DISCLAIMER: The Taimanin series belongs to Black Lilith.
A/N: This second set of short-story is a follow up from B Chronicles Vol. 1. This fic assumes you've read Vol. 1 first before proceeding with Vol. 2, because there's bound to be spoilers for Devil Factor, and Action Taimanin's singleplayer campaign.
As far as continuity is concerned, this takes place before and during Action Taimanin's Main Quest. Devil Factor takes place after Ch. 19 of the game.
Chapter 1: -Prologue- Beware the Big Bad Wolf
A blue Ferrari 296 GTB passes onto the horizon. Inside the car, a familiar man in an expensive suit and fedora hat drives to his next destination.
[From Wolfgang's perspective]
I want you to read my dialogues in the voice of Peter von Gomm.
"Hey, remember me?", Now for a little fourth wall break of a recap. "Before proceeding in this short story, be sure to read Vol. 1 first if you want to keep up with my story."
I continued yapping, "Well, Vol. 1 was just a short recap of my MMA career. Here I am now as a bounty hunter. So, here's the synopsis: granny Uehara just passed away. And while I was in the Seine with Ambrose and T.J., a letter was sent to me from Gosha in Japan. Here I am now, and I just got myself a rescue mission from the guys in Gosha, find a Taimanin who has been missing for a day. The Taimanin in question? It's her daughter, Rin."
I want to talk my history about Rin's mum later. But now, time to do my job and get paid. Well, I managed to earn a lot of money since becoming a bounty hunter. I get to bring evildoers to justice and kill assholes for money. Well, since my MMA career, I will do whatever it means necessary to fight for the prize money, even if it mean ending careers and straight-up murdering people.
I'm not a hero of justice, I'm just doing society a favor by just killing for a living. Every time demons and other lowly humans see my face, they start shitting themselves before I'm about to go Mortal Kombat on them.
And here we are closing to our destination in 5... 4... 3... 2...
*KRAKA-BOOM!*
Wolfgang's Ferrari 296 GTB crash into a warehouse, at the same time ramming on a gang of Orcs and thugs. Strangely, the bodywork of his Ferrari appears to be intact, as if it is being reinforced whenever it is used as a battering ram.
"Heeere's Wolffy!", Wolfgang emerges out of his Ferrari. While looking around, he now sees Rin bound, half-naked and was about to be raped by some Orcs. "So, this is how you gringos been doing to her, huh?"
"What the fuck is Wolfgang doing here?!", one of the gangsters exclaimed.
"I don't have the time to answer your fucking questions. And for the record, the reason Action Taimanin barely had any Orcs at all, much less Onis, is that I already drove 85% of the Orc population extinct! You vermins should've left her alone if you valued your lives."
"Not a chance, not after you killed many our friends and families you monster!", one of the Orcs had a personal beef with Wolfgang after recognizing him.
Wolfgang starts cracking his knuckles as he's prepare to start a fight.
"And this is about to get really graphic. You might want to cover your eyes.", Wolfgang breaks the fourth wall before charging on the enemies.
And predictably, the villains didn't stand a chance against an MMA fighter who has extensive experience in close-quarters combat. The real kicker, Wolfgang remains as brutal as he already was in his days in the XMAF. The impact of his punches and kicks were enough to make his enemies bleed, break bones, and cause life-threatening injuries.
While Wolfgang brutalizes every single of Rin's captors, his past traumas begin to manifest for everyone to see. In the form of brief flashbacks of the sounds of (Nazi) soldiers marching, "Sieg Heil!" chants, Hitler's speeches, and a young Wolfgang being tortured by SS officers while being held captive in Auschwitz. It seems that Wolfgang wants to make his victims experience the trauma he had endured, knowing that considering how Rin, a Taimanin, is no stranger to being captured and raped by evil humans and demons.
Even though Wolfgang had already left a bloody mess. Another wave of enemies are entering the warehouse.
"Motherfuckers called for backup...", Wolfgang said as he sensed incoming reinforcements. He turns his attention to Rin, who was still bound with both arms and hands tied together. Within moments, his jade-colored eyes began to change into a heterochromatic pattern: with a gold left eye, and a silver right eye. In just a matter of seconds, Wolfgang transformed into his true form, a literal werewolf. Unlike other werewolves in the dark world, he's covered in blue fur and yellow fur on the torso. He even has a glowing heart-like organ in his chest, which is an indicator of how long he can maintain this form.
