eeyers ;
later got to go work ,
work till 4 am sials .
==" .
wa mai TT .
but no choice luhs D: .
wahs ;
stupid people ,
keep sms me shit .
say don't like you liao still sms ;x .
oh ya ,
changed ign liaos :D <3 .
-imPASTEEx3
:DDDD .
then erzi and hunny was like ;
who is paste .
then i was like ,
abit obvo ?
TOOTHPASTE .
-imPASTEEx3
maybe not o.o .
don't know them lar ;x .
people join -im lar ! ;x .
www.im-auditionsea.blogspot.comLMAO ;
why you people so funny sehs .
i say ,
i don't like you ;
then the person will be like ,
when you free ah ,
want go out ?
==" .
understand i dnt like you bo .
LMAOS ;
okay need go prepare ler .
<3 ;D .
xoxo 11:28 AM
omfg ;
my sister's hamster GAVE BIRTH .
!!!!!!!! .
to four fugly little things ;x .
i got the picture but havn't load into lappy ;
when i do i'll post it . ;x .
walked into the room ,
saw my maid .
she staring at one of the hamster cage .
yes my sis has three hamster cage ;x .
then she said ,
tessa look ;
vanessa buy more hamsters ?
then i was like ;
huh no whats .
then she point at the cage ,
i go in look look close up ;x .
thens ,
saw four baby derhhs ;
all cuddled at the wheel thr ;x .
rofl .
then i told vanessa ;
ehhs ,
your hamsters gave birth nerhhs .
then she was like ;
WTF !
LOL ;x .
okay ;
fucking dulan nows .
like ,
argh ,
dnt wnt say .
==" .
xoxo 2:17 PM
i'm super happy nows :D .
i think . ;x .
okay ~
sent him sms say i want to break ;
because erzi nuer lao ma lao pa ;
all tell me break ,
say i will suffer long term .
so i guess he should have seen it by now bahhs ,
anyways ;
happy one month ?okays ,
so single again .
can jio me outs if you wants .
ROFL ;
._. .
stupid audi patching nows _l_ .
teehees .
bitching nows ,
fuck i feel bad .
but who cares ;x .
ATTENTION !THERE'S A NEW YRS PARTY AT SENTOSA :D .
THERE'S
A NEW YRS
PARTY AT
SENTOSAAT RASA SENTOSA RESORT ;
so go attend okays !?
i'll try get details ;
going to be fucking fun ,
maybe if you go i'll buy you a drink ;
MAYBE ! ;x .
LOLS .
xoxo 1:26 PM
oo .
last part liaos ;
read part 1 , 2 , 3 &4 ! ;x .
maple story part 5MapleStory: Fight for Freedom! pt5 (NOT based on the game)
Surprise, surprise, surprise….
Muahaha…I’m back in business! This is the last chapter for the story, so I will try to make up for the mistakes in my previous chapters! Also, there’s more angst in this chapter….
Let’s go!
‘It’s about the Master…’
Narrative P.O.V
“So…what about the ‘Master’?” Takao asked. Kaizer, Takao, Maxie and Talax were in Kaizer’s sleeping quarters, as Kaizer had requested them to come. “Yeah…about him….I know him.” Talax looked disbelievingly at Kaizer. “You know him…personally!?” Kaizer nodded his head. “Yeah…his real name is Boris….he was my friend, until something twisted his mind and he turned evil…”
“And that something is you.” All four heads turned around to see Cerveau leaning against the door, listening in on their conversation. “Cerveau….” Cerveau’s face wasn’t expressing anything funny, which was a bad sign. “Even if you don’t believe me, all I can tell you is that Boris turned evil because of you.” Talax, Takao and Maxie exchanged confused looks. “How do you know of this, Cerveau?” Cerveau’s eyes averted to Kaizer. “Simple. Ask your hero over there.”
All eyes shifted to Kaizer, who darkened visibly. “Go on…..Tell your friends whether I was telling the truth….Or dare you not?”
“Shut the hell up, Cerveau. I will never be ashamed of the one wrong thing I did….I stole his fame from him!” Kaizer started laughing manically, while the rest (excluding Cerveau) sat there, staring blankly at him. Talax was the first to recover. “You mean…he turned evil cause’ you took his fame from him!? Dude, that’s despicable!” Suddenly, he was sent flying across the room. Thankfully, Cerveau grabbed him before Talax hit the wall.
“He never did deserve it! He was only a lackey, a pawn!” (A/N: And you guys thought Kaizer was an angel….Pfft.) Talax scowled and got out of Cerveau’s grip. “Why you little…!” Cerveau stopped him before he could reach for his daggers. “Wait. Let me say a few more words…” Slowly, almost hesitantly, he walked up to Kaizer.
“Tell me, what was your main purpose when you fought the people termed as ‘criminals’?” Kaizer scowled. “To keep them from hurting other people.” Cerveau nodded his head and stood beside Kaizer. “But….tell me, who did you hurt when you stole Boris’s fame?” Kaizer’s evil aura began to lift as realization dawned on him. “No…That’s not true….I didn’t!” He drew his knees near him. “I became what I fight….This isn’t happening…”
Tears began to drip down his face as he shivered in fear of realization. Takao, Maxie and Talax scrambled to comfort him, only to be stopped by Cerveau. Cerveau kneeled down beside Kaizer, his other self. No words of comfort, not even an action of it was shown. No emotion could be seen in his eyes. Suddenly, he reached out and grabbed Kaizer by his shirt and held him close.
“Cerveau, what the heck do you think…” Cerveau looked over at the three onlookers, a cold look in his eyes. Talax stared at him, particularly his mouth. Though his lips weren’t moving, it was clear to Talax that he…was casting a spell! “Shit! Takao! Maxie! Move! He’s casting a spell!” All three turned to move, but suddenly, time stopped. No one moved, no one breathed. Only Cerveau and Kaizer remained impervious to it.
“Get up.” Kaizer glared at Cerveau, who returned the glare. “What makes you think I will?” His voice held strong, for one who had been crying a few minutes ago. “You were right….I am becoming what I hate, so why push it further?” Unexpectedly, Cerveau slammed him against the wall, with either hand at his side. “What makes you so certain of what you’re becoming?” He leant in even closer, until Kaizer could feel his breath on his face. “How do you know….that you’re not becoming what you fear?”
“What I fear? What, are you implying that I fear Boris?” Cerveau growled, a deep growl that emitted from his throat. “I’m not implying, I am stating. You do fear Boris. You feared that he’d take away your beloved, and he did. Now…” Cerveau leant towards Kaizer’s ear. “You are afraid of him coming for you again…Aren’t you?” He withdrew back and allowed Kaizer to sit up properly. “Think about this, and I’m not going back until you’ve realize your mistake.”
