Meltdown Osaka
A collision of epic proportions exploded out when the two young women slung their weapons forward. The sharpened edges of Bakuzan and the Scissor Blade slid down one another in a sparkly star-like explosion that detonated instantly. Their feet dug in as they reeled back to swing their blades forward again, this time even harder and more focused than before.
Their slashes were barely visible except for the scenes where the two weapons met. It was readily becoming clear in the blustering winds of combat that Ryuko and Senketsu had gotten closer and stronger. Weapons wailing upon one another the two girls kept throwing their Kamui's weight around forcing divots to be torn out where their heaviest blows have connected.
"It is pretty clear that you have mastered the spirit portion of battle!" Bakuzan's proud owner shouted pushing down upon the black and red haired rebel that had plagued the school. Ryuko was gritting and pushing back though their gap was smaller it was still there." But you are all flash and no substance!" the two kicked away their clash deadlocking.
"All flash? Are you kidding me miss walking light show!" Ryuko charged and like a whirlwind unloaded with a powerful swing of the red Scissor Sword. It collided against the black blade of Satsuki's weapon with a grand sparking fashion where the two weapons matched up.
"I assure you I am more than just as you put it, a light show!" Satsuki pushed back forcing the two in a heel-dug in type of stare down. Their frames wrapped tightly and scantily in their Kamui pressed upon one another before kicking back yet again, it seemed another stalemate had been reached for the moment.
Then Ryuko charged again much like she had only a few minutes prior. Blades started to dance in elaborate patterns through the air, their shining edges colliding and separating in the same grande fashion. Two teenaged blade wielders intent on dealing their hardest blows to finally put the other down; one was doing it for her father's death at the others hand, and the other to quell the rebellious heart of her prime enemy.
The Scissor Sword swung and struck the horizontal Bakuzan a gleaming spark expanded out upon the impact. Wind blustered between them as the blades were ground against each other again, the only difference was Satsuki was slightly out of position, back turned blade supported only by her right hand at an unnatural angle. Ryuko grit and threw more weight down but it did not budge her slightly taller foe's guard.
"Helluva a defense as always," she complained being kicked back in the brief lack of focus, Satsuki quickly spun and turned the Bakuzan correctly its gleaming black-silvery edge shining within the fire-lit sky of the what used to be Osaka. Ryuko looked and turned her sword in a defensive manner knowing that it was about time for her to be on the full brunt of Satsuki's offense.' She's still only warming up. I'm just glad I could keep up this time,' she smiled to herself breathing just slightly heavier than normal.
"Then be prepared for an equally fearsome offense!" Satsuki shouted dashing through the small gap with a blur-like speed. Her blade came and swung up nearly knocking the crimson colored sword from the black-clad girl's hands, luckily she did not as the next slash would have cut clean through Senketsu had the blade not been there. The sounds of blades meeting continued as Satsuki started to wail away from every angle.
Ryuko was slowly being chipped back by the flurry of strikes that met her blade's width, it was incredible to be on the other end of a Kamui's power but also terrifying. The heir to the Kiryuin Conglomerate was relentless much as a hawk chasing its prey. The ground started to slip and the blade's hilt became extremely hard to keep a firm grasp of as several diagonal slashes came from only slightly different angles, balance was starting to get problematic.
The offense kept on and on slowly driving Ryuko back to the edge of what had once been a street that now was nothing more than a collapse that led down to a black abyss below. The red-highlighted girl felt the force and knew of her surroundings and that was due to Senketsu's nervous tension in the Life Fibers.
"This is what you call an offense? What happened to the windstorm and light show!" Ryuko postured herself slightly to take the pressure better, even if it was just slightly. Satsuki kept slamming her blade against the younger warrior's sending shivers down the defending one's arms.
'Schling!' the dreaded sound of a blade catching a less than preferred spot of the Scissor Sword. Ryuko's grip loosened from the initial strikes let go like the latch-like handle had been greased sending the red half of the Scissor flipping over and over, further and further away from her. It stuck in the ground near where Gamagori stood facing off with several Nudist Beach officers, a lack of two notable members catching Ryuko's ire.
"It is over Ryuko Matoi!" Satsuki yelled with the greatest amount of triumph. The Secret Sword Bakuzan was held over her head with a deadly glimmer that was more than sharp enough to cut through practically anything within its path. something caught Satsuki's attention, a flare in the distance followed by the sound of something whizzing through the air almost sharply.
