(A New Fate and the continuation of events that have been placed beforehand. Let us see what happens next to our heroes.)
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Fate 22
Previously on Canon Distortion…
Sora Minakaze, Makoto Nanaya and the Mercenary Bullet had made their way towards a vineyard that was owned by Sofia. They came with the prospect of getting Sora an easier access towards the various NOL owned hierarchical cities. They came with the prospect of Sofia getting information that Sora had on her father's killer. All that was given to them at the end of the day was a fight instigated by Sora to earn the Otsu four's trust and more information that is pending to be given.
And Now, the continuation of Canon Distortion
Sora was busy stretching at the corner, his mind in deep thoughts. He was getting ready for a fight against three members of the Otsu four. He knew very well how good the Otsu four really were and he needed to prepare himself for the fight ahead. He could easily fight against all of them and he had before but overconfidence breeds ignorance which leads to defeat. He felt two pairs of eyes stare at him as he turned to see Makoto and Bullet, staring at his preparations.
"Are you sure this level of preparation really is necessary?" Bullet questioned as Sora simply stopped stretching at that moment. "If we don't win this fight, we won't get the papers needed for me to go around the hierarchical cities… and I don't want to keep sneaking into Hierarchical cities via the sewers." Sora explained as Bullet scratched her head, understanding what he meant. Makoto on the other hand couldn't help but keep staring at how muscular Sora's body was in reality.
"Ummmm… Do you like what you see Makoto?" Sora questioned as Makoto simply continued to stare. At that moment, Sora couldn't help but indulge in his curiosity by doing a few muscle poses he saw in a magazine. At that moment, he could see Makoto pant a little bit, as if getting turned on as that was enough for him to feel a vein pop up on his forehead and proceed to walk up to Makoto and slap her lightly in the face.
"Ahhh ummm… Yeah! Yeah! I liked what I saw!" Makoto said, having a bit of a dumb look on her face as Bullet couldn't believe what she had just witnessed. "Are you being serious right now? Your boyfriend's about to fight against the Otsu four and you are focused on staring at your boyfriend stretch!?" Bullet questioned, rightfully questioning if Makoto's mind was in the right place. "Of course I am worried! But at the same time I know how strong Sora is now and what the Otsu Four are capable of. They may be able to fight against Meifang Lapislazuli but that is with them playing on the defensive and trying to get away. They know very well they would lose in a direct fight." Makoto explained as she stood up and walked up to Sora.
"But at the same time, Don't go easy on them. They would probably hate you for doing that." Makoto said as Sora simply nodded his head at that moment. Makoto at that moment could feel a chill crawl down her spine as she felt something was off in the air. Sora was quick to notice that as Bullet stood up. "In any case, we are wasting time watching you do your stretches. Let's go and meet them already before they wonder where we went." Bullet explained as Sora nodded his head upon hearing that.
As Sora finished his preparations, he looked at his stump of an arm. Currently, he was suppressing his Black Beast Abilities to make himself look more normal but if he was going to fight the Otsu four heads, he may need the power that his Black arm provided. Looking at the Rev Blade on his hand, he decided against rushing it and instead fight with his current tools, transforming the Rev Blade back to it's arm form.
Meanwhile Makoto couldn't help but look around at her surroundings. The feeling she had wouldn't go away and Sora was soon quick to notice Makoto looking around. "Do you think something bad is going to happen to us Makoto?" Sora questioned as Makoto nodded. "I don't know if it's something the Otsu Four have planned for us or if it's something else entirely different, but I just can't shake the feeling I am getting right now." Makoto explained as Sora nodded his head upon hearing her explanation.
"In that case, keep an eye out. If anything is wrong, I'm counting on you to stop things before they get worse." Sora said as he pulled Makoto in to hold her in his arms, letting her feel his warmth. "Can I count on you to do that?" Sora questioned as Makoto smiled upon feeling his trust for her, kissing and smiling in the process. "Right… time to go and greet the Otsu Four and see what kind of fight I am in." Sora said as he walked off for the battlefield in front of him.
