The Misadventures of Ky Kiske
By: Invader-Zam4
Disclaimer: Ky Kiske, Guilty Gear and all related trademarks are property of Sammy. The rest of the characters in this story are property of SNK, Enix etc. Please don't sue me I don't have any money
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Subchapter 2: Welcome to Shou Town.
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Japan has a bloody past of violence and wars. Each era seemed to bring more pain and suffering to all its citizens. Fists, swords, spears, bows, guns all seemed to bring the terrible result. This era would prove to be the greatest pain that the people of Japan may have endured so far. Their survival of the Tokugawa era may be their greatest ordeal yet. For this was not just a time of great violence, it was is also a time of great evil. A dark power reigned across the land. Its evil threatened to destroy everything that the people held dear to their hearts: their homes, their families, their lives. This dark power consumed countless, ambitious souls to do their handiwork. The light of Pandora's box seemed to weaken...
... but not extinguish
For only in a time of great despair do the greatest heroes emerge. Warriors came, faced and defeated the evil that manifested it over and over again. They clashed with the darkness and continually defeated it. These warriors fought bravely and with each new and more dangerous threat that emerges, more of these brave souls emerge. Now, the evil has come again. So have the warriors. We join two of these new warriors. They are locked in a stalemate duel.
One is a valiant, young girl. She was the dedicated protector of her village. With arrows of justice and a bow of strength, she protected her village against all those who dare threatened it. Sadly, she failed in her task. As she bravely sought out a deadly demon, other knaves came and destroyed the defenseless village. With nothing left, she went after the demon that she was seeking. Does she seek redemption? Does she seek revenge? Why does she pursue this demon? Only she knows and she is not faltering from her quest.
The other is a stalwart young man. He is the current heir of the Tokugawa dynasty. But he fights in order to be strong. Despite his cool exterior, he is in great turmoil in his mind. A man whom he has never defeated, whom he has looked up to has rebelled against his family. He is torn between blood and water. He knows not which path he will take, but he knows that he has no easy choices. Whatever path he chooses will be littered in blood and the death of the ones he cares about. Right now, he can only rely on the seven swords on his back.
The two clash. Neither one of them knows why, but now is not an era of reason. Now is an era of war. The girl fires one of her arrows as the young man charges. He uses one of his knives to block the bow as he unsheathes his longest katana and attempts to slash the girl. But she is surprisingly mobile. She jumps unnaturally high and showers death upon her foe. He, in return, creates a big blue wave that repels all the arrows. He chases after her. As she lands, she sees him charging at full speed. Seeing this as a dire situation, she uses a last resort. Gathering enough energy, she jumps with a great deal of power and a great deal of height. This startles him and sees that she in on a collision course towards him! He parries her assault with two of his katanas. It takes a great deal of strength, but he repels it. The girl lands safely on the ground. He takes this opening and uses his own desperation. Creating a field of energy within a one meter around him, he creates a sudden shockwave to send her airborne, where he will take the leisure of cutting her apart. She sees his ploy and jumps away from the field of energy before the shockwave starts.
They are both impressed and awed at each other's skills. The engage in a stare down. Neither one of them moves. One shot, both think. They think that they only need one shot to take their adversary down. She plans to send a flurry of arrows and impale him, killing him before he even gets close. He plans on slashing her to stagger her and then send a hurl of stabs to kill her off. A solitary leaf dares to float down in between them. As it innocently touches the ground, they charge on last strike. He charges and gets ready to draw. She prays for the speed to unleash all those arrows.
...
He slashes
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She lets go of the string.
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Their bloodlust blinds both of them. Both of them feel and hear something hit. They feel no pain and continue their attack. She unleashes the hell of arrows and he stabs relentlessly. As their energy fails them, their vision returns. They find that they are both alive and that what they hit...was a green wall?
Indeed the green wall had absorbed all their attacks and seems to take no damage. They mysterious blockade originated from a hand glowing green, especially the ring finger. This hand was attached to a being that was levitating. He was an intimidating character. His brown spiky hair and the black battle garb he was wearing fluttered regally in the wind. As his feet touched the floor, his malignant blue/brown eyes cast it on the two warriors. With a smug smile, he greeted.
"Greetings, Yoshitora Tokugawa and Mina Majikina."
"Who are you?"
"I am Invader-Zam. I have been observing you two. Intently and critically. I have to say that you two are the most cheapest and annoying characters I have ever seen?"
"What?"
"You fire an endless stream of arrows and can do it in an alarming rate! You never give the enemy a chance to get near you! Not honorable."
"Why you..."
"And you can abuse one move! You can go through a war utilizing nothing more that one move. It seems that you are too afraid to venture forth and discover more."
"How dare you..."
"Needless to say, you two do not fight honorably and are do not honor any for of code! The code of the thieves seems really benevolent when compared to you two!"
That was the last straw. Mina could not contain her rage anymore. Who was this cretin to just barge right in and judge her? He had no right and this insolent man would be silenced. NOW.
She fired an arrow at him. She aimed it straight for his head. He could have easily done anything to avoid it. Caught it in one hand. Create a field of destruction disintegrating it when it comes near him. Blow it up with his eyes. Or even just dodge it. Instead, he blocked it. He let it pierce his left hand. Straight in the palm even.
"Don't do that"
He raised his wounded hand and let out a huge ki blast into the air. The towering spiral was a temporary testament to his magnanimous power. The arrow had vanished. Yoshitora blindly attacked. As he drew out his sword, Zam had created a thin pole of light that served as a sword. As he parried Yoshitora's sword, he made it fly into the air. Not discouraged, Yoshitora drew out as many of the six remaining swords left. Zam effortlessly blocked all of them and sent them flying into the air as well. Soon enough, Yoshitora was defenseless. Zam proceeded to pummel him with a number of punches. He ended it with one last uppercut. No one knew how many punches he hurled in the past two seconds. Regardless, Yoshitora's body was crippled. Mina stared in shock at Zam's blinding speed and devastating power. She knew she had to do something. She pulled out another arrow and stretched it upon the string. But it was too late. Zam's eyes suddenly became pupil-less and glowed green. He launched a devastating green energy blast unto Mina, sending her flying into a tree. The resulting impact made the tree's bark explode like shrapnel and made the tree tilt a few degrees. The two lied limp and defeated as he levitated above them. Was this really the end?
"Let me get one thing straight" he said as he triumphantly looked down upon his assailants. "You two are cheap, cheesy and annoying! You can take on the demons of hell and not break a sweat. You make me sick. You make every other noble fighter look bad AND MOST IMPORTANTLY!"
The two braced for the worst from this unjustifiable assault
"I like you."
"Huh?"
"You both got the moves and the grooves. How would you like to work for me?"
"Why would we?"
