Heart Of The Melting Blood RELOADED Chapter 05: The Three Laws, a guilty gear fanfic

Previously in Heart of the Melting Blood…

For the reason only he knew, Terry could feel his wolf spirit howling wildly inside of him, demanding to be unleashed upon the earth. "Whoa, calm down, little fellow," he uttered, calming the wolf spirit. He knew that his wolf spirit had been triggered by an event occurring in the near future, and he knew that it's the sign of an upcoming event. Maybe not as enthusiastic as Battle Revolution, he thought, but at least he finally got the chance to prove himself the worthy lone wolf.

Again, he threw his sight at the full moon. He sighed. There was a strange feeling inside of him, however. He realized that around him, the wolves no longer howled to the moon as they used to be. Maybe it was just his imagination, but he felt uncomfortable with it. He wanted to know the reason. "And when I've finally found it… I'll make sure the wolves will be howling at the moon again," he vowed.

Again, he sighed and threw his sight at the raining sky. "Now what am I going to do? It's raining right now, and I can't seem to keep on with this journey," he muttered. He shrugged not long after. "Whatever. I'll just go wherever my foot leads me."

The man walked out of the shop area and strolled down the road, ignoring the rain that was beginning to drain the earth heavily. As always, he disappeared from sights, leaving no tracks behind him. Nobody seemed to know where he headed or went ever since he arrived at Cairo.

Except…

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Guilty Gear
Heart of the Melting Blood
Conceived by: Lone Wolf NEO
Written by: Lone Wolf NEO

Lone Wolf NEO does not own Guilty Gear or any of the games, anime, movies, books and the like that are the property of other people. All original characters in this story are his creations and property. All insert characters are copyright or owned by their respective represented real-life entities.

Chapter 05
The Three Laws

"A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm. A robot must obey orders given it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law. A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law."

Isaac Asimov, "Three Laws of Robotics".

Robo-Ky looked up at the sky. His sensor was telling him the rain was going to arrive at the area. Immediately he activated built-in umbrella, covering him and Sumomo from the rain.

"Why does everything seem to be moody?" he asked. "First, the full moon was present last night. Then the rain is coming. Next, my sensor's telling me there's something bound to happen." He shrugged. "Heh, why should I worry of that? I've finally obtained peace. Isn't that right, Sumomo?"

Sumomo moaned as she woke up from her hibernation mode. "Huh? Did you say something, Robo-Ky?"

The robot looked at the petite Persocon and laughed. "Nothing, nothing. I was just talking to myself."

"Oh." Sumomo looked around and saw the dark cloud coming toward them. "Waaa! The rain is coming! The rain is coming!" she exclaimed and jumped about his shoulder. "Rain! Rain! A romantic yet moody weather! AIIIII! Rain! Rain! It brings nostalgic memory to everyone! AIIIIII!"

A mini umbrella popped out of Robo-Ky's shoulder and covered her head. "You're surely quite philosophical at times, Sumomo." He asked.

"AIIIII! I have no reason to be bored! AIIIII!" she answered and danced, enthusiastically singing a song of rain.

Robo-Ky just breathed out and stared at the horizon. It was not the time for his admiration toward nature because his sensor picked heat source not far from his position. "There's one… no, two sources. Coming from 6'OC, 50 meters." Ignoring the still-dancing robot and the rain that started to pour down, Robo-Ky walked toward the heat source.

"You?"

Before his eyes, the twin ninja girls of Leaf Village were sheltering themselves under an oak tree, not noticing the PWAB knight's arrival. "Hey, you two aren't supposed to stand under tree during rainy day. It's very dangerous," Robo-Ky reminded them as he approached the two girls. Both Chihiro and Chidori glanced at the robot, staring at him for a while, before broke their sight with Robo-Ky. "Hey! What's the problem with you two, huh?" he demanded, feeling annoyed by the response the girls made.

"What's wrong with both of you, huh?" Sumomo asked, mimicking the last question Robo-Ky had asked. "Do you think something wrong happened to them, Robo-Ky?"

"Until they tell us, we won't know," he spoke. He turned back at the ninja women. "Hey, stop dreaming and answer my question."

"Gomen ne…" Chidori answered. "We didn't realize your arrival. Honto ni, gomen…"

Robo-Ky began to lose his temper and withdrew Thunderseal. "After ignoring us, you simply said sorry? What kind of-"

"Onegai, Robo-san…" Chihiro pleaded. "It's not that we ignore you for no reason. We…"

Robo-Ky shrugged in dismay. Humans are still things he will never get to understand no matter how long he lives with them, he thought. "Quit mumbling around. We're going."

Both Chihiro and Chidori looked at him in surprise. "Where? Where will we go?"

