Takeshi 0 Posted January 25, 2017 #1 Share Posted January 25, 2017 (edited) There were many notorious gang fights Takeshi was involved in during his past life. In fact, he had lost count of how many battles he initiated to volunteered himself into. All he can remember, at first, was gunshots, cries of pain, and everything else that would make a battle looking like a gangster version of the Saving Private Ryan opening. However, there was one conflict that was still fresh in his mind, and the only one which he can remember details of. Takeshi stares at the night sky as he walks, stars twinkling in delight. He found a spot to sit down comfortably and lights up a cigarette between his lips as usual. As he blows out the smoke and slightly thinks of reducing a bit of his smoking intakes, the brutal conflict enters into his mind like a CD, replaying the events transpired throughout that day. It all began with his business running as usual. Illegal weapons are bought and sold at a steady flow and his chemical weapons are also popular among international gangs like Bloods and Hell's Angels. High school was a bit boring to him, but otherwise it remained eventful, and his sisters were fine. Edited January 25, 2017 by Takeshi Link to post Share on other sites
Takeshi 0 Posted January 25, 2017 Author #2 Share Posted January 25, 2017 (edited) It was one day during school that he met a guy named Marcellus, who appeared to be one of the students that are with so-called factions in the school. A lot of those pretentious gangsters were nothing but nuisances that showed no real threat. Even some of the Japanese delinquents there tried too hard to appear like badasses. It was something that Takeshi find hilarious in his personal opinion. Back to Marcellus, he was teasing Takeshi due to his afro hair, only allowing him to pass by paying him a little toll. Takeshi only responded by rolling his eyes and slightly pushed him aside before moving on. Understandably to Marcellus, he got angry and attempted to strike Takeshi. However, he failed to do so as in one moment, he found himself being harshly mashed in the face by a strong fist, resulting in a nosebleed. Takeshi walked away with a blank expression, but with a hint of expectation that sooner or later, he will have to face him again in a more dramatic fashion. Edited January 25, 2017 by Takeshi Link to post Share on other sites
Takeshi 0 Posted January 25, 2017 Author #3 Share Posted January 25, 2017 (edited) It turned out that Takeshi had more or less got his expectation regarding Marcellus. As he was on his way to his hideout which was located at a small, abandoned factory, he heard a rough voice behind him that shouted, "Hey Afro! We need to f**king talk!" Letting out a deep, annoyed sigh, he calmly turned around to see the big guy accompanied by some of his fellow hoodlums, all wearing a mix of grey and peach colored attire as if they were indicating some sort of status. One of the members, presumably Marcellus's right-hand man, approached Takeshi with a Bowie knife. He scowled as he grabbed and tugged his shirt angrily, speaking that, "You messed with the wrong guy, pal. Hitting him in the f**king nose sounded like a serious assault to our leader, don't you think? What will you say about this? You want to use yourself as payment? Huh?" "..." Takeshi had no answer to respond, however he did not need to, as his comrades happened to saw him and rushed towards Marcellus and his goons, drawing out their own handguns and pointing at them. Edited January 25, 2017 by Takeshi Link to post Share on other sites
Takeshi 0 Posted January 25, 2017 Author #4 Share Posted January 25, 2017 (edited) "Let him go or I'll blow your f**king head off!" shouted one of Takeshi's group member who was donning a chicken head mask, his gun pointed at Marcellus's right hand man as he was surprised at the fact that the member was willing to kill him. Scoffing, he let Takeshi and backed away slowly. Takeshi approached the chicken masked individual and beckoned him to give him the gun, which he obliged willingly. He walked back towards Marcellus and aimed towards his head with a menacing expression. "...You or your parents didn't buy this?" He asked with a calm but frustrated tone as he looks at the knife wielding member. "What they got you instead, a f**king knife? Hell you can come to my house and butter my bagel with it. Even if I don't have this gun, I can still kick you in the nuts and beat the s**t out of you as hard as I can. Especially when you are black, I can just shoot you right now if you happen to be alone. There won't be any trial, hell I'll probably win a f**king medal." "So let me make myself clear, you fat f**k," Takeshi continues while focusing towards Marcellus. "I'm not gonna tolerate any more s**t from you again. You wanna be friends? Go ahead, but don't be a d**k. Simple as that. You cross the line again and I'll s**t fury upon your sorry ass. Understand?" Edited January 25, 2017 by Takeshi Link to post Share on other sites
