Author: Nadz
Email: vegitto02 at yahoo dot com

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DragonTek (Part IV: The Justice Saga)

Chapter 43 - Scarlet Day

"You are the last thing to stand in our way, my cousin," Alena said roughly.

"Alena," Kenshin shot back, "you destroyed my family… you destroyed my life…"

"And I will proceed to destroy you!" she growled, and the two stepped back, unlocking their swords. Kenshin seethed, and Blood flashed him a red eye. She raised her lance to strike, but Kenshin swiftly struck her across the chest, cutting a superficial wound but leaving himself vulnerable to attack.

'You bastard!' Alena yelled in her mind, bringing the edge of her lance upon his head. Akoutari's lightness allowed him to parry the blow, but it managed to scratch the side of his head. Kenshin touched his hair and felt a trickle of blood. Both warriors glowered at each another, waiting for the other to strike.

"Kien-zan!" Kenshin generated the gyrating disk and hurled it at Blood, but she generated one of her own. The two disks collided and exploded, canceling each other out. Blood seized the opportunity and lunged at the boy, raising Kotukari in her right hand and her lance in her left. She brought them both down violently upon him, but he dodged successfully to her left and rashly swung Akoutari in a surge of anger.

Blood howled, feeling the cut on her left arm and grabbing her wound. Enraged, she thrust her sword at him, but he blocked it aside. By using both hands on his sword, he had a better handling on it.

"No!" Alena yelled as Kenshin held out his hand and released a powerful energy blast. It burned through the openings in her armor and singed her skin, and its force alone sent her crashing into a spore plant below, resulting in a small explosion. Flaring his aura, Kenshin dove down towards her for the kill.

'Is he going to try the same thing as his father?' she thought. In his hand, Kenshin generated another potent energy ball and fired it at her. Alena barely dodged as it exploded; dust shot up everywhere, and she used the chance to reduce her radiating chi and use her Radam powers to fly up above her enemy.

'Where is she?' the boy thought, unable to locate her chi. Then, she appeared five feet behind his back, and he turned around to defend himself. Yet, he was too late; Alena had already prepared her move.

"Voltekker-Nova Attack!" she yelled as powerful red beams from the plasma cells on her torso and a strong energy ball from her armored hand mixed with one another and slammed into the young man.

Kenshin roared in pain once again; this was the third time his body had felt the burns of extreme energy. The beam crashed him into the ground with harsh force, and a large explosion ensued, similar to the one that had occurred with Shinjo. When the smoke and dust cleared, Alena saw Kenshin lie weakly.

'No… I can't lose… Please God, I cannot lose…' Kenshin begged, struggling to stay in his Super Saiya-jin mode as he lay on the dirt, vulnerable. He breathed hard, desperate to restore his energy quickly.

"You never learn, Kenshin," Blood spat. "You keep fighting me when you're injured, but even if you were to fight me at full power, you would never succeed in defeating a Super Saiya-jin Tekkaman. As the Radam's perfect weapon, I will silence the only person who stands in our path to domination… you!"

With those words, Blood activated the thrusters on her back and shot down towards him, leaving behind a red trail of energy. Roaring a battle cry, she hurled her lance directly at him. But it didn't work…

"What!" Kenshin blurted as he saw an energy-charged whip appear and wrap around the jagged lance. The whip then tugged it away, and the weapon landed harmlessly a dozen meters away. Kenshin painfully turned his head, tracing the source of the whip, and he gasped as he recognized the newcomer.

"Miyuki…" he whispered to himself. There she stood near him in her armored form, gazing at him sadly. Underneath her mask, tears gleaned in her eyes upon seeing her friend suffer like this. She gripped her short sword, with the whip attached to its tip, tightly in her hand as she drew away the lance.

"Kenshin…" she said. "You had come once to save me. Today, I will save you."

"Miyuki," the boy gasped, using his strength. "Get out of here while you can! She'll kill you!"

"Kenshin," Miyuki responded softly. "If I leave, she will only take your life. And how can I live a normal life afterwards knowing that I let her kill the person that… that I… that…"

"Miyuki…" he whispered, his heart pounding.

"I find it rather amusing how battles bring about declarations of love," Blood taunted, chuckling at the situation. "But I won't let your little affair stop me from achieving my goal, Tekkaman Rapier."

"Tekkaman Blood, I will be your enemy now," Rapier returned confidently, glaring at her.