"Are you certain that something bad is going to happen to us?" Bullet questioned as Makoto nodded her head. "I don't know why… Can I ask you to keep an eye out?" Makoto asked as Bullet looked at Makoto at that moment, eyebrow raised as she couldn't help but question Makoto's suspicions at that moment. At the same time, the fact that Sora trusted her at that moment told Bullet that Sora does trust her instincts at that moment.
"Alright but don't do anything stupid to make our lives harder than normal." Bullet said as she soon followed Sora, wanting to be by his side before he fought against the Otsu Four. Makoto couldn't help but cross her arms a bit looking at Sora and Bullet converse as she couldn't help but get a bit jealous at the sight. She was his boyfriend and she knew that Sora would never betray her. But at the same time, she's a woman and naturally, she wants her man all to herself and cannot help but feel like her territory was being intruded upon. As Makoto quickly rushed to go and separate the two, Sora's mind was simply on the fight ahead.
… Ready for whatever the Otsu Four were going to bring his way…
"Are you sure you want to fight this fight Sofia?" Vlad questioned as Sofia readied her equipment for the battle ahead. "I know you are trying to live up to your father and the expectations he placed on you but at the same time, pushing yourself like this is not going to be good for your men's health." Vlad continued as Sofia took a deep breath. "If that info that guy told me is really the truth, then I want to make sure that I am the one who pulls the trigger. I need to be the one who claims the one who killed dad." Sofia explained.
"And that's why you are fighting with us for this fight I know. And you want me and Tetsu to step aside for a bit and let you fight by yourself for a while right?" Vlad questioned as Sofia nodded her head. Vlad couldn't help but scratch his head upon hearing that statement, wondering how Tetsu would respond to such a request. "You know Tetsu would hate that kind of suggestion right?" Vlad explained as Sofia nodded her head at that statement.
"And can I expect you to cover for me just a little while?" Sofia begged as Vlad scratched the back of his head. "You know I cannot keep covering you like this. There's so much being Garfield's friend will bring me." Vlad explained as Sofia sighed. "Just say no and I can accept that fact." Sofia said as Vlad simply patted her in the back. "And there you go being hasty again. I didn't say I wouldn't do it for you." Vlad said as Sofia blushed a bit upon hearing that statement and simply stormed off.
"You better fulfill your end of the bargain!" Sofia shouted as she stormed into the stage that had been prepared for them to battle in, a small part of the vineyard that had been prepped as an impromptu fighting stage. Domes of magical circles surrounded them, protecting the grapes from any potential damage as Sora stood at his spot of the stage, finishing his final stretches as Sofia could see the weapon that was beside him at that very moment.
"Pretty flashy for just a sword isn't it?" Sofia commented as Sora looked at the Rev Blade upon hearing her comment and simply scratched his head. "What can I say, the person who made it made it look this flashy. I honestly told her to make less flashy but she insisted that everything on this thing is important for it's function and who am I to say no." Sora explained as Sofia couldn't help but scoff at hearing that.
"Sounds like excuses to me. Are you going to prove me wrong?" Sofia said as Sora nodded his head at that. "Indeed… So are we waiting for the other two to show up or…" Before Sora could finish his sentence, he immediately raised the Rev Blade to block a shot made from Sofia as she shot as quickly as she could. Were it not for the fact that her hand drifted towards her hip for a second, Sora would have needed Balmung to see that he was going to be shot.
"Right… Otsunian." Sora said as he immediately charged towards Sofia, prompting her to let loose a barrage of bullets his way. The Rev Blade was stronger than it looked, blocking all the shots she made right on the blunt side of his blade. Sofia was surprised to see Sora react the way he did, expecting her action to catch him off guard and give her an opening to pepper him with bullets. Sofia however was not bothered, sheathing her revolver and pulling out a tommy gun from her coat.
