Moa and Yui were at home, just relaxing from a trouble caused by hoodlums in Gothic City.
Moa: "Safe and sound at last. or at least- safe and sound for now! but whatever! Hey Yui while Su-Ne's out for her training with Kitsune Sama why don't you help me out with buying groceries? I know you're starving!"
Yui: "Hai!"
They were out in the open, when suddenly...
The girls saw them. Yui saw the two 'highly powerful' beings appear out of nowhere. While Moa only saw the 'younger' male which she found attractive. The two beings suddenly disappeared and left the girls wondering. Their message was slightly unclear to both of the girls but Moa was pretty insistent with joining this tournament of some sort. While Yui's quite doubtful about the thought of 'fighting till death'.
Moa: "Okay! Yui! First of all that guy is handsome looking! We need to see him again! Second, I heard him talk about giving us whatever we want! IF WE WIN! Yui Do you hear what I am saying? Everything! Whatever! Let's step in this cube right now! C'mon we'd fit in here we're tiny! Let's go out there, fight, win and get ANYTHING"
Yui: "Moa-Ne! Don't think of joining this one! No! Onegai! You heard what that guy said? It's a fight till death!"
Moa: "Okay Yui! calm down for a second. See-- We saw them for a purpose! We heard their message because of a purpose! Maybe this is just one of Kitsune Sama's way to train us while Su-Ne is also in his realm training! Plus Yui! Think of it! If we win! We'd be able to wipe out cancer here on earth! Or whatever you think is better! We could end wars, and have world peace!"
Moa: "Oh and I also believe that we won't die along the way!"
Moa did not wait for Yui's response and pulled Yui in as she entered the cube. There was a moment of silence.
The Drone Factory
There was air, sunlight and buzzing. The buzzing sounds of propellers filling both of the girls' ears. They were immediately transported in the middle of an airport of some sort. Moa having the ability of teleporting herself from one place to another, felt a much different sensation by the transportation from New York to this area. Wind is blowing their hair and they're quite unable to hear their own voices. Moa looked around and saw a building, a factory, and then there's an open field.
Moa: "Oh kay OKAY oh! That guy was a bit rude! We didn't get much of the information needed! And now we're here! So I believe that this is where we'll 'fight till death'"
With a hint of sarcasm in her tone, Moa laughed.
Yui: "This is not a time to joke, Moa chan! your stubbornness caused us into another trouble! You weren't thinking this one hard enough! Now who knows what'll happen? We could die!"
Moa: "You're being negative again! Just think of our goal! To wipe out cancer! Okay?"
Yui:The figure of their 'opponent' appeared out of nowhere. A man about six feet tall.
"Eek!"
Moa: "Okay Yui! Here goes Muhammad!"
Yui was stopped. Wondering what Moa was talking about she gave Moa a strange look.
Moa: "Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee!"
Moa's pretty confident. Yui's surely doubtful. But this is a point of no return, and so they had to do what they're here for. To fight, till death...
Moa: "To Wipe Out Cancer!"
"Okay Yui! c'mon! yell with me! To wipe out Cancer!"
The killer cyborg stood before the mysterious cube, the words of the Zievs echoing in his mind. All his life he had courted death, even now that he had gained freedom he chose to spend it in the comany of the Wanderers, a group of time travelling assassins. But he was a different man now, every kill had a purpose, his blade was reserved for those who truly deserved it.
Now he was faced with the prospect of entering a tournament in which he would be fighting others like him. Not rampaging monsters or faceless targets, but people, all of them fighting for something. Was it worth it? To rob others of their chance to achieve their heart's desire in order to satisfy his own?
"Yes. Most definitely." Rook's face was filled with a steely determination as thoughts of his world floated through his mind. His hearts desire was to erase that world, to undo all the monstrosities committed by creatures like him. Nothing he could do in this competition would compare to the deeds of his old self.
An instant later, he found himself standing in the middle of a runway, drones soaring over his head as his coat rippled out behind him in the heavy wind. Standing across the road from him were his apparent opponents: two young girls. Scanning the rest of the battlefield with wide eyes, he began to wonder if this was a joke, before slowly accepting the reality of his situation. Presumably there was more to them than met the eye. Yet the idea of fighting children brought up unpleasant memories.
Closing his eyes for a moment, one such memory began to run through his head. The memory of one of his last missions as a member of the runt-killer division...