"You find that working for me has certain advantages. With the missions I give you, you will be able to hone your skills and develop all of your potential. I can make you learn new skills that will greatly aid you in battle! On top of all that, your services will be greatly rewarded. You will find that gold is no object to me. My missions are difficult yes...even fatal. But with each completion of them, the skies shall open up and treasure will rain from the heavens! Plus you get dental benefits."
"After you beat us up?!"
"No way!"
"You might as well kill us both here and now!"
"Did I mention you could have as much sushi as you want?"
That last one got the attention of the two
"As much?"
"Yes."
"Is there...Big Toras?"
"Well, you'll have to make it yourself. But I believe we have toras in the storage. Shame that all of that fish will eventually rot away."
"How about tamagos?"
"Sweet egg? Every other day."
The two looked at each other. Without a moments delay...
"WERE IN!"
"Perfect. And speaking of per... I have one more person to recruit. I will teleport you two to my base. The other four agents will brief you on the rules and regulations. Here we go."
AZARAM MATHEOS ZINTHOS
This particular magic chant cause several trees to glow black and charge towards the two. They barely dodged.
"AAAAHHHH!"
"What in the name of Buddha is wrong with you?!"
"Oops, sorry, wrong incantation."
Time and space, I now will bend...
To this place, this two, I send!
A swirl of light enveloped the two. Soon, they were gone. Zam smiled. Out of nowhere, a searing pain flooded his body. He kneeled down in pain. It was happening. The pain lingered on, growing stronger and stronger. He convulsed in pain. He let out an ear-shattering scream as red mist came out of his body. He fell down, twitching. Knowing his job was not yet done he struggled with his magic.
T-t-t-tiiimme and sp-space, I-I n-now will b-b-bend
T-to th-this place, my-myself I-I send!
He vanished as well
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Samael dreamt for this moment for a long, long time. Dreamt was actually an understatement. He coveted for this moment. It seemed too good to be true but he wasn't going to bother and check. This is the one moment that continues to drive his existence. All he has worked for is for this one moment.
He got Sho alone. No body guards, no red tape, no negotiations, no killer assassin, no back up, no tricks, no nothing. It was only him, his fist, and Sho.
"Get ready brother. This ruin will be your GRAVEYARD!"
Sho kept his unnerving cool. Of course, being a being of pure logic, it is a strain to express any other emotion. But he knew that he was in quite a fix. He was a passive guy. He wasn't skilled in combat. He was actually starting to work up a sweat. He didn't like this. Beyond the lawsuits and negotiations he had no way of fighting back. He didn't like beyond what he didn't know. Sho is accustomed to being two steps ahead, not being surprised. He hated to admit it but he was a sitting duck.
"How long I have waited this moment. No one is here to help you now brother. If you are out of the way, no one can stand in mine! I will tear you APART! AAAAHHHHH"
True his younger brother was a barbarian, but he was a good barbarian. His philosophy of 'might is right' actually held true for some occasions. Often time he could outwit his brother. But no amount of wit could help him here. A merchant against a mindless brute, who will win? Fortunately, Sho was not completely helpless. He dodged many of Samael's relentless assaults. He also had some 'tricks' to defend himself. Samael was able to back Sho into a wall. As Samael launched a crushing punch to him, Sho took the blow. He took all of Samael's hits. All he did was back he to the wall. Pretty soon, the building that Sho backed up to crumbled. Sho made another smug smirk as he saw the blood shot eyes of Samael getting more furious. His mouth was starting to foam. Sho was just playing with him. ...
Sho woke up. He found himself where he should be. Not in some deserted ruin while with his insane brother, in his office. He rubbed his temple as he swiveled his chair to face his large window. He turns to the liter bottle of vodka, tosses into the fireplace. Unintentionally, causing massive property damage to property he was planning to pull down anyway. He stood up and took one good long look at HIS city: Infinity City. Of course, no one calls it that anymore. After Sho barged in Babylon Tower, found the guy who was ruling the place at the time, ripped out his heart and threw him out the highest floor, began governing it, imported many fighters, fixed up the crappy town, regulated crime, created something called 'welfare', everyone called it 'Shou Town'.
He was on the highest floor of Babylon Tower. Why did Sho choose this town to be his base of operation? At the time, he was already a successful businessman. He could have easily bought a small island filled with naked women. Why did he choose Infinity City?
The answer was simple actually. He didn't wasn't to go through all that red tape of running for mayor and campaigning. Sho was never a big fan of democracy. He needed a place that was ruled by gangs. That way, he could take over the place faster than Bill Gates could make ten thousand dollars, which is roughly ten seconds. Plus, he wouldn't have to pay a cent! There was one more reason. Infinity City was wired. There were more wires in that place than tentacles in ADV hell. He could put up a video cam in every corner, every household, and every bathroom. Why would he want to do this? Other that using it to gather blackmail-able footage of everyone in town, there was one other reason...
He has a dream. It is simple dream. He wanted to create the greatest hentai movie ever made. He wanted to create a movie where the sex scenes were so good, that you get a hard on EVERY TIME YOU WATCH IT. He wanted to rally forth and bring together all the fetishes you could think off in one glorious movie so that it would cater to EVERYONE. He wanted to cover EVERY page of the Kama Sutra. But he didn't want just a sex video. He had already seen too much of that. He wanted to make a hentai WITH A PLOT. A story so great, that you would be both awed and turned on at the same time. A story that would meet the standards of the New York book review. A story so great, it would revolutionize the anime and porn industries. Set new standards. Expand the two worlds. Teach new ways to dream. Ah... The American Dream. Wait, no American could possibly fathom a plot of such a grand scale. This was the Sho Tsuzuku Dream.
Alas, this dream was far from his goal. Sho couldn't find a story that could meet the standards of his dream. He couldn't just buy that dream. Noooooo, those three stupid (but ultra-fckable) goddesses had to say 'There are some things that money can't buy. Your dream is one of them. You have to work hard to achieve it.'
Something disturbed Sho's daydreaming. It was a door knocking. Sho beckoned whoever broke his trail of thought to enter. It was one of his secretaries: Mature. If it had been anyone else, he would have tore out his spine and break his head to the wall. Mature was carrying a tray with some coffee.
"Oh good, you are awake master." she replied in her sultry voice. "You had Vice worried when you collapsed"
"I did not!"
"Hehe. Remembering on how medicine doesn't affect you anymore, I brought you some coffee. I know that this is some kind of panacea for you so I thought this would cure whatever ailment you have."
"Thank you Mature. Is it black?"
"Black as your soul master. Just the way you like it."
"Hmph. Thank you, Mature. Just place it on the table."
She did. "You know master, you were just probably tired. You should take a break. You have been working real late lately."
"I'll first make my next billion. Then I'll probably retire."