"EAT LEAD!" Sofia yelled, firing a barrage of bullets that began to hold Sora back, constantly pounding on the Rev Blade to push him back bit by bit. Sora simply waited for a lull in the gunfire, finally getting it when he heard the click come out of Sofia's weapon, prompting Sora to react immediately by tossing the Rev Blade towards Sofia, surprising her as she dropped her tommy gun and herself to the ground, dodging the weapon in the process.
As she stood up to see what had happened, She immediately saw a foot come right for her face. This prompted her to dodge and pull out a knife from her pants slacks. Holding it similarly to how a trained mercenary would hold their knife, she began to fend off Sora by doing some shallow thrusts. While they wouldn't wound if they connect, their main purpose was to create distance between her and Sora, allowing her to pull out a high calibur pistol on her hip.
At that moment, she was able to fire a couple of bullets right at Sora's direction, making sure she stood between him and his weapon. Sora was able to dodge the shots coming his way but they were grazes as Sofia was smart enough to fire at him from close enough of a range to make dodging much more difficult. When Sora tried to approach, Sofia used the knife in her hand to fend him off, slashing at him with compact tight attacks. Sora couldn't help but be impressed by the way Sofia was striking at him, clearly well trained by Vlad himself.
But Sora was not going to let her have her way as he placed his hand on Sofia's shoulder and used it as a brace to push himself forward. Sofia herself felt her balance get disrupted as she first tried to slash at him only to hit air and then tried to fire a bullet only to strike the Rev Blade. At that moment, Sofia couldn't help but feel a sense of frustration come over her as Sora grabbed the handle of the Rev Blade. "Don't let your frustration show on your face, that makes your target know they are getting to you." Sora said as Sofia was surprised to hear come from Sora's mouth as he pulled out the Rev Blade from where it had been stuck on and continued his charge towards Sofia.
Sofia herself was ready to fire more bullets towards his way but she did not expect what was going to happen next. First it was the normal deflection of bullets she had been conditioned to expect followed by Sora readying to throw the Rev Blade right at her way. As soon as Sofia was ready to dodge, she saw Sora twist the handle of the Rev Blade, tossing right after he did so. Before Sofia knew it, she saw Sora charge after her as the blade in the air slowly transformed into a prosthetic arm that Sora was able to attach on himself as all of this happened in a second.
This ended up with her landing on the ground, ready to fire only to now roll out of the way as Sora slammed his attached Rev Arm right on the ground, cratering it in the process as Sofia's eyes widened upon seeing what Sora had just done. "Didn't you learn to expect the unexpected?" Sora questioned as Sofia couldn't help but be annoyed by that statement as Makoto and Bullet continued to watch the scene in front of them.
"So tell me… How much of us do you guys really know?" Zhang Pi questioned as both Makoto and bullet were surprised to hear her voice come from behind them. They did not hear her sneak up behind them and were of course surprised by her appearance. "Maybe don't start your question by just spooking us with a question out of nowhere!" Bullet argued as Zhang Pi couldn't help but chuckle, amused by the reaction she had gotten.
"Come on now, surprises from the Backline are something a mercenary like you should be expecting." Zhang Pi said as Bullet simply sat back at her seat, clearing her throat in the process. "But in all honesty, I need to know. How do you three know about us? The mercenary group that you ran with wouldn't have met us in any meaningful way so it just leaves me with only you and our man fighting over there." Zhang Pi questioned as Makoto couldn't help but sweat a bit.
"I mean… working at intelligence does have it's benefits." Makoto said as Zhang Pi nodded her head at that. "Ahhh yes, Working at NOL Intelligence. Sure that would bring your information about us but that wouldn't explain why your friend over there needs our help." Zhang Pi said as Makoto gulped upon hearing that. "So tell me. Why come to us instead of just handing him over to the proper authorities? Isn't it hard to earn a living as a minimum wage slave for the NOL without arresting a fair amount of criminals?" Zhang Pi questioned as that was a legitimate question she had for Makoto.
