LEGACY OF KMAS CHAPTER 31
SUFFERING TO THE CONQUERED
Jo raced down the stairs to check on Vincent Wolf. Let it be known that this was where Mo and Grrrpoop had been earlier. Saiyan gave the order that she and Jo would deal with DevilKaz while they tended to Vincent Wolf. As she did she heard footsteps ascending the stairs. She addressed the footsteps.
"Guys didn't Saiyan say to stay with Vin…" she ended the statement with a gasp of terror. This exclamation was answered by a large hand that wrapped around her throat and rose her to the air.
"Well, well, look what I found" said a shocking voice. "If it isn't Miss Sparky?" the figure joked.
The large hand was attached to an equally large being. He had electrifying white and yellow had eyes of a similar color. He wore a jacket and sleeveless t shirt. His pants were baggy and his boots were shiny and ebony.
Jo tried to break free from this mighty grip. But her efforts were ultimately futile. As the being laughed.
"Now, now if you struggle I can't guarantee I won't kill you" he spoke as he sent volts of his power right into his hostage. Jo stopped struggling to end this pain, as soon as it stopped the being spoke again.
"Where are my manners! Forgive me, I am Major Electashock, Master of Lightning. And you must be Jo the so-called Mistress of Lightning"
"Why not let me go and find out" she said weakly yet strongly.
"Thanks for the offer, but I must decline. I find this way much more entertaining"
Jo tried to use her hands to shoot Electashock with some form of energy but the grip he had on her was strong enough for her to struggle to breathe, while at the same time not fully cut of her oxygen. This was a special form of choke that the Major employed. It was his own form of torture known as the Electric Shock treatment. While his victim gasped for air he would shock and zap his opponent through the neck which would drive the struggled air right out of their body again. Thus the process would repeat until the victim's body finally gave out.
"Go ahead and scream, weakling no one can save you now! Hahahahaha!"
Meanwhile…
"Mo you almost done melting that ice?" Grrrpoop asked.
"Listen, unless you want him to be a barbeque, I suggest you don't rush me!" Mo said.
"Well can you…at least…go a little…faster…." Vincent shivered.
"Here allow me to assist" boomed a deep voice. Out of the darkness of the room came a large hand as that of a boulder which not only shattered Vincent's prison but also sent him right through the nearest wall!
"Well that was easy!" he spoke again. This being was a large brutish man, clad in shades of brown and earth colors. He had brown hair in a buzz cut and his skin was oddly grayish as that of a boulder or rock. He had Army boots and gloves made of solid rock.
"Yes allow me to handle this one personally" shouted another fiery voice. From behind stepped a man who was smaller then the other but still large in size, who wore shades of red and orange. His hair was styled similar to Mo's but was a fiery red. He was clothed in a insulated suit and his eyes blazed in an orangey color.
"You…" Mo proclaimed.
"Yes Mo, it is I. I've waited a long time to see you again, and then burn you til there was nothing left of your miserable hide!"
"Likewise, Colonel Blaze" Mo coldly responded.
"You know this freak?" Grrrpoop asked.
"Yes he knows this freak! And for that little outburst I'll have Sergeant Quake here make an example of you. If you'd be so kind?"
"With pleasure" the large hulking brute lunged to the unsuspecting member of KMAS and lifting both his fists into the air brought down his mighty hands down upon his cranium thus sending the unfortunate boy into the very foundation of the room. After this impressive display of strength, the Colonel once again addressed Mo.
"So how's the new gift our master so graciously bestowed upon you?" he replied in sheer envy
"You mean the gift he passed to me before you killed him and me out of jealousy? I've learned to like it!" Mo said.
"Well it's a shame that Devil Gene of yours is there"
"Why is that?"
"Cause now I can torture you for eternity with no end Hahahahahahaha!"
"A little overconfident aren't we? You haven't even attempted to attack me yet!"
"Confidence is all I can have when faced with such a worthless opponent!"
"You haven't changed a bit. Always the hothead and that is why you could never amont to what our master was, nor me" Mo said with a smile.
The colonel sneered at the comment and vanished into a flash of flames. Mo looked around but saw not a trace of him. He then felt a hand clamp upon his back and no sooner did he feel it a rush of burning power blazed through him as hot as the fires of hell. It was as if someone had burned his internals from the inside. He was thrown from his location face down across the floor and was writhing in agony. With Mo injured, the evil Colonel was now prepared to do exactly what he promised…Burn all traces of Mo from the earth.
Meanwhile…
"So this is him R.T.?" Ken asked
"Yes I am he who schooled this young lady in the art of Dragon Taming. Master Opal is my name, Kenneth and a greeting to you Stu."
"Whoa! You know our names?"
"Yes and I must offer my thanks for accompanying my young student on her travels. I know that your feelings are strong, and I believe it is those feelings that will lead you to much happiness in your life!"
