Hey folks, this is Chapter one of my Shichinintai Neo series. I hope you like it.
Shichinintai Neo
The year is 3525. The world lies in ruins from its 6th world war: a chaotic slaughter with no rules and no allies. It was a desperate battle, every-man-for-himself, so to speak. Even with the war at its end, the fighting is far from over. Even in the most civilized of countries, the government has become corrupt and countries are constantly fighting with each other.
Now is age of the soldier of fortune. Mercenaries make up large portions of most armies. Those who can fight well get richer with each war they join. These warriors-for-hire have become so common, that they alone are keeping the world at war. Rich countries can easily buy enough mercenaries to utterly destroy the weaker ones. Weak countries are dying and the rich ones become richer.
There is one name amongst these mercenaries, however, that strikes fear into any countries heart: Shichinintai. The seven members of the band are so skilled at killing, that a country could win a war with only them. No country wants to be on the wrong end of their blade. The Shichinintai are strong enough to keep our worlds civil war going on their own.
They are the elite, the deadliest of mercenaries. They are a seven man army. They are the Shichinintai.
The seven men stood in the ruins of battle. Hours before, it had been a populated city, but now, it was nothing but mounds of rubble and rivers of blood. They were are bizarre group to behold, but few ever lived to tell the tale of their fury in battle. Each one had a different battle style. Each one was more deadly than the last. And with every battle, each one of them honed their techniques even more. They were not far from perfection.
The first was Kyoukotsu. A mighty warrior standing more than 12 feet tall. A product of genetic experimentation, he was the only surviving subject from the Musashi Genetics experiments. The experimentation had left him a powerful giant, it gave him strength that others could only dream of, but it had affected his mind severely, leaving him insane and blood thirsty.
He wore only body armour, which had been specially designed for his massive body. It had been very well engineered and was very durable. He used a mighty axe to crush his opponents. No mortal man could stand up to Kyoukotsu in terms of brute strength.
The second member of the group was Mukotsu. An odd old man, who was becoming senile. He had spent his younger years developing poisonous gases during the world war, and he had mastered them. He had learned to make poisons out of almost anything he could find, and he could do it at the drop of a hat too.
He wore a white lab coat over some minor body armour. On his face, he wore a gas mask, to protect himself from his own poison. His long white hair fell out of the back. He was the perfect silent killer.
The third member was Ginkotsu. Ginkotsu had been a soldier in the 4th world war. He had lost most of his body, but he had been rebuilt. The technology was somewhat outdated, but he was constantly getting it fixed and updated in minor ways. He had only one human arm. His left arm was the marvel of 34th century technology. On his back, he had several powerful laser cannons and other remote controllable weaponry. Over his eyes he had a visor. He had lost his vision in the war, but this allowed him to detect life forms.
He was large and heavy, it was easy to hear him coming, but most of his body was invincible and once he reached you, he would go at you with every weapon imaginable.
The fourth was Suikotsu. He was a doctor who had been captured by an enemy country during the world war. They had used powerful brain washing technology to transform him into a emotionless killing machine, but the experiment had been cut short by an enemy attack, leaving Suikotsu half brainwashed. He had developed a bizarre case of schizophrenia. One half of him was still the kindhearted doctor, but the other was the military-born monster.
He wore a well made suit of body armour. His weapons were laser claws. All he needed to do was wear a high-tech pair of gloves and he could create claw-like laser blades that came from his knuckles. He could control the length and thickness of each blade.
The fifth Shichinintai was Jakotsu. He had developed a weapon called the snake laser. Using a robotic glove, much like Suikotsu's, he could create an orb of pure energy. The orb could stretch and grow with limitless dimensions. What's more is that he could control the movement of the extending orb.
Jakotsu was a cross-dresser and was homosexual. He was very interested by high fashion. After every battle, he would look for cute clothes around the battlefield. Needless to say, he rarely found anything that was both cute and intact, but he never gave up.
