06-10-2007, 06:53 AM
Seventeen stumbled and tripped across the uneven ground as he tried to distance himself from his attacker?his best friend. His ruined left hand was clenched safely within the grip of its surviving twin. Huffing and puffing, the android let out a grunt and collapsed onto the ground. An incoherent groan escaped his weary maw as he tried desperately to catch his breath, knowing very well that failure to cover a lot of ground would result in his demise.
?Why?? The machine-hybrid mumbled, climbing back onto his feet after only a few seconds of rest. ?Why!? He suddenly screamed as an ensanguined aura shot to life around his battered body. Throwing his right hand forward, the android punched through a nearby tree?his hate-filled expression unyielding even as wooden splinters cut into his visage. Panting like an overworked dog, the machine-hybrid pulled his hand through the gaping hole in the tree and threw his survival bag onto the floor.
After a few minutes of rooting through the duffel bag, Seventeen produced the small metallic box that Super Buu had bestowed upon him a day and a half ago. With a flick of his good wrist, the android opened up the medkit and began rooting through it. Even if it was a long shot, there was always the chance that he may have overlooked any usable materials.
Once he came to the conclusion that he was wasting his time, Seventeen let out an infuriated scream and hurled all the waste papers and bare rolls of cardboard to the wayside. Unable to deal with the negative emotions coursing their way through his confused, erratic mind, the cyborg descended into full tantrum mode and began blasting everything he could lay his eyes upon.
?Fucking hate this!? He finally screamed as he vanished into a cloud comprised of fragments of dirt, rocks, and the surrounding plant life. As the fallout settled, the android found himself convulsing uncontrollably as he stared down the earth beneath his pathetic, useless form. He was vermin?it was pure and simple. When push came to shove, he had fallen down like a little bitch and been unable to so much as stand and avenge his woman.
What?s glittering? The thought interrupted the machine-hybrid?s self-aimed tirade. Cocking his head in confusion, Seventeen leaned in closer to the medkit and squinted at what was seemingly a piece of discarded jewelry. Earring. The android?s internal voice corrected as his plucked the golden trinket out from the corner of the steel box and lifted it up to his eyes. It took only a brief moment, but the machine-hybrid quickly deduced the owner of the earring.
Paige.
?But?? Seventeen began, dropping the trinket into the confines of his palm as his mind wandered back a few days. After all, Super Buu had been the one who had given him the medical kit in the first place. Why was one of Paige?s earrings inside a container his friend had attested to owning? The android?s thoughts drifted to the ki sword clipped to his belt?Buu had told him that he had gotten the sword along with the shotgun from other competitors.
?Lies,? a voice uttered from behind the android. Glancing over his shoulder, Seventeen turned around and saw that his girlfriend was once again standing behind him.
?I don?t understand any of this,? Seventeen pleaded, clenching down on the earring as maddening, confusing thoughts began to bombard his weary mind.
?What?s not to understand?? A third voice uttered before stepping into the scene. With a grin, Super Buu powered up his ki sword and punched it through Paige?s abdomen?effectively skewering her heart and forcing what remained of it out through her ruined ribcage. The resulting outward burst of blood from the woman?s chest caught the android directly in the face, staining his countenance with the vital fluids of the only thing left for him to hold dear in the world.
?Seventeen?? the woman gasped helplessly as her gaze fell upon her beleaguered boyfriend. Twisting the sword in order to cause his victim more pain, Super Buu leaned over one of Paige?s shoulders and smiled at his former comrade. ?I don?t know why, but I can?t enough when it comes to killing this bitch of yours, Shevs,? the puttalin golem said, planting a kiss on one of Paige?s cheeks.
?I hate you,? Seventeen muttered, his aura growing more intense in order to complement the hate swelling through the broken man.
?What was that?? Super Buu asked, tilting his head so that his ?ear? was facing the crouching android. ?I can?t hear you, fleshbag.?