"Miyuki, NO!" Kenshin yelled.

"Regain your strength, Kenshin," Miyuki said, blasting towards Blood. Alena chuckled and flew down to meet her opponent. Both women seethed, and a flash of light ensued as they collided in mid-air.

A lone man watched the battle silently from a hilltop nearby.

"Kawahashi Shinjo," Aki paused, for the entire ship had gone silent. "… is my brother."

"Shiori? Is that you? Is that really you?" Shinjo asked stunned, hardly believing his ears. 'I came to this plant to find the Dragonballs and wish for Shiori's well being. I know it's forbidden to use them, but a small wish like mind wouldn't have done any arm. But man, was I stupid. She was right in front of me the whole time. How did I miss it so easily? My dream has come true… she's alive… and with me, as Aki.'

"Kawahashi… Aki…" Saki whispered, her eyes glistening. "Shinjo… your real sister is found…"

"Shinjo's real sister?" Aki asked quizzically, still stunned by her true identity. "What about you?"

"I am his adopted sister," Saki answered. "We're not blood related by any means."

"It all makes sense," Aki began to figure things out. 'My chi-related powers – my ability to use my chi to levitate, float, and talk to people's inner selves. I know that Shinjo can control chi, and that is why I could naturally control it as well without having to undergo special training. That explains why… I felt such sudden bursts of concern for him. My chi knew that he was my brother, but my conscious didn't.'

"I have come back to this planet for you, Aki," Shinjo said, his eyes moist. "Please give your big brother a hug; he has missed you dearly for over fifteen years."

Noal sighed as the two embraced. Shinjo's quest had come to an end – he had finally found her.

"There's one more thing you should know," Shinjo said, soon telling her that she was of Saiya-jin ancestry like he was, and he began to explain the history of the Saiya-jin from Planet Vegita. Aki blinked.

"You are part alien," Shinjo continued. "And you share this rich Saiya-jin lineage with powerful relatives – Vegita, Alena, and Kenshin are our distant cousins."

"Cousins?" she asked bewildered. All of this was too much to absorb for her.

"Yes," Shinjo replied gently. "Kenshin, Vegita, and Alena's great-grandfather, Briefs Trunks, is the brother of our grandmother, Briefs Bra. Technically, that makes us their aunt and uncle. But age-wise, I consider us as cousins. We're all related – all one family. The fourth Saiya-jin lineage is now complete."

"Tekkaman Blood is… my cousin?" the question burned in Aki's mind, making her feel weak.

"Yes. This is the true horror of Radam. Blade's family wasn't the only one affected. Ours is too."

'Takaya…' Aki whispered in her mind.

"You've got some stamina, Scimitar," Blade huffed. "You've got more skill than I thought."

"I'm just a hair away from cutting off your balls," Scimitar muttered, thrusting his lance at Blade with all his force. Takaya blocked in time but was pushed by the momentum behind the attack. Using the thrusters on his back, Blade somersaulted up in the air above Scimitar and brought his weapon down on the Radam. Scimitar blasted himself forward just in time, and he only managed to have his leg scraped.

'Damn, almost had him there,' Blade thought, frustrated. 'How much longer is this going to go on? My friends up there on the Blue Earth are waiting for me, and I'm keeping their lives in danger.'

"Mother fucker!" yelled Scimitar as he attacked Blade from behind, but Takaya managed to evade.

"Stupid. Yelling like that before an attack lets your opponent easily know that you're coming."

"Don't fucking preach to me!" Scimitar yelled, lashing out. Blade countered, snorting. Scimitar was weakening at a faster rate than he was. It was only a matter of time before the battle would finish.

"Here you go, Milly," Levin said as he handed Milly a thick diskette. "I've finished designing the Sol Tekkaman unit. The only thing left now is for Honda to build it. I'm giving you a copy as a backup."

"Thanks, Levin," Milly replied, grinning. "These things should really be able to help us."

"Co-Commander Milly," a voice said over her comlink. The girl raised the volume and held it near her ear. "Co-Commander Milly, medical personnel have just discovered that Miyuki has escaped."

"I'll be right over to check it out," Milly replied, then telling Levin the news. The man sighed.

"I'll stay down here and look around just in case she happened to wander around here," he said.

"Sounds good. I'll head upstairs now. Keep your com-link on. Let me know if you see her."