Time was still. Cerveau had made sure Kaizer had plenty of time to think it through. Minutes passed like hours, when finally, Kaizer cracked. Tears began to gush down again as he shuddered in memory of Boris. Cerveau sighed and pulled Kaizer towards him. “Last time, I used to envy you, but now, I can only feel pity for you…” He stroked Kaizer’s hair absent-mindedly. “Pity for the fact that you were once a strong and proud magician, yet now you are a helpless, pitiful….weeping fool…”
Kaizer cried silently as he listened to Cerveau. People would call it lamenting, but he called it comfort. In a Cerveau-like way, this was comfort, a kind that only Kaizer could understand. His hand rested against Cerveau’s chest. No heartbeat. Indeed, Cerveau was only part of his imagination now. It was only up to him to get through this.
“No one can help you….Only yourself. Crying won’t solve anything…” Cerveau sighed again, this time with a thoughtful air surrounding it. “I guess…..you’ve really changed…” He pulled Kaizer away to study him. By then, Kaizer had stopped crying and an occasional hiccup would resound from him. “Cerveau…*hic* I know you’re trying to get me through this…but I’ll need some time to do so….” Cerveau shook his head firmly; Kaizer could see tears forming in his eyes.
“You don’t have enough time! Time is about to start working again! You’ll ever get it, will you!?” He shook Kaizer slightly, tears falling swiftly. “You’ll need to be prepared for him soon! When you face him, you mustn’t show any fear or else, all you’ve been working for will come to an end!”
Tears started to fall even faster. “My time will end soon, and you’ll need to be ready by then. If you aren’t….you know of the consequences already.” Kaizer held up a hand to wipe away the tears, but Cerveau stopped him, lowering his raised hand. “When the time comes, I won’t be with you….I was never with you, to begin with. I only vanished from your sight when you asked me to go back ‘within’.” He took Kaizer’s hand into his own. “Think about it…..Time, start.”
Suddenly, Kaizer found himself alone. Talax, Maxie and Takao were backing away from where Cerveau used to be until they noticed it was only Kaizer. “Kaizer? What happened to Cerveau?” Kaizer held back a sob as he stood up. “Come on….it’s about time we report to the meeting room…” He stood in front of the door with his back facing Talax and the others. “Well? Let’s go!”
-In the Meeting Room-
“Hey Kaizer! Why are your eyes red?” Kaizer managed a smile at Slasher’s sudden question. “I…just didn’t get enough sleep. Other then that, I’m fine…” Slasher nodded his head. “Good. ‘Cause I’ll need every help I can get…” He turned to address the people gathered in the grand hall. “Fellow friends….I know you bear the remains of a fight, but please, give me a sign if you think you’re fit enough to fight again!”
Everyone raised their hands, regardless of how serious their injury actually was. Slasher nodded his head in satisfaction. “Great…Thank you for your support. Holy will tend to your wounds on her rounds. Potions are also going around. Take 60 of each and get seated at the left when you’re done.” He then turned around to look at Kaizer, Talax, Maxie and Takao. “You guys have enough potions?” They nodded their heads in unison. “Good….get seated at the left.”
“Alright….Now that everyone’s ready, we shall start the briefing….” (A/N: I am lazy to write out the briefing, so I’ll skip to the part where Slasher’s finished with it. You’ll find out what happens later...) “Ok, so everyone’s clear with the plan?” Everyone nodded their heads. “Great…’Freedom Fighters’, let’s go!!”
-Zipangu-
“Kaizer, for the fifteenth time, will you answer us!?” Kaizer spun around and cast a cold glare at Talax. “No, I don’t know where Cerveau is, now will you please shut up!?” Talax held up his hands in defense. “Alright! Alright! I was just asking!” Kaizer shook his head and walked towards the ‘Freedom Fighters’ in the front, not caring whether his friends were giving him odd looks.
Talax’s P.O.V
What is wrong with that guy!? All the while we had been asking ‘Where’s Cerveau’ and he took that long to reply?? Maxie and Takao are also curious to why he’s acting this way…..
Maxie tapped me on the shoulder. “Hey Talax, what’s wrong with Kaizer? If I remember properly, he was crying a few minutes ago and now he’s like this.” I shrugged and motioned for them to keep up with him. I have a feeling that Cerveau’s sudden disappearance has something to do with his attitude right now…
Soon, the sun began to set and we were approaching the ‘Master’s fortress, or headquarters. I would most probably call it my prison. Anyway, Slasher signaled for the four of us to find a way to get in while the others scout. As Takao and Maxie disappeared around the left corner, I went along with Kaizer to the right.
Along the corner, we skidded to a halt and pressed ourselves against the wall. Three soldiers came walking past us, and as it was night-time and our clothes were black, we went by un-noticed. Kaizer pointed upwards, meaning that we were to scale up and over the wall. Nodding as my reply, we effortlessly got over the wall and into the ‘Master’s fortress.
“Slasher, Kaizer here. We are in. I repeat, we are in. Over.” Jeez, I really hate it when he talks like that. It makes everything seem like a movie, when it’s actually a life-and-death situation. The reply soon followed: “Right. Scout for the ‘Master’s quarters. If he’s there, you know what to do. If not, kill the guards at the entrance and open the gate. Over.” Kaizer nodded his head, obviously satisfied with the orders. “C’mon, let’s go.”
We scooted towards the ‘Master’s quarters. His door was locked, but with one furious kick from Kaizer, it unhinged and flew back against the wall. Shows how angry he is right now….We entered the room, taking a tentative step at each time. We looked around, but couldn’t find the ‘Master’. Suddenly, pain struck me in my stomach and I went down on my knees. For a brief second, I caught a glimpse of Kaizer doing the same before blackening out…..
When I woke up, the first thing I realized was that my hands were numb. When I tried moving, they couldn’t budge an inch! Suddenly, a low chuckle came from a dark corner of the room. As my sight got used to the darkened surroundings, I growled out loud when I saw who it was: The ‘Master’.
Kaizer, who had probably woken up earlier then me, was tied up to the wall. Figures to why he’s chained against the wall; if his hands or legs were to be free, you can bet there would be chaos right now. He was glaring angrily at the ‘Master’. “What do you want, Boris?”
The ‘Master’ sniggered as he stepped into the light. “Come now….we are no longer partners…need you address me like that?” Kaizer snarled angrily before spitting at Boris. “Just you wait till I get out of these chains…I’ll do more damage to you!” Amazingly, Boris managed to keep his cool and wipe the spit off his face. “Pfft….I could do even more damage to you right now….internally, of course…” He pulled Kaizer’s chin closer, as if inspecting him. “Who would want to hurt a pretty boy like you?”