Takeshi 0 Posted January 25, 2017 Author #5 Share Posted January 25, 2017 Marcellus lets out a nervous laugh as he looks at his own members and Takeshi, never expecting the supposedly silent and lonely student to be a foul-mouthed and hardass individual. Indeed, he respected these traits, but he was still sore over the fact that he was being warned and threatened by someone a year or two younger than him. He takes out a cigar and lights it up, blowing smoke towards Takeshi's face as the smell reminiscent of lemon fills the air. "You got guts, I can give you credit for that," says Marcellus. "Fine, I'll leave you alone. But you mess with me, kid, I....err..I..come on boys, help me!" Rather than waiting for the fat guy to finish, Takeshi lets out a loud whistle and simply waits for a minute or two before more of his members arrived with improvised melee weapons, letting out war cries as they sprint towards Marcellus's hoodlums. Out of fear, all of them hastily run away from the armed members as the latter gave chase at a long distance. Link to post Share on other sites
Takeshi 0 Posted January 25, 2017 Author #6 Share Posted January 25, 2017 (edited) The memories disappears from Takeshi's mind for a while as he stands up, intending to resume remembering the conflict as soon as he is done with a creature that is standing menacingly in front of him. He already heard some footsteps near the end of his daydreaming and had a hunch that someone or something is approaching him. The Minotaur, perhaps straying too far from the Forests of Wandering Mists, heaves heavily as it cracks its knuckles, ready to fight against the afro warrior. He blankly stares at it while swiping his finger down to bring up the inventory, equipping his sword and shield and donning his breastplate. The moment when he bangs his own shield, the Minotaur lets out a mix of loud mooing and what sounded like an inhuman war cry as it sprints towards Takeshi, launching its horns forward. Takeshi raises his shield and peeks at the Minotaur, gripping his sword tight as he makes himself sure to block first before attempting to make a swing. Spoiler ID: 75342 BD: 10 MD: 1 Takeshi: HP 60/60 Minotaur: HP 8/15 Energy: 9/12 Sword Art Used: Snake Bite Edited January 25, 2017 by Takeshi Link to post Share on other sites
Takeshi 0 Posted January 25, 2017 Author #7 Share Posted January 25, 2017 (edited) It doesn't take long to for Takeshi to discover that the Minotaur is somewhat slow as he swerves himself to the right, dodging the attack successfully. Before the Minotaur can make its next move, he is already unleashing his Sword Art and cuts through the flesh of its arm and torso in three quick, continuous swings in a triangular pattern. The Minotaur, by nature, bellows in pain as it turns to face Takeshi again, who is already standing with spread legs and a raised heater shield. It would try to charge again, but it is also hesitant of doing so as it somehow acknowledges its slow speed. Noticing this sign of the Minotaur's intelligence, Takeshi taunts it by knocking his shield with the sword's pommel, beckoning it to try again. In response to this, it slowly walks towards Takeshi before it suddenly attempts a kick by abruptly sending one of its legs flying towards his shield. Spoiler ID: 75343 BD: 3 MD: 3 Takeshi: HP 60/60 Minotaur: HP 8/15 Edited January 25, 2017 by Takeshi Link to post Share on other sites
Takeshi 0 Posted January 25, 2017 Author #8 Share Posted January 25, 2017 (edited) The kickback Takeshi receives from the force of the Minotaur's leg is quite strong, in fact it is enough to knock down a person and would have actually happened if not for his tough shield. He steps backs from the Minotaur as far as he can, although this prompts it to walk forwards at a rapid pace. He tries his best to not let go of the unfinished cigarette that is still stuck between his lips, blowing out a smoke when he gets the chance at one point. As he awaits for the Minotaur's next attack, he sees something unexpected about itself: It grins. Literally. Its jaws are spread upwards, wide enough to form a humanistic grin, and this unnerves Takeshi a little, even tough the feeling lasts for a second or two. Regardless of whatever it is planning to do, he remains calm and blows out another smoke, staring at the approaching, smiling Minotaur. Spoiler ID: 75345 BD: 5 MD: 1 Takeshi: HP 60/60 Minotaur: HP 8/15 Edited January 25, 2017 by Takeshi Link to post Share on other sites
