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Chapter 84: The battle of the Warriors Part 2
I find this situation to be rather odd as we're just looking at each other right now. It's hard to know what to make of it as I expected Noh to be smug and for her to gloat, but instead she does neither one of those things. I guess it's because of how Oichi won the match for them, instead of herself or Nobunaga. I certainly find this interesting with how Oichi fought rather than trying to avoid conflict with us. The thing is I can't help but wonder whether she actually has a plan to deceive the Oda. But then again I notice Oichi looking rather sad and depressed struggling not to cry, from being forced to fight us as well as with how her team has won, even if it is down to her. I can tell from her entire body language that she feels yuck as do I. Realising that as much as I hate to admit it but we are at their mercy, I decide that I might as well show them defiance rather than fear, I certainly am not afraid of them even if this is sad, depressing and really frustrating.
"I would have thought someone like you would be smug and just gloat all day. Or are you silent because your sister, the very sister you dislike actually won the battle and not you or your husband?" I say to her sounding rather defiant and confident and my body language shows nothing but contempt for her.
While I would like to see Noh be bothered by my comment, she instead says something else.
"What difference does it make being as how you lost anyway? I must admit you have pleasantly surprised me Oichi. I guess it shows that you are smart enough to do the right thing, but now I've got you guys it will bring me great pleasure to see your fates lie in our hands. So what will it be, will you join us and fight for the winners, or will you die slow and painful deaths?" Noh asks us as she gloats and taunts us. She even talks in a tone where she's trying to flirt but it fails miserably. She reminds me of someone I know.
After hearing her response, I can't help but wonder whether she actually was bothered that she didn't win? Then again maybe not as she did get Oichi to fight for her, even if it's against the poor innocent lady's own free will. In any case she gave me and my allies a tragic choice between capture or death. Nevertheless the choice is easy, we choose death and I can only hope that we can fool them with the perk a colas, so that we can leave, alter our appearance and then head back into Viridian Forest. The thing is though, I'm unsure if we could fool them and it would certainly be a real shame if this campaign were to end before it's even begun.
"You know the thing is it would be far too boring to just kill the group of you right here. I mean where is the fun in that? I tell you what let's have a bit of fun right now. Why don't we have a hunt where we are the hunters and you are the hunted, and let's see how long you can survive? Who knows maybe you might be able to kill us, though it won't be very likely. If you leave this area however, it will be a declaration of war and if you're not found in one day, it will also be a declaration of war. I will give you a head start of 100." Noh says with a sadistic smile while taunting us, as she really enjoys our predicament which I hope to be temporary.
I know that we probably won't have 100 seconds head start or even a significant fraction of it, but none the less we split up and run through the forest as fast as we can.
"1….2…..3…100 time to meet your doom my prey." Noh calls out in a smug manner as she pumps a shotgun.
I look behind to see the 5 of them split up so that each of us is being chased by one of them. This is good and even better still; I'm being chased by Oichi. Now's my chance and it's time to execute my plan, step by step. As I run as fast as I can I speak to Uni via mind talk.
"Uni are you able to drop a tranquilizer gun, the quick revive drink and some healing cream?" I ask her calmly and politely via mind talk.
"Yes I think I can airdrop them at a place where the enemy won't notice, although it will be a fair distance away from your location. I will provide you with directions to it." My Lastation CPU Candidate replies to me in a similar tone.
"Excellent thanks a lot Uni." I say to her with much appreciation in my voice.
Thanks to the excellent perk a colas I'm able to out run Oichi, and eventually due to the immense number of trees, she loses sight of me. I then crouch down and move quietly but quickly through the various trees and plants, as I follow Uni's instructions on how to get to the supplies. It's not too long thanks to her precise accurate instructions despite the scenery being too similar looking, before I'm able to pick up the useful supplies needed to capture Oichi. With the tranquilizer gun in my hands which I notice looking like a double barrel shotgun with 2 darts, it is then I realise that ideally I could do with getting my hands on an enemy weapon, if I am to stand a chance against the enemies here.
