Disclaimer: I do not own Sly Cooper or any other character from the Sly Cooper games. The only characters I own are Cedric, Hugo, and any other OCs I throw into the mix. Kajiyama is the name of a real leader of the yakuza and as such, I take no credit for him.
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The Dragon and the Samurai
After about five minutes of hard running, Grace finally came to Kajiyama's office. Inside, Cedric and Kajiyama had both drawn their swords and were preparing to fight. Kajiyama's blade was an unusually long black katana, while Cedric held a longsword with a fire-red blade at his side.
"I'll duel you and win, but no one will die here tonight," said Cedric, almost mournfully.
"We shall see," responded Kajiyama mockingly.
The two raised their blades and practically flew at each other. Both of them were very skilled, but Cedric was a master. He expertly dodged and blocked, keeping Kajiyama from landing a solid blow. Within seconds, Kajiyama knew he was horribly outmatched. Luckily for him, he had noticed a girl standing at the door watching the battle. Quickly, he drew a gun from within his shirt and aimed it at the girl's head.
"I'm afraid that you lose Dragon," he laughed, "One step and this pretty girl dies. Come here wench."
Grace looked at Cedric for a few minutes until he nodded, signaling for her to follow Kajiyama's commands. She walked over to where Kajiyama stood and stopped just out of his reach.
"Not bad, for a vixen," hissed Kajiyama, the lizard apparently pleased with his own brilliance. "Now Dragon, you are going to put down your sword and I am going to kill you. Then, this little beauty is going to be one of our next exports."
At this Grace bristled and went into a combative position.
Seeing this, Kajiyama raised his sword at Cedric. "Don't move wench or he dies. I will have to force that strong personality out of you. I should be quite fun," he hissed, his tongue slipping out to taste the air around her.
Grace grabbed his tongue and pulled, HARD. Kajiyama gagged and said something that was garbled but was obviously a threat. Grace growled but let go.
"You'll pay for that one bitch,"swore Kajiyama angrily.
He slammed her with his tail and sent her flying into the wall. He then walked over, keeping his gun on Cedric, and pulled his arm back as if to hit her. Within seconds, Cedric had practically flown forward and grabbed Kajiyama's hand. Cedric hurled Kajiyama across the room in one swift movement.
"How dare you. How dare you attack Grace you bastard!" yelled Cedric.
Around him, the air seemed to resonate with anger. Cedric's blue eyes slowly began to change color to shade of red not far from blood. His teeth sharpened and his claws lengthened. Cedric grasped his sword in both hands and fire began swirling around his blade.
Lowering the sword to his side, he yelled, "You called me 'Dragon.' Wouldn't you like to see how I got the name, you pathetic little man? I'll show you the power of a dragon!"
Raising his sword to eyes level, he slashed at Kajiyama, sending a huge crescent of fire at the Japanese mobster. The fire hit Kajiyama and the room seemed to explode. Kajiyama was left lying against the wall, half-dead.
Cedric turned and sheathed his sword. Picking up Grace's unconscious body in his arms, he walked toward the door.
As he exited the room, Sly and the others showed up. Immediately, they knew something was wrong. Sly reached forward to see if Grace was okay. Cedric growled and Sly backed up quickly. Sly was startled. This mostly gentle wolf now seemed to be a savage beast. His eyes had changed form blue to red and he seemed like he would kill whoever got in his way without exception. Not only that, but Grace was hurt badly. She had what looked like a nasty head wound which was bleeding badly. Looking into the room, Sly saw Kajiyama slumped against the wall, out cold.
Cedric lay Grace's body on the floor and placed his had on her head. Mumbling a few words, a red light surrounded him. Saying one more word, the aura flew from his form to his hand and into Grace. The light focused on her wounds and slowly, the wounds began to shrink. Soon, Grace was completely unscathed. Cedric's eyes then turned back to blue, his teeth and claws shortening, as he fell to the ground unconscious.