"Don't ask me," Robo-Ky said and turned around. "Hey, we better look for place to stay tonight. Once everything's settled, we're separating and headed to our destination. Got it?"

"AIIIII! We are looking for place to stay tonight! AIIIII!" Sumomo cried and danced on his head.

"HEY!" Robo-Ky called them. "For crying out loud, are you coming or NOT!?"

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Can't explain all the feelings that you're making me feel
My heart's in overdrive and you're behind the steering wheel…
Touching you, touching me
Touching you, 'cause you're such a fool…

I believe in a thing called love
Just listen to the rhythm of my heart
There's a chance we could make it now
We'll be rocking 'til the sun goes down
I believe in a thing called love
Ooh! Huh!

"Sol-kun." The American badass stopped singing the song and stared at the super-cute piggy-girl. "You said that you're a devoted fan of Queen, right?"

"Yeah, so what?" Sol replied.

"Then how come you sing a non-Queen song?" Kagura asked, her eyes staring contently at him.

Sol coughed and turned down the CD player. "Look, Kagura. I'm a Queen fan, YES. Queen is my favourite band, YES. Then is it wrong for me to listen to non-Queen songs?"

Kagura blinked. "Why is that, Sol-kun?"

"Listen, girl," Sol growled and plunged the Fireseal to the ground. "You may not know it, but I'm a big fan of glamour rock, and Queen is among the pioneers." He coughed again and showed the girl the 'Permission to Land' CD he owned. "But this band has some badass song. Yeah, I know I don't like non-Queen bands, but who gives a fuck about that?"

Kagura took the CD and examined it in curiosity. "Ettou, The Darkness… I Believe in A Thing Called Love is one of their popular songs, right?"

"Whatever. Hey, don't bother me while I'm enjoying the song, okay?" Sol told her and continued his listening to the song, occasionally thumping his feet on the ground and rocked his head. Kagura just nodded and sat on a nearby bench.

I wanna kiss you every minute, every hour, every day
You got me in a spin but everything is "A" O.K.!
Touching you, touching me
Touching you 'cause you're such a fool

"Ne, Sol-kun."

Sol paused and looked at Kagura. "What is it again?"

She put the CD casing aside and smiled at him. "Your voice is really sweet. I wish I could listen to you singing everyday the kind of song everyday." Sol had a slight blush staining his face before he grumbled and turned away, ignoring her who already giggled at his reaction.

Touching you, touching me
Touching you, god you're touching mine

I believe in a thing called love
Just listen to the rhythm of my heart
There's a chance we could make it now
We'll be rocking 'til the sun goes down
I believe in a thing called love!
Ooh!

Sol continued listening to the CD's next track, practically ignoring Kagura who was admiring the clear sky above. The cute yet persistent girl gave out a gentle sigh and ran her hand through her hair, letting the wind to breeze on her face. She knew, and Sol probably knew too, that peace the people wished for had finally arrived.

She frowned. "But… will this peace last?" she whispered.

"Did you say anything, Kagura?"

Kagura quickly shrugged and smiled at the Gear prototype. "Iie."

"Hmph," grunted Sol and turned the CD player off. "Hey, Kagura."

"Haii, Sol-kun?"

The American Badass took a seat beside her. "I was thinking of something."

Kagura stared at him. "What is it?"

He breathed out and took out a piece of Marlboro. "I'm thinking of revisiting Kiev," he spoke and lit the cigarette with Fireseal, taking a breath of it. "Don't ask me why, but we should go there."

"Is there something we should visit there, Sol-kun?" she asked in concern.

"I've told you, don't ask me why," he mumbled. "Sheesh. Why would people this and that ask me when they don't need to?"

Kagura leaned forward and took the Marlboro from his hand and tossed it to the nearby dustbin. "Sol-kun shouldn't smoke in front of me, didn't you remember?" she reminded.

At that time, he wanted to protest the girl before he gave up. He knew it would be useless to go against a cute piggy-girl whose determination is as bold as a bulldog. He knew it very well from the very first day he met her –or purposely forced to meet her. "Damn, why at this time? I just want to have a sip of it a little…" Sol grumbled and leaned against the bench. Kagura giggled and rested her head on his shoulder, snuggling close to him.

"Sol-kun kawaii…" she whispered. He could only grumble at the comment and looked up to the sky. It did not take long before he sighed.

"Now what?"

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Peace. A period where people experience no genocide and no conflict. It is a period people expect to last forever, and it is a period people expect to live in harmony among themselves, human and non-human alike. Yet history has proven that peace cannot and will not last; from as early as the battle between two ancient civilizations to the event most recent as the GVS2, people have witnessed the ever-exchanging pace between peace and chaos, trying to outdo each other and remain at the top of the rotating wheel of time.