"Master?!" Red Tiger responded with a small blush.
"Well it is no secret to me child I sense you have hidden respects for this lad as well! Oh well look who else is here!" he said upon seeing Nimar.
The large cat came over and lovingly purred at the master. He in turn gave him a friendly pt on the head.
"Ok enough of the romantic and playful hoopla! Can we please just get outta here now?" Stu responded.
"Geez what's up yer ass bro?" Ken asked
"Nothing, cept I don't wanna be dealing with none of those Big Seven or demon soldiers" he replied
"Wait a moment, I can not leave yet" Opal said.
"Why not?"
"I can not depart until I've released this creature, before he is perverted and cursed to serve Heihachi's needs"
"He would really do that?" Red Tiger asked in shock.
"Yes it was his intention for me all along. I must free him"
"But how?"
"It is strong enough to break out, but it must be willed to release itself. I am far too weak. I've been trying to secretly break him out but to no avail. Red Tiger, as my apprentice this is one of your biggest tests! You must will the dragon to break loose"
"But I don't…"
"Trust me. You can if you try!"
What else could be said? Red Tiger had the utmost trust in her master, Opal obviously had the same trust in her. He believed that she was ready for such an undertaking. Red Tiger found the dragon locked in it's chamber. Upon seeing it in such a state she placed her hand on the glass where the dragon's face had been. Upon feeling the hand come down, the beast opened its eye and saw the young tamer.
"Remember child, to will something to be free you must give it reason to be free!" Opal instructed.
Red Tiger understood well and thus concentrated harder then she ever did before. She easily gained access to the mind of the beast, now came the effort of placing the thoughts of will and freedom into it's mentality. With an effort of will she brought an image of the creature feasting upon various meats and nourishments. She sensed a gleam of longing in his mind but still the creature remained. Not willing to give up she tried another image, this one of the beast sleeping peacefully through the night on the highest mountain, it seemed as though it was working but to assure success Red Tiger gave one last image. She showed the dragon flying through the limitless skies and over many lands. Free to roam the lands and boundless by these confinements.
With that a mighty roar was heard as the dragon banged it's head against the glass and scratched with it's claws. Red Tiger moved away to witness a wonderful sight. After three minutes of this the glass began to crack and within moments, the mighty creature spread it's wings upward, thus shattering it's confinements. The benevolent being rose it's neck up high and stood up. After stretching out it's wings and limbs the dragon escaped through the side wall and flew off into the skies bringing the dreams bestowed upon it to life.
Red Tiger turned around to receive proper thanks from her master but a horrifying visage greeted her. Ken, Stu and her master Opal were encased in ice. No sooner did she see this sight, a sharp and painful chill went up her leg and she fell where she once stood. She looked up and saw a figure advance toward her.
He was an average looking man, clothed in a white vest and pants, his hair was back in straight spikes and his eyes were transparent as glass. Upon his hands he wore gloves with sharp icicles and his shoes were clawed in ice as well.
"You stupid child! You dare to interfere in my master's schemes? Well now feel the frosty consequences of your actions" spoke a chilling voice.
"Who the hell are you" she shivered.
"I am Captain Frost, Ice wielder of Big Seven, and your end" He said as he shot a white beam at Red Tiger's arm. Nimar tried to leap at the assailant but was quickly knocked aside and turned into an ice pop by the chilling Captain. He then turned his attention back to his victim.
"Now do you know what I'm going to do. Inch by inch you shall be frozen and I'll leave you alive long enough to witness your final chilling breath Hahahaha!"
Red Tiger was in sheer pain as the ice slowly but surely encased her like her friends…
Meanwhile…
"I've got it!" Crystal yelled in excitement.
"You finished?" Ifritstar asked anxiously.
"Yes! If you bring this to your brother then he should be on his way to a recovery. I suggest you hurry now!" she handed him the vial with the serum.
"Don't worry! We'll take care of things here, just get outta here while you can" Dave said.
"Thanks guys" Ifritstar said as he slipped the vial into his pocket, as he dashed for the door he looked back to say thanks again.
"Your welcome now would you get the fuck out?" Cid said.
As Ifritstar pulled open the door a rush of gale force wind blew through the door knocking all occupants in the room into the wall. There they remained as if glued to the wall, due to the power of the winds as a man entered the room. He was a rather skinny man dressed in shades of gray. He was average in height and his hair was gray and wavy as the howling winds. He wore a sleeveless shirt, with shiny gray boots and gloves.
"Well, what a lovely catch. Forgive me though for using so much force. I thought I sensed more powerful beings here. Oh well I guess you pathetic fools will have to do!" spoke a raspy and gusty voice
Then his eyes then met Crystal's.
"So, you deceived our master did you? You shall suffer dearly for this treachery! Now feel the power of Lieutenant Hurricos!"
