Post by Kyukaku on Jan 4, 2007 3:55:29 GMT 1
(OOC: As a disclaimer, this is here to let you know this post is closed, unless for some reason someone happens to be in Varron and has a reasonable reason for doing so. If you do, then by all means PM me and we'll get down to it. But likely you don't, so here is a little story of Kyukaku in the place known as Varron City.)
Kyukaku stepped out from his apartment complex, making his way down the block. He was alone now, almost everyone had left Varron. Leon, Taiku, Bruce...Audrey...they were all gone now. Moved off to a new city, a new school.
'If it wasn't for being accused of raping a comatose girl, I would be too.' Kyukaku thought, not holding back any angst he felt towards Trent Rydell and the hell he put him and Dain through. He was technically on probation, and still pending his court date unless other evidence was brought up. Since there was nothing, this meant Kyukaku was stuck here in this ghost town relatively on his own.
Turning the corner, Kyukaku made his way into an alley he had walked through every day the past few weeks. It was a landmark that brought him some comfort, despite the pain, suffering, and death that had last occured here. Kyukaku squatted in the cold winter air, plunging his hand into all that was left of The Edge.
The Edge was going up in flames, and fast. His former friend, Drake Moldune stood in his way, knives in hand. He came at him fast, jabbing and kicking. Deflecting and dodging, Kyu made his way backwards, seemingly between choices of dying by the fire or the blade. Kyukaku rammed into Drake with his shoulder, the two breaking through the crumbling drywall.
They stumbled into Taiku's office, neither fighter wasting a moment. Before either could stand up, Drake rolled on his side and went to impale Kyukaku through the chest with both knives. Kyu rolled up onto his left side, the knives lodging themselves into the wooden floor. Rolling back to the right, Kyukaku would turn and deliver a hard left hand to the jaw of Drake, sending him accross the room.
Getting to his feet he rushed at Drake as he began to recover. Drake went to throw a punch, Kyukaku deflecting it and giving him three punches, a right to his cheek, a left to his lower ribs, and another right directly into his nose. Kyukaku went to follow up with an elbow, Drake ducking low and past Kyu. He turned and sent a quick kick the back of Kyu's knee, taking away his balance as he quickly grabbed onto his former mentor's shoulders, pulling him down with a knee to the kidney.
Kyukaku jumped up, kicking off the wall and sending both backwards. They got up and exchanged a few more blows, Kyukaku blocking a strike a turning into a spinning hook kick, his right heel smashing into Drake's face and sending him back. Drake picked up one of his dropped knives, getting back up and lunging at Kyukaku, yelling.
"Drake is weak! The Jackal will make you pay for all you have done to him!"
Kyukaku grabbed the inside of his wrist and spun into him, placing his other hand in his armpit and slamming Drake over his head with a shoulder throw. Drake slammed into Taiku's desk, breaking through it and falling helplessy to the ground amongst the rubble.
Wiping the blood of his lip with his wrist, Kyukaku walked over to his fallen friend and foe, looking down upon him.
"You're right about something. Drake is weak, and he is you whether you become man enough to admit it or not. Hiding behind a seperate persona makes you a coward, not a victim of split personalities. You've stood in my way long enough Drake, I'm getting people out of here, then I'll be back." Kyukaku stated plainly, before turning his back and walking back out, ushering the civilians out the back way he had cleared.
No more than five minutes later, the building began to collapse. Kyu ran back to Taiku's office, finding the burning room blocked off by a collapsed support beam. Time seemed to slow, and Kyu yelled into the room for his friend Drake. He called back to him, telling him to get out of the building. Kyukaku stepped back and kicked fallen blockade, trying to clear a path. Soon, another support beam fell, this time on Drake, cutting off any hope for his escape.
Kyu's expression faded into one of emptiness, replaced moments later by rage as he cursed under his breath. Turning away for a moment, Kyukaku looked back towards the main hall of the building, spotting someone else who was all to familiar to him.
"Trent..." Kyukaku muttered in disbelief, before exploding into a sprint towards him. As if he knew, Trent looked over his shoulder, a thin, wicked grin creeping onto his face before he walked off, leaving a trail of flames in his wake. "Get back here you bastard!" Kyukaku yelled, halting in front of more wreckage that set forth a wall of flames, barricading Trent from his rage. "Dammit!" Kyukaku exclaimed as he grit his teeth, turning back around and sprinting towards the back exit.
Kyukaku ran out of the building, making his way to the other Legion members who had made it out. There, they watched the building burn down into nothing but ashes, his friend among it. Taiku Akimoto walked up beside Kyukaku, and as the fire burned in his eyes, he muttered three words...
"Ashes to Ashes..."
---End Flashback---
"...dust to dust..." Kyukaku muttered as he slipped his hand out of the ash.