You can bet that remark made Kaizer furious beyond his normal temperament. He started shaking uncontrollably and he gritted his teeth tightly, as if venom would spit out once he released it. Boris smirked and turned around. “You can swear all you want. No one will be able to save you now…..Your petty rebellion group is safely within my clutches and Maxie and Takao are in their old homes….” I clenched my fists tightly, trying hard not to burst out in anger.
-Midnight-
Narrative P.O.V
“Damn these chains!” Kaizer glared darkly at Talax from his ‘comfy’ place on the wall. “At least you’re sitting down, right? Swearing isn’t the key to the chains, if you must know!” Talax scowled and sat back against the prison wall. “Well, if you think of something, let me know then!” Kaizer growled at Talax’s sarcasm and tried to kick against the wall repeatedly.
“I wouldn’t try that if I were you. The wall’s a great big slab of cement.” Kaizer’s eyes averted to the door, eyes narrowed. There stood Boris, jangling the keys noisily in his hand. “And the chains….Well, they speak for themselves…” Before walking away, he stood there with his back facing Kaizer and Talax. “Oh, and…my partner’s feeling kinda bored tonight…..Guards!” As if on cue, two guards appeared and strode into the cell and grabbed Kaizer. With miraculous strength, they broke Kaizer from his chains ( in the process suspiciously ripping his shirt apart too)but at the same time, chained his arms with two nylon strings which were glowing a brilliant blue- A sign that it had been coated with powerful magic.
Kaizer stared at the chains and back at Boris. “How did you gain so much magic?” Boris smirked. “My new partner, of course. You’ll meet him soon enough, though…” He threw his head back in laughter as he walked off, howling, “In bed, of course!”
(A/N: My mind’s getting a little screwed at the moment, so please bear in mind that things are not as it seems…Ahahahah…)
For the thousandth time, Kaizer tried guessing what infidel magic was used to coat the nylon strings. No matter how he tried to overcome the strength, the nylon string still stayed intact. “Darn it! I’ve tried every magic I know, even the Forbidden! Why won’t you break!?” No one was there to answer him, as Boris’s guards had left him in the mysterious ‘partner’s sleeping quarters. ‘Besides, who in their right mind would be as sick as Boris to want me for the night…?’
“I would.” Surprised, Kaizer nearly jumped out of his skin and the bed. He turned around to see a white-masked figure whose hair was nearly the same as his, which was a coincidence that could never happen for another era. “Who the heck are you?” The masked figure, as the mask was covering the whole of his face, showed no expression, but a familiar voice spoke. “You can just call me Kei…..or would you prefer ‘Boris’s partner’?”
Kaizer growled angrily at the mention of Boris’s name. “Why did you call for me?” Kei sat on the bed next to Kaizer. “To see how you’ve progressed, of course…..” Seeing the blank look on Kaizer’s face, Kei emphasized further by removing his mask. Kaizer’s eyes widened and he backed away from Kei, dropping of the bed in the end.
“C-c…..Cerveau!!??” Kei laughed and replaced his mask. “Used to be Cerveau….Now I work under the name ‘Kei’….I’m still on the good side, though...Argh!!” Kei went flying 3 feet from where he was as Kaizer tackled him in a painful hug. “OhmigoshIneverthoughtI’dseeyouagainwaitaminute,thendidn’tyouliewhenyousaidyouwouldn’tbewithmewhenthetimecomes?!” (A/N: Translation: Oh mi gosh I never thought I’d see you again. Wait a minute, then didn’t you lie when you said you wouldn’t be with me when the times comes?!)
Kei pried Kaizer off his body and sat back up against the wall. “I did say I wouldn’t be with you, but Time decided to let me join in this fight.” Kaizer raised an eyebrow. “You speak ‘Time’ as if it was a name.” Kei nodded his head. “Yeah…..You know, Time, the all-mighty mage that controls time??” Kaizer nodded thoughtfully. “Ohh….”
Suddenly, Kei tackled Kaizer to the ground and pulled him into a mind-searing kiss. Kaizer, though surprised, did not push him away as then he noticed a vague shadow at the window. He pushed Kei to go further, so as to make the act look real. After a few minutes, the shadow finally went away and Kei pulled away. “Gee…..was that close….” Kaizer smirked as he sat up to face Kei. “Yeah….but couldn’t you warn me first instead of just doing it??”
“Hn….there was no time….Quick, you need to tell me the mission’s briefing…..I’ve only got a few more hours, and I know that Slasher’s briefings can might as well be grand-mother stories….”Kaizer hid back a smile as he took up a seat on the bed next to Kei. “Nah….it’s not too much of a story, but it’s kinda long, as usual….”
-2 in the morning-
“Ok….so that was all?” Kaizer nodded his head as Kei went through the briefing in his head. “Ah…ok….Well, I think I should send you off…..or they’ll suspect that I’m doing you….” Kaizer growled as a slight color came to his cheeks. Kei smirked from behind his mask and pointed at Kaizer’s neck-line, which was covered with ‘love-bites’. “You know very well who was behind the door when I did that to you, so most probably he thinks I’m gonna do more to you….”
With that, he pulled Kaizer near and planted a chaste kiss on his lips. Then, with a snap of his fingers, two guards appeared and grabbed Kaizer roughly by his shoulders. Seeing this treatment, Kei nearly flared up as he stood up and commanded the guards to treat Kaizer kindly as he was still in his quarters. Knowing that there was a flaw in what he said, he accompanied the two guards and Kaizer to Kaizer’s cell.
-4 in the morning-
Kaizer pondered his conversation with Kei, while Talax kept poking Kaizer’s neck asking ‘Is this real?’ Being annoyed and confused at the same time did no good, so in the end Kaizer flopped down onto the floor in frustration.
Suddenly, there were voices outside the cell and the next thing they knew, the two guards outside fell to their knees. The prison door was crushed and flung to one side- all using force. Kaizer looked around expectantly for Slasher and the others, and true enough, Slasher came in and with one swipe, and the chains were cut free. Kaizer rubbed his wrist before standing up. “Thanks Slash…. we owe you one.” Slasher grinned and sheathed his sword. “Nah…just make this as the count I owe your two friends.”
Kaizer’s P.O.V
As he ran off, I saw littleHiff, Slash and b4nSinzz running behind him. They must have had been in the same cell….but who let them out? Suddenly, a war cry interrupted my thoughts as I turned around to see a page running at me. Before I had time to react, another magical force knocked him off his feet.
I turned around to see the blank white mask of Kei. He nodded as a greeting and ran off, presumably to free other ‘Freedom Fighters’. Turning back at Talax, I silently motioned for him to follow me.
We ran towards Boris’s quarters, facing little obstacles along the way. Most of Boris’s soldiers only cared about themselves and were easily defeated. When we got to Boris’s quarters, his room door was left wide open due to the lack of a door. As we peered in, we noticed that he was no where in sight.