Not sharp enough as she lept out of the way before it even reached her, in the distance the sound of a machine gun firing off rounds and rounds echoed. Tsumugu Kinagase cam rushing up a side street unloading the clip in the largest of the guns along his body. Satsuki landed backwards a few feet away sword buzzing through the rounds like they were nothing special.
He stopped his blinding charge next to the unarmed Ryuko his hands now clipped around the two sewing machine-like pistol's at his sides. She gave a hesitant glance as the warrior of Nudist Beach were quickly being batted back by the three members of the Elite Four that remained near Satsuki.
"What the hell is it with you mowhawk. One day you're trying to kill me and the next you're here to help," Ryuko stated bluntly watching as the leader of Honnoji Academy took well planned steps forward towards them.
"Really not my choice Matoi. Mikisugi ordered me to help you guys out here," he replied knowing that the fighting had just begun. The Nudist Operatives were still plaguing the others, in a losing effort, and Ryuko and Senketsu were still Synchronized.
"Well thanks but I can handle this myself," she complained while Satsuki turned the Bakuzan toward her. Each of her steps clicked against the concrete as Ryuko got a half smile on her face.
"Doesn't matter the splendid Nude Operatives of Nudist Beach are still here to help you," the flamboyant voice of Aikuro Mikisugi came a moment later, it descended almost litterally from the sky as the mech he was riding crashed down behind them. He gave a faint smile as Satsuki took a temporary halt in her march towards Ryuko." I really wish I could have played the lazy teacher for ever but Nudist Beach needs its leader," he smiled staring at the dictator who had a grin as well.
"That was a real name?" Ryuko laughed slightly. It was hard to believe that anything would have a name like that but something like a beach made it even funnier for some reason.
"There you are just like I thought. You Nudist apes were the target this entire time knowing you are here is a benefit entirely," Satsuki remarked staring at Mikisugi with a faint grin." Why else would we send a force so large to a town like Osaka," the heiress kept a slightly smile, one of victory in a well thought out plan.
Ryuko responded with a charge." You bitch!" halfway through she raised her hand a trail of reddish pink stars flowing off in the process. Claws sprouted from the back of her hand and several other portions of the attire." Senketsu Senjin!" the claws came down and slammed into the Bakuzan only to be repelled and almost broken off by the blade's edge.
"This city is not some sacrifice to your ambition or whatever!" Ryuko turned and the skirt portion of her Kamui began to rotate rapidly, it was starting to grin against the blade like a saw, it too was failing. She turned and landed a moment later visibly angry and frustrated with the entire situation that had unfolded around the conniving but very well thought out plan.
"My ambition is true and noble something that you will never understand. You were too busy 'getting your friend back' to see the bigger picture such short-sighted and narrow-minded people will never understand my ambition!" Satsuki growled showing an equal amount of distaste for the rebel's words.
"Bullshit Kiryuin!" a sharp and brash response that one could expect from Ryuko can out in a loud and clear voice. It was clear that this fighting was about more than finding out who had killed her father or why he had to be killed, now it was about ambitions and ideals clashing in a very serious situation.
"I have no time for your brash and brutish words! Ryuko Matoi you are a short-sighted fool!" she rushed forward in what was a blur of white Life Fibers, a display of power and grace that truly was incredible. The Bakuzan slashed up and Ryuko was no longer there she had flipped into the air and was hovering above the wearer of Junketsu with a broad smile.
"Senketsu Shippu!" she commanded and a stream of purple came from the long thruster that had adapted from the Kamui's frame. Wind cutters arose from the back of it and her hands were firmly clenched ready to strike in a speedy blur of motion.
"Stop me now Satsuki!" she yelled the last words elongating as she unloaded a punch from her right hand that sent Satsuki skidding back the Bakuzan functioning as a shield to the massive impact that was bound to have followed the quickly changed course and swept down again this time driving her left hand forward only to find it evaded by a leaping Satsuki.
In a sound reminiscent of a jet taking off Ryuko flew out and away noticing that she had an opportunity to get back the lost Scissor Blade. What she failed to realize however was the fact that Mako was heading over there and that a certain musician was heading towards Satsuki.
Clad in her newest Three Star Goku Uniform Nonon Jakuzure descended from the red smoke clogged sky. The giant sub-woofer flight boosters along her back hummed as the ocarina arm and leg guards merged together into a more aerodynamic form. Her pink hair hung slight as the two whistle boosters underneath the speakers screamed like every other whistle.
"Lady Satsuki climb on!" Nonon commented staring at the reddish sta that was currently taking a lap around the sky ways of Osaka. Satsuki arched one bushy eyebrow at the display before hopping aboard the back of arguably her most loyal student. The sheathed Bakuzan sat perfectly before Nonon's shoulder blades as they prepared to take off.
