard. "No. I want to torture her first make her wish she was dead, then grant her wish." Chuckled the Officer evilly.
The next day Taki's wrists were chained to the ceiling and her ankles shackled to the floor. She could not move at all, she was stripped of all her clothing and then wiped on her back she received twenty hard lashes. Everytime the whip came down on her the officer would yell "Say you didn't love him!" And everytime Taki would say "Never! I will always love him!" After the whipping the officer got a bucket of salt water and poured it on her open wounds. Taki screamed in agony and finally then pushed her into her cell. Taki crawled over to Celric and began to cuddle with him. The guard walked in. "Enjoy your last night with your son." Snapped the guard. Taki cried all night. It was hopeless there was nothing she could do.
Then suddenly a large explosion occurred, and it sent the wall of her cell crashing down. "What could have done that?" asked the amazed Taki. Suddenly Mitsurugi pulled up on a horse. "Gun powder. Grab your son we must leave." Taki quickly grabbed Celric and hopped onto the horse. "Where are we going?" asked Taki. "To Greece, we must find the Lizard people and give them your son." Said Mitsurugi as the horse speed away. "Not Celric! I can't give away my son!" yelled Taki. "He must be raised by his race. He will learn the way of the Gylkus weapon, then when the time is right you will tell him his destiny." Explained Mitsurugi. "I could train him as a ninja!" pleaded Taki. "No. You are no longer a ninja your training would be shameful. You took an oath never to have sexual relations. You broke it, and for that you are dishonored." Said Mitsurugi. Taki then looked at the ground in shame. "We are going to Greece that is where Celric will be raised."
AN: next chapter coming soon! Hey what did you think? Better than the last one? I hope! Review!