“Well, well, well, who do we have here? The world famous mage CeRveAU2332, from Hifo’s puny group, no doubt!” I turned around to see the leader of the guild once known as ‘Fatal’. His evil grin was still there, no doubt, but his level had definitely changed. Talax stood in front of me, whispering, “I handle him….You find Boris.” I opened my mouth to protest, but he shot me a look that meant ‘do-as-I-say-or-else’. Nodding my head, I turned around and ran towards the grand hall where Boris would always be, leaving Talax to deal with the ‘Fatal’ leader.
Talax’s P.O.V
Well, that took care of Kaizer, now to deal with him…..He scowled when he saw Kaizer run off, leaving him with me. “Well, I guess the battle’s with you then….this is going to be easy….” Suddenly, a staff appeared in his hand and he struck several lightning beams at me. Those beams could blind you from a mile! Quickly, I covered my gaze and dodged using instinct. Knocking into the power supply, I ripped the door out and slashed the wires, causing a blackout dark enough for a perfect assassination…
I heard some footsteps and silently back-tracked. Suddenly, a holy beam was blindly cast into my way but I dodged it effortlessly. Cursing and swearing were heard as the rotten priest shouted out for me. Smirking slightly, I walked towards the voice. Thought it was dark, I managed to make out the outline of the priest’s clothes and sent some daggers in his way.
An anguished cry followed by a series of blind magic attacks came my way as the priest was hit by my daggers. I must say, although he is as blind as a bat in the dark, his luck must be quite good. Suddenly, pain shot up my arm as a magical hack came at it. I held in my scream as I noticed the priest coming.
Slipping past him quietly, I slashed at his arm with my dagger. He writhed in pain as he swerved to attack me. Luckily, I blocked it with my dagger, but now, my position was known. He chanted a spell and suddenly, a blast of light came straight in my face!
Staggering around blindly, I knocked against the wall and hit the ground. My eyesight was blinded! Grasping around for my dagger, I stood up and listened to the silence. Suddenly, I heard footsteps coming at me and attacked in that direction. A chilling scream filled the air and I felt something writhing at the point of my dagger. It went limp and slumped to the ground.
Heaving a sigh of relief, I grasped around for the wall and used it as a guide to move around, stopping occasionally to listen out for footsteps. As I moved along the path, something knocked into me and reflexively, I took out my dagger to attack. As my dagger whirled in mid-air, something caught it. “Hold it right there, Talax! It’s me! Maxie!”
I blindly looked in the direction where the voice came from. “M-maxie!? Where are you? Argh….I can’t see….” A hand rested on my shoulder, presumably Maxie’s. “Talax?? What’s wrong? Why aren’t you looking in the right direction?” I rested against the wall as I felt a pair of arms support me. “Cause I can’t see…the damn priest blinded me….” Another voice joined the conversation as someone shifted me to lean against their weight. “Well, aren’t we in a sticky situation, then…”
I smirked upon hearing the voice. “Takao….how were the enemies?” Even though I couldn’t see, I’m sure Takao had a goofy grin on his face. “They were easy, but the boss won’t be…Where’s Kaizer?” I frowned on hearing his name. “I sent him off to find Boris….” I felt another presence come forward. “Who’s the newcomer?”
A small chuckle eroded from the new ‘presence’. “Your senses as sharp as ever, huh, Talax?” I ‘looked’ in the direction of the voice. “Cerveau!?” I held my hand out and it came in contact with something smooth, like fabric. “Being blind’s no fun, huh…” I grinned and let my hand fall to my side. “Yeah…but enough small talk. We need to go after Kaizer!”
~*~
I slammed against the wall as Boris’s sword clashed with my staff. As I tried to get up, Boris kicked me again. Gritting my teeth, I transported to the other side of the hall and hurled a lightning attack at Boris. It hit him, but causing very little damage. In contrast to the many broken bones he had given me, of course….
Getting up was beginning to seem like a chore to me, as I staggered to my feet. My breathing was heavy and bruises were already forming. Boris, on the other hand, was the exact opposite of what I felt. He had a cruel smirk fully in place and his ‘Devil’s Entrance’ (A/N: No such sword….) was stained with blood, no prize for guessing whose…
Suddenly, pain shot through my whole body as unexpectedly, Boris ran up and slammed his sword hilt into my stomach. Flying back against the wall, I scrambled to my feet again and launched a series of magical attacks at him. Amazingly, he only got hit by a few, and it was like flicking toothpicks at an armor. Suddenly, my legs gave way and I slumped to the ground. Breathing getting heavier each second, I tried getting up, each effort in vain.
Boris smirked and walked up to me. Grabbing me by my hair, he raised me up till we were at eye-level. “What made you think you can win in the first place?” He cocked his head to one side, as if thinking of what he had said. “Or rather, what made you think that you could win?”
Suddenly, an ice beam struck Boris and someone grabbed me and pushed us to a darker side of the hall. A shade of red instantly told me who it was. “Talax?” He smiled and touched my face. “Good ta’ still…..see you, buddy……” I smiled but immediately, a thought came into my head. ‘Wait, touch my face!?’ I immediately waved my hand in front of his face, but his eyes never moved, nor did he ever blink. “Talax! What the heck happened to you!?” Talax shushed me immediately. “Ssh! You need to recover…don’t let our cover be blown.”
He placed his hand on the ground. “Hmm….Cerveau’s doing a good job of distracting Boris….” I raised an eyebrow. “Have you seen him lately?” Talax shook his head. “No….but I know he’s working for Boris under the name Kei.” He leant against the wall, eyes dully unmoving. “How long do you think you’ll need to recover?” I shrugged. “Dunno…an hour, I guess…..Talax…are you blind?”
Before Talax could answer, a body was flung in our direction. Reflexively, Talax caught it. My eyes widened when I noticed who it was. “K-kei!?” Kei’s white mask was shattered into two, revealing open wounds. His outfit was heavily torn too. Talax immediately placed his hand near Kei’s nose. “His breathing’s shallow….Shit….Take care of him, I’ll go fight him. Get some rest first.” With that, Talax ran off without any regret to fight Boris.
Narrative P.O.V
“Kei….” Kaizer put his hand on Kei’s shoulder. He tried to hold back his tears, but to no avail. Trying his best to prevent tears from flowing, he shut his eyes. Suddenly, Kaizer felt a light pressure on his hand. He opened his eyes and noticed that Kei had placed his hand on his. His eyes were opened and looking in Kaizer’s direction, his usual steely gaze replaced by a soft look. “Heh…looks like…..I wasn’t ….meant …..to stay…..till…the….battle ended…. How foolish was I…..to think….I could defeat…him?” A smiled formed on his lips for a second and his eyelids closed for a moment, but anyone could see Kei’s internal struggle to keep them open.
