RockMan Zero
Makenai Ai ga Kitto Aru
Saiko Ninja
Yay. I'm actually getting a lot of good reviews from you all.
Phew, time really flies when you're having fun, and it's already deep into the month of May. Next thing you know it, RockMan Zero 7 will be out or something. –Nervous Laugh-
Haha, like that would happen, yeah right. Anyways, here's the next chapter to "Makenai Ai ga Kitto Aru". I'm glad that you all keep coming back to read my fanfiction, keep up with the good reviews and I'll keep up with the next chapters; though, I'm not sure how this story will progress... -Sweatdrop-
Disclaimer: "..." You know the drill. Anyways, refer to the previous chapter if you want to be specific with disclaimers and what not. I do however just want to say that I own my character "Souta". That's all. Enjoy...!
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Chapter: Playing With Fire
Zero and Ciel quietly sat atop the rooftop of the Resistance Base as they sipped quietly on their warm beverages. Zero, being a reploid, didn't really need to drink something, but he did anyways to have something to do while sitting with Ciel. Slowly gazing to Ciel from the corner of his emerald tinted eyes, the crimson armored warrior saw that the young girl was in deep thought.
(I wonder what she is thinking about...) Zero thought.
Slowly, he gazed to the sky taking a sip of his cup of milk coffee. At the moment that Zero turned to gaze to the sky, Ciel shyly averted her gaze to the crimson armored warrior. She felt her cheeks faintly flush pink as she touched her cheek lightly with her free hand. Her thoughts seemed to remain fixed on Zero without her even knowing it.
(He seems so calm... I wonder what he's thinking about...) Ciel pondered.
Before Ciel could turn away and hide the fact that she was practically staring at Zero, the blonde haired reploid looked to Ciel noticing that she was in fact staring. In a way, he didn't feel at all disturbed by it or annoyed, rather, he felt his "heart" swirl with certain emotions towards this young girl.
Ciel faintly smiled as she caught his gaze. From the moment she met Zero, he was always by her side, almost like a guardian, rather, more like a close friend. It was relaxing to know that someone would be there to protect her and talk with her if she had anything she wanted to talk about. It wasn't that the others in the base could help her out if she needed it; it was just that she felt that Zero was someone she could relate and open up to...
"I'm glad you're here Zero..." Ciel whispered.
Zero returned her smile and then nodded. Slowly he averted his gaze to the sky once more. He never knew why he liked to gaze at the sky, but it helped pass time while he sorted out his thoughts and memories, well, the memories that he could remember.
"I'm glad that I even am here Ciel..." he replied.
He closed his eyes for a moment and then exhaled slowly as if trying to release a heavy feeling from his chest. At the rate Zero was going, he wouldn't be able to forget about it anytime soon, it being his past memories. Sighing faintly, he thought about what he could do to help out Ciel and everyone else in the Resistance Base. He really didn't know the situation at the moment, but he would find out eventually. At least, that was what he assumed.
"Zero..." Ciel started.
"Hm...?"
"I want to ask you something..."
"What is it...?"
The crimson warrior seemed to give off an expression of confusion. Folding his arms across his chest, he tilted his head to the side a bit as he gazed at her quietly waiting what she would ask of him. Somehow, he could hear his heartbeat ringing in his ears as he kept a steady gaze at her.
"Zero... If I said that I li-..."
Ciel was cut short before she could even finish her sentence. An exploding sound resonated through the whole area as pieces of cement and buildings ricocheted everywhere. The young girl was caught off guard and then tripped falling back on her bottom.
"Ciel...!" Zero shouted.
A voice resonated in the air as it gave off laughter as more projectile missiles were fired towards the Resistance Base. Zero took out his Z-Saber and activated it as he slashed right through a huge piece of ground hurled right towards them. Before the piece of ground could hit either Zero or Ciel, it split in two and made its way in either direction breaking into small pieces of rubble.
"Very impressive... Zero..." an emphasis was placed on Zero's name.
Just then, a built and well-toned figure floated through the cloud of dust. The features of this enemy reploid became more distinct and clear as he came into view. The unknown reploid sported a light red tinted armor, its twin crimson tinted eyes gazed menacingly yet with ease at Ciel and especially Zero.
"Very impressive..." he continued.
"Who are you...?!" Zero demanded.
Zero gripped the hilt of his Z-Saber tighter as he kept a close watch over Ciel making sure that nothing happened to her. It was like an automatic reaction if Ciel was in any sort of danger. Zero's eyes slightly narrowed as he returned a killing gaze to the enemy reploid.
"I am Fefnir, one of the four leaders under the command of Master X..." replied the reploid.
"Such an ugly name that I will never get used to hearing...!" Ciel exclaimed.
Fefnir faintly growled as he saw the young girl taunt him by sticking out her tongue. It was similar to one of those taunts you would see in an anime.
"Quiet, or I will have to use force to silence you."
"You try to do that, and I will silence you..." Zero replied.
"My my, aren't you quite the hero...? If you think that you can hold your own against me, you have another thing coming..."
"If you even lay a finger on her, I swear... I'll kill you, Fefnir." Zero growled as he gazed to the light red enemy reploid.
"Temper, Zero, temper... I'll dispatch of you, soon enough." Fefnir replied nonchalantly.
