LEGACY OF KMAS CHAPTER 19
THE JOURNEY ENDS

Dark City…

EVENT: A CITY ECLIPSED
TRACK: BLOODY TEARS (Castlevania: Chronicles)

The long road had finally ended. And now our destination laid within but a few feet away. Dawn had just broke over the horizon and boy was it a sight to see. After all the hardships and bullshit at least it would be a nice day. I dropped Cid on the outside of the City. He wanted to walk. Nothing personal, he just didn't trust me flying through the city and having me being careless and bashing him into a random building. Ain't he such a trusting friend? Anyway, I did just that and took flight once again. I wanted to see this place from above while I still could. Without haste I flew into the City, and what greeted me was a sight of unimaginable proportion. I could've sworn it was day break as I entered but as I entered the city it was as black as the night. I went back to the boundary of the City and realized that I wasn't going crazy. This city was actually eclipsed in eternal darkness. I was utterly astounded that such locations were within traveling distances. I should remember after all is done to buy these lands for myself.

The skyscrapers of the city were illuminated so beautifully and the highways, malls and food courts would rival the Vegas Strip. I flew to the skies of the city and perched myself upon the highest building. I surveyed this newest location and discovered that despite it's peculiar sense of surroundings, this place was quite populated. Night clubs would definitely be the top business here. I guess these were just normal people who just liked the night a lot…OK you readers come up with a better answer, because I was clueless. The city itself was quite enormous which meant it would be hard to find our meeting place. Hard for a human anyway. From my vantage point I was able to locate the warehouse district which laid just northwest of my location. I took flight once again and landed right at the center of the district. I thought it best to revert back to my normal self for now. I once again sealed my powers, my hair was restored to it's raven color and my skin was back to its usual pale tone. With myself restored I searched for the correct warehouse. Kazuya had instructed us to meet in warehouse 15. And I was near warehouse…195. It was quite a large distance. And of course leave it to me to land near the warehouse miles from the right one. Oh well, I guess this required an extra hop, skip and jump. And I did just that I hopped to warehouse 137, skipped to warehouse 75 and then jumped right in front of warehouse 15. What a waste of time…

I arrived in front of the said structure and found Ken's van, as well as Dave's Horse outside. Mo was waiting outside for me.

"Well, this certainly is a lovely meeting spot. Don't you think?" Mo asked.

For the warehouse we stood in front of was the most oldest, run down and dirtiest one I this entire district. But honestly it was a rather large improvement over the suburban houses we encountered. We saw Cid arrive just in time.

"Honestly, I am really surprised you don't own all of this DevilKaz!" Cid said

"Well if Kazuya's granting requests then I may just as well ask him for this!" I said.

"Listen we can chat about who wants what later! Let's just head inside!" Mo demanded.

We ventured inside the moldy building and inside was a large vacant room. No doubt the rats had rented the place for the night. I could hear them scurry along the dripping pipes and decayed walls. Of course when you've dwelled in a land of death for so long, this becomes a vision of paradise. At the end of the large room was an elevator. Apparently the place to meet was below this lovely area. We entered the elevator and saw that there was only a down button and a floor counter. We pressed down and descended to the bottom floor as Kazuya had instructed.

"So what do you make of all this DevilKaz?" Cid asked

"You really asking the wrong person Cid" I said. After being banned, having my own members fight me, discovering the presence of the Devil Gene, disturbing a few members with the Reaver and all the BS with the Tekken Force soldiers, it was really hard to make anything out of it.

"However, I know that Kazuya wasn't kidding about needing our help. I just can't help but wonder what other surprises Heihachi has in store for us. It's clear to me now that Heihachi knows of us. I honestly don't know what to expect!"

"Ah quit yer bitchin' DevilKaz! You saw how we handled the Tekken Force!" Cid said

"Oh you mean how they ganged up on you and how I finished the off saving you two?"

"Heh, very funny smart-ass!"