"Well...I mean… I could but at the same time… Looks it's very complicated for me and to put it blunt, me selling him out would not really do much for my career." Makoto explained as Zhang Pi couldn't help but nod her head in amusement. "I should probably sample your blood. See how true that statement is… But I am not really interested at the moment." Zhang Pi said as she sat next to the girls and watched the fight unfold in front of them.
As Zhang Pi entertained herself, Sofia was simply caught off guard. She had thought that Sora would be easy training for her revenge but she had not expected Sora to give her a fight this intense. Sora chased after her, not letting her use any of her guns and forcing her to use her knife more defensively. As she thrusted the blade towards Sora, Sora used the Rev Arm to parry the blade to the side, ensuring that he was not injured in any way physically.
"No fair! Hiding your arm as a sword!" Sofia complained as Sora simply shook his head at that. "That's the point of a hidden weapon. It's a weapon you hide until you use it at the right moment." Sora explained as he threw a knee right at Sofia's stomach. This prompted her to raise her hands up to block the knee, causing her arms to feel pain coarse through her body as she stumbled greatly, nearly dropping the knife in the process.
"Come on! Is that all you got!?" Sora yelled as he did not relent and threw an uppercut that forcibly broke her guard, forcing her arms wide open as he tensed his free fist and went for a body strike. Sofia knew that his attack would land but she had to do something to cause some damage as she thrusted her knife towards the approaching fist, hoping her blade would wound him along the way. This made Sora pull his punch to not have his arm stabbed as that bought Sofia some time to create distance with some quick thrusts.
Sora couldn't help but smile upon seeing Sofia react the way she did. He has fought against Sofia a few times in the past and in the past, he would eventually get into her disadvantage of close range and easily rush her out of it. It looks like she did do her proper due dilligence and trained herself on her weakness, making sure she didn't depend on just her guns and was able to fight with a knife at least. That still meant she had a gap that he can exploit as he grabbed the wrist holding her knife.
"LET GO OF ME YOU…" Before Sofia could finish her statement, Sora immediately pulled her towards him, keeping his grip on her wrist to prevent her from flipping the knife forward. Sora then delivered a quick strike to Sofia's armpit, hitting a nerve and causing her to reflexively drop the knife upon feeling the nerve get struck. Sora then quickly slammed his back on Sofia's chest and used the momentum he gained to toss her towards the ground.
Sofia felt at that moment Sora release his grip on her arm. At that moment, the training that Vlad had given her kick in as she first waited for her back to feel the ground. As soon as her back touched the ground, she used the momentum she had gained from the toss to roll on the ground safely. She still got hurt to an extent but it allowed her to get back on her feet. As she stood back up, Sora stepped on her knife and slid it to the side, making sure she was properly disarmed at that moment.
"You know… You're not bad…" Sofia said as Sora simply nodded his head at that moment. "Can I hire you for the job?" Sofia questioned as Sora was surprised to hear that question but took a deep breath upon hearing that statement. "As much as I would like to do that… I will have to refuse that request. I need to do something that requires my own attention." Sora explained as Sofia sighed upon hearing that statement.
"That's fine… I want to do this next job by myself…" Sofia said as she gave Sora a small grin. Sora immediately felt a presence come up behind his back and immediately transformed the Rev Arm back to Blade form to protect himself. He was glad that he was quick to do so as he felt a blade go sliding across his own, the attacker sliding right past him and creating distance between him and Sofia in the process.
"Are you satisfied with your little test?" the person, Tetsu said as Sofia simply smiled and picked up her tommy gun. "Indeed I am, I am now ready to really give this guy a test." Sofia said as Sora couldn't help but groan upon hearing that statement. He then quickly turned around, realizing that he was being targeted as he blocked even more rounds fired his way. Sora gritted his teeth, feeling the barrage of bullets strike the Rev Blade several times.