"Stay tight Lady Satsuki I'll catch up to her in a few seconds," Nonon continued with a large amount of admiration in her voice as the two thrusters hummed to life. Suddenly in the sound of a low bass drop in a song the vehicle took off i a blustering gale.
"Jakuzure thank you but like this your view can not be higher than mine," she had concern obviously for her underlings, Nonon was a special one considering they had known one another practically forever.
Beneath her a giggle was let out as they streamed like fire through the darkened skies." There isn't anything wrong with that don't be silly," the Three Star Head of Non-Athletics spoke softly as she usually did around Satsuki.
'Ryuko behind us,' Senketsu noted that something was approaching extremely fast and with a lot of stored power as well. That was clear that they were being trailed in a heavy fire stream.
"Shit!" they were coming up on the Sky Tower, a tourist destination, and she had no way to avoid. Teeth bared and unarmed she made a quick turn only to see the present cold glare of Satsuki Kiryuin there to meet her.' I have feeling that this is going to hurt,' her brows and tensed knowing what was to come would not be pleasant.
"Ryuko Matoi!" the voice of Satsuki Kiryuin rang out as solid as steel and with the force of a big rig. One slash from the Bakuzan sent a pressure wave through the air, it was trailed by a blue hue, the target was Ryuko. The teenager tried to adjust too little too ate as it was now upon her with all the force that Satsuki wanted to display.
It slammed heavily into her toned but exposed abdomen and launched her across the steel beams of the giant tower. Her body slammed hard into a cross-sectional beam sending rippling effect through the rest of the structure shattered a few of he supports. Pulling free she was laid into by the harsh notes of a musical staff all of which hit her in the shape of pink hearts.
Jakuzure's sound weapons were doing their job in a swift and dangerous way. Ryuko bounced into the rigid steel the heart-like crater around her still shaking with the musical energy.' Ryuko, I can not holdout the transformation. I'm sorry,' pink-red stars spun around her frame and left the Kamui prone in its normal form against the metal.
The duo that had caused it were drawing nearer now. Satsuki atop the back of Nonon as the flames from the back burned even bright. Ryuko began to slip as the sound waves continued to buff the tower.
"Why you..." the glove on her right hand sprouted the claws of the Senjin form and she puled herself back up to the side of the tower. Using her heels as cleats she began to trace along the structures sie at high speed. Sound hit before her and around her but the movements were just good enough to avoid getting hit.
"Damn it!" where ever Ryuko ran the sound blast followed her. Beams were starting to come undone and the metal she was running on was losing its hard exterior. It got worst the closer Jakuzure flew the sounds were getting louder and the tower less integral.
Avoiding another pulse of sound Ryuko sprang up to a beam knowing where it was going to fall. The building below started to break away the metal slowly chattering out of a vertical base. Around her beam of steel the rest was falling the next burst of sound was bound to be the last of their encounter and possibly the last ever.
It hit the building and the structure lost all of its physique and began to crumble away. Claws sprouting from her right hand Ryuko kept her presence hidden atop the reddened beam of steel. Satsuki was present beneath her as the bar of metal descended from the structure which was fading from being a building at all.
'Scrish!' a descending slash freed Satsuki from Jakuzure's back and threw Ryuko back to the structure where she dug her claws into deeply. Satsuki sunk slowly almost as if it was in slow-motion.
"L-Lady Satsuki!" a loud shout left Jakuzure. Nonon was struck with a massive sense of awe as her queen litterally was falling through the air. Panicked the pink haired teenager went to move until Junketsu sent its right eye out.
The blade dug deep into the same steel beam that Ryuko had paced herself in. Satsuki smiled the tether that was there dragging forward at speed twice that of the firing of the eye. Ryuko was frozen in shock she could not have dodged if she wanted to and Satsuki was coming at her at full blinding force. Her teeth grit awaiting the heavy impact that was bound to come within seconds of drawing force.
Two blue soled boots bored into Ryuko's abdomen and shot her arm free of the hanging position. A ripple of force rang out and Ryuko was rolled over the metal framework dozens of times over. A larger metal beam stopped her momentum for about the length of a second as another slingshot kick smashed her body into that piece of the structure as well. Her head slammed heavily against it and everything faded to black.
With a snicker Satsuki turned away and dropped back onto Nonon's shoulders with all of the grace she normally had. Down on the ground mechs and the Elite Four were clashing in a grand display of brute force and violence.