He increased the force of the winds and the pressure nearly made their internal organs rupture from within.
"I swear I'm gonna fucking kill you, ya demented vacuum cleaner. I say that cause you probably suck more than ya blow!" Cid growled angrily.
"My, my quite the mouth on this one! Let's shut you up!" he said as he used the winds to pull a sheet from one of the nearby beds and gagged him.
"And don't even think about using your telekinetic powers against me! Any object must pass through the air to hit me, well I control the air so if you do decide to do that, you might as well just hand them over and say do whatever you want with them Hurricos! Hahahahahaha!"
Meanwhile…
Scores of soldiers fell before Gray Fox and Unknown. However they were not the only two fighting. Two other people were assisting as well. Bringing scores of them down with their bare hands. These soldiers hid on the upper floors and stairwells waiting to cut off escape. However the stealth moves of Gray Fox and Unknown were more then a match for them.
Gray Fox materialized and dematerialized, slashing his sword wildly yet skillfully to destroy the scores of soldiers that ambushed them. Unknown had used her claws to cut through their hides and her teeth to devour the liquid contents within their necks. As the last of them fell one of the figures, the more gloomy of the two dashed up the stairs while the other stayed to warn the two KMAS members.
"You must hurry, these are the super soldiers. Your entire group must leave before they arise. You have at most one half-hour!"
"Thank you Lee for your assistance!" Unknown said.
"Yes, we are grateful indeed" Gray Fox chimed in.
"Your welcome now hurry!" he said as he followed his companion up the stairs.
Meanwhile…
"Yes this is perfect!" Kuni said in excitement.
"Yes these plans will definitely help us out! Cid is gonna flip out when we show him" Vicci chimed in.
"Hey Xiao look at these!" As she turned around she saw Xiao in the hands of a female clad in shades of blue and light blue. She had similar azure color eyes, lipstick and hair, which was long and wavy as that of the waves of an ocean. She wore a light blue skirt and fighting gloves. Encased in a bubble behind her was KD-Mitsu, their sentry.
"Hello little girls, I'm Sergeant Aquarios from Big Seven. Now you have two choices! One, I kill your little friend here or two you surrender and I encase you all in the water prison" she spoke.
"That doesn't seem like much of a choice" Vicci said.
"Just let her go!" Kuni yelled.
"The decision is made then" she through the child at Kuni and then hurled a bubble at the three. The bubble engulfed them all and surrounded them in a barrier.
"Oh I completely forgot" she said. With the wave of her finger, she summoned small streams of water into both of the bubbles. It was clear she meant to drown the group.
"Be happy that no one will hear you die. So you can die in peace!" She said as she proceeded to walk out of the room.
As she neared the door, it flew open with an incredible force and as she fell back she recognized the figure at the doorway.
"You!" she said in total disbelief.
"Yes...me" said the gloomy figure from earlier.
"Lee help the others, I'll take care of this one" he continued upon seeing his friend. He then grabbed the sergeant head back by her hair and drove his fist into her face…
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I awoke to the pain of my memory and emotional disarray, in the bowels of a fiery womb. I felt immense heat from the very ground I lay upon. With this new feeling of an infernal mind-set upon me, I opened my eyes and saw what I had been cast into. I laid upon a platform of molten rock, pulsating with a devilish red, and very small vein-like streams of lava had burned into it. The room itself, was surrounded by a pool of lava. There were cliff-like structures, black as brimstone, which served as this chamber's walls and providing access to a door on the higher levels. There was also a path connecting from the platform I was on to another door on my level. This door looked strangely familiar. I had seen it before. It was the door that had been locked, which resonated from it a crimson hue of infernal, sweltering heat.
So this was the room Opal had spoke of, for those who wish to walk the plains of Hell itself and the comfort of its touch. I rose to one knee and gazed at all the surroundings mentioned. Although I had immunity to the intense heat, the pains from my earlier encounter still lingered. Not anything as simple as physical pain, but rather the cruel jab of impotent anger and the hunger for revenge. But nothing was more worse then the anguish and dejection that festered within my mind. Kazuya Mishima, the one who I ever held any trust to, the very man whom I swore to follow into the fiery maw of Hell, had betrayed us. All of us! He had sided with my and until recently his most hated enemies, all for a chance to humiliate us and kill us all. I knew somewhere in this building all of the KMAS were now in the cruel hands of Big Seven and the super soldiers. Even if I could help I was powerless to stop them. The one weapon that could so easily overcome those foul creature, was now in the enemies hands. And all if it, was my fault. Every bit of it was due to my carelessness and ignorance. I could not bare it…despair overwhelmed me.
"Come now DevilKaz! Is this what you've been reduced to? An insignificant, quivering pile of nerveless mush?" a familiar voice spoke out of the scorching pits.
