My name is leon shi…just an armageddon knight of the shi clan now trying to figure out what to do now considering my life has turned south fast…my younger brother went missing years ago. And now my parents died of an illness..i'm 19 by the way. And now i'm moving stuff around…getting ready for the funeral. That was until a small metal box fell on the floor. Labeled project SH. with nothing to lose. I opened it and found…a skull? creepy. It's eyes soon lit up and flew out of the box giving off an orange flame.
"Mmm…finally. Morning leon." the skull said with a british voice.
"Who…what are you?" i asked.
"I prefer the name johnson. But that's a name i gave myself. To put it simply i'm an anti skull heart. A weapon made to do what it does without the whole turning you into an evil lord commanding the undead thing." johnson said.
"Skull heart? What the hell even is that?" i asked.
"You don't know…oh silly me. I forgot your dad put a message into me before he finished me…well here you go." johnson said as a bright light came from him and standing before me was…my dad.
"Leon…if your seeing this then that means the curse has finally taken me…long ago. Me and your mother arrived in a different world that was constantly under threat by beings known as skull girls. Lords of the undead made from girls who made a wish on the skull heart. A cursed relic…me and your mother worked to break this cycle. And we were so close too. But the trinity. The evil goddesses responsible for this cycle found us. They cursed us. Decreasing our life span exponentially. They even took your brother hector from us to really drive the nail home of trying to break the cycle…i know your probably going through a lot right now. But please. Finish our mission. Save that world from the skull heart's vicious cycle and find your brother." dad said. The message soon came to an end.
"So what do you say? Ready for an adventure in this spooky world?" johnson asked. I shrugged.
"Not like i got anything better to do." i said putting my hand under johnson. "Let's go." i said. The pact was sealed. Johnson merged with me and i became the antithesis to the trinity…
3rd person pov.
The world of skullgirls.
The sky split apart and gave of flashes of light as something came down from the sky. A person wearing an all white suit complete with a white fedora. As he got close to the ground he slowed down his descent and landed on his feet. He stood up and opened his eyes. One orange and the other violet.
Leon pov.
"So this is the place huh? Alright so what now?" I asked johnson.
"We should look for the skull girl. The recent one is a young girl named marie. We find her and deal with her. Then i devour the skull heart…that will give me a power boost and sure to get the trinity's attention." johnson said.
"Good a plan as any. By deal with…do you mean kill?" i asked.
"That's up to you. After all many of the skull girls of the past didn't find the skull heart to become the undead lord of evil. They went to it because they felt like having their wish granted was worth that price. An understandable decision…but also very dumb. That cursed thing has a bad habit of twisting your wish in the worst way possible." johnson said.
"Hey punk! What are you doing on our turf!?" i heard someone yell behind me. And i saw of thugs armed with blades.
"Who are these punks?" i asked johnson.
"Oh the medici mafia…they used to the honorable robin hood esque criminals. It's still seen like that by the public. But when lorenzo took control. They've become nothing more than a gang of thugs and killers. All you have to do is see that black dahlia woman to know how low the medici family has turned from its honorable yakuza-like routes. These thugs are not going to let you leave alive leon." johnson explained. I'm so glad he can speak. Otherwise i'd be wandering this world utterly blind.
"Well ...guess it's time to see what you're capable of johnson." I said with a grin as I got ready to kill these thugs. And boy were these punks not ready for me as I fed them to a big skeleton dog I can summon at will. These medici thugs were no match for me. And so I continued on my way. I was soon stopped by a woman with long red hair and a tight dress with a skirt so damn small the it wouldn't take me much effort see her panties.
"Halt! Civilians have claimed that the one responsible for killing the medici mafia gangsters in this area was a man in a white suit." the woman said.
"It was self defense officer." i replied.
"Officer? Do you have any idea of who your talking to?" one of her subordinates asked.
"A really sexy police officer?" i asked. I really didn't know who she was
"Flattery will get you nowhere. But it seems you're being truthful in not knowing me. I am the crown princess of the canopy kingdom parasoul. And i'm not here for those thugs. I say good riddance. What I'm interested in is the method. According to civilian reports. You did with powers similar to the skull girl…you will come with me for testing." parasoul said. I backed up.
"Sorry beautiful. Not taking the risk off that your idea of "testing" is cutting me open. I like my organs where they are, thank you very much." i said. She drew a luger on me.
"You'll be coming with me by force then." parasoul said. Looks like i'm in for a fight. And this one was actually tough compared to those thugs this woman not only using her princess status to call in snipers and military. But she's certainly skilled with that luger. But that's not the main thing i had to worry about. It was that parasoul she was carrying. It wasn't just any average parasoul. It was living one covered in spiked and capable of producing explosive napalm. I managed to get her on her knees. But it wasn't easy. Though one thing i noticed while i was trading blows with her. I got flashes of memories during it….snippets of parasouls life before this.
