The Future of Legaia - Official Thread

[deadly virus]

C

[Redhollowlives999]

Ram is always the different one.

[Zup]

"Zalan, sir!" one of the mafia thugs called, tapping on the shoulder of his superior. His hands were on his thighs and he was panting heavily. "Xain is...taking some damage. Should we-?"

"Load that Orb attachment!" barked Zalan, shoving the man aside. He drew his two swords and gutted an attacking Hunter - one of the few still standing. He looked over his shoulder to see the remainder of his Zalan Mafia bringing the Orb attachment towards the hulking Super Cyber Seru.

"Hey!" a voice yelled to Zalan.

He took a puff of his cigar before turning around to see Redhollow facing him, a Zalan Mafia thug's head on the tip of his scythe. "Y'know that doesn't match your weapon...or your outfit."

The ninja was a bit taken aback. "The the the the the?"

Zalan chucked, puffing the smoke once again. "Wouldn't expect you to care about the way you dress. Don't got the money...or the taste."

Redhollow shook his head in annoyance and flicked the head off of his scythe. He looked straight at Zalan, glaring. "The the the the the is the Zalan Mafia doing here?"

"We've been ordered to kill Z, kid. So why don't you and your friends just get the the the the the outta here so we can do our-"

The scythe sliced through the air, severing the tip of Zalan's cigar as it was still in his mouth. The mafia leader rolled with eyes and opened his mouth a bit, letting the cigar fall to the ground. He stomped on it to kill the flame before beginning to twirl the swords in his hands.

"Fine. While Xain tears Z to shreds I'll get to work cutting you up."

* * *
"I'll....never...t-tell it!" Damien growled. For his answer, he was rewarded with a stomp on the back of the head. He could feel his teeth grind on the ground and tear into his gums. He could taste the blood pooling in his mouth. He could hear his skin tearing against the hard floor below him. He could barely see, however.

"Wrong answer," said Sise-Neg. He touched the crossbow against the back of Damien's neck to drive the point across. "I'll give you one more chance...Give me the code and you'll live. Refuse...and...well..."

* * *

"Elena!" K73SK called, rushing towards her and Wendy. He sliced at the throat of one of the final Zalan Mafia thugs still alive. The forgetful girl turned around.

"What?"

The Seru programmer pointed to Xain, who was starting to have his shell torn apart. Uthma was making use of the Astral Sword while trying to get Sir Z off of the beast's horns, but the Zalan Mafia loading the Orb onto its back were distracting him.

"Try to distract those thugs! I'll help Uthma and Sir Z!"

"Got it!"

Rika formed gloves around Elena's fists, and the girl punched over and over again, hurling orbs of electricity at the Zalan Mafia, trying to get them from intervening in Uthma's attempt to save Sir Z. She constantly moved closer, and started engaging in close hand-to-hand combat with them.

* * *

As the Zalan Mafia thugs started to clear away from Uthma, the mercenary raised the Astral Sword high into the air and stabbed down on Xain's neck, nearly removing the head altogether.

"One more cut, Sir Z!" Uthma roared, readying the Astral Sword once again. "ONE MORE-!"

* * *

"You...will...n-n-never-!" Damien stuttered.

"Never what?" Sise-Neg asked, his foot crushing into the old man's skull once more. "You think I'm bluffing, don't you?"

Damien didn't answer. He couldn't answer. He simply gurgled the blood in his mouth and prepared for his demise.

"Hmph. Very well. I suppose I'll have to make an example of you."

"You'll...never...o-o-p-p-pen the...c-c-case!"

Sise-Neg laughed. "I almost believed you."

A-almost?Damien asked in his mind.

"But...money can buy anything."

"W-w-what do you-?"

"I can open the case easily enough. I would just need to bring it back to Ratayu, is all." Sise-Neg removed his foot from the back of Damien's head and aimed his crossbow. "I would have liked to have opened it now, but...I can wait."

The bolt pierced Damien's back and the Cyber Seru programmer roared in intense pain.

* * *

"Gimme that Nighto!" yelled Ian, his sword chopping the air just above Wendy's ducking head. The girl took a few masterful, graceful steps, avoiding another vertical slice before stabbing one of her daggers into Ian's side.

* * *

Mr. Virus whistled as the elevator he was on continued its ascent to the roof. The doors opened and he stepped outside.

His eyes widened a bit in surprise as he saw Sise-Neg standing over...Damien.

* * *

Zalan's swords chopped at the pole of Redhollow's scythe, but they failed to do any damage other than a few scratches. The mafia boss stepped to the side and threw a hacking swing at his foe's ear, but a quick dodge from Redhollow ended any hope for that attack to land.

"You're wounded," commented Zalan, pointing at Redhollow's stomach; the shirt had started showing signs of the blood underneath. "I'm fighting a wounded man. Hmph."

"Wounded or not I can still kick your-"

"Yeah, yeah, whatever kid. Listen..."

Redhollow's eyebrow raised in confusion. What was Zalan plotting?

"I'll give you two options right now. You can either fight me and die, or-"

"Or what?"

"You can head to the roof and help out your pal with the shovel and the old programmer. They'll be dead within a few minutes."

"Liar."

Zalan shrugged, chuckling. "We may be thugs but we don't lie. We'd like to have something other than money."