"A test? This guy clearly had you on the ropes already little Sofia." Vlad said, emerging out of his spot with smoke coming out of the barrel of his gun as Sofia couldn't help but point her gun towards him. "Woah Woah calm down now. I am just teasing you like usual!" Vlad said as Sora couldn't help but feel tense as he began to move back, allowing him to see all three individuals in front of him.
"Well… now that you had a sampling of Sofia, why don't you let me and Vlad test you next." Tetsu said as he pointed his blade towards Sora. "I agree with Tetsu… not that you will have a say of what we are doing next." Vlad responded as Sora couldn't help but shake his head upon hearing that statement. Before he could even say something, he immediately saw Sofia point her gun towards him and try to fire at him while he was distracted.
As he raised his blade to protect himself, at the corner of his eye he could see Vlad do the same thing. He couldn't help but swear at that moment out of reflex as instead of blocking he went on a full out sprint. The heavy volume of bullets pouring his way made it difficult to keep on running. Sora then thought about running in between Vlad and Sofia, using each other as a way to make them reluctant to fire at him.
But as soon as he tried to do so, Tetsu immediately intercepted, forcing a clash of blades between the two briefly before he jumped out of the way, exposing him to gunfire from both Vlad and Sofia. Sora knew he couldn't let this become a trend as before the two could fire a bullet, Sora immediately stabbed the ground and revved the Rev Blade. "ENHANCED GEAR!" The Rev Blade shouted, catching the three heads off guard as Makoto noticed a small spark of blue light coming out of the exhausts of the Rev Blade.
"Could it be?.." Makoto whispered, noticing this detail as Sora immediately slashed the ground, creating a massive dust storm in front of him and obscuring him from the other heads. Tetsu however cared little for the dust storm in front of him, moving towards the left in the dust and immediately coming face to face with his target. "Nice try." Tetsu said as he quickly did a slash right for Sora with the intent of cutting him down in half.
Sora couldn't help but be alarmed by Tetsu's instant response to his smokescreen until he looked at the Rev Blade and realized how Tetsu was able to find him. 'Fuck… Tetsu's Drive.' Sora thought as Tetsu's drive, simply put was the manipulation of metal. It would make sense for Tetsu to be able to use his Drive to sense metal instead as Sora quickly found himself engaged in a series of clashes that lasted briefly but presented their own sense of danger towards him.
The dust cloud he had created to protect himself had already started to dissipate, allowing Vlad to see Sora and take aim. Sora would have felt comfortable continuing his fight against Tetsu but Vlad was a different beast. Without a care for his comrade, Vlad took aim and waited for Sora to expose portions of his body, firing at those moments. Tetsu, as if understanding what his partner would do immediately weaved his attacks and dodges with Vlad's fire, creating a volume of bullets that made it difficult for Sora to attack, pushing him to defend instead.
Tetsu in conjunction with Vlad's gunfire, attacked in a different angle, swinging for Sora's feet. Sora stabbed the Rev Blade to the ground and hoisted himself up as high as he could, allowing him to dodge both Vlad and Tetsu's attacks simultaneously as Vlad's gun clicked, telling Sora that Vlad was now reloading. Grabbing the Rev Blade handle, he flung it with force, forcing Vlad to dodge out of the way before he would get struck.
At that moment, Vlad dodged the attack coming his way. But he was not ready to feel a fist impact his face at that moment as he could barely see on the corner of his eyes Sora Minakaze landing a successful punch. Sofia herself had seen her chance to fire but she shot at where Sora had been previously and Tetsu, seeing his chance to attack, swung for where Sora had been. All three heads were alarmed with what they had just experienced and their confusion was peak.
Vlad, not expecting a strike, had done nothing to prepare his body to soften the blow and thus was heavily staggered by Sora's strike. Everyone else who was watching was alarmed by what had just happened except for Makoto. "Did...Did he just teleport?" Bullet questioned, the most obvious thing that could have happened coming to her mind. "If that was the case, how did he manage to teleport without any kind of obvious ars magus circle? We could argue it's magic but it couldn't be that instant." Zhang Pi theorized as Makoto remained quiet, her gaze focused on what had just happened as she knew that Sora using that told her that Sora was starting to feel pressured.
