...two guards, moving fast at 5 feet per second...there were only two, oxygen level changes supported more than 20 guards on the station at the current time...
My implants were working over time as I reached the two guards running down the hallway to my right. I quickly moved towards them as the reached a locked door. The one on the left was attempting to short out the locking system to get through, as I came up to the first one, I managed to sneak a knife into his back, the armor offered some resistance, but eventually the knife went into his flesh and he screamed in surprise.
As the other turned, I landed a solid punch to his nose, shattering it in the process. The other was back on his feet quickly, and tackled me to the wall. I elbowed him in the ribs and watched as he fell back with a grunt against the other wall, driving the knife further into his ribcage. As he was trying to get back up, I kicked him one last time and watched as he fell dead. The other man attempted to run away, but I ripped out the knife from his fallen comrade and threw it into the back of his head and watched as he fell dead to the ground.
Panting, I heard screams coming from the control room, back in the direction I came, the screams sounded like Kasumi and I decided to follow the sounds to make sure she was ok...I couldn't risk losing any of them now.
I landed my Catamaran, picked up my Katana, the Giltine, and headed for the Control room. Some one in there must know what the hell's going on. The corridors seemed quiet. No trace of any fight what so ever. "Maybe it's already over", i thought to myself.
A scream. It sounded like it was coming from the control room. Another scream, i recognized the voice as Kasumi's. I increased my pace, further and further, untill i was running as fast as i could. I reached the control room, and opened the door. Gabriella was lying on the floor, unconscious. There was a little stream of blood comming from the top of her head. And in not a second later, i saw Kasumi. She was being held by 2 soldiers, with one on the watch. My rage grew, and i drew Giltine. The sound of the blade gave my presence away, and they we're just standing there. Intimidated by the sight of my furious face, and the black Katana.
3 more souls for Preto, i thought to myself. 3 more bastardized souls for him to enjoy.
I ran towards them, one of the soldiers managed to draw his gun, but failed to use it. I trusted my blade into the middle of his chest, turned it 360 degrees, and grinned in his face. If the blade wouldn't kill him, the smile of evil would. The second one tried to swing his gun at me. He missed, following by me grabbing his arm, and twisting it so far that it broke. He screamed in pain, and i trusted the blade into his spine, making it come out on the other side. I withdrew, and he fell to the floor.
The third one tried to run away, scared by the mangled bodies of his fellows. I jumped up, and landed right on his back with my blade straight in his neck. I whispered, "No one, touches my family, No one. " And twisted the blade around. His head came lose.
I turned around, looking at Kasumi helping Gabriella up. Kasumi had a small gun shot in her left arm, flesh wound. She never noticed it. They'd both be ok.
I shook my head as I reached the control room. Joshua was there and with him was Kasumi and Gabs. Both looked shooken up, but otherwise alright.
"...evil..."
"Shut up!" I screamed. The implants went haywire and started scanning everything in the room. They went into overstimulate mode and my eyes turned fully glowing blue, alanyzing everything in the room from plants, to the dust on the floor. I closed my eyes, focused, and shut them off. As soon as they went off it felt like my body gave out from under me.
Joshua caught me just before I hit the floor. I breathed a sigh of relief as he laid me gently down to the floor. The necklace tinkeled in my pocket and the implants came back on in full swing. I screamed and stood up, pacing the control room.
"What's the matter?" Joshua asked with a sideways glance.
"This...f***in' necklace...is screwing with my implants." I replied.
"Necklace?" he asked. I took out the necklace and showed him. It sparkeled in the light of the room. He reached out to touch it just as the station shook again and more KNF arrived through the docking platform. I took the necklace and instinctivly threw it over my neck. Once again the implants went into overstimulate mode and began to scan everything within range. Including the speed of the attackers, the way the lifesupport systems were blowing the air in the room, and how tall each attacker was. As soon as they reached me, they didn't stand a chance. I had taken Leo's old plasma blades out just before we left Kyoto, and it looked like it was for good use.
I turned them on just as the first attacker lept for Kasumi, but he didn't have a chance to begin with. I throttled him through the chest with the first plasma blade and watched as a look of suprise caught his face, the second blade freed his head from his shoulders. As the other attacker reached the room, she went straight for me, which was her biggest mistake. The implants showed me that she had a weak knee, and I capatalized on that weakness. I expertly kicked my right foot out and kicked her in the side of her knee. She yelped in suprise and then the blade caught her through the face. She slumped into a bloody mess on the floor.
Gabs puked, Kasumi looked like she might as well, and Joshua stood in awe. I was panting as the implants kicked off again and I fell to my hands and knees. The necklace on my chest was burning red hot as I took it off and threw it to the floor.
"Get us out of here Joshua, before more show up..." I fell to the floor, out like a light.
"-Gabs, take that necklace with you and lets get the hell out of here." I yelled as picked the unconscious Shan up, and put her over my shoulder. With Giltine in my other hand, we ran out of the control room.
"-Sensei!" I heard yelling from across the corridor. " Sensei! Sensei!" Four Dragon soldiers came running towards us. They looked freighted. "Sensei! Thank Vesavo. What the hell is going on?!" They figure that looked like their commander said. The station shook again.
"-Kusari Naval Forces. That's what's happening" I said. "We're all getting out of here. Just follow us. There should be still an old emergency transport in hangar 31."
We ran across the hallways. Shan still on my shoulder, and Kasumi pulling Gabriella with her. The four soldiers we're making sure no one followed us, and covered the rear.
21. 22. 23. The sign's kept going on and on, until after what seemed a century, we reached hangar 31. The door opened automatically, and we went in. There it was. Old, ruined, but space worthy. The cargo bay doors opened up when we approached it. The soldiers quickly went inside, followed by Kasumi and Gabriella. I opened the cockpit, put Shan on the table that stood in the back, crawled behind the control panel, and opened the docking bay doors. The 3 skull pieces quickly slid apart, and we took off. The station kept on rumbling.
As we departed for the Chugoku jump hole, you could see 2 Naval Cruisers bombing the base. They we're planning on eradicating everyone. Every damned one.
The transport shook as we came through the jump hole, with our beloved Kyoto in sight.
"Good observation skills genius. I mean what happened on the station?"
"KNF attacked. They got bold, they never do that."
I stood up slowly and looked out the window in his office on Kyoto.
"Do you think it was because of the Necklace?"
"I think it was because of the Bane. Somehow they know we're looking, and they know about it too."
"Wonderful, so now we have Satha and the KNF on our asses while we look for it? What's to stop them from attacking Kyoto?"
He pointed out the window at the Gorou Hachirou which sat in orbit around the station.
"I had it moved from Mito to here for the time being. They have to come through here to get to Tau-63 anyhow, so the closer it is to Kyoto, the better."
"It makes no sense though Joshua, why would they be after the Bane? I mean, I know what it does, but Puria said the Bane has little hold over this world, it holds less power than does in theirs."
"I don't know, but I suspect we will found out soon."