"You see? We had trouble with fifty. Imagine if there were 100 maybe 500 of those monsters? I don't think I could save you all!"

"DevilKaz, do not frighten the mortal e may have shorter time then he thinks" Mo said.

"Hey listen shortie, I'm bound to shove this spear up yer ass if you keep sharpshooting me! I'll rub your face in wild dogs crap til you don't know which end is up!" Cid angrily shouted!

"Hmph. Yell all you want, just be prepared and not overconfident when the time comes to face such a legion!" Mo remarked.

"Yer friends are freaks like you, DevilKaz. Talk like you to!"

"More alike then you know" I thought to myself.

"You say something?"

"Huh, no. How far down are we?" I asked.

We looked at the floor counter and realized that we were now thirty-five floors underground! And the counter continued. We continued our descent and Cid broke the silence.

"Well listen, I've been thinking! If there really are such freaks out there, then I'm guessing it's gonna take a lot more then your little Reaver trick DevilKaz"

"What are you getting at Cid?" I asked

"Well I think we should make a pact. Always watch each other's backs ya know? Just so no scum will try and jump us like before, remember shortie?"

"Yes I do! Listen old man if your suggesting that I'll run out on you during a critical time…"

"No! NO! I'm saying that we should just be careful when the going gets rough ya punk!"

"Very well! You have my promise" Mo complied.

"And mine!" I said

"Heh! Now that's the kind of team work we need to put Heihachi's wrinkled ass six feet under!"

Cid was nothing truthful on that statement. We were complete strangers to each other and I had already fought a few of my own members. It would not be easy to gain the trust of so many people at once but I had to make sure that I didn't get ahead of myself and freal everyone out with my powers and such. Ugh…..this was going to be hell!

The elevator came to a sudden stop on floor 66. I should've known I was in for a surprise as soon as that elevator door opened. I don't know why I didn't. The doors slid open and within I beheld a room encased in steel. For a room to be buried this far underground it was expected. These chambers looked like that of a large conference hall. There was a giant table in the center with numerous chairs around it. I guess Kazuya spared no expenses with furnishing for there was another table with a mound of food. Luckily there were vents connecting to the unknown upper floors so it wasn't hot and the food would not rot. Not that it would bother me, but a good deal of the members would sure have died from exhaustion. Speaking of which, I surveyed the room and found Dave, Ron, Vicci and Ifritstar at the food table. KD and Kuni were eating their food at the table. Cid went over to the food table as well and loaded up a plate of his own. Mo decided to sit down. Ken, Stu and Red Tiger were talking near the elevator. Ken took note.

"Hey DeKaz, you hungry? There's plenty of food!"

"No thanks I just ate" I'm not so sure I should of said that.

"How I didn't see any place?" Stu asked

"There's a place across the street from the district" Red Tiger covered

I stared at this woman in shock. And she stared fearfully at me. It was rather clear that she somehow knew of my rather grim appetite. I was rather curious as to how she knew but I soon sensed a power that I only heard stories of. This member was a Dragon Tamer, renowned sorcerers with the power to summon the mighty reptiles of days long past. So that explains how they found us and how they knew us. When in a meditative state they can sense the true nature of a being. I must've been quite the sight because her color paled when she covered me. I guess she was scared of what I might do if everyone found out my true nature.

"Well I must've missed it" Stu said.

"Well I'm going to talk with the other members" I said trying to get out of the subject.

"Alright, talk to you later" Ken said.

Phew. That was close. I walked away from the trio and an interesting sight caught my eye. Standing by the head of the table were the ninja and the vampire Unknown, whom I encountered at the start of my journey. It goes without saying that they were less then happy to see me. But I gave them a pleasant wave hi. She acknowledged with a sneer and I bet the ninja did the same under his mask. I was rather disappointed however. The one person whom I desired to see, the founder herself, was not yet here. But I was sure that I would before the meeting began. And when that time came I knew it would be quite enjoyable…for me anyway…

(End Event)