"Cheeky trick." Vlad said as he attempted to grab the fist that had just punched him. He successfully grabbed the arm but he felt a metallic touch to it rather than a physical touch. It also felt extremely light as he looked to see that he was holding the Rev Arm instead of it's blade form, alarming him as he did not expect to hold an arm. His jaw then felt a feet kick on his chin, forcing the Rev Arm to go flying right into the sky, allowing Sora to jump and grab the arm, tossing it instead towards Tetsu.
As soon as he did this, Everyone involved decided to focus their gaze on Sora. They knew that what Sora was doing was going to be that teleportation trick. As long as they could see the secret to that teleportation, The three heads fighting on the field would be able to take Sora down. However Makoto knew that would be a futile attempt as she closed her eyes and focused a little bit. Having used Balmung herself a few times now, she knew how it worked and could actually picture in her mind's eye how Sora would proceed.
'Something direct like an attached punch? Sora's not going to do that trick that everyone's thinking.' Makoto thought as what happened next surprised even her. "ASTRAL FINISH!" The Rev System yelled as Tetsu looked around quickly, expecting an attack coming his way only to see that the attack was nowhere to be found. Sofia herself thought that an attack was coming her way and had fired a shot on instinct to her back to hit nothing but the ars magus barrier that was behind her. At that moment, she turned around to see what was happening, too late to alarm Vlad for what was happening next.
"Kaze No Unari…" Sora said as he placed the palm on his hand right on Vlad's back. Vlad turned his head to see that Sora had just ended up behind him. He couldn't do a thing as he was blasted by a massive push of blue Seithr that surged all over the arena. Tetsu let loose some bolts he kept on his pocket to staple himself on the ground while Sofia was taken off the ground by the massive blue wave surging towards her, smashing on the ars magus barrier in the process along with Vlad.
"W-When did he!?" Sofia yelled as she saw Vlad fly towards her direction. Sofia closed her eyes, ready for Vlad's meaty body to slam right into her but Tetsu was quick to save her, tossing even more metal her direction which soon formed into a soft circular barrier that caught and absorbed Vlad's full impact. "VLAD!" Tetsu yelled as Vlad was quick to realize what Tetsu had done and he couldn't help but grin.
"THANKS FOR THE ASSIST COMRADE TETSU!" Vlad yelled as Sora immediately realized what Vlad was going to do next. What Tetsu had done was create a soft metal barrier for Vlad to land on but that was not all it was going to do. Metal is a weird material. It can be made hard to withstand most materials that strike against it but it can also be made soft and when compressed, it can launch most materials with extreme force.
Sora couldn't believe what he was going to experience as he gritted his teeth and focused for what was coming at him next. "HERE I COME!" Vlad shouted as the metal soon launched this massive man right towards Sora with speeds that would make a bullet blush. Sora himself was not ready for such a thing as he had not expected his own Astral's force to be used the way it was right now and to think it was something of an improvisation from the two Otsu Heads impressed him. But now was not the time to be impressed, now was the time for him to dodge this thing before he got struck by a massive 7 foot Russian man.
Sora tried to dodge by stepping out of the way but a gunshot hear his feet stopped him from moving forward, making him look to see the smoking barrel of Sofia's gun. This told Sora that Sofia was responsible for doing so as that was enough to ensure that he did not have enough time to dodge Vlad's next attack. Sora himself could see that Sofia's action had cut the possibilities that Balmung had seen from 10 to just 3.
These 3 however are only if he continued to fight them without the use of his Black Beast powers. As Vlad continued to soar right towards Sora, coming ever closer to ramming Sora with his full mass, Sora quickly contemplated on using the power of the Beast to sway the fight before things got too late. However his thoughts were not fast enough for him to decide what he should do as the optimal, only that he needed to act and act fast.