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The Cybernetic Soldier sat camped on a rooftop, peering through the scope of his sniper rifle. Allowing him to see straight through the wall of the building opposite, he watched as the family hunkered down, attempting to hide from the inevitable. Apparently they didn't realise that it was impossible to hide from the runt-killers. As the mother's head came into his line of sight, he smiled and folded up his rifle. Tired of sniping from a distance, he decided to tackle this threat with with his own hands.
After a fairly short run, the assassin hurled himself across the gap between the two buildings at astonishing speed. Tearing through the wall as if it were made of paper, he continued his momentum into a forward roll. His perception of time increased, as everything around him seemed to move in slow motion. Coming out of his roll, he looked up to see the family scrambling to their feet in horror. The father was only inches away, having thrown himself in front of the fleeing woman and their child.
His heroism was swiftly repaid as the assassin's electrical blade extended and was plunged directly into his heart. Resting his palm against his victim's chest, the killer watched with glee as the electrical pulse rippled through his body, immediately shutting down his heart, then his brain. There was no blood, no wound, it would have been almost painless. As he collapsed in a heap, the man who would become Rook continued to glide towards his remaining targets. Using one hand to seize the dangling ponytail of the mother, he yanked hard as he pulled her backwards, driving his blade through the back of her head, immediately ending her life.
Only the child remained. A young girl, no more than nine years old, backing away from the killer slowly. It was incredible that she had survived for so long, and she seemed to be very aware of the inevitability of her situation. Tears clouded her eyes, but there was a calm sadness about her face. She didn't try to run, she knew there was no point. Staring down the assassin as he rose to his feet, she considered begging, before realising that there was no point.
Monsters didn't show mercy.
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To the girls, it would appear that less than a second had passed, as Rook returned from his memory. While his intimidating appearance had changed very little since those days, the man underneath had undergone a fairly incredible transformation. He had no interest in reliving the past, no desire to kill the girls. Of course, they didn't know that, they didn't know him. For all they knew, he was fighting to kill. He hoped that would be enough to frighten them into submission.
First things first, he needed to test their powers and try to establish how much damage they could take. With a great distance between the combatant and no projectiles other than his guns, he would need to improvise. Fast as lightning he leapt into the air, his right arm raising as a drone passed overhead, punching clean through the middle of the miniature aircraft. Whilst still in the air, he drove his left hand into the hole he had created and tore the drone into two pieces.
As his feet hit the tarmac once more he swung both arms down, hurling each half of the machine at one of the girls. The makeshift projectiles spun through the air like knives with great speed. Not wasting time, Rook used this opportunity to race towards his foes, following the trail of broken machinery. He wasn't quite fast enough to keep up with them, but arrived almost immediately after they would have struck the girls.
Planting his left foot on the ground, causing cracks to appear in the ground, he stopped moving, but converted the momentum of his sudden halt into a mighty punch, attempting to drive his right fist into the gut of the one he had heard the other call Yui as he took a step forward. Quickly springing back, his right leg curved behind him as he twisted his body, before snapping straight in an attempt to drive his boot into the face of the one called Moa.
Regardless of whether either of his attacks hit, Rook would find himself right in the middle of his two opponents. It was a tactically dangerous position, but the cyborg thrived under pressure and was ready to react to whatever they might throw at him.
Moa knew this is going to be a battle that'd require her to use wits over strength. Yui convinced herself to toughen up and focused on her goal...
Their opponent, facing them. Moa sensed that this man is a professional killer, way more experienced in the art of battling than her and Yui. Moa saw the swift movements of the 'enemy' as he tore a drone into two pieces and threw it towards them.
Moa: "Yui! Watch out!"
Yui: <Hai!>
The girls easily dodged the pieces of machinery thrown at them, but what they did not expect was the sudden appearance of their enemy, he was so close to both of the girls in a blink, it frightened Yui a bit. The girls stunned at the great speeds of this man, that when he attacked them they were unable to block his offense. He punched Yui in the guts which caused her to take a step back for about ten yards, damaging the runway, but managing to stand still. Due to her power of being invulnerable, Yui wasn't hurt. Moa however after being kicked in the face was sent flying all away across the runway. She stood up, dusted herself, and wiped a stream of blood coming out of her nose. If there's one thing that Moa will never be. Seeing the man stand in the middle, Moa decided to transport herself a few more yards away from him. Thinking of a plan. Moa decided to use a very 'unorthodox' tactic in this battle. Moa knew this was not the time to fear, she's super Moa Chan and she knew that she should think of a clever way to defeat this man.