Zero arched a brow and Ciel seemed to give off a worried expression. Just as Fefnir read the expressions upon their faces, he lifted his hand up mid-air and then snapped his fingers.
"...?!"
Just then, the ground below Zero and Ciel began to quake with intensity. Ciel tried to find something to hold onto to keep herself from flying into the air, but all she could hold onto was the crimson warrior standing right before her. Zero gazed from the corner of his eyes to the young girl that just gripped onto his leg with a reassuring expression. As soon as he nodded to Ciel, he took up his Z-Saber and then averted his gaze back to the enemy reploid leader.
"Bring it on..."
Fefnir gave a slight laugh while folding his arms across his chest.
"Consider it brought, Zero..."
The moment Fefnir's phrase ended, he disappeared and the intensity of the quake began to die down. All seemed calm and there was no sign of danger left. Zero exhaled slowly and loosened the grip on his Z-Saber at the same time Ciel loosened her grip on his leg. The crimson warrior then gazed down to the relieved Ciel and smiled faintly.
"I guess it's over." Ciel simply stated.
"I suppose so..." Zero sighed.
He walked forward a bit and then gazed about to make sure that there were no other hazards about waiting to surprise them. Just as he was about to assume that there was nothing else, the crimson warrior felt the ground below him tremor. Eventually, the ground below began to rise higher and higher until Zero had to dash backward to grab Ciel away from the shattering ground.
Zero shielded Ciel as pieces of ground flew everywhere. As dust gathered up, a faint red gleam of a crimson streaked arm cannon pierced through the cloudy dust. Zero forced himself to see through the hazy dust and find the enemy reploid.
"Ciel... Agh.. Are you alright?" Zero asked.
The young girl could barely see a thing through the hazy cloud of dust, but she replied anyways to his questioning call.
"I'm alright... Zero..." Ciel replied.
(At least she's okay...) Zero sighed with relief.
At that very moment, Zero was caught off-guard by a powerful force that swatted him to the side causing him to soar quickly like a red blur crashing against the cement wall.
"Zero...!" Ciel shouted, as she heard the sickening crash.
"...Ughnn..." Zero groaned as he tried to force himself to stand.
He was practically dazed from the surprise attack, his grip on the hilt of his Z-Saber quite... Loose. He gazed about as blood dripped from the side of his mouth, wondering where the enemy reploid was.
Everything became silent once more except for the wind that surrounded the area. He knew that Fefnir was still in the vicinity of the area, he just didn't know exactly where. Slowly, Zero closed his eyes and he could hear faint yet audible footsteps that encircled him. Breathing slowly, he relaxed his whole body and cleared any anger that clouded his actions so that he could perform his actions more accurately.
"What's the matter, Zero...? Too intense for you...?" Fefnir taunted.
Once more, Zero exhaled keeping his eyes closed remaining in a state of meditation as he followed the sound of Fefnir's voice, his movements. After tiring of Zero's idleness, the light crimson armored reploid took the offensive and dashed forward towards Zero from his encircling manuevers.
"End of the line... Zero!" Fefnir shouted.
This in turn caused Zero to open his eyes immediately and then surge backwards, a faint crimson after-image left in his place for Fefnir to whiff at.
"What...?!" Fefnir crowed.
Zero grinned slightly and then spit some of the excess blood that was in his mouth. This time, it was his Zero's to take the offensive stance. Quickly, the crimson warrior extended his fist to Fefnir's face, only to strike at air leaving the enemy reploid growling faintly. Before he could even raise his arm cannon to fire at the crimson warrior, he felt a harsh blow dealt to his gut by Zero's knee.
A new mixture of physical feeling overcame the enemy reploid as he stumbled backwards. He placed a shaking hand to where he was struck and then felt his deep crimson eyes widen. For the first time, Fefnir experienced what pain felt like. Shortly thereafter, he coughed up a huge amount of thick crimson liquid.
"This was never supposed to happen..." muttered the enemy reploid.
"This wasn't supposed to happen!" he continued, shouting.
Fefnir got up immediately, but not without its setbacks. He growled in pain once more and then stepped back in retreat. Blood continued to run down the side of his lips down his chin slowly, thickly.
"..." Ciel remained silent the whole time, watching.
At that very moment, the clouds above cast a dark sky and a gust of wind swirled about the area. The fierce winds caused Zero and Ciel to shield their eyes for a moment. In that moment that they shielded their eyes, a group of four appeared standing behind the injured Fefnir. Three shadowed figures stood behind a familiar looking blue reploid.
"...?! M-Master X...!" Fefnir shouted.
End Chapter: Playing With Fire
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Next chapter coming soon. I hope that you enjoyed reading this chapter...! Please remember to review after reading this. It's appreciated more than you know. Thank you!
Ja matta, minna.
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(You only find happiness in your dreams.)
"So this isn't reality... Just an empty world."
"So I don't exist here..."
(You recreated your own world based on reality.)
"Is it wrong...?"
(You escaped to imagination and distorted the truth.)
"I can't have my own dream?"
(It's not a dream... But a substitute for reality.)
"Then where's my dream...?"
(It's a continuation of reality.)
"Where's my reality?"
(It's where the dream ends.)