Oddly enough, I happen to see one such enemy. He has his back towards me and he carries an Arisaka with a bayonet attached with one hand. I quickly aim my gun and fire one dart at his neck, which knocks him out instantly as he falls on his front while dropping his rifle from the impact of the dart. I quickly rush to pick up his rifle before picking up the dart and stabbing him in the neck with the bayonet. That way I don't just kill him quietly but I ensure that the stab wound goes over the puncture wound from the dart, meaning that if they discover him they'll think I just stabbed him with his own weapon without attracting any attention whatsoever, and not suspect that I have a tranquilizer gun brought from Lastation.
"Black, Oichi's heading in your direction." Uni informs me calmly.
I quickly hide amongst the nearby trees and wait for Oichi to come to me. She's bound to notice the dead grunt taken out quietly with his weapon stolen, and that is when I will commence my plan in capturing her.
It's not long before I see her heading my way. She carries in her hands what looks like 2 Type 92 semi-automatic pistols, one in each hand and by her side is Wigglytuff. As I see them approach I find myself on automatic as I quickly come up with a plan to capture her, and to make her Pokémon feint.
First use tranquilizer gun and fire at her neck. Then wait for Wigglytuff to come charging, duck under incoming strike with her right hand, employ punch to the stomach. Grab it's right arm, then backward kick with left leg. Opponent will attempt clothes line after spending a few seconds trying to recover, respond with crouch and low kick. Wigglytuff with try to get up despite the pain of its legs harming it, charge followed by a jump kick to chest, then do a body slam. Finally strike its head three times to knock it out.
Conclusion Oichi knocked out but unharmed, Wigglytuff injured quite badly and feinted, but nothing some appropriate medicine can't fix. Probability of Oichi being free from brain washing and woken up, definitely. Probability of Wigglytuff recovering soon afterwards, unlikely unless Oichi has appropriate medicine. Oichi's response when revived? Who knows? But should be appreciative.
After the plan gets played out I act appropriately. As predicted Wigglytuff charges at me the moment I knock out Oichi with the remaining dart. The thing is as I perform the moves that I planned resulting in me hitting the Pokémon without it being able to hit me in return, I feel rather yuck, disgusted with myself that I am beating up Oichi's friendly Pokémon, which is no doubt her companion, her best friend who has been with her all this time, especially after no longer knowing of where her kind husband Nagamasa is.
While at least it's only about a few moves I'll be doing and it'll just faint afterwards, I am not sure if Oichi will be able to revive it. I hope she can but I'm not sure if she's able to due to lack of supplies, or probably down to Noh forbidding it. Still it doesn't make this any easier for me. Eventually Wigglytuff like her master Oichi, is knocked out.
I really dislike the sight of this and the worst is yet to come as I look around, making sure the coast is clear before I get to work. With the coast being clear as well as hearing it from Uni, I quickly remove the dart from Oichi's neck and pour the quick revive down her throat, only for me to then stab Oichi in the neck with my bayonet repeatedly, where the dart has stuck her. I am pleasantly surprised that as I carefully pour a swallow of the drink in her mouth, she gulps it down while she's still unconscious, interesting. I also notice how she smells of various flowers which are rather nice, but despite this it makes me feel even more bad for what I have to do.
I am trying to tell myself constantly that I am breaking her brain washing as odd as it sounds, but despite this I still feel really terrible as I constantly stab Oichi in the neck, doing it very carefully so I don't spill her blood all over her beautiful clothes. At least she's unconscious and she doesn't feel the pain of the blade at all, but it's awful how I have to stab her neck lots of times because of how much health she has. Still it is the only way I can remove her brainwashing, and I know for sure that once this process is done, she will be brought back to life with her brainwashing gone, and she'll be able to join our side once again.