By now, Kaizer’s tears were flowing like an endless stream as he listened to Kei’s words. “Heh….Silly boy…why....why do you cry?” Kei removed Kaizer’s hand from his shoulder. “泣かないでください.....私たちが再び会います……” He gently squeezed Kaizer’s hand. “Don’t care….about justice…..you never said…you were a hero to abide….by rules….” Kaizer shook his head, tears falling freely. “Don’t say things like that…You’re not gonna die yet!” He gripped Kei’s hand tightly in both hands. “I need to help Talax in his battle…I will win...You just need to believe in me!”
“And I promise you….I’ll be there to see it…….”
(泣かないでください.....私たちが再び会います means ‘Don’t cry, we’ll meet again)
Kei’s P.O.V
I watched as Kaizer ran off to help Talax. A smile struggled to form on my lips as coldness began to descent on me. I tried to breathe in deeply, only to be overcome by a coughing fit. My eyes began to fail me as blackness shrouded my senses. Ah….so this is how death feels like…..
I began to cough again and finally, rolled over to one side. Somehow, I could still feel the blood trickling from my mouth…. Numbness is beginning to shroud, yet I struggle to keep my thoughts awake….. ‘Kaizer….I……I believe in you….my good brother….’
-Silence-
Narrative P.O.V
Out in the open, Kaizer and Talax were fighting Boris, who was more damaged then they had expected. Now, it was Boris’s turn to be the heavily damaged. His fight with Kei had left his sword half-broken and his shield cut into half by a lightning beam. Never-the-less, he could still put up a good fight with the duo.
Kaizer shot ice beams at Boris while Talax slashed his dagger at him. Boris could not keep up with the impacts and soon, he was flung onto the ground, unable to get up. Suddenly, Kaizer’s stare hardened on Boris, like Raddo’s case. In a flash, Boris was dead, the life strangled out of his body.
Talax pierced his dagger through Boris’s heart. On retrieving his dagger, he noticed Kaizer’s questioning look. “Ah…you know….just to make sure that he’s really dead…” Kaizer nodded his head slowly. “Right…..” Suddenly, a thought popped into his head. “Oh, shit! Kei!!”
“Kei!!” Kaizer’s eyes widened slightly when he noticed Maxie and Takao crowding in front of Kei. Maxie and Takao, upon seeing Talax and Kaizer, nodded their heads slightly and stood up, allowing Kaizer to pass. His (Kaizer) eyes grew big, then began to get watery as he dropped to his knees in front of Kei’s dead-cold body.
Kaizer held in his tears, trying hard not to cry on Kei’s wishes. All his efforts were wasted as he held Kei’s lifeless (not to mention broken) hand in his hands. “You promised…..Why? Why did you have to go??” Maxie and Takao looked away, trying their very hardest not to cry. Talax was impervious to his sight, yet he bowed his head slightly as an acknowledgement to his friend.
Slasher and the others soon came running up, only to stop on seeing the scene before them. By then, they all knew who Kei really was and started to break down. Some magicians bowed their head in respect; others closed their eyes to evoke the pressure of tears. b4ndiitz gathered Slash and b4nSinzz as they cried for their benefactor. littleHiff allowed her emotions to overcome and tears were stained on her face.
Slasher took it in his stride as he walked towards the body of his best friend. He overcame the need to cry as he rested his hand on Kaizer’s shoulder, comforting him silently. An unearthly silence followed by, until Slasher spoke up. “Fellow team mates, today is the day when we defeated Boris…..” His voice became cracked with emotions. “And….the day….that we lost a good friend….Let us all go home……and give Cerveau a…..” Slasher shut his eyes to prevent tears from flowing, yet continued with his speech. “….burial fit for a hero!”
In a few hours, they were all at the front of the ‘Freedom Fighters’ headquarters next to ReiKon’s grave. A short speech was given (courtesy of Slasher) and Kei, better known as CeRveAU2332, the Maple hero, was set on fire, just like how all Maple heroes go.
Spirits were soon lifted as travelers who heard the good news came round to celebrate. Fireworks were shot, and everyone tried to put the past behind them. Kaizer walked a little away from the party and leant back against a tree, admiring the beautiful full moon the night sky had bloomed.
A gust of wind blew, and he felt a new presence. He looked over to the side, and smiled at what he saw. Reina and Rei were together, beaming at him, while a new figure settled in-between them. It was Cerveau, just as he looked before death. Suddenly, Kaizer felt a tap on his shoulder. Turning around, he was surprised to see Talax, Takao and Maxie. “C’mon, Kaizer, the party’s about to start!” Kaizer nodded and smiled slightly. “Ok, ok….I’m coming….”
They grinned happily and pulled him towards the party. From the corner of his eyes, Kaizer saw Reina and Rei waving goodbye at him. He turned back slightly to see only Cerveau standing, and suddenly vanishing. Another gust of wind blew, and this time, Kaizer heard a voice in his ears. ‘I wish you good luck for the future, brother….I can no longer talk to you…..Goodbye…’ Cerveau’s voice faded from his ears and Kaizer looked up to see a cloud cover the full moon. ‘Goodbye, Cerveau…’
‘Goodbye……forever….’
The End
Ahahahaha….I FINALLY FINISHED IT!!!! WOOT!!!! I know it stinks in some parts ‘cause of the plot, but hey! Nothing like reading some trash once in a while! My first 5-part story is completed!!! And it only took 3 months! Woot!
Hehe….I should make a date for this….
This story was completed on the 20th of February of 2007, Tuesday, at 3.07 p.m
Started: November period in 2006
xoxo 6:47 PM
read part 1 , 2 &3 ;x .
maple story part 4MapleStory: Fight for Freedom! Pt4 (Not based on the game)
Tragedy strikes
Back…with the 4th part to the story! It’s been developed quite slowly, as I hardly had any time to write it, but I will try to make the story interesting. Also, you might find more song lyrics in here then the other parts cause’ I was fooling around with music….ahehe…
Also….swearing is in the story right now and WILL not be censored…
Onward with the story!
Kaizer’s P.O.V
-4 in the morning-
Once again, I’m stuck bunking with my good ol’ friend, Talax, in the same room. Meh, don’t worry. I’m not sleeping with him. Not that I’d want to, anyway…I was facing the dresser mirror, thinking about all that had happened ranging from the day I came until last night…..So much had changed since then. The ‘Freedom Fighters’ seemed more alert and independent now…Last time, it would always be Raddo ordering around people, but now, they seem to think about the mission first before accepting it.