Moa: "Ohayo Mina! That's good morning to you mister. Okay, first of all, don't kill us. Yet."
Yui: <What are you doing?>
Yui's quite confused with Moa's actions, she ran to her and held her
Moa: "Will you please relax? Since we're dying anyways, i wanna tell you that my name is Moa-Ne and this lovely lady with me is Yui-Ne! So what's your name?"
<Yui! be vigilant! Use your advantages, we're tiny and we have matching outfits, use your speed to confuse him! I'm talking to him to distract him!>
Moa did not wait for a response, she reviewed the battlefield and saw that debris from the now destroyed runway is all over the place. She teleported behind the enemy and grabbed a huge chunk of tarmac and directed her throw towards the opponents head. Moa did not wait to see whether or not the projectile hit her target she transported herself once again to where she stood a few seconds earlier.
Moa: <Yui remember Ayano? from kindergarten? Do you still remember what we did?>
Yui: <Absolutely>
Moa: "Attack!!!"
Yui: "For cancer!!!"
Yui turned to face the man, her speed matching that of the opponent's, Moa followed suit. As the both of them are about a few paces away from the enemy Moa held Yui's hand and teleported behind him once again. The two girls now behind their opponent.
Moa: "Yui! Do you know what happens to cancer patients when they undergo chemotherapy? they go bald! Soo---"
Moa and Yui: "LET'S UPROOT HIS HAAIR!!!"
the girls attempted to take hold of the man's hair--- trying to pull it.
Moa knew her plan was dangerous and risky, yet it's so funny that she was unable to hold herself from laughing.
Even within the first few moments of the battle, Rook could already read a lot from his the actions of his opponents.
Body language said a lot, Moa was clearly the more confident of the two girls, judging by the way she held herself and particularly the way she spoke. Yui was more delicate, though Moa's glances and attempts to raise her self esteem seemed to indicate that she really had no reason to be so unsure of herself. Certainly there was something lying beneath the cuddly and cute exterior, or else they would not be in such a competition. As the drones were released, he got a flavour for their physical prowess. They were easily able to dodge his improvised projectiles, so obviously their reflexes were above average. Clearly they had some power, only time would tell exactly how much.
His fist connected and drove the first girl backwards, skidding through the ground with considerable pace for no less than thirty feet. It was odd that such a powerful blow didn't really seem to phase her at all, which indicated some degree of increased durability, possible invulnerability. That limited his options considerably. The second attack was far more effective, spilling the first blood of the battle as the other girl was catapulted away from his boot. Clearly whatever power her partner possessed did not extend to both of them. However, Moa demonstrated her own power as she vanished, reappearing some distance away. His plan to decrease the distance between himself and the girls had backfired somewhat, though he had learned valuable information.
"Ohayo Mina! That's good morning to you mister. Okay, first of all, don't kill us. Yet."
Rook was taken aback. Whilst attempting to plan his next move, he had been interrupted not by a counter attack, as he was expecting, but by conversation. The confident one seemed fairly upbeat, given her current situation, while the quiet one ran to her side and clung to her, giving her a meaningful look.
"Will you please relax?" That response was clearly directed at Yui, who had not spoken. Clearly some form of non-verbal communication was being used, possibly a telepathic link. "Since we're you that my name is Moa-Ne and this lovely lady with me is Yui-Ne! So what's your name?"
"My name is Rook," the assassin answered, his voice considerably lower than the two girls. It was obvious that they were telepathically plotting, but he decided to indulge them. Before he could continue, however, Moa teleported away once more. Thanks to his enhanced senses, the killer knew exactly where she was, and caught the piece of concrete she had flung at him without even looking. It was beginning to seem as if the two girls were not worth his time, when Moa reappeared, grabbed Yui, and teleported once more.
Immediately feeling their presence behind him, Rook was unable to react before they grabbed hold of his hair and began to pull hard. It was a dirty tactic, whether one was on the playground or the battlefield, and one that brought the Wanderer to his knees, thus making it far easier for his vertically-inferior enemies to continue their assault on his follicles. One of their hands succeeded in its goal and tore a chunk of brown locks out of his scalp.
Fortunately, the assasin had his opponents right where he wanted them.