"As you wish sir."
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Tyr De Luna, third member of the hexagon, dedicated assassin/ninja/house boy of Sho Tsuzuku, walked down the streets of Shou Town. He was pretty tired and needed a drink badly. He had come back from another of Sho's mission whose high fatality probability that made him question if Sho really believed in his skills or wanted him dead. What did he have to do? Fight a Metal Slug boss, beat up a zombie army with a couple of tooth picks, hack into Microsoft, kill a couple of SWAT teams, infiltrate an enemy base on the moon, steal some paintings off the Illuminati headquarters, unhinge Gendo's hands, consume several Sloppy Joes, go to Church, the usual stuff Sho asked him to do.
He really needed a drink. He was well paid for his efforts and now he was going to relax. Man the stress of being a highly paid assassin/agent was starting to get to him. His white spikes were starting to sag, his SEGA black ops uniform was getting stained and he was developing arthritis, which would be fully developed by the time Christmas came. He stared down the streets. Here were some of the sites he saw on his way to his favorite bar:
Yomiko Readman was late for her class at Sho U. So she was BRISKLY walking down the lane. She was still reading a book and that eventually led to her tripping over a fire hydrant.
Amano Ginji was on his way to his job at the electric company. One of the main generators was busted and he needed to report in early. He dreaded not choosing to just do overtime because Kurodo Akabane, aka Dr. Jackal, was also on his way to his job as a chef at the Flying Dragon restaurant, a restaurant owned by the great, great, great, great, great, great, great great, great, great, great, great, descendant of Liu Mao Tsing. Kurodo was going his way so he decided to walk a few steps behind Ginji, making it look like he was stalking him. Ginji was not too comfortable with this though.
Blue Mary was writing a ticket for speeding for M. Bison, who had become Sho's lap dog ever since he bankrupted Shadow-Law. M. Bison was threatening to kill Blue Mary with his psycho power, for that he got another ticket.
Shingo was busy repairing the building that was destroyed by another robot attack on the city. That robot reduced that 20-storey building to ruble. It took Shingo and his cleaning crew team 45.62 minutes to repair it. Sho's cleaning crews is one of the best in existence. They can repair any damage in a matter of minutes. So, even though there are grandiose battles of epic proportions held every other hour that leaves buildings ruined, the town always looks brand new. Even though the cleaning crews are overworked, they earn more than most CEOs in America.
Sakura was hauling new computers for Makubex. The recent sudden expansion of Shou Town made some of the new places a blind spot for Makubex. He has been working night and day to wire these new places, feeling uncomfortable since there are places that aren't under his watchful eye. He actually needed more stuff to accommodate the ever-expanding Infinity City.
These were only some of the sites that Tyr passed by. How did all of these characters come to this one spot? Black mailing, bankruptcy, better job offers, JOB offers (for those wandering vagrants), promise of challenge, loan sharking, Sho has his ways of bringing people together.
There was one other site of particular interest. Wolfgang Krauser was smoking. Well, after what Sho did to him, it was understandable why he started this habit.
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Flashback to a few months back. Sho had gone into a casino. Because of his power of convenience...
"So I...own the casino now? Okay. Hmm... I don't have much time to run a casino...I know!"
He flips up his cell phone and brings up the name 'idiot that can't do anything except play the damn organ' and called.
"Hello Krauser?"
"Yez zir?"
"Ever run a casino before?"
"Um...no, zir"
"Good! Cause now, you are managing one!"
"Vhat!?"
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Krauser, being clueless about running a business, is trying all-his best not to keep the casino from going under. This kept him up late with paperwork.
Tyr went inside his favorite bar. Tyr sat down of the barstool and waited. The house band was playing. Man, Iori really needed to work on his voice. Then the bartender came to him.
"Hey Tyr! Your back! The usual?"
"Yeah. Thanks Terry."
Bogard pulled out Tyr's favorite drink. Ice cold l33t b33r. As he took his time drinking, he remembered how He became to be Sho's agent. It was kind of funny actually.
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Flashback a few months ago. Tyr De Luna, member of SEGA black ops was on one of his missions. He was to retrieve the blue prints of the PS3 unit. The escort was driving along a desolate, forested highway. A heavy armored truck and three convoys guarded it. The first was in front of it. The other two were behind it. He was alone. The odds looked high. They didn't stand a chance. From the trees he made his move.
With a shot from his Mauser rifle, he blew out the tires of the second one, making it careen out of control and smashed into the third car. The explosion killed everyone inside. This made the armored truck and the first convoy stop. Four people came out of the first car and two guards came out the truck. He took out one of the guys with another shot. This made the other three pull out semi-automatics and the guards drew out pistols. By the time they drew out their guns, he had already loaded another bullet and took out another gunman. While he was loading, he tree-hopped to get closer. With the last shot in his clip, he embedded another bullet into the third gunman. He jumped high, how high? Think Project Justice. And landed in front of the last sub-machine gunner. Unfortunately for him, his Ingram ran out of bullets. Tyr used the rifle butt to disarm him, the barrel to make him lunch forward, and the bayonet to take him out.
As for the two guards, they pulled out tasers. Tyr smirked and put back his Mauser and shifted into his kickboxing stance. As one lunged forward to hit him, forward, Tyr, punch-kicked his knee, breaking it, making him kneel. With a powerful mountain kick, he took him out. As for the last one, he tried to swing the taser overhead. Tyr just caught his hand, twisted it, and broke it. As the guy screamed in pain, Tyr did one last haymaker to take him out.
As he brushed off the dust from his uniform, he heard someone clapping at his back. This surprised him since his senses were so attuned that he could detect all life forms within a five-mile radius. As he turned, he saw a man in a suit giving him applause. He then approached him.
"Tyr De Luna."
"Sho Tsuzuku."
"I have been...observing you. One of the best agents I have ever seen, I must say. How would you like to work for me? I can offer you triple of what SEGA is offering you."
Tyr remembered the reason why he joined SEGA Black Ops. It was because of his third weapon, the one wrapped in the cloth. That was the clincher.
"Sorry, I already have an employer."
Sho smiled
"I am sure you have your reasons for staying with them. So I wont bother trying to convince you. Too much work anyway. I have a faster and easier way of 'influencing' you to my side."
Sho pulled out his cell phone. He dialed a few numbers and waited. When the line picked up, he only said two words.
"Buy Sega."
Then he hung up. He stared at Tyr for a while. A wind blew. A crow crowed. Tumbleweed passed by. Twelve seconds later...
RING
"Yes?"
"Sega has sold all of their stocks and bonds to us."
"Good."
"Good news sir! So has Nintendo!"
"Very good. Merge them so that I only have to remember one name. Called it uh... I don't know... Tensaiga or something."
