Authors Notes ------------------------------------------------------------------ This is the Kaiser here. I decided to write a Shoujo-ai fanfiction about Guilty Gear X when I realized that almost all the Guilty Gear fanfictions out there are around the Sol/Ky shounen-ai pairing. So, enjoy. This part is short though, but more will come I promise. As usual with my work: {}= Thoughts ""= Speech ------------------------------------------------------------------- "You betrayed him " "No He betrayed me. He made me into something I did not want to be " "And for that you allowed him to be possessed by a shadow?" "But ." "He was your master. He helped bestow you with your enormous power " "I don't want the powers of a killer. I didn't want to be an assassin." "So you abandoned your master, cost him his freedom and let a shadow claim him." "Zato-ONE destroyed my life! He stained my hands with the blood of the innocent. His organization has sent dozens of his lap dogs after me, and forced me to live as a recluse, unable to even interact with others!" "You betrayed your master." "No he betra " "You have forsaken your master Millia Rage!!!!!" Millia awoke with a start, rising quickly off of the bed. Panting heavily, she looked over to the window of the ramshackle city inn she was sleeping in. It was still dark. It was too early to move on now. If she stayed though, she could be found by some of the assassin organization's hit men. Indecision forced her to stay put if she moved now, she knew for some reason that she would regret it. But she couldn't go back to sleep now that dream would attack her again Ever since she defeated Zato-ONE at the international fighting tournament where he was possessed by that demonic shadow she had been plagued by those dreams. Dreams, which told her that she, were the direct cause of it. And that she was truly the evil one for allowing that to happen to her master and it drove her insane. Zato- ONE was the same character that made her into a fugitive that made her into a killer... he etched a legacy of blood into her soul that could never be gotten rid of. Scowling at the that direction on her thoughts were taking, Millia's hair distorted into the shape of a hand, snaking out across the room to the far table, grasping the glass of water the lay there, and brining into back to her, Millia's hair returning to its normal consistency. The glass dropped in her hand, and the blonde recluse gulped it down hard, throwing it away after finishing it of its bounty. Millia stared into the shards of glass that it had shattered into broken and destroyed just like her spirit forced into nothingness stark depression forced the unwilling assassin into one conclusion "To end this nightmare I must finish him off once and for all " ********** Just a few miles away in a bustling bar, was Baiken Seishino. The one eyed, one-armed Japanese survivor was at the bar side, drinking a bottle of Sake. Baiken looked around herself at the people and snarled at them dancing, laughing, singing. So frivolous and care free, as though the Gears never existed as though the earth had never had never been under one hundred years of brutal war The attitude of these people annoyed her to great extent. She had witnessed the Crusades and so had these people, yet they delight in enjoying themselves, making a mockery of the spirits of the dead all around us now The cerise haired samurai stood off of the bar stool and was about to leave, sickened by the sight before her, until a particularly load mouthed Ninja stood in her way Baiken looked at the boy. White spiky hair, crimson red eyes, a mocking look of contempt eternally forged onto his face, a large, sleek blade and the end of his gauntlet. She squinted her eye a bit, and looked closer at him he was in the International Fighting Tournament . "You there, woman! I challenge you here and now as a fellow Japanese, I think I deserve the right to a dual, to honour my master Tsuyoshi!!" Baiken smirked at the boy, recognizing his name. "You're Chipp Zanuff, are you not?" The young Ninja snapped his knuckles and looked around the bar as he stepped backwards. "Follow me. We have to have a lot more space to battle each other!" Baiken looked at him closely, and turned away. Normally she would have been happy to fight this man, but right now she just didn't feel like it. The ignorance of today's humanity was appalling. Maybe Justice did have a point about it Chipp's eyebrow rose as Baiken turned her back to him, and he grabbed her shoulder. The cerise haired samurai glanced back at him again. Obviously this guy had a death wish "Get your hand off of my shoulder before my sword does it for you." She hissed. Chipp just grinned and gripped her ever tighter. If this woman were even half as powerful as she was six months ago, she would provide perfect training, and a chance to test out his new abilities "Not until you agree to fight me Baiken Seishino we must do all we can to honour our proud country of Japan!" Baiken's eyes flared at that statement. This boy obviously lacked brains but he certainly made up for it in arrogance and foolishness and he would pay for that Baiken immediately jerked her shoulder out of his grip and turned to face him. Chipp adopted a fighting stance and smiled in victory. Suddenly it didn't seem to matter weather he fought Baiken in or outside, as long as he could "Alright, with my master watching me from heaven, there is no way I can lose! Come on! Lets see how you wield that fancy little sword just seconds before I break it in two!" The cerise haired samurai spat on the ground, and let her hand slip to the hilt of her sword "OYA!!!!!!" As if by lightning, Baiken drew her sword and made shallow swipe at the cocky little poser, but her attack fell short, as Chipp was nowhere to be seen. Baiken raised an eyebrow as she sheathed her