Now on his knees as the girls stood over him, pulling him backwards towards them, Rook drove his right hand towards Yui's gut once more, only this time he extended his electrical blade. Knowing that his energy dagger would penetrate any flesh, regardless of its durability, he was confident that if he made contact it would certainly paralyse the girl. He had altered the power setting of his weapon, rather than instant death it would only cause paralysis of either the entire body or at the very least only a small part of it, like a leg or an arm, depending on where he made contact. Yui was the obvious target, as the energy blade was one of the only weapons in his arsenal that could harm her in any way. In addition, the cyborg suspected that as she was invulnerable, she would be less likely to dodge an attack, because experience would have taught her that nothing could harm her.
Tagging the teleporter would prove more difficult.
While with his right hand he attempted in incapacitate Yui, at the same instant he used his left hand to grab a Gavett pistol from his holster and fire directly ahead at the oncoming drones. Blasting bullets through their wings in precisely the right spots he spread his arms and legs, bending over backwards whilst still on his knees, as three drones soared through the air where his head used to be, all heading towards the target of Moa. At best, she would teleport away and give Rook some freedom. At worst, the drones would tear her apart. He wasn't trying to kill her, just desiring a little freedom for his hair. Either way, the assassin would likely be free of her grip. Using his legs like a springboard the killer attempted to rock forwards onto his hands and propel himself forwards through the air, landing several feet away. Withdrawing his other pistol, he fired rapidly into the air, bringing down yet more drones with the intent of sending all of them crashing towards the two girls.
Whether any of them hit or not, the landscape of the battle would be immediately transformed from clean, empty runway to an aircraft graveyard, with shards of flaming machinery littering the battlefield.
@premiumrook: Their fingers and and his hair, locked.
Moa: "Rook. Guess what! Checkomayto!" Yui tried to pull hard. Moa pulled harder. Moa expected Rook to never hold back now. Moa: "Yui! Never let him get you!!! He's totally never holding back now!!!" Moa tried to warn Yui. But it was too late, he hit her and it caused Yui to faint as Yui tried to block the assassin's offense. Yui, is now down and Moa is definitely angered.
Rook is definitely not over yet. Knowing Moa's still got a hold of his hair he made a diversion. Shooting the drones soaring up above them and directing the crash towards Moa, the little lady megitsune knew she had to escape, because she knew she's not Yui and she'll probably break her bones with the weight of the machinery. Rook leapt into the air and shot three more drones targetted towards the girls. Moa: "Rook! ugh! You're a smart guy!"
An instant transportation behind the enemy. "BWOOOMF!" Moa is safe. About twelve feet away from Rook. Quite a safe distance. Yui however is buried beneath the ruins of the once new and fresh drones. Yui, underneath pieces of scrap, in flames... Seeing the damage Moa was a bit shocked. Realizing her fault, Moa felt her chest tighten. Her heart beating louder. <Do-ki-do-ki>
Holding back her tears, Moa tried to keep her calm. Never showing any sign of defeat. Never wanting to look down. She needed to fight. *Sniff "Mister Rook. hehehe! Nice work! You got rid of Yui-ne for me!" "Ha Ha!~" Moa let out a forced laugh. "See she's the weakest one in our squad. And we might not need her in our team. She's been under my wing since kindergarten. I have been protecting her, EVEN AFTER WE HAD OUR POWERS! So yeah thanks."
Moa began stretching, just like a normal person right before a workout. <M-moa! Ta-tasukete! I need to get out of here. I need to help you out on defeating Rook-san!>
Then she let out a grin. A very mischievous one. "Rook san. Just kidding." Disappear. Moa chan is nowhere to be seen. She's now few more yards away from his backside, thinking of a plan, when a familiar voice echoed in her head. Moa: <Yui. stay where you are. I need you to rest. Regain your lost energy. I swear you'll need it! We're winning this one! TOGETHER!>
Moa is now in front of Rook. Face to face. Sporting a big smile, aiming to annoy the enemy. Heaps of energy filling her, and it needs to be poured out immediately. Before Rook could make a move. She's gone once again. Behind him. Beside him. Appearing and reappearing very quickly, she's only leaving blurs of red and black as a trace.
Moa: "Think Fast Rookie!"
Hoping for the enemy to be stunned, Moa did not mind exhaustion. Not at all, in fact she had the energy to do this all day long. But she knew she can't make progress if she does so, and so Moa thought of the plan. The blurs gone. Sounds of buzzing drones above them. Moa's blurry distractions appeared once again after a very brief moment of what seemed to be calmness.