"Of course, Co-Commander," Levin nodded readily. He had found it rather odd that Milly shared the position with Aki, but who was he to judge her decisions? Milly acted responsibly during her time as Commander, and if she felt Aki would be a good source of help, then so be it.

'She has the data with her, and everybody else is away. Now is the perfect chance,' he thought as he saw the teenager run alone down the hallway. She was approaching his direction and would soon pass under him, for he was hanging from the notches in the ceiling, lined with a multitude of pipes. She was not far away… only ten feet… then five… She had no idea that Balzac was waiting above, ready to strike.

Just as she passed underneath him, Balzac landed on her and covered her mouth. She tried to scream, but her sounds were muffled. He whacked her head hard with a small, padded club, knocking her out cold. He quickly took the disk from her as she slumped to the floor. Inserting it into a small device, he uploaded all of the data to General Dodge's secret computers via wireless transmission. He then placed the disk back in the girl's possession and made his way quietly down the hall, slipping around a corner.

He turned his head to look back, fully expecting it – Levin had approached Milly and screamed.

"Miyuki!" Kenshin yelled as he saw the form of Tekkaman Rapier crash into the ground. During their collision, Blood had easily overpowered Rapier, whose body was already weak from her illness. The defeated girl knew she could never beat Blood, but she had hoped to at least buy some time. With every second that passed, Kenshin felt more energy flow through him. His eyes widened with fear as Blood flew straight down towards Miyuki's fallen body.

"You love that bastard, don't you?" Blood roared. "Then die with that bastard!"

With that, Blood stuck out her hand and fired an energy blast at Miyuki. Kenshin flared with golden aura, and he burst from his resting spot. In an instant, he appeared in the path of the attack and cancelled it with his own power. Breathing heavily, he looked down at Miyuki, lying injured below him.

"So, you've finally decided to move again, Kenshin?" Blood taunted. "You had to save your girlfriend, didn't you? There's no way you would let her die especially after she confessed to you, right?"

"What do you know about love, Alena?" Kenshin seethed. "You don't know a damn thing."

"I know full well what love is, you little brat," she barked. "I love Son Goku."

"You're such a liar, Alena," Kenshin shouted in response. "You haven't done a single thing to prove it. All you have done is murder those that showed their love for you. You killed your mother; you killed my family, and I bet you even killed Pan-obaasan. If that's love, you're nothing but a disgrace."

"Don't tell me what I am, Kenshin!" Blood roared, shooting herself towards the boy. Kenshin raced towards her, and Miyuki watched the battle, terrified for his life. The golden auras once again burned around the two snarling fighters. The boy led the attack this time with a ferociousness he'd never known. Alena managed to counter his blows, and she soon realized that he was rapidly using up all of his strength.

'I must win… for my family… for my father… for my mother… for my sister,' he screamed in his mind. Extra energy had surged through his body upon seeing Miyuki get hurt, and it was this energy he was so desperately expending now. His rage fueled his power, with his only desire to end his cousin's life.

"This is for my family!" Kenshin yelled, curling into a ball and cannonballing himself into Alena, who staggered back as Akoutari sliced through her chest plate again. More blood dripped from the fresh wound, and she let out a blood-curling yell as golden aura exploded around her. Kenshin grew worrisome.

'I only have a little bit of energy left, and then my body will give out. The best way for me to use it is through a chi blast,' he thought, sheathing Akoutari and bringing his hands close together. She saw this.

'A terrible mistake on his part – he only has a little bit of energy left, and he can't afford to waste it. If I attack him now, there's no way he would move, or he'd lose the energy he's gathered. He won't have any more strength left for another attack, and he'll be a sitting duck. So I'll end this at once. I'll kill him now!' Blood thought, disappearing from his sight. The boy gulped hard and knew that he had messed up. Before he could finish charging, she appeared right there before him. She was at point-blank range, but alas, he was nowhere near ready to fire. He unsheathed Akoutari to defend himself, but it was too late.

"KENSHIN!" Miyuki screamed from below, grabbing her head with her hands.

"DIE!" Alena yelled as she drove her jagged lance directly into the boy's midsection. The spikes on the weapon ripped through his abdominal muscles and shredded his small intestines. Bursting open his kidneys, the lance tore through his vertebrae. Blood gave her lance an extra thrust, completely impaling the boy – a whole two feet of the lance protruded from his backside. She laughed and celebrated as the golden aura gradually faded from the young man, hanging limply on her weapon. Kenshin's arms weakly dropped to his sides, and the strength left his fingers. The lump in Miyuki's throat was so tight that she could not even utter a sound as Akoutari slipped from his hand and fell to the ground below.