EVENT: PROVEN LOYALTIES
TRACK: KAIN BATTLE (Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver)
I looked up and I saw a figure stand before me. He had a giant car upon his chest and I realized who he was. My former leader stared at me with his arms folded. He wore his white GI Pants and his black belt sagged along the side of his waste. He to was unaffected by the intense climate that occupied this hellish room.
"How?" I asked "How could you…Kazuya! Why subject us to this!"
"Only you were needed DevilKaz, we just didn't know who you were at the time".
"But you knew who I was when you came up to me!"
"Yes, because you were the last who I had asked. You just couldn't live in a normal place? A place where I didn't have to deal with all of your foolish friends? Though I must admit it is rather entertaining to gull an entire group so easily and the more there were the more easy it would be to lure you out of hiding"
"Then why go to the trouble of giving us the weapons to destroy the super soldiers, Heihachi's own greatest creations?"
"Ha ha! You are a fool, the soldiers stationed here were just regular soldiers, the weapons I gave you WERE regular weapons, Heihachi just had the bullets coated in silver paint. The real super soldiers are now with the rest of Big Seven capturing, and hopefully killing, the rest of your friends one by one! You really believe we would so easily hand over the means to destroy, as you said, our greatest creation? Another victory is that we now have the only weapon that can destroy them"
"So what were your plans for everyone else? Just kill them?"
"Well to be honest, Saiyan Rage is another unexpected accomplishment. With her detained we've silenced the only faction opposing my father. The rest were expendable!"
"EXPENDABLE! You have sentenced us all to death! You have single handedly handed Heihachi the key to destroying these lands and you just sit back and what's worse, join him in it?!"
"Single handedly? You delivered the Reaver! You caused the distrust which clouded everyone's good judgment and it was you who led us to the Reaver in the first place. And yes, I did join Heihachi, something that you should have done long ago! Remember how you threw that chance away so long ago, when you could've had power beyond your wildest dreams…"
"ENOUGH OF YOUR SERMINIZING! Are you trying to bore me into submission? I will not hear your poison!"
"No, I have better plans for you. There will be no one left to stop us after you and the rest of your group are dead. And that brings me to why I'm here. You see General Beng, Heihachi and myself came up with a brilliant idea of torture. Let's see how loyal you are when fighting for your life" he said as he assumed a fighting stance.
I saw murder in Kazuya's eyes and a sadistic smile on his lips, I knew what they wanted me to do. They wanted me to cast aside my loyalty and exploit my weakness in spirit. But that was just not going to happen. I discovered that my weapons, Sparda, Ebony and Ivory and more importantly the Soul Reaver was taken from me. However my dagger remained, not that it would do me much good now but it still was good gto know I wasn't completely disarmed.
"Well then, have at you!" Kazuya shouted
"I've sworn my loyalty to you and I'm not one to go back on it. And I will never give Beng or your father the pleasure of seeing it. I know in your heart that you know this is wrong ,if there is anything of the Kazuya I respected left in you, you won't do this. But if I must fight you then so be it!"
"Do you have the will to do it, DevilKaz? Could it be that after all your posturing, you do not possess the resolve for this final act? Then you have come this far, only to fail now!"
"I thought I understood you Kazuya. But your quest for power has indeed driven you into a madness that is indeed beyond words. I know you've done hellacious things under the influence of Devil in the past, but this, the execution of your own followers and devotees by your own whim, is unconscionable! Damn you and whatever is left of your soul Kazuya"
"Too late. So are you going to fight me? Or just stand here and whine like a little baby?" Kazuya provoked.
"…No, it's just not worth it…"
"You weak coward!" he said as he drove his fist into my stomach. Soon after he grabbed me by the neck and flung me to the sweltering air. He leapt and brought his foot down upon me, sending me crashing headfirst into the platform.
"This is it? The great DevilKaz is nothing more then a whelp? A waste of space? Well you won't be for long. I'll make sure to break your spirits before breaking you!" Kazuya sadistically stated.
I knew I wasn't going to survive this. I indeed had no reason to fight, all was lost in my eyes. I had sent the only group who had ever, and if ever at one point trusted me in my life, to their impending deaths. And I could not think of a more fitting end then being killed by the one who orchestrated it all. Whether by incineration of the lava or by Kazuya's bare hands, I knew I would meet my end. A glorious Demon God fist was driven into me like the staffs of Vlad the Impaler and I found myself crumpled to the ground and choking on my own blood. A Wind Godfist hurled me at the edge of the platform, near dangling by the fiery pits.
"This is pathetic! I don't know whether to kill you or send you to a nursery!" Kazuya joked.
"I don't care what you do. Just kill me and be done with it" I answered
"How did you ever live life with such a fragile will. You're too pathetic for words?"
"You're wrong it is my will that is keeping me from killing you right now!"
"Whatever, it is time to die!" Kazuya gloated
(End Event)