I wonder, however, is this change a good one? I mean, if they start thinking clearly, their thoughts might somehow twist and they’ll join the ‘Master’. Meh…I’m thinking to deeply into this…Luckily, I’ve got something that can help me past my time….My Ipod! Then again, I thought wrong when I flipped through the songs. ‘Boring….boring…hey-no, still boring….ugh…’ I finally placed it on the dresser with disgust. “Man….I really need to start updating…”
I sighed in defeat. I took out a piece of paper and a pencil and started writing. Pretty soon, I was done and I went over what I had written. ‘Hey….I have read this before…’ Suddenly, a tune came into my mind and I widened my eyes slowly. “No……way….”
It was the song I had made when I met my first girlfriend! ‘How did it get back into my mind!?’ Suddenly, it struck me: Today would have been our 10th anniversary….if she hadn’t died, that is….Tears strung my eyes. ‘Shit…. Reina….’ Wiping the tears forming in my eyes, I took out my guitar (Yes, I did have a guitar when I came…Don’t ask why, anyway…) and headed towards the rooftops, a place where I knew I could play and sing in silence.
-The rooftops-
I looked up at the sky as I stepped out. I had been so busy ‘fighting’ crime that I had forgotten all about today…I sat down by the side, so that no one could see me immediately if they were to come out. I strummed a few notes, and thankfully, the guitar was still in tune. ‘Ok…Reina, wherever you are….this is for you…my love.’
{An empty street,
An empty house,
A hole inside my heart.}
{I'm all alone.
The rooms are getting smaller.}
{I wonder how,
I wonder why,
I wonder where they are.}
{The days we had,
The songs we sang together.}
{Oh, yeah.}
{And oh, my love.
I'm holding on forever
Reaching for a love that seems so far…}
{So, I say a little prayer.
And hope my dreams will take me there.}
{Where the skies are blue.
To see you once again,
My love.}
{Over seas and coast to coast.
Find the place I love the most.}
{Where the fields are green.
To see you once again...}
{My love…}
{I try to read,
I go to work,
I'm laughin' with my friends.}
{But I can't stop,
To keep myself from thinking.}
{Oh, no.}
{I wonder how,
I wonder why,
I wonder where they are.}
{The days we had,
The songs we sang together.}
{Oh, yeah.}
{And oh, my love.
I'm holding on forever
Reaching for a love that seems so far}
{So, I say a little prayer.
And hope my dreams will take me there.}
{Where the skies are blue.
To see you once again,
My love.}
{Over seas and coast to coast.
Find the place I love the most.}
{Where the fields are green.
To see you once again...}
{To hold you in my arms.
To promise you my love.}
{To tell you from the heart,
You're all I'm thinking of.}
{I'm reaching for the love that seems so far…}
{Over seas and coast to coast.
Find the place I love the most.}
{Where the fields are green.
To see you once again...}
{My love…}
(A/N: Not made up by me….Westlife’s ‘My love’)
“Ne, Kaizer….I didn’t know you knew how to play the guitar…” I turned around abruptly, to see Rei standing there. “Rei? What are you doing out here so early?” Rei shrugged. “Dunno….Just couldn’t sleep….Ne, Kaizer…..did you write that song?” I smiled sadly. “Yeah….for my girlfriend.” Rei looked quizzically at me. “B-but…I…..” Suddenly, his puzzled look turned enraged. “You’re cheating on your girlfriend! Why I ought to…” He took a few steps towards me, his wand ready to issue a strike.
I chuckled lightly, stood up and pulled him towards me. “Silly…she’s gone…” Rei’s look softened and looked up at me, surprised. “Gone….as in…dead?” I nodded, trying hard not to cry in front of him. “Oh….I’m sorry…” I shook my head, patting his head in the process. “Don’t be….Rightfully, by now; I should have been over it…” I sighed deeply. “Maybe it’s because you remind me of her….”
“Oh? In what way?” I looked at him, amused. “You sure are one curious little kitty, aren’t you?” Rei pouted. “Tell me!” I ruffled his hair affectionately. “In time….” I pushed him away gently. “Get some rest while you still can. We have a big mission to do….” With that, I left him standing there with his troubled look. Man, am I messing up this relationship…
Back in my room, I placed my guitar at one side and took up my seat at the dresser. Suddenly, Talax, who was still in my bed, turned over and looked at me, a smirk fully in place. “You remembered what today was, didn’t you?” I looked at him, surprised. “H-how? How do you know about today?” Talax scowled. “Don’t forget…Reina was my friend too….Well? What happened?” I sighed and ran my hand through my hair. “This is all messed up….I’m supposed to be in love with Rei…but is it only because he resembles Reina?” Talax got out of bed immediately. “Look, you should have gotten over it by now! You cannot dwell on the past! She’s been gone for 10 years….Why can’t you get it!?”
I stood up abruptly, making Talax take a step back cautiously. “Can’t get it!!?? Look, to you, she was a friend, but she was…my life! When she died, I was devastated! My life was gone! My light in the darkness faded away! You don’t know how upsetting it was to me!” I stepped towards him, whereas he stepped backward, obviously being cautious. “I’m sick and tired of living in the past! But every time I try to forget, she reappears in my mind again! You don’t know how agonizing this is to me, so fuck off!”
Talax raised his two hands in defense. “Ok, ok! You don’t need to take it all out on me! Save some of that anger for the punk who killed her!” I growled angrily, all anger on Talax dissipating. “Master’…..” I immediately grabbed Talax’s wrist and dragged him towards the meeting room. “C’mon, I’m not going to wait any longer….”
At the meeting room, I hastily scribbled down a note as Talax prepared to open the gateway to the Master’s fortress. Just as we were about to leave, a voice stopped us. “K-kaizer?? Talax?? What are you guys doing?” We turned around to see Rei, littleHiff, Slash and b4nSinzz step into the meeting room. “Why are you guys going to the Master’s headquarters without alerting Slasher?” I growled. “Look, this is adults’ business. Stay out of it.” Slash suddenly took his sword out of its hilt. “You’re going back, aren’t you?”
Rei looked at me, frightened and with tears forming in his eyes. “You’re l-leaving….to go back to the ‘Master’?” I walked towards him. “Rei…” Suddenly, he burst into tears. The others backed away as I approached him, but their hands rested on their weapons. “Rei…listen…” I tried to hug him, but the next thing I knew, Rei had raised his hand and slapped me. My hand immediately went up to my reddening cheek as I stared disbelievingly at him. “I…I hate you!” He turned and ran out of the door; leaving me and the others in the room…..This all seems too familiar to me….
{Flashback}
“I hate you!”
“Wait…Reina!”
“…*pant*…Reina!”
“Hehe…looks like you’re in time to see your sweetheart die, isn’t that right, Kaizer?”
“Boris! Get away from Reina, you bastard!”
“Heh…”
“God no-REINA!”