She reappeared in front of Rook. Still with a big smile on her face, she sprayed a handful of dust particles she accumulated, towards the opponent's eyes hoping to rid him of his sight temporarily. Disappearing once again to fetch one of the damaged drones' wings, tossing it towards Rook like a boomerang. And she disappeared from his line of sight once again. All in under five seconds.
Whether or not he get hit there will be silence. No signs of Moa. No nothing.
Blur "Take this!!!" A fist to his face. Moa knew that Rook would expect her to punch him, but it was Yui. And Moa knew that Rook would be occupied with blocking Yui's punch. "Take this also!!!" Moa targetted a kick towards the backside of Rook's knees. Blur. They're now in front of him. Yui, still looking a little limp. Moa: "Rook San! You might be more experienced than us. But ye gots to know!" "That two heads" Yui: "Are better than none!"
Blur. They were once again behind Rook. And they attempted to pull his hair the second time around. This time they tried to be more cautious with their actions.
One girl down, one more to go. Moa's teleportation continued to serve her well as she avoided the barrage of machinery. Surrounded by the flaming wreckage, Rook heard her reappear several yards behind him. Turning to face her, with one gun pointed in her direction, he listened as she laughed nervously.
"Mister Rook. hehehe! Nice work! You got rid of Yui-ne for me! Ha Ha!" Another distraction technique? Yui was down for the count, the assassin couldn't see much benefit in stalling. Yet he also couldn't shoot the girl, knowing that she was more vulnerable than her counterpart. "See she's the weakest one in our squad. And we might not need her in our team. She's been under my wing since kindergarten. I have been protecting her, EVEN AFTER WE HAD OUR POWERS! So yeah thanks." With a grimace, the cyborg returned his Gavett to its holster and cracked his neck, preparing for whatever it was the child had planned.
"Rook san. Just kidding."
Immediately, the genetically-engineered marvel found himself on the receiving end of a teleportation blitz. Using her abilities to their fullest extent, Moa appeared to be little more than a grinning blur as she danced around her enemy. Not once did she actually attempt to attack him, but Rook knew it would be all too easy for him to end the battle right there. All he would have to do is extend any of his variety of blades and wait for the girl to inevitably teleport directly onto the end of his dagger. It was a strategy that had worked many times before. Teleporters were reckless, always hurling themselves around the arena with little thought for where they might end up. It would be so easy to end the child, as he had done to so many before...
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The surprise on their face was always the best part.
A moment ago the grey-haired mutant was delivering punches from every angle to the Premium Professional. Having sent his child to safety, for now, the father had made the mistake of attempting to take down an antibody on his own. His killer had been rooted to the spot, arms crossed over his chest as he soaked up the pitiful blows of the desperate fugitive, before quickly extending the metal blades sheathed in his forearms. Each dagger shot out of the elbow and, an instant later, the unfortunate runt found himself also rooted in one place.
Blood exploded out of the wound, as the teleporter's chest found that its owner had unintentionally thrown himself upon the sword.
Relishing the shocked expression of his victim with a savage grin, the cyborg watched as his life ebbed away. He felt each shuddering heartbeat as it travelled down his blade, until at last everything stopped.
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'No!' Rook thought, his eyes clamped shut, arms quivering at his sides as he stood like a statue, refusing to take the opportunity to kill the girl. 'I am a new man now, not a monster. Not anymore.'
As the noise of rapid teleportation subsided, the new man opened his eyes, only to have them immediately bombarded by a handful of dirt. Turning away as he hissed through clenched teeth, he silently cursed his opponents. While he refused to spill their blood, they resorted to some of the dirtiest attacks he had ever had to deal with. His cybernetic implants started scraping his corneas clean, but before their work was complete he sensed a projectile hurtling towards him. Raising an arm instinctively, the temporarily blinded bird felt the drone wing break on impact with his arm. One of those pieces spiralled away safely, whilst the other spun directly into the side of his face, striking him hard in the temple and sending the assassin to the ground.
Scrambling dizzily to his feet, Rook put one hand to his head and felt warm blood running down his cold metallic fingers. His cybernetics immediately began patching up the cut, but part of the flesh had been ripped off, revealing his cyborganic skull.
"Take this!!!"
With his sight fully restored, the Wanderer easily blocked the girl's punch, using both hands to trap his attacker's arm. However, feeling the weakness of the arm and then noticing the face, he realised that this was Yui, somehow back in the fight. Which meant...