Seconds later Ryuko's frame fell from the metal like a ton of bricks. Headfirst she went towards the ground like a lawn dart directed at its target.
'I need to stand damn it!' he roared body still too tired to really move. His eyes could only watch as her frame fell through the air towards the ground, and most definitely her death. Hands clenched, he tried to rise but the rubble upon him from Sanageyama's exchange followed by the after effects of it was too much to move in this semi-weakened state.
'Shinko, I can push us through this but it is going to hurt,' the Kamui informed building up pressure in the two vents at the backside of the boots. The ground started to clear as the wind began to bluster out from it.
"Don't care just get me over there so she doesn't die," he grunted still unable to do much of anything against the tiredness of unconsciousness and the fatigue of the previous combat. Shinko struggled ready to take off when in the distance the red lights of stars turned deeper and reached down further, Ryuko was stopping her own descent.
'Impossible she was unconscious!' Sentokitsu remarked having sensed her vital signs from their position.
"Get me over there now! Sento!" Shinko shouted as Satsuki and Jakuzure's frames both lowered from the sky there as well. He tried to move faster but it seemed his Kamui was too focused on getting him out there than letting him move." Come on what are you waiting for! She can't fight them both off!" he kept hounding his friend as they prepared for take off.
'If you stopped yelling this would have already happened. You are using too much time and blood to shout,' the Kamui informed as the heat began to grow. The rubble started to shake away as the Kamui sparked to life in its full glory.' Do not say I did not warn you Shinko,' they jetted off with the sound of something similar to a fighter jet.
Ryuko looked up hearing the heel clicks of her taller adversary. Jakuzure's frame also hummed in the background, this was not that good of a sign for the battle-damaged teenager. Like always thought she tensed her muscles ready to take any leap or benefit she could to take down Satsuki Kiryuin or at least slow the woman's roll.
"Is this where you wish to end it Matoi? Here in Osaka?" Satsuki asked calmly. Her right hand held the Bakuzan out to the side as she took long swishing steps forward the weapon poising with an glimmer of the burning light. The heiress was confident and ready to end it solely awaiting the answer from the prone teenager before her on the ground.
'Ryuko, bet on me,' Senketsu remarked calmly staring at Satsuki with his sole yellow eye. Her movements were concise and prompt like those of a queen approaching the execution of a traitor.
"What are you rattling on about?" Ryuko asked knowing the steps were drawing nearer. Her eyes were locked on the white donning young adult that was heading their way. Satsuki smirked at this attention granted by the rebel there on the ground before her.
'If we really are friends like you and Mako bet on me,' Senketsu repeated with a soft undertone keeping himself balanced and composed. Had he known there was litterally a missile of another Kamui wearer coming litterally any second his composure would have been shaken.
"Got it, go for-" Ryuko was cut off by a stream of fire and a loud crashing sound as Jakuzure was hit with something travelling at insane speed. Shinko's frame had blown her way off course and left Satsuki standing there alone." Kurosaki you fucking idiot! What is your problem!" she shouted looking over at the beaten up figure that pressing against Jakuzure's wing leaving her trapped against the ground.
'This is our chance Ryuko take it,' Senketsu reminded as Satsuki turned back. She was not holding anything back and if Ryuko was even off by a second things would be really bad.
"Right sorry," she quickly turned back as the heiress had prepared the final strike towards them. Ryuko readied herself before charging the claws along her hand extending out before the fabric covered them forming a long blade out of the Kamui. Satsuki snickered while swinging her sword.
"Using your Kamui as a blade too bad that will not be able to even pierce Junketsu!" arrogantly Satsuki said as if to dismiss the Senketsu blade. Her sword, Bakuzan, slammed into it with a squishing sound. The one hundred percent Life Fiber outfit had been cut indefinitely by the weapon but instead of wincing or really back Ryuko smile staring as a red glow started to come from the fabric." What?" the glow turned out to be a bubbly mass of blood.
With a tilt the blood squirted up and coated Satsuki's eyes. She stumbled back the Bakuzan loose in her hands as a gasp of awe left her mouth. Ryuko grabbed a hand full of hair with the now normal hand and reeled back her left hand drawing Satsuki in with a yank. The blow caught the older and more trained teenager in the face and knocked her to the ground the Bakuzan flipping into the air.
Ryuko spun and grabbed the blade as Satsuki wiped the blood from her face.' That was a gamble Ryuko. Every ounce of blood I had absorbed over this fight was there if it hit we were bound victory if we missed well it would not have been as pleasant,' the Kamui informed his wearer.