He hung up and returned to his tare down with Tyr.
"So. I guess your working for me now."
"I guess I am."
"I must warn you. I can be a cruel taskmaster. Are you sure you want to continue your job?" He said with a cruel, underestimating glare.
"Yeah. Why not?"
"Very well then." He said as he extended his hand. "Welcome to my world Mr. De Luna."
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Tyr was taking his sweet time with his l33t b33r, when a handsome man came in the bar. He had long flowing blonde hair and piercing blue eyes. He looked like a generic pretty boy bishounen. Still, it made all the heads of the chicks and gays in the bar turn. He took a seat next to Tyr.
"Long time no see De Luna."
"Hello... Friend... How are you...? Friend."
"I'm fine. So tell me. What have you been up to?"
"Killing giant robot monsters. Assassinating influential people. Destroying and destabilizing governments. The usual. What are you doing here anyway?"
"Sho hired me to oversee the creation of his army."
"I'm amazed on how he thought you could do his job."
"For your information, I am highly skilled and well-educated in the creation of robot armies. Plus I was conveniently beside him on a bus."
"Ah."
"Speaking of which, I had better get going."
"One thing."
"Yes?"
"Why did you take off the Barney outfit?"
"I was afraid you would shoot me for no good reason again."
"Don't worry. I sold all my guns to get this Mauser. And their bullets don't exactly grow on trees. I wouldn't waste one on a punk like you."
"Okay... well, I guess I'll see you."
"Bye, Aevhatshu."
"It's pronounced E-patsu."
"Whatever."
"You know De Luna, you remind me of Akuma. You probably spend so much time training you have lost all your communications skills."
"You know, one won't hurt..."
By that time, E-vatsu was gone.
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Zam strolled down some enchanted forest. Was he lost? Was he looking for something? Or did he wasn't to be found? Then he felt something. Something was purring in the trees and moving like a ninja. It was like some...purring ninja was hiding in the trees. Zam smiled.
"Come out, knave."
His adversary revealed himself. He jumped from the trees and did some acrobatics before landing. His feathered hat hided his face. Then with a sleazy, Latino accent, he spoke.
"Pray for mercy from..."
His he raised his hat and drew out his sword.
"PUSS...in boots!"
The small cat's boots sparkled.
"So...you are the one who sent me this note eh?"
"That is right Puss. I do hope your skills have not dulled, especially after you became a pampered pussy cat."
Puss stayed in the castle for a while. After Fiona and Shrek returned to their swamp, he returned to his life as a hit man, seeing that a regal life was not for him.
"I assure you sir, my skills have not waned."
Zam used arrow mail to give Puss a challenge letter. Should he win, Puss would have to join his case. Should Puss win, Zam would grant him any ONE wish.
"Are you serious in telling me that you have the power to grant a wish?"
"Quite sure. Do you doubt me? Very well then. Here is a taste..."
Zam raised his hand. Soon, the sky darkened.
"It is not in your nature to fly...
Creatures of the sea fall from the sky!"
At his word, anchovies fell from the sky. Puss was awed at the incredible sight. His furry paws snatched one out of the air and ate one. It was real. Surely this man could grant him any wish he desired. The fish rain ceased. Puss began curling his whiskers.
"Have I convinced you?"
"Haha! You have my friend. Now, have at you!"
"Assist me now in this caper,
Come on out, my trusty rapier!"
Swirls of energy circled in Zam's hand. As he finished his incantation, the energy converged, creating a rapier.
"En garde, mon ami"
The two clashed in an epic battle. Both of them were surprisingly mobile. As sword clashing did not work, the two set to the trees. Their battle was part Zorro, part ninja. They would engage in the fencing swordplay, but they were balancing themselves on a tree branch.
Sparks flew as their swords clashed. They stared each other down as they endlessly parried each other. Indeed they were equal when in came to swordplay. Their acrobatics added more flair to their battle. Soon they were both exhausted.
"You have fought well, my friend." Puss said as he lowered his hat. "But I am afraid that I must end this..."
Zam was taken back. He knew that stance. Indeed, he would lose if his technique succeeded. There was only one way to defend against it. It was the same way he defended against Mido Ban's Jagan. He quickly pulled out something from his back.
Puss lowered his hat. His bright orange fur, wide eyes, small mouth, snug boots, little hat, upright position could make the biggest, coldest bastards scream "KAWAIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!"
Unfortunately for Puss, Zam had already used his Jagan defense. He had a mirror shielding his face. He saw with his own big pupils on how cute he was. After Zam stopped looking for a while, he opened one of his eyes. Puss was entranced by his own cuteness. Seeing this as an opportunity, he kicked the poor cat with all his might.
The impact of Puss' flight had the same effect of Mina's flight, hit tree, shrapnel bark flies, fall down. The impact made Puss hiss with the last of his strength. Puss was defeated.
"Well then Puss, will you honor your promise?"
"Wh-What exactly... will you... be asking... o-of me?"
"I just need skilled warriors to fight for me. Now shall we get going?"
"No." He said defiantly as he tried to get up. "I will not serve you. You are suspicious and I do not fight for any kind of dishonorable end. You might as well kill me here!"
"My intentions are purely noble, I assure you that cat." Zam said annoyed. "If you work for me, you will face the greatest adversaries you will meet in your lifetime! Your swordsmanship will achieve new level! I will even supply you with the most amazing blades and treasure will not become a thing for you! I will make you sick with all the gold you see!"
"A tempting offer, but no." said Puss as he got up and brushed himself off with his hat.
"Plus you will be surrounded be scantily clad women."
"Lets go, boss!"
...
As Zam returned to his base with Puss, a woman with long black hair in a blue dress greeted them.
"Ah! Zam-san! Welcome back!"
"Hibya! What are you doing here?"
"I heard about your ordeal. Things have been pretty dull at the apartment so I'd like to help you out."
"Great! I haven't had the time to recruit a computer genius! The computer lab is over there. Um, sorry for the mess. I have all the latest equipment but I haven't had much use for it."
"Were you only using it to surf for porn again?"
"...maybe."
"Oh dear, you never change Zam-san. Don't worry, I'll clean it up as well."
"Thanks Hibya."
The quiet housewife/scientist scurried off. Zam noticed that Puss was looking at him with a suspicious arch in his eyebrow.
"What?"
"Shall we...go see the rest of your scantily-clad women?"
"Very well you sleazy cat. Lets go."
Subchapter 2 ends
Preview of next chapter: Bonjour mina-san! Now that snow boarding season is over, we can go back to buccaneering! Hehe, this time we are robbing this bank! Hmph, so Bridget, you dare stand in my way again? Haha! What? Where did you learn judo?! Next time on the Misadventures of Ky Kiske: Try an try until you finally rob a bank! Jam, wait for me...