Takeshi 0 Posted January 25, 2017 Author #9 Share Posted January 25, 2017 (edited) The Minotaur withdraws his right fist upwards, preparing to strike Takeshi when out of nowhere, its left fist was already advancing forward at a speedy pace. Luckily, he sees it coming a while ago and blocks the attack, glaring at the creature that is still grinning like an ugly basement dweller. The next part of the battle involves Takeshi blocking a series of punches that gradually grows harder, backing away only when the Minotaur isn't punching. As taking a swing is very risky, he patiently waits for the Minotaur to exhaust before himself, but so far there isn't really any signs of stopping. The Minotaur lets out a combination of a roar and a laugh as he starts using both of his fists as a hammer, pounding against the shield at such a great force that it almost throws Takeshi off balance. For the first time, it yells out, "How long can you last, human?! Another minute?! Three more?!" Spoiler ID: 75353 BD: 2 MD: 10 Takeshi: HP 40/60 Minotaur: HP 8/15 Edited January 25, 2017 by Takeshi Link to post Share on other sites
Takeshi 0 Posted January 25, 2017 Author #10 Share Posted January 25, 2017 (edited) At this point, Takeshi briefly experiences a memory where he sees himself being held up by Marcellus's goons and beaten up in the same way as the Minotaur does to his shield. The voice of his fat opponent echoes with the closely identical sentence he heard just now, and as his face was smashed by both fists, he stops daydreaming only to realize that his cigarette has been swiped away. Unfortunately, he is distracted by his narcotic and thus allows the Minotaur to punch him a few times in the head and chest. As he tries to block an incoming punch, it is too late for he receives a blow to the head, the force of the impact sends him flying backwards shortly before falling to the ground. Takeshi pants heavily as he hears the Minotaur's chuckle and his incoming presence. Gritting his teeth, he attempts to stand up and withstand the painful blows he received so far. Spoiler ID: 75355 BD: 8 MD: 4 Takeshi: HP 40/60 Minotaur: HP 3/15 Energy: 0/12 Sword Art Used: Snake Bite Edited January 25, 2017 by Takeshi Link to post Share on other sites
Takeshi 0 Posted January 25, 2017 Author #11 Share Posted January 25, 2017 (edited) "Still want to go on fighting?" asks the Minotaur mocking as he throws a kick towards Takeshi, who manages to block it but at the cost of having trouble to keep his balance. He backs away slowly as he hatches a plan to feign weakness, waiting for the Minotaur to let his guard down arrogantly. The creature proceeds to speak some more as he feels the tips of his horns with his fingers. "This is such an exciting fight, I must say. But do you know one thing that ticks me off about you?" He breathes out heavily as he bears his sharp teeth, grinning like an idiot. "I cannot take someone like you with such stupid hair seriously." Never minding the insulting remark of his afro hair, Takeshi's legs keeps on carrying himself backwards until his back bumps against what appears to be a pillar of rock. Here, he remains still and waits for the Minotaur to start picking up the pace and advancing towards his with his horns pointed forwards. As quickly as he can, he thrusts his sword towards the Minotaur's skull, the blade manages to pierce through the flesh deeply just in time. Spoiler ID: 75356 BD: 1 MD: 2 Takeshi: HP 40/60 Minotaur: HP 3/15 Edited January 25, 2017 by Takeshi Link to post Share on other sites
Takeshi 0 Posted January 25, 2017 Author #12 Share Posted January 25, 2017 (edited) Takeshi wastes no time to kick away the Minotaur with brute strength, immediately taking another swing towards the Minotaur to initiate his Sword Art against him. As soon as he deals damage against the creature, the latter quickly deflects the next blow with his thick horns, and keeps using them and his arms to swipe away the aggressive blade of Takeshi's arming sword. Now that he has the upper hand, he uses his shield as his second weapon against the Minotaur, attempting to bash him repetitively even though the shield always lands onto his swinging fists. The Minotaur grits his sharp teeth as it takes drastic measures to attack Takeshi. He grabs the attacking blade with his bare hand, letting it bleed as he withdraws his fists in preparation to give Takeshi a brutal pow to the face. "Since I will likely die of excessive bleeding at my head," the Minotaur exclaims. "At least let me finish you first, scumbag!" Spoiler ID: 75357 BD: 2 MD: 10 Takeshi: HP 20/40 Minotaur: HP 3/15 Edited January 25, 2017 by Takeshi Link to post Share on other sites
Takeshi 0 Posted January 25, 2017 Author #13 Share Posted January 25, 2017 (edited) The shield doesn't do its job very well this time, as the impact of the Minotaur's fist causes itself to jerk backwards. Its rim hits Takeshi's forehead, much to his surprise. At this moment, the creature doesn't hesitate to headbutt his forehead three times before punching him away to a side. Takeshi finds the headbutt rather painful to endure, and loses his focus as his mind drifts off to another part of his memory of the infamous conflict between his own gang and Marcellus's. After being beaten up by his nemesis as well as having his hideout practically half raided, Takeshi declared war to Marcellus and focusing on his objective to bring him and his gang down. He gathered a lot of his henchmen and supplied themselves with firearms, ammunition and Takeshi's chemical weapons. He sent at least two scouts to spy on Marcellus walking back home or to his own turf after school, and though they were almost caught, they managed to get the wanted info and sent it to Takeshi. "What are daydreaming about? I'm over here, s**tbag," a voice echoes. He looks around frantically just in time to adjust himself back to reality, and notices the Minotaur coming close to him. Spoiler ID: 75359 BD: 7 MD: 7 Takeshi: HP 2/40 Minotaur: HP 1/15 Edited January 25, 2017 by Takeshi Link to post Share on other sites