At least no matter how many times I've stabbed her neck she hasn't screamed or even grunt and is just lying unconscious which helps a fair amount, but after one more stab she's no longer unconscious and she's now dead. While it pleases me that I don't need to stab her any more, I don't exactly like how she's dead right now to say the least, but still at least it's temporary. I look around to see if there are any enemy patrols and Uni herself tells me that there aren't any heading my way at this moment, she even comforts me as I go through this process.
I feel better after hearing Uni reassure me, as well as with how I'm at the stage where I can restore her back to life. I now use the cream on Oichi's neck and as I apply it on her wounds from the bayonet, they heal up nicely and quickly. The blood on her neck, her cuts and scars disappear, her neck then looks like it's never been cut at all. After seeing this I then do the finger snap and as soon as my fingers have snapped, she starts breathing normally again and she slowly opens her eyes which have purple eye shadow. Although initially I become excited as well as curious as to how she'd be as she wakes up and sits up, I remember that there is that one test that I need to do.
She is familiar with the test herself as we reach for our weapons and shoot at each other, only to find that our guns don't fire any bullets when we're aiming at each other, this brings smiles of relief on our faces.
Note: Readers please listen to Samurai Warriors 2 White Clouds Calm while reading this:
"Ah I remember you, you must be the one who stuck up for me against that vile sister in law Noh. And from the looks of it you have managed to remove my brainwashing, thank you very much for that I'm ever so grateful. I'm ever so sorry for fighting you in that Pokémon conquest battle, I'd have much sooner have fought for your side." She says to me with a huge sincere caring smile, she speaks in the same language as her brother, but she sounds ever so pleasant and kind and her body language shows much gratitude as well.
"It's alright, you have been forced to do it when there really was no choice. Besides which you did get to win and Noh did get taken out. It's over now, you're now on the side you belong. I only hope that you have the means to revive Wigglytuff." I reassure her with a soothing voice and a big smile.
"Unfortunately I don't have any medicine on me, but at least it's just fainted and it's not dead. It's not your fault though, it's all Noh's fault. How can she be so cruel, sadistic and heartless? My brother was once a nice kind individual who loved Pokémon, and he desired nothing but to help to bring peace to this land. Noh took my brother and corrupted him, forcing him to do horrible acts. But my brother does not fight this, he embraces it instead and he's only my brother in name only now. He also has people on his side like the monkey Hideyoshi who did some atrocities with him against innocent people, and I was to be his wife. Luckily we had a relationship that was platonic, but even so I was forced to do chores for him such as cooking, cleaning as opposed to doing them for Nagamasa, and watched him kill innocents, especially members of the Azai clan. I wanted to fight his group and especially the monkey and my own brother, even if it brought me immense pain to go against my flesh and blood, so that I can stop them in his tracks. The problem was that I wasn't able to fight them as I was brainwashed, and at the same time I have lost Nagamasa and I feared that he had in fact died or worse killed by the monkey or my brother. I couldn't bear it anymore and so I once tried numerous times to end my life, as I was unable to do anything.
The trouble was the physics of this world made suicide impossible, and so I was forced to live out what I thought would be the rest of my life in misery, pain and suffering. I'm fortunate enough not to have had to have done anything horrible, but the fact that I could do nothing against the crimes too revolting and evil to specify, brought great sadness and shame upon me. Although you have rescued me and I appreciate that very much, I'm worried that I'll never be able to feel Nagamasa's soft caring touch ever again, or worse that I'll never be able to see him again. I want to see my husband again, he's all I really ever had before finding myself in Gameindustri. Why can't Gameindustri be happy for everyone, why does there have to be such sadness, cruelty and suffering in this world." After speaking this, Oichi then looks ever so upset and ends up bursting into tears, although she does her best to conceal them as she doesn't want the likes of Noh to gloat and taunt her.