The second-in-command of the Shichinintai was Renkotsu. A dark a shady character who disliked most of the other members of his own team, although he didn't show it. He was a pyromaniac. He had mastered fire to the extents of nature. He could summon a flame at will and could create complex webs of fire. He was a tactical genius and he took care of Ginkotsu, giving him upgrades and new weaponry.
Renkotsu was very close to Ginkotsu. Ginkotsu was not only his best friend, but also his greatest achievement. He strongly disliked the leader of the Shichinintai, because of his young age and inexperience.
The leader and final member of the Shichinintai was Bankotsu. A very young man who earned quite a name for himself. He had lost a hand at a young age but it had been replaced robotic one. He had mastered all blades. He could take any blade and use it with more skill than it's creator could ever have dreamed of. His favourite was his Banryuu. He had taken the propellor from a helicopter and sharpened the edges to blades. Using his robotic hand, he could spin the propellor at lightning fast speed.
These seven men had just taken out an entire city in hours. Bankotsu, Mukotsu and Jakotsu were already rummaging through the ruins, looking for anything of value. Renkotsu was fine-tuning Ginkotsu. Kyoukotsu and Suikotsu were amusing themselves by killing any living thing they could find.
Bankotsu walked over to where Renkotsu and Ginkotsu were and dropped several valuable looking items into an already large pile. Renkotsu looked up from Ginkotsu and turned to his boss.
"Boss, why do you think we were asked to destroy this city?" he asked. Bankotsu looked back at Renkotsu and shrugged.
"Maybe it was at war with our employer." he answered. Renkotsu got a bit of a worried look on his face. He responded by saying:
"That would make sense if our employer was a government or a warlord. But our employer is just one man. From what we know, he doesn't own much land, and isn't very important, just rich." Bankotsu shrugged again.
"Who knows. He's got lots of money, maybe he didn't like this city, maybe he wanted to make himself known, maybe he's just crazy." Renkotsu nodded and tried to hide the fact that he was still worried. He turned back to Ginkotsu and finished what he had been doing.
Bankotsu walked back to the mountains of rubble where he had been rummaging before. He started digging through the piles. Jakotsu ran up to him with a bit of a squeal.
"Bankotsu! Bankotsu!" he cried, "look at this cute kimono I found! It's still in perfect condition." he held the kimono up against himself, trying to determine whether or not it would fit him, without actually trying it on. Bankotsu grinned and nodded.
"Looks good." he said. Jakotsu erupted into smiles.
"You really think so?" he asked. Bankotsu nodded again. Jakotsu smile grew even wider and he ran off squealing to try the kimono on. Bankotsu's smile faded as he thought about what Renkotsu had said. He did find it weird that they would get hired by a single man, and it was weird that one man would want an entire city totalled.
Bankotsu looked around at the ruins of the city. He saw Renkotsu testing Ginkotsu out. He saw Mukotsu experimenting with some household products he had found in the rubble, trying to make a poison. He saw that Suikotsu and Kyoukotsu had stopped the senseless killing and had settled down to drink.
He didn't know what the deal was with the man who had hired them, but he was determined to find out.
A lone man sat in the mansion. He had long, wavy black hair and had blood red eyes. He sat in front of a television set, watching the local news' report on a city that had been destroyed by the Shichinintai. He smiled as he sipped his sake.
"They did as well as I thought they would." he said to himself. "Next I shall have them deal with that damn Hanyou Inuyasha."
His dark smile turned to a laugh as he thought about the insolent bastard who was constantly after him. Inuyasha the Hanyou.
A human that has been given special abilities through genetic mutation is known as a Youkai, which is Japanese for demon. Inuyasha had been given dog-like attributes, like an acute sense of smell and hearing. However he was a Hanyou, a Japanese word describing someone who is half-human and half-demon. The genetic mutation on Inuyasha had never been finished, leaving him as a half-mutant.
The man in the mansion laughed again.
"His time is over."
In the Next Chapter:
Bankotsu and the Shichinintai meet up with their mysterious employer and are given their second mission: To find and kill the Hanyou Inuyasha!