Disclaimer: Ky Kiske, Guilty Gear and all related trademarks are property of Sammy. The rest of the characters in this story are property of SNK, Enix etc. Please don't sue me I don't have any money
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Subchapter 2: Welcome to Shou Town.
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Japan has a bloody past of violence and wars. Each era seemed to bring more pain and suffering to all its citizens. Fists, swords, spears, bows, guns all seemed to bring the terrible result. This era would prove to be the greatest pain that the people of Japan may have endured so far. Their survival of the Tokugawa era may be their greatest ordeal yet. For this was not just a time of great violence, it was is also a time of great evil. A dark power reigned across the land. Its evil threatened to destroy everything that the people held dear to their hearts: their homes, their families, their lives. This dark power consumed countless, ambitious souls to do their handiwork. The light of Pandora's box seemed to weaken...
... but not extinguish
For only in a time of great despair do the greatest heroes emerge. Warriors came, faced and defeated the evil that manifested it over and over again. They clashed with the darkness and continually defeated it. These warriors fought bravely and with each new and more dangerous threat that emerges, more of these brave souls emerge. Now, the evil has come again. So have the warriors. We join two of these new warriors. They are locked in a stalemate duel.
One is a valiant, young girl. She was the dedicated protector of her village. With arrows of justice and a bow of strength, she protected her village against all those who dare threatened it. Sadly, she failed in her task. As she bravely sought out a deadly demon, other knaves came and destroyed the defenseless village. With nothing left, she went after the demon that she was seeking. Does she seek redemption? Does she seek revenge? Why does she pursue this demon? Only she knows and she is not faltering from her quest.
The other is a stalwart young man. He is the current heir of the Tokugawa dynasty. But he fights in order to be strong. Despite his cool exterior, he is in great turmoil in his mind. A man whom he has never defeated, whom he has looked up to has rebelled against his family. He is torn between blood and water. He knows not which path he will take, but he knows that he has no easy choices. Whatever path he chooses will be littered in blood and the death of the ones he cares about. Right now, he can only rely on the seven swords on his back.
The two clash. Neither one of them knows why, but now is not an era of reason. Now is an era of war. The girl fires one of her arrows as the young man charges. He uses one of his knives to block the bow as he unsheathes his longest katana and attempts to slash the girl. But she is surprisingly mobile. She jumps unnaturally high and showers death upon her foe. He, in return, creates a big blue wave that repels all the arrows. He chases after her. As she lands, she sees him charging at full speed. Seeing this as a dire situation, she uses a last resort. Gathering enough energy, she jumps with a great deal of power and a great deal of height. This startles him and sees that she in on a collision course towards him! He parries her assault with two of his katanas. It takes a great deal of strength, but he repels it. The girl lands safely on the ground. He takes this opening and uses his own desperation. Creating a field of energy within a one meter around him, he creates a sudden shockwave to send her airborne, where he will take the leisure of cutting her apart. She sees his ploy and jumps away from the field of energy before the shockwave starts.
They are both impressed and awed at each other's skills. The engage in a stare down. Neither one of them moves. One shot, both think. They think that they only need one shot to take their adversary down. She plans to send a flurry of arrows and impale him, killing him before he even gets close. He plans on slashing her to stagger her and then send a hurl of stabs to kill her off. A solitary leaf dares to float down in between them. As it innocently touches the ground, they charge on last strike. He charges and gets ready to draw. She prays for the speed to unleash all those arrows.
...
He slashes
...
She lets go of the string.
...
Their bloodlust blinds both of them. Both of them feel and hear something hit. They feel no pain and continue their attack. She unleashes the hell of arrows and he stabs relentlessly. As their energy fails them, their vision returns. They find that they are both alive and that what they hit...was a green wall?
Indeed the green wall had absorbed all their attacks and seems to take no damage. They mysterious blockade originated from a hand glowing green, especially the ring finger. This hand was attached to a being that was levitating. He was an intimidating character. His brown spiky hair and the black battle garb he was wearing fluttered regally in the wind. As his feet touched the floor, his malignant blue/brown eyes cast it on the two warriors. With a smug smile, he greeted.
"Greetings, Yoshitora Tokugawa and Mina Majikina."
"Who are you?"
"I am Invader-Zam. I have been observing you two. Intently and critically. I have to say that you two are the most cheapest and annoying characters I have ever seen?"
"What?"
"You fire an endless stream of arrows and can do it in an alarming rate! You never give the enemy a chance to get near you! Not honorable."
"Why you..."
"And you can abuse one move! You can go through a war utilizing nothing more that one move. It seems that you are too afraid to venture forth and discover more."
"How dare you..."
"Needless to say, you two do not fight honorably and are do not honor any for of code! The code of the thieves seems really benevolent when compared to you two!"
That was the last straw. Mina could not contain her rage anymore. Who was this cretin to just barge right in and judge her? He had no right and this insolent man would be silenced. NOW.
She fired an arrow at him. She aimed it straight for his head. He could have easily done anything to avoid it. Caught it in one hand. Create a field of destruction disintegrating it when it comes near him. Blow it up with his eyes. Or even just dodge it. Instead, he blocked it. He let it pierce his left hand. Straight in the palm even.
"Don't do that"
He raised his wounded hand and let out a huge ki blast into the air. The towering spiral was a temporary testament to his magnanimous power. The arrow had vanished. Yoshitora blindly attacked. As he drew out his sword, Zam had created a thin pole of light that served as a sword. As he parried Yoshitora's sword, he made it fly into the air. Not discouraged, Yoshitora drew out as many of the six remaining swords left. Zam effortlessly blocked all of them and sent them flying into the air as well. Soon enough, Yoshitora was defenseless. Zam proceeded to pummel him with a number of punches. He ended it with one last uppercut. No one knew how many punches he hurled in the past two seconds. Regardless, Yoshitora's body was crippled. Mina stared in shock at Zam's blinding speed and devastating power. She knew she had to do something. She pulled out another arrow and stretched it upon the string. But it was too late. Zam's eyes suddenly became pupil-less and glowed green. He launched a devastating green energy blast unto Mina, sending her flying into a tree. The resulting impact made the tree's bark explode like shrapnel and made the tree tilt a few degrees. The two lied limp and defeated as he levitated above them. Was this really the end?
"Let me get one thing straight" he said as he triumphantly looked down upon his assailants. "You two are cheap, cheesy and annoying! You can take on the demons of hell and not break a sweat. You make me sick. You make every other noble fighter look bad AND MOST IMPORTANTLY!"
The two braced for the worst from this unjustifiable assault
"I like you."
"Huh?"
"You both got the moves and the grooves. How would you like to work for me?"
"Why would we?"