"Its over Satsuki!" the red-highlighted teenager said with the point of the blade against the rounded chin of the female dictator." You said it yourself the Bakuzan could cut right through Life Fibers even something like Junketsu!" she snickered as the blade was raised with Satsuki's movements.
For once it appeared that Satsuki was on the defensive for real. Her hands were drawn back and placed defensively, she was on the pathway towards defeat or so thought those who watched from their positions. Then Junketsu buzzed and its left eye spiraled out like the edge of a drill, its point placed against the voice box of the sword bearing girl.
"Ryuko!" Shinko said standing up eyes in shock at the display.
"Lady Satsuki!" Jakuzure shared the sentiment. Without Sentokitsu pressing against her however she was able to back away and take flight, Shinko did not have a clue.' I have to finish up my part of the mission!' she thought shooting away quietly.
"Mutually assured destruction, eh?" Ryuko smiled pressing the sword firmly against the throat of the now standing Satsuki Kiryuin. The long haired girl kept her Kamui trained on Ryuko's throat as well.
"It would appear that way Ryuko Matoi," the ruler of Honnoji Academy commented looking towards the combat in the burning city around them.
Osaka had seen better days for sure, everything was in ruin. Mako stood before Gamagori defiantly clenching the Scissor Sword in an effort to help Ryuko. Dozens of Nudist Beach members were surrounded by a cluster of students and Inumuta. Kinagase and Mister Mikisugi were under the barrage of Uzu Sanageyama. This was a tough decision but one she was bound to never regret.
"Change of plans Kiryuin. You pull back all of your troops from Osaka and I will not kill you," Ryuko said noticing the blood running from the face of the downed teenager behind Satsuki. Idiotic as he was, he too had been through this war and barely came out of it in decent shape.
"So you are going to fail in your mission to avenge your father's death?" she asked raising one bushy eyebrow and locking her blue eyes with those of the rebel before her.
"Yeah, for now. Risking all of their lives for it would be wrong, for now Kiryuin you get away," the shorter Kamui wearer responded swiftly. Her eyes were not shaking or showing fear this was what she was going to do.
"A shame that you would put such a low price on my life. But very well," Satsuki gulped clearing her throat in the process. Satsuki turned looking out at the war zone its scorching heat rising up in in several spots that distorted the view." Students of Honnoji Academy retreat! The Raid Trip is over," not stubborn and selfless, with her 'pure' goal in mind, Satsuki announced in a distinct tone.
"Matoi keep the Bakuzan to celebrate your victory here today," the eye of Junketsu retracted with the words from Satsuki. Ryuko watched as she slowly strolled away her students hesitant at first to stop their combat with those around them.
"Satsuki catch," Ryuko's voice spat out as the sword was thrown through the air in a gentle lob. Satsuki turned and caught the hilt the long blade pointing towards the cratered and heavily damaged ground." The Satsuki Kiryuin would not fall back on her word just because she got her sword back," she continued watching at Satsuki's surprised eyes.
"Very well," Satsuki kept walking whilst an explosion rocketed off in the distance. Ryuko turned to see Jakuzure litterally unloading the reserves of her Goku Uniform upon the city while the others retreated from the scene of the battle.
"Mako stay back!" Ryuko went to charge as Shinko stood up before her.
"I have this one Matoi. Protect Mako thought," with a burst of flames Shinko gusted off towards the target, she was situated only a few hundred yards away.
"You really are a crazy bitch!" Shinko came in and cut through one of the missiles headed down towards whatever had been her target. The Sentokitsu Kaze form was something that kept him at least in the same league of maneuverability with the Three Star.
"Just doing my job," she winked before buzzing off at full blast. Sound echoed and she was heading to the horizon where the retreating Honnoji forces had been at that moment.
"Damn it!" he growled ready to take after her only to see that Satsuki and Ryuko were talking.
'We'd be too late. It would probably be better to hear what they are saying,' Sentokitsu sighed as they looked at the helicopter floating above the white donning teenager.
As they flew closer the conversation was ending up.
"Ryuko Matoi the battle lines have been drawn! We will continue this when we meet again!" Satsuki commented as her aircraft slowly floated away the drawbridge door was being pulled up.
"You bushy eyebrowed bitch!" Ryuko was yelling frustrated when he touched down the helicopter vanishing into the setting sun.
There you have it the end of the first half, I guess, of Don't Stand Alone. This had been a really fun ride to write especially the last few chapters and the next few will be pretty fun as well. Hope you all will stick around for it.
Thanks for reading,
~Herodan3