Kyu stood up from his squatting position, slowly turning and leaving behind his memories...and his friends. They were no longer here, all of them had permanently relocated whether that meant alive or dead.
Kyukaku stepped out from his apartment complex, making his way down the block. He was alone now, almost everyone had left Varron. Leon, Taiku, Bruce...Audrey...they were all gone now. Moved off to a new city, a new school.
'If it wasn't for being accused of raping a comatose girl, I would be too.' Kyukaku thought, not holding back any angst he felt towards Trent Rydell and the hell he put him and Dain through. He was technically on probation, and still pending his court date unless other evidence was brought up. Since there was nothing, this meant Kyukaku was stuck here in this ghost town relatively on his own.
Turning the corner, Kyukaku made his way into an alley he had walked through every day the past few weeks. It was a landmark that brought him some comfort, despite the pain, suffering, and death that had last occured here. Kyukaku squatted in the cold winter air, plunging his hand into all that was left of The Edge.
---Flashback---
The Edge was going up in flames, and fast. His former friend, Drake Moldune stood in his way, knives in hand. He came at him fast, jabbing and kicking. Deflecting and dodging, Kyu made his way backwards, seemingly between choices of dying by the fire or the blade. Kyukaku rammed into Drake with his shoulder, the two breaking through the crumbling drywall.
They stumbled into Taiku's office, neither fighter wasting a moment. Before either could stand up, Drake rolled on his side and went to impale Kyukaku through the chest with both knives. Kyu rolled up onto his left side, the knives lodging themselves into the wooden floor. Rolling back to the right, Kyukaku would turn and deliver a hard left hand to the jaw of Drake, sending him accross the room.
Getting to his feet he rushed at Drake as he began to recover. Drake went to throw a punch, Kyukaku deflecting it and giving him three punches, a right to his cheek, a left to his lower ribs, and another right directly into his nose. Kyukaku went to follow up with an elbow, Drake ducking low and past Kyu. He turned and sent a quick kick the back of Kyu's knee, taking away his balance as he quickly grabbed onto his former mentor's shoulders, pulling him down with a knee to the kidney.
Kyukaku jumped up, kicking off the wall and sending both backwards. They got up and exchanged a few more blows, Kyukaku blocking a strike a turning into a spinning hook kick, his right heel smashing into Drake's face and sending him back. Drake picked up one of his dropped knives, getting back up and lunging at Kyukaku, yelling.
"Drake is weak! The Jackal will make you pay for all you have done to him!"
Kyukaku grabbed the inside of his wrist and spun into him, placing his other hand in his armpit and slamming Drake over his head with a shoulder throw. Drake slammed into Taiku's desk, breaking through it and falling helplessy to the ground amongst the rubble.
Wiping the blood of his lip with his wrist, Kyukaku walked over to his fallen friend and foe, looking down upon him.
"You're right about something. Drake is weak, and he is you whether you become man enough to admit it or not. Hiding behind a seperate persona makes you a coward, not a victim of split personalities. You've stood in my way long enough Drake, I'm getting people out of here, then I'll be back." Kyukaku stated plainly, before turning his back and walking back out, ushering the civilians out the back way he had cleared.
No more than five minutes later, the building began to collapse. Kyu ran back to Taiku's office, finding the burning room blocked off by a collapsed support beam. Time seemed to slow, and Kyu yelled into the room for his friend Drake. He called back to him, telling him to get out of the building. Kyukaku stepped back and kicked fallen blockade, trying to clear a path. Soon, another support beam fell, this time on Drake, cutting off any hope for his escape.
Kyu's expression faded into one of emptiness, replaced moments later by rage as he cursed under his breath. Turning away for a moment, Kyukaku looked back towards the main hall of the building, spotting someone else who was all to familiar to him.
"Trent..." Kyukaku muttered in disbelief, before exploding into a sprint towards him. As if he knew, Trent looked over his shoulder, a thin, wicked grin creeping onto his face before he walked off, leaving a trail of flames in his wake. "Get back here you bastard!" Kyukaku yelled, halting in front of more wreckage that set forth a wall of flames, barricading Trent from his rage. "Dammit!" Kyukaku exclaimed as he grit his teeth, turning back around and sprinting towards the back exit.
Kyukaku ran out of the building, making his way to the other Legion members who had made it out. There, they watched the building burn down into nothing but ashes, his friend among it. Taiku Akimoto walked up beside Kyukaku, and as the fire burned in his eyes, he muttered three words...
"Ashes to Ashes..."
---End Flashback---
"...dust to dust..." Kyukaku muttered as he slipped his hand out of the ash.
Kyu stood up from his squatting position, slowly turning and leaving behind his memories...and his friends. They were no longer here, all of them had permanently relocated whether that meant alive or dead.