sword, and looked around for the ninja. "Looking for me?" Baiken instantly turned around to see Chipp behind her, smiling, and more insultingly, with his guard down. People now started to crowd around the pair of them and take in what was going on. The herald of Tsuyoshi smirked at a now angry Baiken, and taunted her. "How did you like my master's skill, the Tsuyoshi Shiki Teni? Does my blistering speed frighten you Seishino? So it should! Prepare to kiss my ass woman I won't hold back!" Baiken just smiled, closing her eye and let out a dying sigh. "Don't mock me Gamma Blade!!" Baiken's eye opened as she heard Chipp call an attack, and gracefully leaped into the air to avoid an energy silhouette of the ninja. Not to be outdone, Chipp leapt into the air also, following Baiken. The spiky haired man threw a kick at the cerise haired samurai, who swiftly avoided it. The two then landed on the floor at the same time, smirking at each other. Chipp stood up and let his guard down again, laughing at the samurai. "Heh, heh, heh! Not bad Seishino! Maybe one day you could be as fast as me!" Baiken smiled, and let her gaze direct itself to Chipp's shoulder "Take a look at your shoulder boy." Chipp stopped laughing, and looked at his shoulder. The fabric of his shirt had been slashed open somehow, and it was stained with a haunting crimson Chipp gaped at the slash; his mind reeling with sudden revelations. {But wait a minute? When did she slash at me? In the air? But how? No one is as fast as } "Mistake number one!! Sanzu Watashi!!!" Chipp clicked back into focus as soon as he heard Baiken call out her attack, but it was too late. Baiken immediately rammed into the ninja, knocking the breath right out of him, and he screamed in pain as Baiken's sword slashed at him three times, each blow progressively more damaging then the last. The final one was strong enough to knock Chipp right away, and sent him flying through the crowds and onto a pine wood table, splitting it in half as his weight and the force of the blow smashed down on it. "Uh uh oh " Chipp groaned in agony, dizzy and disoriented, only stopping his gasps for breath as Baiken stood over him, with her sword perched dangerously close to his neck. The cerise haired samurai scowled at him. He talked a good game but came up short. Typical poser "You little punk! Don't you ever, EVER call my nation's name in vain again, or I swear by Kami-sama my sword will drink your blood You hear me? Now get out of here!" The now humiliated Chipp nodded slowly, and crawled out of the wreckage of the bar table, and exited the bar altogether. Baiken spat on the ground again, sheathing her sword. People started to crowd around her, and the cerise haired samurai chose to leave, before she caused any more problems. She had actually expected someone to call her to pay for the damage, but no one did The cerise haired samurai stepped out of the bar and onto the cold, harsh street. Looking up at the stars, her eye narrowed. "I'll find you. And kill you for what you did to me " ********** "May! Hurry up, goddamn it! I knew you should have stayed on the May ship!" Johnny's sword slashed through thick vines and branches, as he and May made their way through the thickets and vines, leading up to the place called the Grotto, where the still functioning, self reliant Gear made it's home. This had taken the best part of an hour, and May kept on whining about it every three seconds and his best hat had been destroyed in the process, but he had to find this Gear. If he was going to be anything like his father, he had to save her, before some crude bounty hunter came looking " "I'm coming Johnny! Wait a minute " May kneeled over for a second, resting her large anchor on the ground and wheezed a bit. May knew Johnny wanted to the bounty on this Gears head, but still coming out all this way for 500,000 world dollars? It wasn't that much Johnny stopped slicing the vines and branches in the way, and knelt next to the auburn haired pirate, wrapping her arm around her. "Hey, you okay? You sure this isn't too much for you?" Johnny asked, the concern unhidden from him and May. May looked up at Johnny and cutely smiled. "Nah, not as long is I'm with you Johnny!" The chivalrous pirate nodded, helped May up, and drew his sword to slash at the foliage again, but stopped as he saw the clearing. May and Johnny stood in awe as they laid eyes on the Grotto. A beautiful, serene and tranquil place, surrounded by marble arches, and ponds of crystal water, with so many furry little animals running around the place. It was quiet and calm, it made you feel safe to be there, and at it's centre, was the woman who the Union of Nations considered the most dangerous Gear alive today May slung her anchor over her shoulder and stared at the girl She was sitting down; her legs folded beneath her, playing calmly with two cute, furry little animals. {She doesn't seem bad to me she's really kinda cute } May blushed at that thought, and quickly nudged at Johnny, who was still marvelling at the Grotto. "Are you sure that's the girl you're looking for? She doesn't look dangerous Johnny." Johnny's face contorted into confusion. May was right; she didn't look dangerous at all. But the report did state that the Gear didn't attack anyone unprovoked. Sheathing his sword, the chivalrous pirate grinned, "Well, she's good looking! That's a very good start. Come on lets go and talk to her." "Uh huh!" May and Johnny walked carefully over to the young woman, as not to disturb her. After they came close, the squeak of May's shoes caused the self reliant Gear's head to jerk up. May and Johnny stopped walking, as the Gear turned head around and looked at them, her gaze intensely searching, probing for something "Who are you what are you doing here ?" Johnny blinked. "Hey, hey take it easy we're not gonna hurt