I feel absolutely bad for her, I can't begin to imagine what she's been through especially considering how I've seen first-hand how Noh acts, not to mention from I what I already knew and have learned from Hargroves. I wouldn't be surprised if what she experienced in Lowee, is similar to what she has experienced before coming here. Although in my opinion I am against people committing suicide, I can't exactly blame her if she has nothing to live for, if she is powerless to do anything about what went on, if she was surrounded by enemies and had no allies whatsoever, no people to motivate her to carry on. After hearing her speak of her brother, it reinforces the grief of seeing a loved one turning evil, and being forced to fight the loved one.
I'm not sure if I could bear the thought of fighting Noire or Blanc or the candidates if it was ever to happen. In fact the nightmares that I experienced once about this frightens me, and it was a horrible concept which I did my utmost best to avoid when I was brainwashed, and yet now I have it again, the worry of me turning evil or worse it happen to a close ally. I can only hope that maybe Oichi may know something about that nightmare I had last night, or at least rescuing her will cure my brainwashing. Still at least Oichi didn't end up committing any horrible acts against her free will, but I have no doubt that she was forced to see them, and to put up with them thanks to her horrific sadistic sister in law.
"You must not worry Oichi, at least you're safe with me and now you'll have the chance to exact revenge against Noh after all she's done to you, your brother, your husband as well as all of the innocent Pokémon and people that she has tortured and harmed. I know that at the time you had nothing to hope for, no allies to support you and just countless enemies and countless terrible atrocities, that you could do nothing to prevent but the thing is, although it is easier said than done, you cannot give in, you must keep fighting against it, even if it's just living, because if you were able to commit suicide, you effectively showed that you gave in, that they have won. For the sake of Lastation and Lowee, for the sake of your husband and of the Azai Clan, you mustn't give in to the sadness, to the grief and to the tyranny.
I know you have no idea of where your husband is or even if he's alive, but for him you need to remain strong and hopeful and optimistic, we will eventually find him and if the worst is to happen, then we will find a way to bring him back to life so that you can see him again.
You are not just a great female warrior, but a great lady Oichi. You are an excellent example of what a good person should be, and as do I, my wife wishes for this land to be full of good people such as yourself, and not be corrupted by evil vile people such as your sister in law. I believe that you are capable of helping to rescue Lowee, so it knows peace and happiness and I also believe that you might hold the key to this nightmare that I had last night." I say to her trying to inspire confidence into her as well as to cheer her up and smiling as I speak.
"Thank you so much for your kind words. I appreciate them and you are right, I'm sure my husband's wants me to remain strong and hopeful, and I'm sure he'll be found soon. I'm pleased to have finally been rescued, and it is my hope that I can repay back your kindness to me. As for your nightmare if you don't mind me asking, what happened in it?" Oichi says sounding much more happy and her tears have gone as well replaced by her smile.
"With regards repaying my kindness, all I ask is that you join me in my quest where hopefully we can find out what happened to Nagamasa and Katsuie. And as for my nightmare well it was about…..oh I guess I'll have to tell you later, as you know who has arrived." I reply to her sounding optimistic and smiling even more.
We then both see her approaching us armed with a SPAS12 shotgun. The both of us point our guns at her, but she then aims her shotgun at us. While we show looks of disgust, she shows looks of confidence and sadism.
"Well well, I guess you did have the chance to be rescued by a knight in shining armour after all. It's too bad it isn't your precious Nagamasa who is probably dead." Noh says in her usual provocative sadistic smug manner, with a lame attempt at flirting with me.
Yeah like that's supposed to make me go "whoa you're hot Noh", what kind of person do you take me for anyway?
I see Oichi getting increasingly angry with Noh as she mocks the idea of her killing Nagamasa, but she manages to calm herself down and I try and reassure her with my body language and facial expressions.