“Life will never be fair, Kaizer…In time we’ll meet again, and you will be by my side at that time…”
{End Flashback}
“Oh god….Rei!” I dashed out of the room to look for him. Running along the corridor, I managed to catch a glimpse of him as he ran towards the exit of the ‘Freedom Fighters’ headquarters. “Rei!” I tried to teleport as I ran, but he was quicker then me. Soon, he was out of my sight and fearing the worst, I tried to go faster….
When I got outside of the ‘Freedom Fighters’ headquarters, something I saw made me stop dead in my tracks. “B-b….Boris!?” The purple-haired warrior smirked. “You mean ‘Master’….All this seems too familiar…I holding your loved one, you standing there like a helpless fool…” He had his sword at Rei’s chest! “Boris! Don’t! Please….” Boris snickered. “Oh? The great hero is begging for forgiveness? Unheard of!” Suddenly, Rei dropped to his feet; life seeped out of him in a flash.
My eyes widened. “Rei….” I dropped down on my knees. “God no….Rei…” Boris snorted and sheathed his sword. “Rule number one, Kaizer, never have any emotional attachments to anyone…” He looked down at Rei’s lifeless from at his feet. “It’s a shame to kill him…Oh well, life’s not perfect….I’m sure you understand that…” Suddenly, a fire arrow was shot at him! He evaded it quickly, and grabbed his sword out of his hilt. “Who’s there!? Come out if you dare!”
littleHiff, b4nSinzz and Slash stepped out of the headquarters. Their weapons were out and ready for battle. Gathering up my act, I stood up and clenched my fists, making a resounding ‘Crack!’ Electrical energy soon began to heat up the atmosphere as my rage consumed all other emotions. Boris smirked on seeing this. “Hah! Looks like I am teaching you something….” Suddenly, he threw a flash bomb which blinded us for a few seconds. By the time we were able to see things clearly, he was gone.
Narrative P.O.V
Kaizer, Slash and b4nSinzz ran towards Rei while littleHiff went back in, presumably to call for help. Slash was furious at Kaizer for what had happened and was about to lash it out when b4nSinzz stopped him. Pointing at Kaizer, Slash then understood. Tears were dripping from the hero’s face as he cradled his lifeless love in his arms.
Talax came rushing out with littleHiff, followed by Slasher and b4ndiitz. Slash and b4Sinzz stepped away to let the adults through. littleHiff waited at the side, though you could see how worried she was.
“Kaizer….” Those who were close enough could hear Kaizer’s soft sobs. “Why…..He had a future to live….Why him….?” Talax kneeled down beside his friend and looked sadly at Rei. He used his hand to close Rei’s eyes. He tried to comfort his friend, but deep within his heart, he knew the only one who could get him through this was Kaizer’s other half: Cerveau.
Slasher managed to get Kaizer to bring Rei into the building as it was beginning to rain. As they hurried to build a proper coffin to bury Rei in with, Kaizer and Talax sat quietly beside the grand table, which Rei’s body had been placed on. Kaizer muttered a few verses and suddenly, Rei’s skin began to glow, and as suddenly it came, it vanished. “You…made sure the body wouldn’t decompose, didn’t you?”
“……” That was the only response that came from Kaizer. His head was bowed and Talax could see that he was crying. A bright light surrounded Kaizer suddenly, and when it died down, Talax gaped at what he saw.
“C-cerveau?” Cerveau nodded his head grimly. He looked over at Rei and back at Kaizer. “H-how did you separate from him?” Cerveau smiled slightly. “Only you and him can see and hear me….I’m not actually separated from him…” He hugged Kaizer from behind comfortingly and rested his head on Kaizer’s. “Gomenasai, Rei….” Suddenly, soft music could be heard throughout the grand hall. Kaizer rose his head, his face stained with tears. “This…….this is…” Cerveau smiled gently. “Sshh….listen carefully….”
{What I thought wasn’t mine}
{In the light
was one of a kind,}
{A precious pearl}
{When I wanted to cry}
{I couldn’t cause’ I
wasn’t allowed}
{Gomenasai for everything
Gomenasai, I know I let you down}
{Gomenasai till the end
I never needed a friend}
{Like I do now…}
{What I thought wasn't all
so innocent}
{Was a delicate doll
of porcelain}
{When I wanted to call you
and ask you for help}
{I stopped myself}
{Gomenasai for everything
Gomenasai, I know I let you down}
{Gomenasai till the end
I never needed a friend}
{Like I do now…}
{What I thought was a dream,
a mirage}
{Was as real as it seemed
A privilege}
{When I wanted to tell you
I made a mistake}
{I walked away}
{Gomenasai, for everything}
{Gomenasai, Gomenasai,}
{Gomenasai}
{I never needed a friend,
Like I do now…}
{Gomenasai, I let you down}
{Gomenasai, Gomenasai},
{Gomenasai till the end
I never needed a friend}
{Like I do now…}
Kaizer looked back at Cerveau. “Why….?” Cerveau ruffled Kaizer’s hair gently. “Think about the song lyrics…” Kaizer thought about it, and his eyes widened slightly. Then, he turned back to look at Cerveau. “Huh…” Cerveau smirked. “Heh, you’ve figured it out already? That was fast…” Kaizer frowned, but lightened up considerably. “Thanks for trying to cheer me up, anyway…”
He (Kaizer) turned back to look at Rei. “Rei….I’m sorry…” He leaned forward and kissed Rei lightly on the forehead. “Gomenasai…” Talax smiled sadly as he stroked Rei hair. “Good kid…he’ll go up, unlike us….” Cerveau came forward and kissed Rei’s hand lightly. “Goodbye, Rei….” He turned towards Kaizer, who was looking straight back at him. “So…are you over it?”
Kaizer shrugged. “Depends…” Cerveau smiled and hugged him. “See ya…” A white flash blinded Talax for a moment, but when it disappeared, there was only Kaizer in the room other then him. “Where did Cerveau go?”
“Back within me….” At that point of time, Slasher, Slash and littleHiff came walking into the grand hall, holding the coffin. “Kaizer…you feeling better now?” Kaizer nodded his head and motioned for them to put Rei into the coffin. “Erm…I have one favour to ask….” Slasher raised an eyebrow. “And the favour is…?”
“After we bury him….can we put something like a makeshift tombstone there?” Slasher nodded his head. “Yeah, sure….” Kaizer smiled. “Thanks….”
-6 in the morning-
Kaizer stood in front of the tombstone. Everyone had gone back into the building as it was raining, but he stood there, getting drenched. On the tombstone, he had carved in ‘xXxReiKonxXx 1995 – 2013 Good friend and good kid. We wish you peace in afterlife.’ Kaizer smiled sadly as he put a bouquet of flowers in front of it. “Rei…I know it’s a bit late to say the following, but….You asked in what way were you similar to Reina……Well, you….are exactly like her, looks and all….” He rested his hand on the tombstone. “Even the way you died was the same….”