"You find that working for me has certain advantages. With the missions I give you, you will be able to hone your skills and develop all of your potential. I can make you learn new skills that will greatly aid you in battle! On top of all that, your services will be greatly rewarded. You will find that gold is no object to me. My missions are difficult yes...even fatal. But with each completion of them, the skies shall open up and treasure will rain from the heavens! Plus you get dental benefits."
"After you beat us up?!"
"No way!"
"You might as well kill us both here and now!"
"Did I mention you could have as much sushi as you want?"
That last one got the attention of the two
"As much?"
"Yes."
"Is there...Big Toras?"
"Well, you'll have to make it yourself. But I believe we have toras in the storage. Shame that all of that fish will eventually rot away."
"How about tamagos?"
"Sweet egg? Every other day."
The two looked at each other. Without a moments delay...
"WERE IN!"
"Perfect. And speaking of per... I have one more person to recruit. I will teleport you two to my base. The other four agents will brief you on the rules and regulations. Here we go."
AZARAM MATHEOS ZINTHOS
This particular magic chant cause several trees to glow black and charge towards the two. They barely dodged.
"AAAAHHHH!"
"What in the name of Buddha is wrong with you?!"
"Oops, sorry, wrong incantation."
Time and space, I now will bend...
To this place, this two, I send!
A swirl of light enveloped the two. Soon, they were gone. Zam smiled. Out of nowhere, a searing pain flooded his body. He kneeled down in pain. It was happening. The pain lingered on, growing stronger and stronger. He convulsed in pain. He let out an ear-shattering scream as red mist came out of his body. He fell down, twitching. Knowing his job was not yet done he struggled with his magic.
T-t-t-tiiimme and sp-space, I-I n-now will b-b-bend
T-to th-this place, my-myself I-I send!
He vanished as well
... ... ...
Samael dreamt for this moment for a long, long time. Dreamt was actually an understatement. He coveted for this moment. It seemed too good to be true but he wasn't going to bother and check. This is the one moment that continues to drive his existence. All he has worked for is for this one moment.
He got Sho alone. No body guards, no red tape, no negotiations, no killer assassin, no back up, no tricks, no nothing. It was only him, his fist, and Sho.
"Get ready brother. This ruin will be your GRAVEYARD!"
Sho kept his unnerving cool. Of course, being a being of pure logic, it is a strain to express any other emotion. But he knew that he was in quite a fix. He was a passive guy. He wasn't skilled in combat. He was actually starting to work up a sweat. He didn't like this. Beyond the lawsuits and negotiations he had no way of fighting back. He didn't like beyond what he didn't know. Sho is accustomed to being two steps ahead, not being surprised. He hated to admit it but he was a sitting duck.
"How long I have waited this moment. No one is here to help you now brother. If you are out of the way, no one can stand in mine! I will tear you APART! AAAAHHHHH"
True his younger brother was a barbarian, but he was a good barbarian. His philosophy of 'might is right' actually held true for some occasions. Often time he could outwit his brother. But no amount of wit could help him here. A merchant against a mindless brute, who will win? Fortunately, Sho was not completely helpless. He dodged many of Samael's relentless assaults. He also had some 'tricks' to defend himself. Samael was able to back Sho into a wall. As Samael launched a crushing punch to him, Sho took the blow. He took all of Samael's hits. All he did was back he to the wall. Pretty soon, the building that Sho backed up to crumbled. Sho made another smug smirk as he saw the blood shot eyes of Samael getting more furious. His mouth was starting to foam. Sho was just playing with him. ...
Sho woke up. He found himself where he should be. Not in some deserted ruin while with his insane brother, in his office. He rubbed his temple as he swiveled his chair to face his large window. He turns to the liter bottle of vodka, tosses into the fireplace. Unintentionally, causing massive property damage to property he was planning to pull down anyway. He stood up and took one good long look at HIS city: Infinity City. Of course, no one calls it that anymore. After Sho barged in Babylon Tower, found the guy who was ruling the place at the time, ripped out his heart and threw him out the highest floor, began governing it, imported many fighters, fixed up the crappy town, regulated crime, created something called 'welfare', everyone called it 'Shou Town'.
He was on the highest floor of Babylon Tower. Why did Sho choose this town to be his base of operation? At the time, he was already a successful businessman. He could have easily bought a small island filled with naked women. Why did he choose Infinity City?
The answer was simple actually. He didn't wasn't to go through all that red tape of running for mayor and campaigning. Sho was never a big fan of democracy. He needed a place that was ruled by gangs. That way, he could take over the place faster than Bill Gates could make ten thousand dollars, which is roughly ten seconds. Plus, he wouldn't have to pay a cent! There was one more reason. Infinity City was wired. There were more wires in that place than tentacles in ADV hell. He could put up a video cam in every corner, every household, and every bathroom. Why would he want to do this? Other that using it to gather blackmail-able footage of everyone in town, there was one other reason...
He has a dream. It is simple dream. He wanted to create the greatest hentai movie ever made. He wanted to create a movie where the sex scenes were so good, that you get a hard on EVERY TIME YOU WATCH IT. He wanted to rally forth and bring together all the fetishes you could think off in one glorious movie so that it would cater to EVERYONE. He wanted to cover EVERY page of the Kama Sutra. But he didn't want just a sex video. He had already seen too much of that. He wanted to make a hentai WITH A PLOT. A story so great, that you would be both awed and turned on at the same time. A story that would meet the standards of the New York book review. A story so great, it would revolutionize the anime and porn industries. Set new standards. Expand the two worlds. Teach new ways to dream. Ah... The American Dream. Wait, no American could possibly fathom a plot of such a grand scale. This was the Sho Tsuzuku Dream.
Alas, this dream was far from his goal. Sho couldn't find a story that could meet the standards of his dream. He couldn't just buy that dream. Noooooo, those three stupid (but ultra-fckable) goddesses had to say 'There are some things that money can't buy. Your dream is one of them. You have to work hard to achieve it.'
Something disturbed Sho's daydreaming. It was a door knocking. Sho beckoned whoever broke his trail of thought to enter. It was one of his secretaries: Mature. If it had been anyone else, he would have tore out his spine and break his head to the wall. Mature was carrying a tray with some coffee.
"Oh good, you are awake master." she replied in her sultry voice. "You had Vice worried when you collapsed"
"I did not!"
"Hehe. Remembering on how medicine doesn't affect you anymore, I brought you some coffee. I know that this is some kind of panacea for you so I thought this would cure whatever ailment you have."
"Thank you Mature. Is it black?"
"Black as your soul master. Just the way you like it."
"Hmph. Thank you, Mature. Just place it on the table."
She did. "You know master, you were just probably tired. You should take a break. You have been working real late lately."
"I'll first make my next billion. Then I'll probably retire."
"As you wish sir."
