Kill the Fate Part 2: Tatsumi 9

Seryu was right behind me, the moment I fainted. Cue surprise scare.

Mine screamed, "Whaaaaah!"

"Uh...hi..." Seryu nervously smiled and waved her hand; she recognized Mine already.

"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING HERE, BITCH!"

Seryu knew exactly what Mine meant; when the pinkette called her that, "Yeah...I'm sorry...about...that night."

Mine couldn't help but growl.

Then, the auburn looked down at me, "What happened to him?"

"Well...the previous night, we were visited by the founder and leader of the Path of Peace; the man said we were bound together by a 'red string of fate' or something...I think Tatsumi believed him."

"Awww! How romantic!"

Mine deadpanned, "I think he took it way too seriously...Agh! Wait! Don't change the subject!"

Up on the cliffs above us, Noob Saibot was spying on us, along with Smoke, Scorpion, and Suzuka.

Scorpion, "That woman is from Night Raid!"

Suzuka, "Oh, looks like I hit the jackpot."

Noob Saibot, "It seems as though Seryu has become too friendly with Night Raid...Suzuka, relay the information of one of Night Raid's members being spotted back to Esdeath."

"One?"

"Tatsumi must be taken alive...and Seryu...is expendable...it will be written off as 'Killed in action'."

Later:

When I came to, Seryu—willingly—gave us useful info. She also agreed to keep the meeting a secret. Mine didn't quite trust her. On the other hand, I was mixed; for one thing, it could've been a trap. Yet, at the same time, something in her voice was saying to me that she was telling the truth.

Of course, Seryu was being ambushed by Scorpion. "GET OVER HERE!" She never saw it coming; she was impaled and reeled back to him by his kunai.

She was terrified to see him, "It can't be...you're dead!"

"I was never alive..." The hellish ninja launched her away with a blast of hellfire. "TO HELL WITH YOU!"

It wasn't long before Scorpion started to come after us. I already sensed him. Mine actually smelled him. "Is something burning?" That was when he unleashed numerous fireballs at us.

I immediately activated Incursio, and grabbed Mine while running away. "That was sulfur! Only one man smells of that stuff; Scorpion!"

The yellow bastard kept firing at us, "More incoming, Tatsumi!"

When we reached a certain point, "He stopped firing...are we outside his range...?" Mine reached inside Pumpkin's case, and took out the scope, "Are we being followed? Are there other enemies...?" She then spotted Suzuka, "There's one running away! That appearance...She's the last Rahkshasa Demon."

"Suzuka, right? She must be getting reinforcements! All the others are busy. We're in no position to call for reinforcements." Then, there was groaning. What I turned to see was a badly injured Seryu, struggling to pull herself up. "Oh, god..."

"Seryu?!"

She struggled to tell us what happened, "H-He came out of n-nowhere...so...fast..." The auburn girl passed out into a comatose state. Coro let out a whimper.

"Dammit! Mine, watch over her...I'll go after Suzuka."

I was in a serious clash against Suzuka; Then again, the last one is always the hardest to beat. She extended her fingernails at me, as weapons. "Hah!"

I had to endure the painful injuries she inflicted on me. "Agh!...Dammit...! I forgot about the 'Gimmicky body'!" I pole-vaulted over her, using Neuntote as the pole. "Why, You!"

The Rahkshasa Demon threw me out of the air by simply tilting the spear. "Hoi!"

My body slammed into the ground hard, "Guah!" Even with Incursio, it hurt like crap.

Suzuka had a sing-song tone of voice, "You broke my nail."

As I was getting back up, "Why do women like you always complain about something as minor as breaking a fingernail, Suzuka?"

She changed the subject on me, "I was surprised that someone was able to defeat Mez, let alone Ibara...but it doesn't look like it was you. Yet it does seem like you've been up against formidable enemies before...the way you seem to be studying me...biding your time to find an opening."

We continued exchanging attacks until we were inside an ancient building, "Why did you run into the ruins? Are you going to hide using your invisibility, like when you first attacked me? Sorry, but it's useless." Suzuka continued to taunt me.

However, my response came after I put the spear away. "That's not even close..." The Rahkshasa Demon looked surprised. "If it's a battle with our own skills...Then I'd prefer a genuine arena to do it in."

Fight

I threw Neuntote at Suzuka, but she easily dodged it, and shot her fingernails straight at me. I got up close, tackled her, and used my pistols to shoot her five times. Suzuka low kicked me, and chained a high kick. I grabbed a broken pillar, and threw it at her, causing enough hit stun for me to land three combos on her.

Tatsumi Wins

Not much going on in this chapter, honestly. In the reviews, give a list of moves used in the fights, by both fighters. Seryu's almost complete moveset is posted(The only thing missing is an X-Ray Move)in my profile. You pretty much know the moves of Scorpion(Hellfire Variation), Smoke, and Noob Saibot, if you play "Mortal Kombat".

Also, after considering that Chelsea and Sheele are both still alive, and the fact that Mine officially starts to like after "Saving her in Kyroku", I decided to keep Seryu's death scene in this, but for a different reason, and a different assailant. I know there are Seryu haters who want her to die, but that won't be the end of her.

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