This resulted in Sora focusing on transforming and stabbing the Rev Blade on the ground in an angle. He then took a deep breath and braced his whole weight towards the Rev Blade. Vlad soon made impact but instead of a full blow, Vlad slid on the Rev Blade and was sent flying towards the other side of the barrier. Vlad however was prepared as his feet touched the barrier, giving him the perfect posture he needed to fire a shot he had been saving for Sora, an armor piercing bullet that would be too fast for Sora to react.
"EAT LEAD!" Vlad shouted as every thing slowed down for Sora. His breathing slowed to a crawl, the smallest breath taking an eternity as Sora felt a sweat dripped down his forehead. He grabbed the handle of the Rev Blade and readied it to slice down. His breath continued as Sora tensed himself on the ground, anchoring himself deeply as his stump of an arm began to leak out blue light.
As the stump leaked out blue light, Makoto could feel a sensation hit her at that moment. A wind blew on her face at that moment as time immediately resumed. Vlad fired his shot and under any circumstances, Sora would be shot down at that very moment. But Sora was no normal person and he sliced the Rev Blade down, cutting the bullet in the process as it split in two and scattered themselves across the earthern ground.
As the Rev Blade touched the ground, the Blue light that had been slowly growing from Sora's stump immediately erupted like a volcanic geysir. Whatever Sora felt at that moment must have been hard to contain and the blue light, seithr in response erupted out of Sora's arm. The three heads did not know what was hitting them were caught in the blast while Zhang Pi and Bullet were simply blinded by the brilliance the light brought. Makoto however stared right into the light itself as she felt her chest tighten at that very moment, a vision of a blue orb of light appearing in her mind before vanishing as she closed her eyes tightly, feeling the pain in her chest intensify greatly before vanishing along with the light.
Sora panted greatly, the moment he sliced the bullet was something he did by himself. He was ready to use Balmung to dodge the Bullet but he wanted to challenge himself instead. He wanted to see how far he can push himself with just his new body alone and that was the result. He still had the strength he needed to continue fighting as he saw that the Rev Blade had stabbed itself on the ground, leaving it impaled, forcing him to pull it out as he assumed a fighting stance once more.
"You guys got any more for me?.. Cuz I am still all ready to kick your asses." Sora said, eager to continue fighting as Sofia, Tetsu and Vlad simply stared at Sora, looking at each other before nodding their heads. They approached Sora, prompting Sora to ready his blade to fight but something was different about the three. He decided to let them approach, deciding against attacking them as Vlad soon flashed a wide smile in front of him.
"Heh… good to see you can still fight for shit Comrade Sora." Vlad said as hearing Vlad say those words to him immediately made all tension in Sora's body release as Sofia slapped him right in the back with the back of her gun. "You could have been more gentle!" Sofia complained as Sora chuckled a little bit upon hearing that statement. "But Vlad's right, You have gotten better yet again Sora." Tetsu said as Sora couldn't help but feel a sense of relief come over him at that moment as Bullet and Makoto took a great deep breath.
"So you two were the first to remember him huh." Zhang Pi said, wrapping her arms around Bullet and Makoto's necks. "Were you two going to keep him all to yourselves or figure out a way for us to remember all about him." Zhang Pi threatened as her sharp nails slid on the back of their necks, threatening to draw blood as Makoto and Bullet shivered. "Oh….We would have told you if we could… It's just hard to do so." Makoto explained as the three conversed with each other.
"Man to think we would be fighting again like we did. Thanks for not going for the kill." Vlad said as Sora nodded his head upon hearing that statement. "Though did you have to be rough on me? I could have actually died!" Sofia complained as Sora scratched his head. "I figured you could take it. Your training with Vlad did make you a lot better than you were before so I just went with it." Sora explained as Sofia couldn't help but blush a bit hearing that statement, scratching her cheek in the process. "Y-Yeah… You better believe it." Sofia said as Vlad couldn't help but feel a sense of defensiveness overcome him.