...
Tyr De Luna, third member of the hexagon, dedicated assassin/ninja/house boy of Sho Tsuzuku, walked down the streets of Shou Town. He was pretty tired and needed a drink badly. He had come back from another of Sho's mission whose high fatality probability that made him question if Sho really believed in his skills or wanted him dead. What did he have to do? Fight a Metal Slug boss, beat up a zombie army with a couple of tooth picks, hack into Microsoft, kill a couple of SWAT teams, infiltrate an enemy base on the moon, steal some paintings off the Illuminati headquarters, unhinge Gendo's hands, consume several Sloppy Joes, go to Church, the usual stuff Sho asked him to do.
He really needed a drink. He was well paid for his efforts and now he was going to relax. Man the stress of being a highly paid assassin/agent was starting to get to him. His white spikes were starting to sag, his SEGA black ops uniform was getting stained and he was developing arthritis, which would be fully developed by the time Christmas came. He stared down the streets. Here were some of the sites he saw on his way to his favorite bar:
Yomiko Readman was late for her class at Sho U. So she was BRISKLY walking down the lane. She was still reading a book and that eventually led to her tripping over a fire hydrant.
Amano Ginji was on his way to his job at the electric company. One of the main generators was busted and he needed to report in early. He dreaded not choosing to just do overtime because Kurodo Akabane, aka Dr. Jackal, was also on his way to his job as a chef at the Flying Dragon restaurant, a restaurant owned by the great, great, great, great, great, great, great great, great, great, great, great, descendant of Liu Mao Tsing. Kurodo was going his way so he decided to walk a few steps behind Ginji, making it look like he was stalking him. Ginji was not too comfortable with this though.
Blue Mary was writing a ticket for speeding for M. Bison, who had become Sho's lap dog ever since he bankrupted Shadow-Law. M. Bison was threatening to kill Blue Mary with his psycho power, for that he got another ticket.
Shingo was busy repairing the building that was destroyed by another robot attack on the city. That robot reduced that 20-storey building to ruble. It took Shingo and his cleaning crew team 45.62 minutes to repair it. Sho's cleaning crews is one of the best in existence. They can repair any damage in a matter of minutes. So, even though there are grandiose battles of epic proportions held every other hour that leaves buildings ruined, the town always looks brand new. Even though the cleaning crews are overworked, they earn more than most CEOs in America.
Sakura was hauling new computers for Makubex. The recent sudden expansion of Shou Town made some of the new places a blind spot for Makubex. He has been working night and day to wire these new places, feeling uncomfortable since there are places that aren't under his watchful eye. He actually needed more stuff to accommodate the ever-expanding Infinity City.
These were only some of the sites that Tyr passed by. How did all of these characters come to this one spot? Black mailing, bankruptcy, better job offers, JOB offers (for those wandering vagrants), promise of challenge, loan sharking, Sho has his ways of bringing people together.
There was one other site of particular interest. Wolfgang Krauser was smoking. Well, after what Sho did to him, it was understandable why he started this habit.
...
Flashback to a few months back. Sho had gone into a casino. Because of his power of convenience...
"So I...own the casino now? Okay. Hmm... I don't have much time to run a casino...I know!"
He flips up his cell phone and brings up the name 'idiot that can't do anything except play the damn organ' and called.
"Hello Krauser?"
"Yez zir?"
"Ever run a casino before?"
"Um...no, zir"
"Good! Cause now, you are managing one!"
"Vhat!?"
...
Krauser, being clueless about running a business, is trying all-his best not to keep the casino from going under. This kept him up late with paperwork.
Tyr went inside his favorite bar. Tyr sat down of the barstool and waited. The house band was playing. Man, Iori really needed to work on his voice. Then the bartender came to him.
"Hey Tyr! Your back! The usual?"
"Yeah. Thanks Terry."
Bogard pulled out Tyr's favorite drink. Ice cold l33t b33r. As he took his time drinking, he remembered how He became to be Sho's agent. It was kind of funny actually.
...
Flashback a few months ago. Tyr De Luna, member of SEGA black ops was on one of his missions. He was to retrieve the blue prints of the PS3 unit. The escort was driving along a desolate, forested highway. A heavy armored truck and three convoys guarded it. The first was in front of it. The other two were behind it. He was alone. The odds looked high. They didn't stand a chance. From the trees he made his move.
With a shot from his Mauser rifle, he blew out the tires of the second one, making it careen out of control and smashed into the third car. The explosion killed everyone inside. This made the armored truck and the first convoy stop. Four people came out of the first car and two guards came out the truck. He took out one of the guys with another shot. This made the other three pull out semi-automatics and the guards drew out pistols. By the time they drew out their guns, he had already loaded another bullet and took out another gunman. While he was loading, he tree-hopped to get closer. With the last shot in his clip, he embedded another bullet into the third gunman. He jumped high, how high? Think Project Justice. And landed in front of the last sub-machine gunner. Unfortunately for him, his Ingram ran out of bullets. Tyr used the rifle butt to disarm him, the barrel to make him lunch forward, and the bayonet to take him out.
As for the two guards, they pulled out tasers. Tyr smirked and put back his Mauser and shifted into his kickboxing stance. As one lunged forward to hit him, forward, Tyr, punch-kicked his knee, breaking it, making him kneel. With a powerful mountain kick, he took him out. As for the last one, he tried to swing the taser overhead. Tyr just caught his hand, twisted it, and broke it. As the guy screamed in pain, Tyr did one last haymaker to take him out.
As he brushed off the dust from his uniform, he heard someone clapping at his back. This surprised him since his senses were so attuned that he could detect all life forms within a five-mile radius. As he turned, he saw a man in a suit giving him applause. He then approached him.
"Tyr De Luna."
"Sho Tsuzuku."
"I have been...observing you. One of the best agents I have ever seen, I must say. How would you like to work for me? I can offer you triple of what SEGA is offering you."
Tyr remembered the reason why he joined SEGA Black Ops. It was because of his third weapon, the one wrapped in the cloth. That was the clincher.
"Sorry, I already have an employer."
Sho smiled
"I am sure you have your reasons for staying with them. So I wont bother trying to convince you. Too much work anyway. I have a faster and easier way of 'influencing' you to my side."
Sho pulled out his cell phone. He dialed a few numbers and waited. When the line picked up, he only said two words.
"Buy Sega."
Then he hung up. He stared at Tyr for a while. A wind blew. A crow crowed. Tumbleweed passed by. Twelve seconds later...
RING
"Yes?"
"Sega has sold all of their stocks and bonds to us."
"Good."
"Good news sir! So has Nintendo!"
"Very good. Merge them so that I only have to remember one name. Called it uh... I don't know... Tensaiga or something."
He hung up and returned to his tare down with Tyr.