Takeshi 0 Posted January 25, 2017 Author #14 Share Posted January 25, 2017 (edited) The raw fighting escalates as the Minotaur attempts to ignore the throbbing pain on his head while throwing punches against Takeshi, trying to keep his attacks from getting weaker. Meanwhile, the player is raising his shield as high as he can, exhausting himself as he feels that the punches are getting heavier. The bruises and some fractures he suffers remains persistent as he tries to make a move. Although he may only withstand a few of these pains, he thinks that moving around too much will only make the wounds worse than they originally are. Both of Takeshi and the Minotaur comes to a close as the latter resorts to grab Takeshi's shield and initiates a tug-of-war with him. He holds the handles of the shield as tight as he can, trying to resist the force of the pull as he painfully tugs the shield back. Catching a glimpse of the Minotaur, he soon notices that he is pretty much defenseless, and he has only one chance to give him a deadly strike. Spoiler ID: 75360 BD: 4 MD: 4 Takeshi: HP 2/40 Minotaur: HP 1/15 Used Maior Sanitas! Recovered full HP Edited January 25, 2017 by Takeshi Link to post Share on other sites
Takeshi 0 Posted January 25, 2017 Author #15 Share Posted January 25, 2017 (edited) But the Minotaur already anticipates what will Takeshi do, because he lets go of the shield and retreats before kneeling down, covering the severe wound his head as he looks at him grimly. Takeshi is enraged at the fact that he doesn't even have a chance to strike him, and remains still as he gets onto one knee and puts his shield down. Both of them pant heavily and still suffer the pains of their own injuries. At this point, Takeshi had no choice but to drank Maior Sanitas, a potion he recently created in his shop. Although it restores his health greatly, the pain and wounds are still existent onto and within his body. Soon, Takeshi's mind strays off again as he sees images of himself marching towards Marcellus's hideout, armed with an FN FAL, grenades and some of his creations including, but not limited to napalm and acid. Without any warning or waiting, he and his men charged towards the entrance of the hideout and broke down the door, spraying bullets towards the inhabitants. A lot of them went berserk as they scourged through every area fighting with the opposing gang members. As for Takeshi, he sets out by himself to destroy supplies and communication devices set up in the hideout. Shifting back to reality, he realizes that he is already standing up, and so does the Minotaur, who is getting on all fours and readies to launch himself for a desperate charge. Spoiler ID: 75361 BD: 1 MD: 5 Takeshi: HP 40/40 Minotaur: HP 1/15 Edited January 25, 2017 by Takeshi Link to post Share on other sites
Takeshi 0 Posted January 25, 2017 Author #16 Share Posted January 25, 2017 (edited) Memories and realities merged switch back and forth in Takeshi's mind as he desperately tries to focus himself and manages to avoid the Minotaur's incoming charge, at the cost of more pain within his wounded body. Even the Minotaur feels the same way as the wound on his head seems to open up. But it doesn't matter to him anymore, as what is more important to him is to kill Takeshi, and die in satisfaction. The past Takeshi caught a bullet at his shoulder, but fortunately it isn't serious, and he manages to fight through his way to Marcellus. The fires of his napalm raged through the rooms of the hideout as several of his men used the hazard as a weapon to finish off the remaining gang members. Some died in the shootouts, a few were helpless as they ran out of ammunition or generally afraid. In the end, they were saved by backup or Takeshi himself, who would throw acid at the heads or bodies of the opposing members. After what seemed like a day to get to the 3rd floor of the building, he finally barges through Marcellus's room and throws one of the last remaining acids to his guard, burning his face immediately. Back in the present, Takeshi's movements are becoming more limited as the pains are getting to their tolls, the Minotaur abruptly leaps towards him like a tiger as he lets out a loud roar. Spoiler ID: 75362 BD: 4 MD: 10 Takeshi: HP 40/60 Minotaur: HP 1/15 Edited January 25, 2017 by Takeshi Link to post Share on other sites