"But the thing is, isn't it rather odd that you resemble Oichi's husband? And from where I'm standing it looks as though you two have become a couple. So considering that you have a new husband now in this man, why are you upset with the loss of Nagamasa? I mean you lost Nagamasa before, yet you then had Katsuie and you could easily have left Katsuie when he chose suicide but oh no. I don't understand you, really I don't, I really don't get you." Noh tries to taunt us both with what she says both in tone and body language, but the thing is it doesn't work.
"You must clearly be a moron when you claim to know of Oichi's life, yet you know nothing behind the circumstances with regards what's happened. Yes you see a man and a woman standing together, but why does that have to mean that we're both married to each other? Sure we like each other and sure we respect each other, but we are both good friends. She in fact already is married to Nagamasa. You must be stupider than you look when you assume that a man and a woman standing together, has to mean that they're husband and wife.
You see the thing is both myself and Oichi are loyal people, which is more than can be said for you. You who likes to hold knives at people's throats, including your husband. The man you have brainwashed and have turned against his own sister." I say to her sounding similar to her own tone, and expressing similar body language as I attempt to mock her and annoy her. Though I think I end up sounding disgusted with her because she does disgust me a lot.
"Isn't it funny how your loyalty is what has gotten you lost and killed? Nagamasa tried to remain loyal to the Asakura and look where that got him? Asakura would perish as would him. And the same goes to you, when you and Katsuie lost you could have easily have left him when he asked you to. Instead however you die in the burning castle with him. Loyalty does not result in victory, because for one thing me and Nobunaga actually won that last battle." Noh gloats and brags, knowing full well that this is getting to Oichi, which causes her to smile ever so sadistically.
I notice Oichi squeezing her pistol grips as she's shaking with anger and frowning immensely, but eventually she calms down and realises that two can play at this game.
"What happened to my husband was because of what your husband did, especially with how he would marry me off for political reasons, and yet he would happily fight the Azai and the Asakura, the very people who were once your allies without consideration for me. If anything it's your treachery and betrayal which got you killed. It's funny how you gloat about lack of loyalty, yet lack of loyalty was the reason for your husband's demise. Oh and by the way if Nobunaga actually honoured the alliance he had and wasn't cruel to innocent people, perhaps he would have got to rule the land and it would have been a much better place. And as for winner again, since when have you won? If you think that you actually won that last battle, think again. Victory was down to me not you, in fact your Pokémon actually fainted in that battle along with my incompetent brother." Oichi replies sounding very defiant, and confident along with aggressive, her body language showing lots of contempt for Noh.
"Really you won? I think you'll find that you was under my control, but I suppose thanks to your new husband over here, I guess that's no longer the case. I don't mind though, in fact I look forward to ending both of your lives especially you Oichi. You disgust me, I really hate you and despise everything that you stand for. I hated your lack of enthusiasm when you was with me and your brother, in fact I find it absolutely disgusting with how people compare your beauty to that of mine, when it's clearly obvious who the most beautiful woman in the land is." Noh says once again in her sadistic cocky arrogant manner, trying to flirt with me in a vain hope that I'd be attracted to her, the thing is it doesn't work at all.
"You know it's funny how I wish to end your life, and you disgust me also and I also happen to hate everything that you stand for, especially with all the sadistic killings and torture that you like to do. For once I do agree you, I am also disgusted with how certain people compare my beauty to yours, when it's perfectly clear that you have no beauty what so ever you pathetic excuse for a female. You're a moron to think that all beauty is, is just how big a woman's boobies are as well as how much of their flesh they show off, not to mention the hair and makeup and jewels and outfits that they wear, you're no better than those Planeptune CPUs from Neptunia. It's kinda funny that even in that aspect you fail miserably where as I do not. The thing is beauty is also about what sort of person you are, and what values you have as well as your talent and you, you stupid fool you do not have any such good qualities either unlike myself." The lady of Azai Oichi responds with aggression and defiance in her voice, her body language eager to defeat and humiliate her.
