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Here's the first chapter to my very first fan fic… please R&R
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Chapter 1: Rise of the Demon Ghost
July 31st, North American Quadrant, Town of Veldez-
"Hey… come on, wait up, you know I'm not as fast as you!" A young, male voice cried out in the back alleys of the bleak, tiny junk town called Veldez. "Heh heh... You're just too slow!" A female voice called back, as two fifteen year olds chased each other through the back alleys. "Oh god damn it all… the male muttered, as he continued chasing his female companion through the alley ways.
The male was pale skinned, with piercing ice blue eyes, and dark raven black hair. He was clad in a hooded sleeveless back shirt, a pair of black pants that had multiple chains attached to them, a pair of silver dog tags around his neck, and a pair of old combat boots upon his feet. The female was pale skinned as well, with dark red eyes, and shocking silver hair. She was wearing a white T-shirt, with jean hip-huggers, and a pair of black and white sneakers. It was kind of obvious that the two had known each other for a very long time.
"Come on Kanna-chan… quit fooling around!" The boy yelled after Kanna, as she made a sharp turn into the labyrinth of alleys that filled Veldez. "No Zetsumi-kun… you've got to get faster if ya wanna catch me!" Kanna yelled back, as Zetsumi rounded the same corner. "You haven't changed at all!" Zetsumi yelled back, before the ground started to shake. "What the hell… is this an earthquake?" Zetsumi said, as he tried to steady himself, before a building a few blocks away went up in a fireball. "That's no earthquake… come on!" Kanna yelled out, as she suddenly changed course, grabbing Zetsumi by the wrist, and dragging him along.
The two teens quickly ran through the alleys, and streets of Veldez, as long range missle slammed into building around them, the small scrap town going up in flames. Kanna didn't stop dragging Zetsumi until they finally got to Kanna's house. Kanna's parents had been out so the house was basically empty. The two teens ran down to the basement, where Zetsumi watched as Kanna fished out a strange looking key, and opened part of the wall which revealed a second flight of stairs going down. Zetsumi had no time to question Kanna, as the sound of large metallic footfalls was heard outside. Kanna quickly hurried Zetsumi down the stairs, and they seemed to be in some large hangar that was built deep below the surface of the earth that was housing what looked like a massive raven black machine.
"Kanna-chan… what the hell is this?" Zetsumi asked, as Kanna went over to the hangar catwalk, Zetsumi following behind her. "Have you ever heard of the National Dismantlement war Zetsumi-kun?" Kanna asked, her voice carrying a grave tone to it. "You mean that war three hundred years ago? What about it?" Zetsumi asked, obviously confused right now. "Did you ever hear about Anatolia, and the great mercenary who ended that war?" Kanna asked again, as they continued to walk along the cat walk, standing behind the giant machine's head. "Isn't that just an old legend?" Zetsumi asked, still confused. "No Zetsumi-kun… that mercenary was my ancestor, and this machine we are standing above… this is his Next" Kanna said, and Zetsumi's jaw dropped. "Now hurry… get in the cockpit, and I'll direct you from here!" Kanna yelled, as she pushed Zetsumi, causing him to fall into the cockpit of the Next.