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IkoSekai |
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When the shadow descends on Kaine, he feels entrapped and powerless, in a pitch dark world where he could do nothing. When the shadow withdraws, and he feels
its pressure removed from his skin. Its still pitch black, though from the movement of the air and the general temperature he can tell he's not in the
kinhold anymore. Quite suddenly, a spotlight illuminates a spot on the concrete floor a short way away, dark red bloodstains which seem almost familiar... A
voice echoes throughout the chamber "Remember these?"
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Kaine stares at the blood and slowly shakes his head "it looks just like any blood I've shed in my time, I can't be expected to remember every
drop". He looked around, trying to find the source of the voice. He drew his Katana and formed a defensive stance "who's there" he shouted
"why am I here? And why do I feel so very comfortable in leather?"
(OOC: Apologies for the reference, in strict cannon he just said the first two things)
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There's a few moments silence, then the light shuts off. The voice seems to have no particular source, it just comes from everywhere. "Of course. A
man such as yourself... who was i to think i was your only victim? there may have been hundreds, less lucky than i was". The voice seems oddly familiar.
There's a glimmer, and a single blade appears in the darkness, about thirty feet ahead of him. He can't see the hilt, or guard, just the long, curved
blade, standing out against the shadow.
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"Look" Kaine said "as fun as banter with one of the faceless names or nameless faces - I can never remember which - from my past sounds.
There's a small alien girl who needs me right now, so if you don't mind." he turned and tried to leave
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A sword stabs through Kaines chest. Or more accurately, a knife. He recognizes it from his intensive studies on Japan as a small-sized Tanto, with a drop point
tip and a blackened blade. The guard is ornately styled with leather, obisidan and black steel. Its also stabbing straight through one of his lungs, though
apparently that isn't proving too much of a problem. "She NEEDS you? What did you do, kill her parents and kidnap her, you sick fucker!". The
voice is beginning to get more emotional, less distant, and the glimmer of a memory surfaces in Kaines mind. an old fight, long forgotten.
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Kaine pulls the Tanto out of his lung and looks it at it, interested before he dropped it to the ground. "I didn't kidnap her" he snapped back
"something infected me, I went a little crazy then this happened" he pointed to the diamond on his chest. "And then this girl starts thinking
I'm her hero or something and has started following me"
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"Liar!". The lights turn on as the dagger hits the floor, and it flies towards a girl, clad in ornate black armour, with similar style to the blades
hilt. Hovering above her shoulders are six swords, ranging from a small Tanto, to a gigantic Odachi. All have similar hilts, the only difference being the
length of blade. The girl is about 5'10, with a light figure, but obviously well trained from her stance. She also hates kaine with every part of her soul,
judging by the expression on her face. She's also wreathed in a cloak of shifting shadows. Kaine can see, in an upper gallery, Kyselis, looking terrified.
He's in an arena, with a concrete floor and a fifteen foot high concrete wall, with four doors in it. Above this, there are racks of seats, obviously unused for a long time. He's fought here before.
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Kaine laughed at her when she said this. "Why would I lie?" he asked "I've never tried to prove anything to anyone, well maybe my dad once
or twice. But the thought that I could try lying to justify myself is funny, I should write that down". He scanned the arena "I remember these"
he said "its one of the arena's I fought at as a drifter. When my need for alcohol really took over and I needed quick money". He studied her for
a moment "I'm guessing I fought you here, personally considering my history I think you should find yourself lucky to be alive but thats just me"
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She narrows her eyes, and draws a pair of swords, the third and fourth above her, one slightly shorter than a Katana, the other slightly longer. She points one
at him "Your type always lie, and cheat and steal. No good man would ever hurt someone so much. If your that evil, your rotten to the core". She
takes a very, very good combat stance "And today, i am going to kill you. It will be slow, and painful, and you will suffer as much as i suffered when you
Nearly killed me. I also won't make the mistake of leaving you alive"
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"I've never lied and I've never cheated" Kaine said "though there's a good chance I've stolen". He looked up to Kyselis
"I'll be with you in a moment" he shouted "I just need to deal with the nice lady here". He went into a defensive stance again
"before we begin" Kaine warned "do not break this diamond on my chest, if you do I can't be held responsible for what will probably happen
after. Also I have one question I need to ask as I may die soon" he looked at her quizzically "why do women have bumps on there chest? I've
wondered that for a while and I've got to tell you that question has me stumped. Probably the reason I should have stuck around for 'sex ed' or
whatever it was"
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Last Edited By: rightwingisgood
04/17/08 08:00:24.
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Anita's expression changes from sheer hatred to abject confusion, followed up later by an expression of some distress "He's a retard... i got
beaten, mutilated... My life was ruined by a god damn retard!"
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"I'm not a retard" Kaine corrected her, I just don't know certain things about anatomy due to skipping Biology to learn Japanese. And sword
smithing. And martial arts". He kept in his defensive stance, ready for any sudden attack "so remind me, how do I ruin your life? My memory on this
subject is fuzzy. Partly due to alcoholism. Partly due to this hardly being a unique situation from what I've gathered"
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Anita sits down, the shadow forming a seat beneath her "Holy !!%%... your a god damn idiot... this changes everything. it Ruins everything..."
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"Hey" Kaine snapped "I'm fluent in Japanese, I have an extensive knowledge of fudal history and I built my Katana by hand" he went on
"but I've hurt many people and I have a history of alcohol abuse. Not to mention this diamond my brother shoved into my chest that completely and
radically alters who am I. So excuse me if I don't match up to your high IQ, memory tests" he stopped for a moment "wait, why would that bother
me so much?" he shook his head, that outburst made no sense.
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Anita is looking utterly bewildered "So... your an idiot savant? a person who, while incredibly dumb in some aspects, is a genius in others?" Her
face brightens "Thats why you beat me in the fight! Yes, your not a total loser". She stands up and takes a combat stance again "Do you happen
to remember the day we first met? And can you see why i chose to fight you today?"
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Kaine was beginning to get annoyed with this whole process. "Look" he said "anything in my memory that doesn't involve my father hitting
something or didn't take place in the last week blurs together. Just tell me who you are and what I did to you" he gently tapped his diamond with his
Katana. "This contains part of who I am. If it stays intact then I'm vaguely normal but if it breaks then all the anger, all the violence and blood
lust comes back" his voice was beginning to show signs of guilt at this point "in some sense I'm not entirely the same man who wronged you"
he looked up at Kyselis "thats why she's great. She looks up to me, she makes me feel like a fairly decent guy by genuinely believing she's safe
with me"
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She looks at him coldly "My name is Anita. You mutilated me and ruined my life on that fateful day, and now i'm going to kill you for it"
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"You will try" Kaine responded "but listen, while this day was obviously one of the defining moments of your life, for me it was an average
Tuesday. Or Wednesday. Or maybe Saturday? The point is there are too many people who have reason to hate them for me to remember why you hate my anywhere near
as much as you remember it. But there's obviously no way to avoid this so lets just get this fight over with so I can beat you and leave with
Kyselis". Kaine was pretty confident he could take this girl. Obviously he'd done it once already or he wouldn't be standing here right now
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Anita pauses, and goes silent for a few moments. "It was a THURSDAY!". she leaps forward, the two swords in her hands, and a wave of shadow buoying
her up and carrying her forward towards him. the other four swords follow her, floating above her shoulders on spikes of darkness
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Kaine jumped to the side and did a roll. Jumping up, he lunged at Anita, bringing his down Katana in an arch towards her shoulders.
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Anita flicks one sword up in a parry, and thrusts her other sword towards Kaines chest, though her aim is thrown off by the momentum of her charge.
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