Wolfgang explains how he is able to reach Rin, "Before I forget, my gold eye can erase a time frame lasting for a few seconds. While this is happening, people will act normally that they would have otherwise, but are unable to experience anything in the erased time and cannot remember anything related to it, except for myself. Kinda like Diavolo's Stand, King Crimson. Meanwhile, my silver eye has the power to see the future. Again, it's just like Epitaph."
Wolfgang used his claws to cut through the ropes and chains that tied Rin, freeing her. Afterwards, Wolfgang releases a non-lethal laser energy from his forehead direct towards Rin. This turns out that this is his ability to heal allies.
"You... Why are you here?", asked the Volt Taimanin.
"Fight now, ask questions later!", Wolfgang immediately dashes at the arriving enemy troops.
Wolfgang starts showing off his moves while in his true form, starting by launching one Orc using his Cobalt Elbow. While the target is floating in mid-air, he throws a jab-kick combo before sending him towards the other enemies with his Atomsplitter combo.
Rin pulls out her electric blades and fights the enemies with Wolfgang.
Wolfgang follows up with a sweep kick-left elbow-body blow combo in the form of Orc Killer, more appropriate for a beastman who had killed so many Orcs. Finishing the last remaining enemies with his Starlight Assault kick.
Rin managed to finish off the last wave of enemies. With the warehouse finally cleared, Wolfgang reverts back to his human form. The Tyrant Wolf's eyes were on Rin, apparently battle torn after the marathon of torture she just endured, and would have her will broken if not for Wolfgang's intervention. But, Wolfgang proved to be more extreme and violent, but he did what he needed to do.
"You might want to wear this.", Wolfgang tossed his coat to Rin, so she can temporarily wear it on the way back to Gosha.
[Returning to Wolfgang's viewpoint]
Now that those gringos are taken care of, time to take her home back to Gosha. I could not imagine how would the gaggle of green goblins be doing to her if I didn't do anything.
"Hey. You doin' well? Did those pigs were about to do something to you?", I asked her, but she just gave me the silent treatment. "No one gives a shit anyway. Considering how many of you finding themselves captured by humans and demons and treating you like sex objects. In fact, I'm already sick of it!", then I start ranting in Dutch. "Taimanins worden veronsdersteld anti-demon ninjas te zin. Het nivau van verdorvenheid en seksueel misbruik dat deze vrouwen doormaken is schandalig! Wat een onzin!"
I took a deep breath after my brief tirade. To be honest, I'm both pissed at what the world has become and enjoyed killing those bastards earlier.
"Are you done talking?", Rin breaks her silence.
"(sighs) I thought for a second there those pigs fucked your brains out. I'm not asking you to thank me. I'm just doing my job, and it's the guys in Gosha who asked me to save your arse."
"You're more of a monster compared to them, like one of the Orcs said."
"Yeah, I'm always a monster. But that doesn't mean I don't have a heart.", I replied. "If I remember correctly, you're Rin right? I'm sorry about your mum..."
"She sent you a letter a week before she died. And wanted you to come here to pay your last respects.", the Volt Taimanin said. "I haven't forgotten the day that you once saved my mother from the same fate that I'm about to be doomed at. I reckon that you are the same Wolfgang that my mother told me about?"
"Yeah, the one and only. MMA legend and bounty hunter."
Footnotes and Trivia:
- When he emerges out of his Ferrari 296 GTB, Wolfgang invokes a reference to The Shining, with him saying "Here's Wolffy!"
- Wolfgang's beast form takes elements from an Ultraman; the Lunar Stone in his chest is basically a Color Timer. And his ability to heal allies by firing a laser from his forehead gem is similar to that of Ultraman Tiga's.
- The following moves Wolfgang uses in this chapter are derived from other Tekken characters' signature moves:
1. The Cobalt Elbow is based on Bruce Irvin's Ducking Elbow. (cmd: f,n,d/f,f2)
2. Warschuwingsschotten ("Warning Shots" in Dutch) is also based on Bruce's Dtee Sawk Kao. (cmd: b2)
3. Atomsplitter is based on Kazuya's Slaughter Uppercut. The only main difference is that Wolfgang does a left elbow uppercut as opposed to a body blow before the 2nd hit uppercut with his right. (cmd: d/f1, d/f2)
4. Orc Killer is Wolfgang's version of Paul's Demolition Man. The only main difference is the second hit is done with the left elbow instead of the right before the body blow (cmd: d,4,1:12)
5. Starlight Assault is Wolfgang's version of Kazuya's Hell Lancer. (cmd: f,n,d/f,f3)
- Wolfgang is shown to be racist towards Orcs. Going so far as to call them "gringos" (which is supposed to be a hispanic slang for "foreigner"). Calling an Orc a "gringo" is basically the equivalent of the N-word for them.