"Take this also!!!"
He felt his legs buckling beneath him as Moa delivered a powerful kick to the back of his knee. Falling flat on his back as he released Yui, his skull bounced off the tarmac. He hissed through his teeth once again to avoid screaming. His opponents reappeared, standing triumphantly in front of him.
"Rook San! You might be more experienced than us. But ye gots to know!" "That two heads" "Are better than none!"
They both teleported behind him. With the assassin flat on his back, his hair was once again a vulnerable target. But Rook wasn't stupid enough to fall for the same trick twice. As the girls converged upon him, his brain kicked into high gear, utilising his ability to control his chronoception. Time seemed to slow down as everything moved in slow motion. This did not allow the assassin to move any faster than normal, though his normal movements were still incredibly quick, it simply allowed him more time to consider his next move.
With a plan set in his mind, Rook's body began to curl up. From his position flat on his back, he tucked his legs into his chest and planted his arms against the ground, forearms almost perpendicular to his upper arm, elbows pressed tightly against the runway. Instantly extending his forearm blades, they launched him off the ground as he used the momentum to roll backwards so that, instead of his scalp, his opponents were suddenly faced with his feet. Flying backwards into this improvised kick, he attempted to drive one boot into the face of each of the Kitsune girls, before planting his feet firmly on the ground.
Landing in a crouched position with his hands also touching the tarmac, facing away from the girls, he extended his right leg and used his powerful fingers to launch into a rotating rising kick. With his left foot as the pivot, he spun around at high speed whilst straightening his left leg. He was attempting to sweep the legs out from beneath the first girl then, as he continued to rise, to ram his right heel into the stomach of the second. Aware that Moa would likely have either already teleported away or would be soon attempting to, he grabbed his silenced pistol.
Holding the Scythe with both hands, one supporting it from underneath whilst the other squeezed the trigger, Rook emptied an entire clip of six bullets, fired in quick succession. The first two were directed at Yui, who would likely find dodging rather difficult given she was already suffering from his previous attack, and the other four were directed at Moa, factoring in her teleportation. All of his shots were targeted at the gut, he was still going for non-lethal points of entry.
This weapon was far more advanced than the sort of equipment the girls would be used to seeing. Each bullet was imbued with a massive electrical charge, with the additional effect of producing a lot of heat. If the rounds hit their targets, they would pierce the skin and then immediately seal the wound behind them. Blood loss would not be an issue, but upon settling into the enemy's flesh, each bullet would release the electrical charge as a biological EMP.
This essentially functioned the same way his hidden blades did, firing massive electromagnetic pulses in an attempt to shut down the body entirely. Often this meant shutting down the brain or heart, but in this case he was merely seeking to paralyse his opponents.
Hopefully it would do the trick, or else Rook would be forced to step up his game, with potentially lethal consequences. He didn't want to kill the girls, but to win this tournament would mean the chance to erase his entire world, to erase all of the monstrous things he had done. Nothing could stand in the way of that goal.
This is the endgame. The Rook, is killing it. And the girls are wishing that he will not do it literally.
The opponent's ability and experience is pushing the girls to the limit, and forced Moa to think out of the box. It made her be the box. The battle showed Yui to accept the challenge the challenge ahead of her, to go with the flow, to be the flow. Because there are no accidents, It was planned. Kitsune Sama knew.
The girls attempted to get to Rook san's hair once again, but the plan backfired. After the power kicks sent towards them, the lady kitsunes were sent flying across the runway. Getting up with blood flowing down from her nose, Moa grinned.
Moa: "Rook San! You look terrible!" Seeing the state of their enemy. Rook grabbed his guns. Moa knew this would be Rook San's final resort. Moa knew that if his physical prowess would not serve him, Rook san would use a different tactic.
Moa: "Oh! can't handle us? So now you're using your 'toys!' hihi" Moa thought of using Yui as a shield as she saw him fire. Two towards Yui, four shots fired towards her. When Moa was about to signal Yui of the impending bullets, Moa saw Yui's limp look.
Blur.
Moa was not hit by the bullets that were directed to her. Moa knew that Yui can't take that much damage anymore, so she used herself as a shield to protect Yui. Moa, crippled and down on the ground. Still completely conscious but is unable to move. This is it, this is the end.
Yui is weak. Moa, down. Moments passed and there was nothing, then Moa spoke.
Moa: "Rook san--- W-w-we're not defeated by you yet."