"I… I lost… I… failed…" Kenshin choked, his head hanging.

"I will finally have killed you!" Blood rasped gleefully. A fountain of scarlet erupted from his wound, spraying her and coating her lance with blood, and a thick stream of crimson flowed from his mouth. The suffering that he had inflicted on Shura now burned through his own person. Licking her lips, Blood maintained balance of the lance with her left hand and stuck out her right hand in front of the boy.

"BIG BANG… ATTACK!" she roared, firing a deadly bolt. The lethal blast plowed into the boy and sent him sliding backwards along the length of her jagged lance, its spikes continuing to shred his innards until he flew off. The energy ball pushed him downwards, making him plummet fast towards the ground. Miyuki shrieked, for as the boy fell towards the earth, his blood rained upward towards the sky.

Kenshin crashed through a small building, causing it to implode onto itself. Miyuki screamed again and almost went insane upon hearing the laughter and cries of victory coming from high above.

"Finally, I've finally killed him!" Blood celebrated, almost going mad – mad with delight. "I will have finally proved myself to Bezel-sama! Kenshin is dead! KENSHIN IS FINALLY DEAD!"

"KENSHIN!" Rapier continued to scream as she ran towards the building. With her strength, she tossed away the slabs of rubble that crushed the teenager trapped below, only to stagger back and cover her mouth in horror. There lay Kenshin, his eyes closed and blood flowing from his mouth. More redness continued to escape from his abdominal wound, and the color had completely disappeared from his skin.

"Don't leave me…" Miyuki whispered. The girl collapsed to the ground, crying heavily next to his body. Tears poured out of her eyes as she slammed her fists into the dirt and screamed towards the sky.

"Tekkaman Rapier," Blood sneered. "Why grieve for such a failure?"

Miyuki de-transformed and desperately hugged his body, droplets of anguish sliding down from her cheeks and splashing onto his face.

"Why grieve when you can celebrate… ?" Alena jeered. "… His glorious end… and our victory!"

Taking one last look at the sight below, she jovially blasted herself off towards the moon base.

"Did you feel it just now?" Aki asked suddenly, her mind distracted as she felt a feeling of dread.

"Yes," Shinjo replied. "Two strong chi sources in the distance… and one has just disappeared."

"Can you tell who it was?" Saki asked worriedly.

"No," he shook his head. "They're too far away, and the battle outside is interfering."

'Please hurry, Takaya,' Aki thought. 'Finish off Scimitar now.'

'Is this death? What had I done wrong? I was trying to fight for the Earth, for my family, and for myself, but I failed miserably. When I felt her lance tear through my body, our destiny had been decided. Alena would continue to live, while I would suffer the pain of death. Oh, and what a death it is; my entire body feels as if it is on fire. She burned me again, and I lay on the ground with slabs of concrete crushing me from above. Yet the pressure is lessening… I look up and see a crying face… Miyuki has come for me.

Miyuki, the girl who tried to tell me her feelings; I can only imagine the anguish she must be feeling now, looking at my body… Oh, the pain is too much; I can feel the essence of my being fading away; the screams that echoed in my ears are starting to disappear. This must be my last vision, but I am happy to know that it is Miyuki. Do I love her?

My sight has now become very blurry, and soon I won't be able to see anymore. My sight will depart along with my short life. Soon, I will be with my family, and they will accept me for trying. The pain is tearing through me now… oh, how I look forward to death. My troubles will be over, and the fate of this planet will not be my concern any longer. But how can I let my responsibility go so suddenly… and so unfinished? The Radam have taken everything from me… my family and now my life... if only I could talk with the girl crying over me now… she would give me true strength…

Miyuki… I want to tell you… you mean so much to me… when I die, I will not forget you…

Now my vision has become black, and my hearing is almost nonexistent. Will I see a light at the end of this dark tunnel before me? Who will be there to receive me on the other side? Will there be a heaven? Or will I enter hell? The pain is fading away… I am happy… that the pain is fading away…'

A ray of light bathed his soul, allowing it to float away from his body and ascend into the sky.

Author Notes: I bet some of you are angry about what happened to Kenshin. But please bear with the story; I promise a light at the end of the tunnel :)