?I said I fucking hate you!? The onyx-haired warrior screamed, lunging off the ground and drawing the magical construct?s own weapon. Seventeen?s rage-infused aura exploded in a vibrant, scintillating display of the android?s blood red fury. Moving faster than his foe could react, the cyborg shaved Buu?s sneering face off at the neck. The monstrosity?s body immediately fell limp, and with it, Paige?s deceased form collapsed to the ground.
?No!? Seventeen shouted, dropping to his knees once again and catching his girlfriend?s corpse before it hit the ground. It didn?t matter?there was nothing that he could have done to save her. Paige had been dead the moment the sword had ripped through her body. A familiar laugh caught the machine-hybrid?s attention. Even as tears began down his cheeks, he managed to turn his gaze away from the corpse long enough to see the puttalin monster waving at him from the bushes.
He lives. Super Buu had once again shattered the symbol of the android?s entire life, and for yet another time, he had tricked death.
For the third time.
Never again. There was no feasible way that Seventeen was going to allow the traitor another lease on life. No way was he going to let Super Buu keep on murdering his loved ones and living to tell the tale. With a gentle motion of his trembling hand, the android closed Paige?s eyes and folded her arms across her chest. As he stood up, the cyborg clenched his bloodshot eyes shut and tightened his mangled hands into fists.
?Buu!? He screamed, arching his back and opening his distraught, crazed eyes as he unloaded the primeval war cry into the afternoon sky. When at last the android ran out breath, he fell silent?the only sound left in the clearing was the rampant churning of his surging aura. Not a single soul who remained upon the battleground was going to depart without knowing the fury of an android scorned. Fuck breadcrumbs. The raven-haired warrior would leave a trail of bodies behind him on his hunt for the cretin who had wronged him.
The man was dying once more?unable to deal with the emotional baggage that accompanied the disease of humanity. The machine would soon inherit the problems of his organic coherent, and with a cold, emotionless fury, it would exact the vendetta its lesser half could not accomplish. A tear made its way down stained, bloodied cheeks, but the eye from whence it had fallen no longer conveyed the sorrow it once had. All that remained was a blank, vacated stare.
Nothing would stand in Android Seventeen?s way. His vengeance would be fulfilled, or he would drag a world in flames with him into oblivion.
Apocalyptic vision, bleed into my brain?
?Why?? The machine-hybrid mumbled, climbing back onto his feet after only a few seconds of rest. ?Why!? He suddenly screamed as an ensanguined aura shot to life around his battered body. Throwing his right hand forward, the android punched through a nearby tree?his hate-filled expression unyielding even as wooden splinters cut into his visage. Panting like an overworked dog, the machine-hybrid pulled his hand through the gaping hole in the tree and threw his survival bag onto the floor.
After a few minutes of rooting through the duffel bag, Seventeen produced the small metallic box that Super Buu had bestowed upon him a day and a half ago. With a flick of his good wrist, the android opened up the medkit and began rooting through it. Even if it was a long shot, there was always the chance that he may have overlooked any usable materials.
Once he came to the conclusion that he was wasting his time, Seventeen let out an infuriated scream and hurled all the waste papers and bare rolls of cardboard to the wayside. Unable to deal with the negative emotions coursing their way through his confused, erratic mind, the cyborg descended into full tantrum mode and began blasting everything he could lay his eyes upon.
?Fucking hate this!? He finally screamed as he vanished into a cloud comprised of fragments of dirt, rocks, and the surrounding plant life. As the fallout settled, the android found himself convulsing uncontrollably as he stared down the earth beneath his pathetic, useless form. He was vermin?it was pure and simple. When push came to shove, he had fallen down like a little bitch and been unable to so much as stand and avenge his woman.
What?s glittering? The thought interrupted the machine-hybrid?s self-aimed tirade. Cocking his head in confusion, Seventeen leaned in closer to the medkit and squinted at what was seemingly a piece of discarded jewelry. Earring. The android?s internal voice corrected as his plucked the golden trinket out from the corner of the steel box and lifted it up to his eyes. It took only a brief moment, but the machine-hybrid quickly deduced the owner of the earring.