And whenever chaos overtakes peace, there is bound to be first blood tainting the very earth.

Again, history has this statement proven. The Second World War, for example. The bloodiest war the 20th century ever watched had claimed more than millions of life, and it ended in the most inhuman and the most atrocious way human had ever thought of (the destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki at the end of World War Two). Then as the history folds, more and more wars and conflicts occurred, staining and ruining the fragile soul of Earth, claiming yet more innocent lives. War should have ended, one war general of the 20th century was quoted to speak, but it is us human who allows such event to be placed in our existence.

As if human's greed for blood could not and would not be fulfilled, the Neo Crusades triggered at the late 21st century. This was the war between humankind and Gears and lasted for almost 100 years, claiming far more lives than World War 2. It only came to a permanent halt with the defeat of the command Gear Justice by the two warriors of Holy Orders, Ky Kiske and Sol Badguy and only then, human finally attained peace they long awaited for.

But this is fan fiction universe. Anything can happen.

Not long after the events of Guilty Gear XX, a weird and mysterious event called Guilty Gear versus SNK took place. Inviting all fighters from Sammy Studios and SNK alike in a single, massive fighting tournament, people never realized that peace would be shattered once again. The fear of an upcoming war was proven in GVS2: Battle Revolution with the emergence of the Falken Clan and their so-called cursed power of the Chrono, as well as the appearance of a new archetype command Gear. The Battle of Kiev had proven it. The most dramatic and the most emotional battle mankind ever experienced, far more affecting than the rest of wars and conflicts combined. For the first time, fighters united to bring the unforgiving battle into a permanent halt; it was not without the price of innocent lives sacrificed in the confusion and chaos of battle. These people knew the consequences if such similar battle were to happen in the future, and vowed never cause havoc and disorder again, subsequently putting peace back to the place it should be.

Yet some people will never be satisfied with the current situation and will strive to search for any leaks and take advantage of the society's naiveté. After all, human is never satisfied with everything, right?

"SYSTEM REBOOTING…"

"SYSTEM CHECKED AT 100%. OPERATING SYSTEM AND SOFTWARES FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. FAULTY HARDWARES NOT DETECTED."

"ALL SYSTEM READY TO GO. COMMENCING SYSTEM OPERATION IN 5, 4, 3, 2, 1…"

The golden-yellow eyes opened. For a moment, there was noises of machine registering their operation sequences, followed by a loud mechanical clamor that filled the whole laboratory. The owner of the eye stirred uncontrollably before stopped shivering several seconds later. Then, he –a man wearing red-white battle uniform with blank white hair- slowly moved his head and observed the surrounding room. Several researchers present at the room saw him and immediately approached him who was seated on a metallic chair, being linked to nearby mainframe computers by countless connectors and cables. The man was blinking in intrigue, as the researchers were talking among themselves and nodded, whilst an assistant was handing a report to them. Curiosity arose inside of him yet he could not speak a single word albeit he tried to move his mouth.

"Alright," one of the researchers spoke and approached the man, "we cannot waste any precious time here. We need to assign you to the operation like what Chief has ordered."

"Luckily we've tested the battle software in simulation test," another researcher said. "Now we just have to perform a field test to verify its operation status."

"Now we need to give this metallic skinny a name," the earlier researcher suggested. "But I doubt that this fellow will need identification for-"

"MARK 2." The three researchers looked at the man who slowly moved his body into a sitting position. "I SHOULD BE NAMED MARK 2 FROM ONWARDS."

"Well," the researcher uttered and corrected his eyeglasses, "that's a quite decent name. But we must make sure that he will follow the Three Robotic Laws, though he is designed to fight against people."

"DO NOT WORRY," the man answered, "I HAVE ACCESSED THE BUREAU'S DATABASE AND LEARNED THE LAW AND REGULATION OF THE BUREAU WHILE I WAS IN STANDBY MODE."

"That's very surprising of you, Mark 2," the researcher spoke. "Anyway, we should assign you to the Chief immediately. Do you understand what are we saying, Mark 2?"

The man by the name of Mark 2 stared at each researcher, nodding in acknowledgment to the information he obtained. Slowly he reached a wire connecting his head and unplugged it, carefully putting the connector aside. He jumped off the chair and reached a sword put on a nearby table. Admiring the unique design of the weapon for a while, he slung it on his back and turned around, facing the researchers. A devious grin carved upon his steel-armored face.

"I'M READY."

Aurora was startled. Warily she looked at the sky and saw black clouds waving their way toward the garden. "It's going to rain soon…" She stood up and walked toward the small house near the fountain. "Come, little wolf. We should go to my house before the rain comes." The wolf woke up from its slumber and quickly followed the woman into the modest structure.