"What was i seeing johnson?" i asked.
"Warriors do say when you cross blades with someone. You know their heart." johnson replied.
"I don't think they meant that so literally….still her story showed me that you were right about the skull heart twisting someone's wishes in the worst way possible. Their mother wanted peace between kingdoms…and she got it by becoming a monster that forced them to turn their attention to her." i said. Parasoul struggled to get up. Trying desperately to keep fighting.
"I can't lose…i won't let another skull girl run amok." parasoul said trying desperately to get up.
"Johnson. You said you have the same wish granting capability as the skull heart without the drawbacks right?...think it's time to use that power." i said to johnson i turned my attention to parasoul. "I understand why you're afraid of me…of the power I wield. But I assure you. I'm not the bad guy…i'll prove it to you by giving back what the skull heart stole from you." i said as i used johnsons wish granting power…and resurrected queen nancy. She walked over to her daughter and kneeled down to her.
"I'm sorry…because of my desire for peace. I made the horrible decision to wish on the skull heart…i became the skullgirl. Reigned chaos and left you and umbrella alone…can you ever forgive me?" queen nancy asked. Parasoul hugged her mother and cried into her shoulder. Obviously her time as a skullgirl won't erase the time before then. So i made my exit.
3rd person pov.
"Your highness! I have a bead on that boy with skull girl powers! Should i take the shot." a black egret sniper asked.
"Withdraw." parasoul ordered.
"B-but your highness." the soldier asked.
"That's an order!" parasoul ordered. "Don't make me regret this. Boy with skull girl powers." parasoul thought.
Leon pov.
I kept moving hoping to find some info on the skullgirl. But it was getting really late. Luckily i got quite a bit of cash from those medici thugs I butchered. So i have enough money for a hotel i accidentally bumped into somebody.
"Oh shit i'm…sorry." i said. Now noticing who i bumped into…a zombie girl with a snake…worm thing going through her head.
"My apologies…i wasn't looking where i was going." the zombie somehow said despite her mouth being sown shut.
"Lorenzo sends his regards." a guy behind me said. Before he could pull the trigger of the gun he had against my head. A massive skeleton hand burst out of the ground and squashed him like a bug. A bug that drank a whole punch bowl. I turned around to the zombie and the worm only to see them take up a fight stance.
"You have the same power as the skullgirl…my apologies but I must stop you." the zombie girl said. Here we go again. That snake has some energy attacks and also makes for a pretty painful whip. And just like with parasoul memories of this zombie girl came to me during the fight…and i now see the evil lorenzo has turned the medici mafia into…willing to go so far as to massacre an loving family for a lead…this was all i needed to know that destroying the medici mafia was the right thing to do…and that woman with the gun arm is better off dead…i got a few nasty burns and cuts but i managed to defeat this zombie girl. As she lied on her knees. I walked up to her and put my hand on her head. And used johnsons power of wish granting to turn her human again.
"How did you?" the once zombie girl asked.
"The skull heart within me isn't the one you know. It has the same property of wish granting. Just without the consequences that it usually comes from wishing from that cursed thing. It only grants wishes to those I choose to help. You're a good girl sienna. You didn't deserve what happened to you. And the medici will pay for its crimes. I promise you that. Until we meet again my lady." i said with a bow as I left.
"Wait!" sienna yelled as she turned around…"your name…may i please know your name." sienna asked.
"It's leon…leon shi." i said as i bowed once again…i headed to a diner called the "madmans cafe." that's one downside of having a skullheart that doesn't turn you into an undead lord of evil. Not being undead means I still have to do things like eat and sleep. Eh oh well. I went in and ordered a burger, fries and a cola. As I was waiting for my food. I noticed a cute girl drinking an ice cream float.
"Well well well. What have we here? What say i buy you a real drink sister?" some creep asked as he approached her and put his hands on her thigh. I was about to intervene. But then…the girls hair. Judging from what the guy said before the creature that was living on the girls head got all stabby stabby. Her hair is apparently a parasite. I'll have to ask johnson about that later. For right now i was enjoying the view of that girl's white panties and nice ass perfectly viewable thanks to the force of her hair parasite. She booked it immediately. The waiter despite being scared still brought out my food…good service five stars. After filling my stomach. Time for skullboy to sleep. However seems like i still have one more freaky weirdo to deal with before the night ends for me. As i happen to see that girl again chatting with her hair parasite.