------ REDHOLLOW DECISION ------
A) Continue to fight Zalan. Kill him.
B) Drop the fight and head to the roof

[deadly virus]

A

[Redhollowlives999]

Because Dv voted A,
I shall go with A.

[Rammerrush]

B) I dont want damien to die. and I voted differently last time because I wanted him to open the case now

[Redhollowlives999]

I never liked the old fart.
Besides, DV is going.

[Zup]

"Lady Ailee! Lady Ailee!" yelled a Hunter rushing into the throne room at Drake Castle. Lady Ailee and some of the Hunters had traveled to the castle in order to inform the king of the Zalan Mafia's constant attacks in order for him to rally his troops to put a stop to them.

"What is it?" asked the co-leader of the Hunters.

The messenger was panting, but still got his message across. "I...I just got word that Raive is...Raive is dead!"

The chancellors and ambassadors along the sides of the throne began to whisper with each other in confusion and shock. Lady Ailee's hand shot up to her mouth in surprise, and she began to shake her head. "Are you sure?"

"Yes, milady! Sir Z did not spot him with Elena and her allies!"

"Well where are they?"

"Currently at...Sol. They're fighting the Zalan Mafia there..."

"Get the Gola Golas ready."

"What?"

Lady Ailee rushed past the messenger, rallying the other Hunters to follow her. "You heard me!"

* * *

Uthma did not get his cut across Xain's neck in time. Just as he was about to deliver the finishing blow, the Zalan Mafia had loaded the Orb attachment onto Xain's back, and the healing effect immediately took place. Xain's wounds were all removed in a flash of golden light, and his strength was restored. As he healed, Xain threw his arms out and roared into the air. Uthma flew from the Super Cyber Seru's back, and the Zalan Mafia, K73SK, and Sir Z were thrown aside as well.

"No!" yelled Uthma, slamming his fist against the ground. He had to quickly get to his feet to avoid a stomp from Xain's hooves. The beast pinned the Astral Sword to the ground, and Uthma was left weaponless. His sword was on the other side of Xain. "I almost had him!"

K73SK darted past Uthma, carrying Sir Z on his back. He quickly said, "it's fine! I've got Z!"

Uthma nodded before turning back to Xain, who was smashing his fists into his chest, preparing to charge at the weaponless mercenary.

* * *

Redhollow spat on the ground to his side but didn't take a step toward the elevator.

Zalan smirked. "Prefer to die right now, huh?"

"Shut up."

The ninja's scythe soared through the air, aiming straight for Zalan's temple. The Mafia boss was quick on his feet though, sidestepping out of harm's way before launching a stab at Redhollow's wounded stomach.

Redhollow wasn't without his own speed and agility, however. He easily twisted to the side, using the momentum of his scythe chop to do so. The blade came up behind his back. He tossed the weapon to his other hand and blocked Zalan's next slash, not missing a step.

* * *

"What's going on-?" Mr. Virus began to ask when he was attacked by a Viguro hiding to his left. The beast slashed at his throat with its arms, but it could not pass the shovel intervening.

"Virus," said Sise-Neg, turning around to face the shovel-wielding man as he smacked the Viguro across the skull with his signature weapon. The Ratayu lord looked to Damien, who was lying on the ground, barely moving. "You have...interesting timing."

"What the the the the the are you doing to Damien?" asked the man, looking around to make sure there weren't anymore Cyber Seru to interrupt him.

"Oh, not much," replied the lord. He readied another bolt into his crossbow. "Just making an example of him."

"What did he do?"

"Refused to give me the code to this case."

Virus shook his head, taking a few steps toward Sise-Neg. "Alright, well, show's over. Back away from the old-"

He stopped speaking when the bolt nailed him in the chest. He grunted as he was electrocuted, but his walk continued, with more anger. His grip on his shovel tightened.

"You're too late," said Sise-Neg. He was a bit surprised - and annoyed - that Mr. Virus was still advancing. He quickly loaded another bolt, knowing he didn't have enough time to get in the third and fatal shot. Nevertheless, he fired the bolt, and it landed straight in Virus's stomach. This one was enough to make the man's knees buckle, but he quickly regained his balance.

He rushed straight at Sise-Neg, raising his shovel into the air.

* * *

Uthma leaped to his right, once again barely managing to avoid Xain's charge. As he hit the ground, he growled in pain, rubbing his shoulder. To his surprise, Xain was already charging to him once again. He rolled to the side and then jumped to his feet, sprinting in order to avoid being impaled by Xain's horns.

He moves too fast! the mercenary thought to himself. He caught a glimpse of the Astral Sword lying on the ground, now ready for use again. He also saw the final Zalan Mafia thug fall to Elena's electric punches, and Wendy struggling to get Ian off her back, as one of her arms was flopping at her side, covered in blood. To his left was K73SK carrying Sir Z to safety. A little bit farther was a showdown between Zalan and...Redhollow.

He grabbed the Astral Sword and turned around just in time to see Xain's hooves slapping the ground, ready to advance at its target once again.

Unfortunately for Uthma, that target was the limping Sir Z and K73SK.

---- UTHMA DECISION -----
A) Get Elena to distract Xain with electric punches
B) Help Wendy fight off Ian
C) Warn K73SK and Sir Z to turn around
D) Charge at Xain yourself. Also destroy the Orb on his back

[Redhollowlives999]

D)

[Rammerrush]

D destroy it and he'll be able to die