Paige.
?But?? Seventeen began, dropping the trinket into the confines of his palm as his mind wandered back a few days. After all, Super Buu had been the one who had given him the medical kit in the first place. Why was one of Paige?s earrings inside a container his friend had attested to owning? The android?s thoughts drifted to the ki sword clipped to his belt?Buu had told him that he had gotten the sword along with the shotgun from other competitors.
?Lies,? a voice uttered from behind the android. Glancing over his shoulder, Seventeen turned around and saw that his girlfriend was once again standing behind him.
?I don?t understand any of this,? Seventeen pleaded, clenching down on the earring as maddening, confusing thoughts began to bombard his weary mind.
?What?s not to understand?? A third voice uttered before stepping into the scene. With a grin, Super Buu powered up his ki sword and punched it through Paige?s abdomen?effectively skewering her heart and forcing what remained of it out through her ruined ribcage. The resulting outward burst of blood from the woman?s chest caught the android directly in the face, staining his countenance with the vital fluids of the only thing left for him to hold dear in the world.
?Seventeen?? the woman gasped helplessly as her gaze fell upon her beleaguered boyfriend. Twisting the sword in order to cause his victim more pain, Super Buu leaned over one of Paige?s shoulders and smiled at his former comrade. ?I don?t know why, but I can?t enough when it comes to killing this bitch of yours, Shevs,? the puttalin golem said, planting a kiss on one of Paige?s cheeks.
?I hate you,? Seventeen muttered, his aura growing more intense in order to complement the hate swelling through the broken man.
?What was that?? Super Buu asked, tilting his head so that his ?ear? was facing the crouching android. ?I can?t hear you, fleshbag.?
?I said I fucking hate you!? The onyx-haired warrior screamed, lunging off the ground and drawing the magical construct?s own weapon. Seventeen?s rage-infused aura exploded in a vibrant, scintillating display of the android?s blood red fury. Moving faster than his foe could react, the cyborg shaved Buu?s sneering face off at the neck. The monstrosity?s body immediately fell limp, and with it, Paige?s deceased form collapsed to the ground.
?No!? Seventeen shouted, dropping to his knees once again and catching his girlfriend?s corpse before it hit the ground. It didn?t matter?there was nothing that he could have done to save her. Paige had been dead the moment the sword had ripped through her body. A familiar laugh caught the machine-hybrid?s attention. Even as tears began down his cheeks, he managed to turn his gaze away from the corpse long enough to see the puttalin monster waving at him from the bushes.
He lives. Super Buu had once again shattered the symbol of the android?s entire life, and for yet another time, he had tricked death.
For the third time.
Never again. There was no feasible way that Seventeen was going to allow the traitor another lease on life. No way was he going to let Super Buu keep on murdering his loved ones and living to tell the tale. With a gentle motion of his trembling hand, the android closed Paige?s eyes and folded her arms across her chest. As he stood up, the cyborg clenched his bloodshot eyes shut and tightened his mangled hands into fists.
?Buu!? He screamed, arching his back and opening his distraught, crazed eyes as he unloaded the primeval war cry into the afternoon sky. When at last the android ran out breath, he fell silent?the only sound left in the clearing was the rampant churning of his surging aura. Not a single soul who remained upon the battleground was going to depart without knowing the fury of an android scorned. Fuck breadcrumbs. The raven-haired warrior would leave a trail of bodies behind him on his hunt for the cretin who had wronged him.
The man was dying once more?unable to deal with the emotional baggage that accompanied the disease of humanity. The machine would soon inherit the problems of his organic coherent, and with a cold, emotionless fury, it would exact the vendetta its lesser half could not accomplish. A tear made its way down stained, bloodied cheeks, but the eye from whence it had fallen no longer conveyed the sorrow it once had. All that remained was a blank, vacated stare.
Nothing would stand in Android Seventeen?s way. His vengeance would be fulfilled, or he would drag a world in flames with him into oblivion.
Apocalyptic vision, bleed into my brain?
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