At that very moment, Sora could feel a glare get aimed right towards him, making him raise his hand and shake his head severely. He hoped that this was enough to dissuade Vlad from taking his head off as Vlad simply nodded his head upon seeing the sight. "In any case… What brings you here Sora? And needing our help securing a visa for all the Hierarchical cities again." Tetsu said as Sora nodded his head.
"I need to know something beforehand… Are you four part of this whole 'Chosen' Mess?" Sora questioned as the heads nodded their heads. "Indeed we are… and we decided to discuss about the matter to figure out how we can proceed." Tetsu explained. "Can you guys further expand on what you are going through? I understand if you guys are keeping it to yourselves but any information we can share with each other would be for the better." Sora explained as Sofia scratched her head.
"I mean… it's only fair since you told me all about Dad's killer and all… but I won't go making a decision without the other heads." Sofia said as Sora nodded his head at that, focusing his gaze towards Tetsu and Vlad. "I guess it's fair we talked about it. Though I cannot help but feel like us remembering you right now is a very inconvenient time." Tetsu explained as Sora scratched his head. "That's right, you guys have diplomatic immunity in Otsu and being out leaves you open to the NOL arresting you guys." Sora said as Vlad chuckled. "Oh you don't need to worry about a thing Mr Minakaze. We made sure that no NOL officials found us and our location was not bribed in any way." Vlad explained.
As Vlad said that, Makoto couldn't help but feel a chill crawl down her spine, the unease she had felt before had not vanished as she looked at Zhang Pi. "Hey Zhang Pi… when was the last time you guys were here?.." Makoto questioned as Zhang Pi became curious at that question. "We were only here last month for a wine tasting course. What's the matter?" Zhang Pi questioned as Makoto immediately realized what that bad feeling was. "Was that wine tasting with just you guys or did you have people with you?!" Makoto questioned loudly as Zhang Pi was quick to realize what Makoto had realized.
"… And to think we were so close to having the four heads be caught unawares." A voice echoed as the barrier that protected all of them from danger shattered, causing everyone to tense as NOL Soldiers surrounded their current position, leaving them unable to escape as a familiar figure emerged out of the sea of soldiers. "Oh well… at least it will be more entertaining this way… especially since we have an NOL rat in our midsts." the voice continued as Makoto's chill was now confirmed by the figure emerging from the sea of men that had assembled to arrest the Otsu Four.
Her taill slender figure was something that would make people stare at. The Zero uniform she wore designating her as one of the NOL's Executioners. Makoto tensed her fists as the woman gave a sly grin on her face, her black hair blowing on the wind as she couldn't help but look at her helpless prey, all ready to be broken and destroyed by her hands. "Oh not this bitch again." Sofia grumbled as the woman simply smiled, cracking her fists before brandishing her nails in front of the group.
...As Meifang Lapislazuli once again entered in the picture of Makoto's life…
GREETINGS LOST SHEEP OF FANFICTION!? HOW ARE YOU ALL DOING ON THIS FINE DAY!? I hope the weather has been treating you kindly and that life has been pleasant to you. As for me, I have been feeling rather refreshed lately thanks to finishing Infinite Wealth, as if the game has given me the motivation needed to keep writing for you guys. Just got to make sure I don't overdo it on the relaxation part otherwise I will slip and be unable to finish my works for you guys and I don't intend to do that to you guys.
SO WHAT WILL HAPPEN NEXT!? HOW WILL THE APPEARANCE OF MEIFANG LAPISLAZULI CHANGE THINGS!? JUST WHAT IS HER ROLE IN THIS WHOLE WORLD? IS SHE ONE OF THE CHOSEN OR AN OUTSIDER TO THE MADNESS?! HOW WILL EVERYONE ELSE REACT TO HER PRESENCE!? WILL THEY CHOOSE TO FIGHT OR IS FLIGHT THE BETTER CHOICE IN THIS CASE?! All this and more the next time fate comes ticking.