Takeshi 0 Posted January 25, 2017 Author #17 Share Posted January 25, 2017 (edited) Not even at least five minutes after Takeshi drank the potion, his health is suffering from the attacks of the Minotaur once again. He falls down to the ground while still holding his sword and shield, though the latter already looks battered badly. He raises his up only to get pinned down by the Minotaur's powerful hand and gets bashed in the face once more, blood rapidly coming out of his nose. The Minotaur says nothing as he pulls Takeshi's afro hair upwards so he could face him, his grip tightens as their eyes meet with each other. Takeshi's expressions still have a hint of his stoic character, though it is clearly obvious that he is in pain and fighting for his life. "Frankly, I am disappointed that our fight has to...e...end with both of us dying," says the Minotaur with a weak voice. "That potion won't even prolong your life. What a pity eh?" As he grasps Takeshi's neck tightly, he grimly mutters, "Anything else y...you want to say b...before your demise....w...warrior?" Spoiler ID: 75363 BD: 10 LD: 4 Takeshi: HP 40/60 Minotaur: HP 0/15 Obtained 1 Material Edited January 25, 2017 by Takeshi Link to post Share on other sites
Takeshi 0 Posted January 25, 2017 Author #18 Share Posted January 25, 2017 "F...f.." Takeshi mutters back as he indeed tries to say something to the Minotaur, who is leaning his ear closely to hear his last words. Takeshi's voice becomes audible, and a little loud as he says, "F...F**k you.." Widening his eyes, Takeshi moves his left hand and proceeds to quickly dig his thumb into the eye of the Minotaur, gouging it eye gorily as its contents spill out of the socket. Before the Minotaur can even let out a full bellow, Takeshi uses his remaining energy to plunge the sword upwards through the beast's neck, slicing it as far as he can. The Minotaur falls onto its back as it chokes to death, losing so much oxygen from blood loss. Takeshi struggles to get onto its body as he reaches for the blade's handle, jerking it back and forth in an effort to increase the wound's severity. Lying onto his back, Takeshi pants in relief as the Minotaur draws out his last breath, his eyes shut tight as he slowly becomes unconscious... Link to post Share on other sites
Takeshi 0 Posted January 25, 2017 Author #19 Share Posted January 25, 2017 "You f**ked up big time, afro boy," insulted Marcellus as he was visibly shocked of the destruction Takeshi had caused and the number of members he had killed. He snapped his finger to summon his right hand man, who was already wielding a machete. The man grinned as he rushed towards Takeshi, swinging his machete dangerously while getting missed by his dodges. As he almost stepped out of the room, he lets out a 'tsk' as he quickly drew out a weapon that he secretly brought with him: his wazikashi. Immediately, the drawing out of the sword turned into a swing, slicing off the man's incoming weapon arm. He screamed from the squirting of blood and the loss of his limb, eyes widened in fear as he felt his neck being cut repetitively by Takeshi's wazikashi prior to being completely beheaded. Marcellus's expression turned from anticipation of Takeshi's defeat to a look of fear upon setting his eyes towards his right hand man's corpse and the monster that slaughtered him. Takeshi's face morphed to an expression that devoid of any feelings except for deep hatred. He slowly approaches his nemesis as the latter begged for mercy and promised rewards for sparing his life, all to no avail. Link to post Share on other sites
Takeshi 0 Posted January 25, 2017 Author #20 Share Posted January 25, 2017 Takeshi's gang members rallied themselves together, gathering Marcellus's remaining members that surrendered. As one of them was about to proceed to find Takeshi, a large object flew by and landed among the men. The object was none other than Marcellus's severed head, his expression was in permanent agony and terror. They turned their heads to see their afro leader walking towards them, hands empty as he already threw out his guns and sheathed his wazikashi. He looked at the opposing members that were now terrified of his mere presence. But all he did was to simply stare at each of their faces before commanding his own men to release them and take over this hideout. Though the battle only took place in the hideout, the casualties were higher than any other fights Takeshi was involved in. Many of the men in both sides died in many ways, ranging from gunshots and brute force to fatalities inflicted by chemical weapons, all done by Takeshi himself and a few men. There were also 'reinforcements' called out by Marcellus from outside the hideout, but all that entered either surrendered or met their demises in the end. Link to post Share on other sites
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