"So. I guess your working for me now."
"I guess I am."
"I must warn you. I can be a cruel taskmaster. Are you sure you want to continue your job?" He said with a cruel, underestimating glare.
"Yeah. Why not?"
"Very well then." He said as he extended his hand. "Welcome to my world Mr. De Luna."
...
Tyr was taking his sweet time with his l33t b33r, when a handsome man came in the bar. He had long flowing blonde hair and piercing blue eyes. He looked like a generic pretty boy bishounen. Still, it made all the heads of the chicks and gays in the bar turn. He took a seat next to Tyr.
"Long time no see De Luna."
"Hello... Friend... How are you...? Friend."
"I'm fine. So tell me. What have you been up to?"
"Killing giant robot monsters. Assassinating influential people. Destroying and destabilizing governments. The usual. What are you doing here anyway?"
"Sho hired me to oversee the creation of his army."
"I'm amazed on how he thought you could do his job."
"For your information, I am highly skilled and well-educated in the creation of robot armies. Plus I was conveniently beside him on a bus."
"Ah."
"Speaking of which, I had better get going."
"One thing."
"Yes?"
"Why did you take off the Barney outfit?"
"I was afraid you would shoot me for no good reason again."
"Don't worry. I sold all my guns to get this Mauser. And their bullets don't exactly grow on trees. I wouldn't waste one on a punk like you."
"Okay... well, I guess I'll see you."
"Bye, Aevhatshu."
"It's pronounced E-patsu."
"Whatever."
"You know De Luna, you remind me of Akuma. You probably spend so much time training you have lost all your communications skills."
"You know, one won't hurt..."
By that time, E-vatsu was gone.
...
Zam strolled down some enchanted forest. Was he lost? Was he looking for something? Or did he wasn't to be found? Then he felt something. Something was purring in the trees and moving like a ninja. It was like some...purring ninja was hiding in the trees. Zam smiled.
"Come out, knave."
His adversary revealed himself. He jumped from the trees and did some acrobatics before landing. His feathered hat hided his face. Then with a sleazy, Latino accent, he spoke.
"Pray for mercy from..."
His he raised his hat and drew out his sword.
"PUSS...in boots!"
The small cat's boots sparkled.
"So...you are the one who sent me this note eh?"
"That is right Puss. I do hope your skills have not dulled, especially after you became a pampered pussy cat."
Puss stayed in the castle for a while. After Fiona and Shrek returned to their swamp, he returned to his life as a hit man, seeing that a regal life was not for him.
"I assure you sir, my skills have not waned."
Zam used arrow mail to give Puss a challenge letter. Should he win, Puss would have to join his case. Should Puss win, Zam would grant him any ONE wish.
"Are you serious in telling me that you have the power to grant a wish?"
"Quite sure. Do you doubt me? Very well then. Here is a taste..."
Zam raised his hand. Soon, the sky darkened.
"It is not in your nature to fly...
Creatures of the sea fall from the sky!"
At his word, anchovies fell from the sky. Puss was awed at the incredible sight. His furry paws snatched one out of the air and ate one. It was real. Surely this man could grant him any wish he desired. The fish rain ceased. Puss began curling his whiskers.
"Have I convinced you?"
"Haha! You have my friend. Now, have at you!"
"Assist me now in this caper,
Come on out, my trusty rapier!"
Swirls of energy circled in Zam's hand. As he finished his incantation, the energy converged, creating a rapier.
"En garde, mon ami"
The two clashed in an epic battle. Both of them were surprisingly mobile. As sword clashing did not work, the two set to the trees. Their battle was part Zorro, part ninja. They would engage in the fencing swordplay, but they were balancing themselves on a tree branch.
Sparks flew as their swords clashed. They stared each other down as they endlessly parried each other. Indeed they were equal when in came to swordplay. Their acrobatics added more flair to their battle. Soon they were both exhausted.
"You have fought well, my friend." Puss said as he lowered his hat. "But I am afraid that I must end this..."
Zam was taken back. He knew that stance. Indeed, he would lose if his technique succeeded. There was only one way to defend against it. It was the same way he defended against Mido Ban's Jagan. He quickly pulled out something from his back.
Puss lowered his hat. His bright orange fur, wide eyes, small mouth, snug boots, little hat, upright position could make the biggest, coldest bastards scream "KAWAIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!"
Unfortunately for Puss, Zam had already used his Jagan defense. He had a mirror shielding his face. He saw with his own big pupils on how cute he was. After Zam stopped looking for a while, he opened one of his eyes. Puss was entranced by his own cuteness. Seeing this as an opportunity, he kicked the poor cat with all his might.
The impact of Puss' flight had the same effect of Mina's flight, hit tree, shrapnel bark flies, fall down. The impact made Puss hiss with the last of his strength. Puss was defeated.
"Well then Puss, will you honor your promise?"
"Wh-What exactly... will you... be asking... o-of me?"
"I just need skilled warriors to fight for me. Now shall we get going?"
"No." He said defiantly as he tried to get up. "I will not serve you. You are suspicious and I do not fight for any kind of dishonorable end. You might as well kill me here!"
"My intentions are purely noble, I assure you that cat." Zam said annoyed. "If you work for me, you will face the greatest adversaries you will meet in your lifetime! Your swordsmanship will achieve new level! I will even supply you with the most amazing blades and treasure will not become a thing for you! I will make you sick with all the gold you see!"
"A tempting offer, but no." said Puss as he got up and brushed himself off with his hat.
"Plus you will be surrounded be scantily clad women."
"Lets go, boss!"
...
As Zam returned to his base with Puss, a woman with long black hair in a blue dress greeted them.
"Ah! Zam-san! Welcome back!"
"Hibya! What are you doing here?"
"I heard about your ordeal. Things have been pretty dull at the apartment so I'd like to help you out."
"Great! I haven't had the time to recruit a computer genius! The computer lab is over there. Um, sorry for the mess. I have all the latest equipment but I haven't had much use for it."
"Were you only using it to surf for porn again?"
"...maybe."
"Oh dear, you never change Zam-san. Don't worry, I'll clean it up as well."
"Thanks Hibya."
The quiet housewife/scientist scurried off. Zam noticed that Puss was looking at him with a suspicious arch in his eyebrow.
"What?"
"Shall we...go see the rest of your scantily-clad women?"
"Very well you sleazy cat. Lets go."
Subchapter 2 ends
Preview of next chapter: Bonjour mina-san! Now that snow boarding season is over, we can go back to buccaneering! Hehe, this time we are robbing this bank! Hmph, so Bridget, you dare stand in my way again? Haha! What? Where did you learn judo?! Next time on the Misadventures of Ky Kiske: Try an try until you finally rob a bank! Jam, wait for me...