"You're just jealous and insecure because I have bigger boobies, where as you don't seem to have any. In fact you always have your torso covered, hell much of your flesh is covered. If you're so confident in your beauty why do you hide it, and instead go on about so called inner beauty?" The ugly witch Noh taunts in her annoying manner, once again trying to flirt to emphasise her so called beauty which neither of us are impressed with.
"Eh I'm happy with my own body and I do in fact have boobies, I'm actually proof that you don't need to expose your flesh to show how attractive you are. I'm surprised with how hideous you actually look, that you like to show it for the people to be disgusted. Interesting how the most vile, evil women I see tend to be the most hideous, most ugly and most revolting just like with that rotten Plutia that you like to hang out with. But if you're that confident that your beauty is better than mine, why don't we battle over it? Let's see if you're not just full of nonsense or do you have to wait for your husband to do anything, hoping that he hasn't found someone else?" Miss Azai responds to the Oda Witch Noh with confidence and sophistication.
"At least me and Nobunaga are currently together, as a couple and married. You two are together and yet Oichi is already married. I'd be happy to teach you both some manners and you Oichi, will regret the desire that you had of turning against me after I tried to bring you up to be a proper lady." The Oda Witch replies showing her own signs of disgust and more signs of sadism in her voice and body language.
"Like you know anything about being a proper lady, your definition of being a lady is just killing and torturing and hurting people. You still don't get it about us two being a couple do you, we are both friends and we both have much respect for each other. That's right respect, a word that doesn't seem to be in your vocabulary, not that you seem to know much anyway. Besides if you're that bothered that I am not with my Lord Nagamasa, maybe you should tell me where he is being as how you like to gloat and imply that he has been killed by your hand. You know what I've had just about enough of talking to you. You care about nothing but your stupid massive ego, and your stupid non- existent looks and nothing else." Oichi says sounding more and more determined to take her down as she speaks, and her body language emphasises this more and more.
"Well said Oichi, like I've said before you're not leaving this place alive Noh, and since this will be a fight over which of the two ladies is the most beautiful, I'll make sure to help by giving you a professional make over." I say to her with confidence and determination, along with my body language emphasising nothing but contempt for Plutia.
As soon as I say that I fire my Arisaka at her boobies, causing them to bleed a little bit. Oichi also fires a couple of shots too as well, despite the bullet holes and the bleeding on Noh's hideous womanhood, she just laughs and looks unimpressed and no sign of pain whatsoever.
"So my superior boobies offend you so much that you felt the need to aim for them? It didn't hurt me one bit and even with this I will still win, and I am still more beautiful than your new wife." Noh replies menacingly only for her to fire her shotgun at me and then Oichi.
The shot knocks me to the ground really hard due to the power of the weapon, and it does hurt me quite a bit though I try not to show it in any way. I notice Oichi falling to the ground as well with her blood splattered on her costume. Although she is breathing and I know that it will take more than that to take her down, I realise that if she dies then I won't be able to revive her at the snap of the fingers, and the only way right now to revive them is for them to have drunk some quick revive, but while she has consumed some of the drink, it has already been used. Still I admire Oichi for not yelling in pain, and giving her enemy the satisfaction that she has harmed Oichi.
So now it begins our fight against Noh, a fight to the death. As Noh stands there laughing manically and sadistically as she fires her shotgun at the both of us, I try and quickly think of a strategy as although we outnumber her 2 to 1, I am concerned that as much as I hate to admit it, Noh is no doubt a tough opponent to take down, especially with her semi-automatic shot gun in contrast to our bolt action rifle and dual pistols. I just hope that we can take her down quickly, as I get the feeling that her husband Nobunaga will come to Noh's aid soon. As I think about that thought I begin to wonder where is White and the three Wei officers. I hope they're alright. I guess there's nothing I can do right now but to fight with Oichi as we attempt to take down this vile excuse for a female, while she seems to have the upper hand.