Disclaimer: Namco owns Soul Calibur, I own Peter, "Death's Right Hand."
Notes: This is the end of the SC2 part of my story. Chapter 9 will begin the SC3 piece. Later on, my other character, Azukai, will make an appearance. If you don't know about Azukai, check out my other story, "The Chains of Emotions." Here are a couple of notes about the SC2 story piece:
Chapter 1 was short. I do apologize for that.
I forgot to mention that Peter had sweatpants on in Chapter 2.
Chapter 3 had a different piece before the posting. The original had Peter mudhole stomping on the captian's groin as a torture purpose, but I chose to make it look like the Reaper possesed Peter. E-mail me for your opinion.
Chapter 6 mentioned Peter's friends and family. Liz is the sister of Peter. Mike and Zach are friends to Peter and James. Felicia is James's girlfriend. Thought I clear that up.
I thank you all who r&r. Please don't hesitate to continue reading the stories. Thanks.
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Chapter 8: The Forgiving Reaper?
Seong Mi-na got word that Peter was coming back to the mainland, and couldn't wait to see him. The boat was coming in to dock and Mi-na got there. An hour later, Peter hadn't appeared from the ship, causing Mi-na to worry. After the last of the cargo was carried off, she got on board the ship and started to look. A sailor came up from below when Mi-na was calling for the Wisconsinite. She walked up to the sailor with a worried look.
"Have you seen Peter on this ship?" The sailor had pointed to the room where she was keeping an eye on Peter. The asian walked in to see Peter unconcious and tried to wake him. "C'mon Peter, let's go." He didn't respond, due to Poseidon's Venom coursing through his body. Mi-na still tried to get his friend to wake up.
"He can't wake up," the sailor said, "we tried."
"You mean...he dead?" Mi-na asked, starting to panic.
"He was poisoned," a voice rang out. It was Talim.
"Poisoned?"
"By a fiend named Cervantes. He gave him a dose of Poseidon's Venom."
"Oh no."
"He's a powerful and energetic fighter. If he wasn't poisoned, he would have been victorious."
"He's strong, all right. In body and heart." Mi-na started to break down. Three hours later, Mi-na and Talim placed Peter in a bed. Talim was worried about the illness it was causing.
"If he wanted to die, he would not want to go like this," she whispered.
"He a strong, young man. He'll find a way to fight this illness." Days start to go by, and hopes for Peter to fight the poison was diminishing. Five days after the attack, Mi-na was looking more and more saddened as he was showing no sign of life.
"What has the gods telling you you need this punishment? You came back in time to find the sword. You became a celebrity for the acts you blessed everyone with." Mi-na looks back when the two first met. How they had their first meal after they fended off the ninjas. Him with the Double-Scythe, her with Scarlett Thunder. How they taught Maxi for the bad remarks. How she kissed him after entrusting her safety. She began to cry for her fallen friend. The next night, she was crying herself to sleep. Then, someone snuck in to the house with a vial in hand. She came to Peter's bedside and opened the vial, swung it in her mouth, and gave it to the fallen warrior by kissing him on the lips, making the liquid go into his mouth and not missing a drop. Then, she left. Judgement day had dawn, and to Mi-na, face stained with tears, Peter was practically lost. She saw no motion in the blonde. She walked over to his bedside, collapsed on him and cries again. She, without a shadow of a doubt, knew he was dead.
Without warning, Peter's hand started to move, little by little, and started to grip. He open his eyes, slowly, and looked at the bawling asian. 'Am I alive?' he thought. He saw a cloth to his side, grabbed it and started to clean Mi-na's face. She put her hand on the mobile hand and felt a strong pulse. Mi-na stopped crying to look over to their hands, then his head. "Hi," was the first word he whispered and smiled. Mi-na sniffed a couple of times, then jumped on Peter to embrace him in a hug, and started to cry again, this time in joy.
"You're alive," she cried. Peter gently wrapped his arms around Mi-na. Two hours later, her face was cleansed as she was still in shock that he fought the poison and was victorious. He brought a cup of tea to the asian. Mi-na was curious about how he made it. "Thanks."
"You're welcome."
"Um, Peter..."
"Yeah?"
"How did you survive Posiden's Venom?" Peter looked more guilty than a serial murderer.
"I don't believe I did." This confused her.
"What do you mean? That you did die?"
"Just before you woke me up, the Grimm Reaper appeared."
"In your dream, right?"
"Yeah."
FLASHBACK/PETER'S P.O.V.
I was surrounded by darkness when Reaper showed up. I knew I failed in my mission, or so I thought.
"I didn't succeed in retrieving the sword. I'm sorry." Reaper saw something else.
"Actually, it's not that. You haven't failed, yet. A little sidetrack, mind you. Besides, we don't have a place to put you, since you occupied the spaces with both Voldo's and Yoshimitsu's souls." I slap my head in clarity. "I will send you back to your body. Just be careful of a few things: the Immortal scythe, an azure knight, and a former assassin."
"Former?"
"You'll see."
END FLASHBACK
"He disappeared, then I felt someone anchoring my legs and that's when I woke up."
"Well, the good news is that you're alive," Mi-na said. Then, a knock at the door. Mi-na opened it to reveal Maxi, exausted from battle. "Maxi, are you okay?"
"Let's get him in." Both help Maxi to a chair.
"Lizardmen...coming...this way," Maxi said while catching his breath. "At least...20 of them."
"Lizardmen?" Peter and Mi-na questioned in unison, then looked outside. 20-30 reptiles were charging this way.
"Y'know, I'm a fan of reptiles, but right now I'll make an exception."
"You're still recovering, Peter. Don't get involve," Mi-na said, worried that the venom hasn't fully dissipated yet.
"I won't...Not without you." She smiled, knowing they have each other's backs. They charge, and strike the hoard. Maxi looks on in amazement as the asian and the Wisconsinite fight the Lizardmen. An hour later, all the Lizardmen are down. Both warriors collapsed from exaustion. Peter looks over to Mi-na. "Ever been this fatigued in your life?"
"Now I do," she laughed. They both got up, and walked back to the house. Later that night, they, along with Maxi, enjoyed a large meal and mineral water. Maxi was wondering about Peter's adventure.
"So, how has your journey been so far."
"It's been all right. But I want to continue it...with you, Seong." Mi-na was surprised to hear that Peter had offered her a chance to journey alongside.
"Of course, I'd be honored to join you, Peter," she said happily. That night, all three fell asleep, and for Peter and Mi-na, the Journey of Souls will restart.
Peter and Mi-na will be side-by-side for the journey for the Sword of Salvation. The combined force begins next time.