Yui ran to help Moa to get up, but she gave Yui the hint that she's not getting up. She won't, she can't.
Yui: "How could you do this? You are a monster!"
Moa smiled. She forced herself to sit upon the ground. Still feeling electrical surges going on inside of her aching her.
Moa: "Yeah--- Uh! that hurt! Ha!" Forcing a laughter despite of the pain. "See Yui, I heard Rook San here say he's not a new man, he's not a monshutaaaaaaah ahck-- anymore!" Moa added, emphasizing on the japanese pronounciation of the english word monster. <Yui! see him? his-- his look's a bit different. He's listening to us! And-- he's actually getting the feeling of annoyance.> Yui got Moa's message quite clearly. Yui: "Oh! yeah! He-- um- Rook San still looks like a monster, right Moa?" Moa: "No! No Yui! Rook san doesn't just look like a monster! he is one! HE IS A MONSTER!" Yui: "The big bad wolf, preying on the little girls, again?"
Moa laughed hysterically. "Rook San, we may have played a little rough in this little game of ours. But I do not care anymore. See Rookie boy, we're here for a cause. A cause that will not benefit us. A cause that will benefit the world. I don't know what you're here for, but I am sure it's another self centered wish. I'll be lying down here now. Whatever happens. Happens."
Moa lied down, Yui followed her. Kitsune Sama's spirit entered them. And they knew that they would be in a safe haven after their battle. Just like what Moa said. Whatever happens. happens...
Moa soaked up the bullets intended for her counterpart and immediately collapsed, but Rook kept his weapon trained on her, flicking a switch that opened a vent. Air flowed into the gun and kicked off the reaction that would produce more organic metal ammunition. The girls were down, it seemed that he was victorious, yet the assassin had learned to never let his guard down in this situation.
"How could you do this? You are a monster!" Yui screeched at him, clutching her friend tightly.
"See Yui, I heard Rook San here say he's not a new man, he's not a monshutaaaaaaah ahck-- anymore!" Moa grinned through the pain, clearly trying to goad the killer, who remained several feet away from the pair with a blank face and a gun still aimed in their direction.
"Oh! yeah! He-- um- Rook San still looks like a monster, right Moa?"
"No! No Yui! Rook san doesn't just look like a monster! he is one! HE IS A MONSTER!"
"The big bad wolf, preying on the little girls, again?"
Rook didn't particularly care what they had to say, he had heard worse. There were no names they could call him worse than those he had already called himself.
"Rook San, we may have played a little rough in this little game of ours. But I do not care anymore. See Rookie boy, we're here for a cause. A cause that will not benefit us. A cause that will benefit the world. I don't know what you're here for, but I am sure it's another self centered wish. I'll be lying down here now. Whatever happens. Happens."
"You want to know my cause?"
The cybernetic soldier holstered his weapon at last, furrowing his brow as he strode across the smoking battlefield towards the girls. His march was not intimidating, but cautious and gentle.
"I was born in the future, to a world where disease has been entirely eradicated. You fight in the hope of a cure for cancer? That is coming soon. Within a century, humanity will be entirely free of all illness and disorder. It will also be entirely free of freedom."
He reached the girls and slowly, carefully, crouched down in front of them. His weapons were all holstered and his palms were open. Compassion was the only thing to be read in his eyes. With one hand he pulled some bandages out of a pouch on his belt, in addition to a small metal orb. Placing one hand over the sealed wound where his bullets had punctured Moa, he activated an electromagnet in his palm, pulling out each round one individually.
"Once, I was one of the monsters who used power to ensure that my world remained unchanged. Eventually I saw the errors of my ways and fought to change it. I failed, it was too late. So now I fight to change the future, to make sure that my world never comes into being."
Having now extracted the bullets, Rook dropped the metal ball into Moa's open wound and began wrapping her up with bandages. The orb was a seed of organic metal, the material of which his body was composed. It would burrow into her gut before activating, growing out and providing Moa with cybernetic enhancements. These cybernetics would ensure that the girl would heal more quickly from this attack than she otherwise would, and that she would heal from any future attacks with similar speed. The healing would not be supernatural, fatal wounds would still prove fatal, it would merely amplify the body's natural healing ability. It was a gift, the least he could do after shooting the poor child.
"Whatever you may think of me, I am not a monster and I am not selfish. My wish would not benefit me either, for its fulfilment would absolutely erase me from existence. Please, do not remember me as the man who harmed you..."
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