you. We just want to help " May turned to Johnny in confusion. "Wait a minute, I thought you wanted the cash ." "Shush May!" Johnny said, looking back to the Gear, "We really just want to help you " The Gear stood up, ushering the animals she was playing with away, and ripped her clothes of to reveal her transformed, super Gear body. The Gear looked in between the two of them, not angry, just disheartened why couldn't humanity leave her alone. May stepped back in fear, just behind Johnny, and the chivalrous pirate held an arm in front of himself, waving it in his defence. "Please leave. I don't want Necro and Ariel to destroy you but I won't be captured again." The Gear said, the two wings on her back spreading outwards. "Hey look " Johnny said, quite nervous all of a sudden, "We're telling the truth we don't wanna attack you or anything it's just that, I heard what you were going through, and we wondered if we can help? I know some of the humans who were after you were like that, but May and me aren't. You see I lead a crew called the Jellyfish Pirates. We help the less fortunate like yourself, and I wanted to ask you to join us." Johnny suddenly became serious when he added, "We don't want you to suffer anymore than you already have." The Gear looked at Johnny for a second, then May who was behind him, and back to Johnny again. "So you mean you want to be around me but you don't want to hurt me? But you are humans " May then stepped forward from behind Johnny, and smiled for a second, calmly and cautiously steeping towards the Gear, dropping her anchor and standing bashfully in front of her. "I didn't know that Johnny wanted to save you but if he says that, then it's definitely true! Johnny will never steer you wrong! And plus I'm here, so you don't need to be afraid of us." The Gear stared at May for a second, and then retracted her wings. "You want me to go with you?" The Gear said. May moved next to her, resting her long arm around the Gear's shoulders, and hugged her gently. "Yep! Anybody that Johnny likes, I like. And besides, you can't stay here. It's cold and kinda creepy in a nice way. So are you gonna come with us or what?" The Gear looked at May, and blushed a bit. She did seem genuinely nice for a human "Yes " Johnny and May smiled in approval of her decision, and the chivalrous pirate went over to the Gear, holding her hand, nudging his sword to the floor. "So miss, do you have a name?" Johnny asked. The Gear nodded. "Yes. My name is Dizzy " Just over the Grotto, on a ledge over looking the whole forest, a mysterious character teleported on to the scene, wielding a long, blood red scythe. He looked down at Dizzy, with what appeared to be her two new (first) friends, and smiled in approval. The crow that was flapping next to him, transformed in to a young spirit of a woman, looking down on Dizzy, May and Johnny also. The spirit snorted. "Testament, why let her go? With humans?" "Because I fight to protect her Zio. Not to keep her here against her will. Maybe it is time for her to leave the Grotto. She will be fine with the humans. Now, what were you saying about Kliff Undersn?" ********** It was finally a new day. Millia Rage was walking across a dirt path in the middle of the grasslands, just outside of the city she rested in. It was hard enough to go through this thing with Zato, but to have to continuously move around again and again, was taking it's toll on Millia she had to find Zato soon, and kill him. It was the only way she could she could see to end this. {That Zato I will destroy him. I defeated him in the tournament, I can do it again and this time nothing will stop me nothing you will pay Zato-ONE } As Millia stopped thinking, a woman bumped into her, and Millia almost shoved her out of the way. The woman blinked and looked back at Millia, who continued to walk away, only saying, "Watch where you're going." "Watch where I'm going? Do you realize that you just shoved Baiken Seishino out of your way?!" Baiken said angrily. Millia looked back, and studied the women she seemed like she had been through a war one arm, one eye, and yet she was still a swordsman Millia frowned indifferently, and continued to walk away. "I don't give a damn who you are. You should learn to watch yourself." Millia kept on walking, until she heard the sound of a sword unsheathing Millia turned around to see Baiken with her sword drawn, flashing a defiant smile at the unwilling assassin. "I sense the blood of a warrior am I right?" Millia frowned. "I don't have time for this." Baiken stepped forwards, keeping the sword in the position it was in. Millia said nothing, not moving an inch, as Baiken's sword neared her throat, so close that the tip of the blade was only a few centimetres away from touching her skin. Baiken then looked confused. One thrust and she could kill Millia, yet the young woman didn't even flinch, maintaining such a cool demeanour the cerise haired samurai's face darkened. "Well I think it's best that you make some time. I don't take well to people as rude as you." Baiken immediately sliced Millia's cloak open, letting it fall around the blonde's ankles. It was more of an attempt to elicit a reaction rather than to intimidate Millia. But it failed, and Millia only stared at Baiken, her eyes frozen "Please. Don't force me to have to kill you " -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kaiser's afterthoughts -------------------------------------------------------------------- * More will come soon so don't worry * I apologize to any Chipp fans out there, he isn't really that feeble, but I just can't stand the guy * The wings on Dizzy's back. I only know the name of the darker one, Necro, so I made up the name 'Ariel' for the other * Tell me what if you like it, but don't flame me Ja ne!
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