"We need leads on the skull heart…i've got to wish my memories back." the girl said.
"Hold the phone!" i yeld getting their attention. "You want to find the relic and are willing to become the next undead queen of evil…just to cure your amnesia!? Have you tried having your hair monster bash your head against the wall a few times? That would be less of a drastic measure!" i yelled.
"Who the hell are you? Looking for trouble buddy!?" her hair asked in a threatening tone.
"Maybe i am…after all. Out of all the reason to search for that damn thing! This has to be one of the stupidest reasons! There has to be other ways to get your memories back girl." i said.
"Well you heard this punk in white kid. Let's send him packing!" her hair monster yelled. This time i was avoiding kick hair drills and whatever else that hair thing will turn into. And this time i got no flashbacks to her past…guess she really can't remember a thing. Anyway after a lot of dodging that would earn me a thumbs up from pale rider i managed to land a skeleton battering ram into her stomach knocking her down. She wanted to remember her past…i'll grant that. I put my finger to her forehead and johnson did his thing granting her wish. And i got a view of her life as well…it turns out lorenzo is a bastard even to his own kids. As a misunderstanding was all that was needed for him to have her parents killed. I couldn't help but chuckle…
"Even to his own family. Lorenzo's a complete bastard." i said. Fila was silent.
"Kid?" her hair monster asked.
"Listen filia...i know at what point that the medici mafia was once seen as noble and honorable criminals akin to men like robin hood. But your grandfather's greed and hunger for power corrupted a once noble family….i'm not sure if you care at this point. But if you do. I'll make you a deal. I'll only kill lorenzo and black dahlia and hand over control over the family to you. If not well…i'll just do what i originally planned to do and burn it to the ground and kill everyone like i planned to do." i said.
"Before that…there's something else i'd like to ask of you…my best friend carol. I think she was kidnapped. I'm not sure what happened to her…if you find her…help her." filia asked. Before i could even give my answer…
"FILIA!" a loud scream as something came running at filia like a damn animal i managed to pull her out of the way. Her attacker was another girl…one with a 4 bladed shuriken on the end of a tail nails in her body and scars all over. Is this…carol? Filia was right to ask my help with this. Only something like the skullheart can undo…this.
"Carol…" filia said. Obviously saddened by what became of her best friend. I took a deep breath and got ready for another fight.
"Well…looks we didn't have to wait very long for her to show up…i'll save her. But I got to beat her into submission first. Try to help her now. She'll rip my limbs off. Let's avoid that." i said. And thank the armageddon blade this was my last fight for tonight. Cause damn she was aggressive! Had barely any time to collect my thoughts. Not help but by the fact that she seemed to get stronger from the things i threw at her. Even after throwing her around and smashing her repeatedly into walls with a big skeleton hand. It still wasn't enough as she kept coming at me. Even when the only limb that wasn't broken was one single arm. She was still coming at me like a damn animal. By the time she finally went down. I was a bloody mess. Several cuts everywhere. My shirt and jacket was completely destroyed. Hell, I couldn't even see out of one eye. But i finally did it…and i did my thing. Used johnsons wish granting power to undo the damages done to this poor girl. And as i was doing this…her memories of what she went through came to me. Just from looking at her could tell you a really painful story…and it was a painful story indeed. I won't get into the nast details…but i had another bastard to add to my to kill list…brain drain. First thing i'm going to do the next day is head straight for lab zero and spill his sick brain all over his beloved lab.
"Thank you for this…oh i never got your name." filia said.
"It's leon shi." i said. The hair monster eyes widened at my name.
"Heh so garcia actually finished the anti skull heart!" the hair monster yelled.
"It's name is johnson." i said.
"So how are he and paula doing these days huh?" the hair monster asked with enthusiasm.
"They're dead…died from the curse that the trinity inflicted them with." i said. The move quickly turned sour.
"Damn…garcia and paula were two people i respected kid…sorry to hear that." the hair monster said with none of its usual bluster.
"Well it's obvious you knew them…thanks for the support hair monster." i said.
"The name's samson kid! Thanks for giving my host what she wants…go complete garcia and paulas mission."
"Oh i will…the trinity will pay for what they've done…alongside some other bastards." i said. I soon parted ways with filia and headed for a hotel. Paid up front. Got into a shower and fell on the bed hard…thinking back on the ladies i encountered today…all of them were real beauties if you ignore certain…weird things. Maybe i'll have better luck with girls here than i did back in the sanctuary. I closed my eyes and let my consciousness slip away…tomorrow i'm paying anti skull girls labs zero a visit…brain drain. You'll pay for what you've done. You evil bastard.