“Kaizer, it’s about time you came back in. Slasher won’t stand you getting sick.” Kaizer turned to see Talax with littleHiff next to him. “In a minute…” He took one last final look at the tombstone before returning back to the building with Talax and littleHiff. ‘Don’t worry, Rei…..and Reina….I will avenge you…’
“Hey, dude! You’re soaked! I will not stand for you getting sick! Get dried now!” Kaizer winced at Slasher’s loud voice. “Chill, Slasher, it’s only a little rain…*Achoo*” Slasher wringed. “Gak! He’s getting sick!” He pushed Kaizer towards the showers quickly. “Talax, a little help???” Talax smirked. “Nah….I told you, Slasher won’t stand for you getting sick.”
-20 minutes later-
“See? Now you’re all squeaky clean!” Kaizer scowled at that remark made by Slasher and shook his head furiously, sending water-drops at everyone within a 2-metre distance. “Kaizer!!” Kaizer smirked. “That’s for pushing me into the showers!” b4ndiitz protested, “But what has it to do with us?” Kaizer snickered. “Cause’ you guys didn’t help me…..Now if you excuse me, I need to change….” He teleported back to his own room immediately, avoiding weird looks at why he was only covered with a towel.
Kaizer’s P.O.V
“Curse that Slasher for making me look like a fool….” I muttered as I hurriedly pulled a sweater over my head. Then, grabbing my sliver wrist guards, I dashed out of the room to look for Slasher and the rest.
When I found them in the meeting room, Slasher grinned and waved for me to hurry over. “Ok….now that play-time’s over, we need to get down to more troubling matters…” The projector cranked up and started displaying pictures of ‘Master’. “This ugly guy you see here is the ‘Master’, his real name still remains unknown. He has been last spotted in his fortress a few hours ago. Since time is running against us, we should strike now. There cannot and must not be any slip-ups, is that clear?”
We nodded our heads in unison, not needing him to explain further. We had gone over the procedure, so we were fully aware of the consequences if we failed. “Good. Holy will lead Team Alpha into the fortress, while littleHiff and Team Beta will watch out for any guards. Kaizer and Talax, you guys infiltrate the ‘Master’s quarters. If he’s there, you have the rights to kill him. Alright! Now that everyone’s clear with the plan, let’s go!”
Suddenly, the screen went fuzzy and became blank. A booming laughter went through the speakers. “Foolish Crusader, your plans are but a mere threat to me!” Boris’s face suddenly was displayed on the screen. I growled angrily and clenched my fists. Talax laid a hand on my shoulder. “Chill, Kaizer…” Slasher stared at the screen in disbelief. “The ‘Master’!? But how??” Boris (‘Master’) smirked. “I have eyes and ears everywhere….Now, my fellow minions! Attack!”
Suddenly, three-quarters of the ‘Freedom Fighters’ lunged at b4ndiitz and Slasher! Immediately, Talax and I sprang into action. We defended b4ndiitz and Slasher while littleHiff and her gang fought off the oncoming force. The whole place was in chaos. Every follower that was lesser then level 60 were followers of the ‘Master’! Holy healed and fought with littleHiff and the others. Talax and I were forced into a small corner with Slasher and b4ndiitz when suddenly, a whistle was heard.
Talax looked back at me. “D-did…you just hear what I heard?” I nodded my head. “It sounded like…” Suddenly, the soldiers surrounding us were drawn towards a new threat. We took that to our advantage and attacked them until they were unconscious. “Yo! How did you guys end up in this messed-up shit??” Talax and I spun back at the familiar voice. “Maxie!?” Maxie grinned. “Yeah! That’s my name!” He shot an arrow at a few oncoming attackers. The arrow split into two, those two arrows split into four, eight, sixteen until it reached the attackers. Immediately, they were paralyzed and couldn’t move.
Suddenly, a spear knocked them into a few others. The figure holding the spear came into view and stood beside Maxie. Talax’s jaw unhinged. “T-takao!?” Takao nodded his head vigorously. “Yeah…It’s me, alright!” Suddenly, Takao’s spear shot through Talax and I. We moved to the side, the spear narrowly missing our bodies. It drove through an enemy that had sneaked up behind us while we were talking. “Ok, less talk, more fighting!”
Finally, we managed to fight off the minions of the ‘Master’. As Slasher and the rest either tied up the survivors or dump the dead, we (Talax, Maxie, Takao and I) sat in a corner to figure things out. “How did you guys know that we were here?” Takao stared at Talax, surprised. “We didn’t know! We just heard the sound of a battle and decided to alert them that we were joining!” I rolled my eyes. ‘Typical of Takao to say that…’ Maxie pointed at Talax and I. “How did you guys end up here, anyway?”
I smirked and leaned against the wall. “Long story short, I escaped from the ‘Master’, joined the ‘Freedom Fighters’, saved Talax later, defeated the damn apprentice of the ‘Master’ who coincidentally was the leader of ‘Freedom Fighters’, fought the minions of the ‘Master’ who were supposedly followers of the ‘Freedom Fighters’ when you guys suddenly decided to pop by and say ‘hi’…”
Maxie nodded his head slowly, trying to get the information processed into his brain. By the look on Takao’s face, I’d say his brain decided to hang up on him a few minutes ago. Talax waved his hand at Takao’s face and he caught it, out of reflex. “Heh…at least your reflexes are still working…”
“Hey Kaizer, who are these guys?” I looked at Slasher, who had finally noticed Maxie and Takao. “They are my friends, Maxie and Takao. Maxie is a crossbow-man and Takao is a DK, or dragon-knight.” The said people beamed at Slasher, who in turn, smiled back. “Welcome to the ‘Freedom Fighters’ HQ. I have a question…” Maxie nodded his head once, a sign that meant the former could continue. “Will you guys be helping us out?”
“Yeah….especially since our friends are in it…Hey, you did say this was the ‘Freedom Fighters’ HQ, right?” Slasher nodded his head. “Well, then where’s Hiff?” Slasher, Talax and I exchanged looks. “Erm…you mean hifotrau7r?” Maxie shook his head. “No, I mean her daughter, littleHiff. I know that hifotrau7r’s dead. The son of a bitch Raddo killed her.” Slasher, slightly shaken at Maxie’s colourful vocabulary, motioned for littleHiff to come over.
“….Uncle Maxie? What are you doing here?” Maxie’s smile grew bigger upon hearing littleHiff calling him. “Hey lil’ Hiff, how have you been?” littleHiff smiled slightly. “Other then losing both parents and suffering the loss of a friend….Yeah, I’m fine….Are you going to fight with us?” Maxie ruffled her hair affectionately. “Of course…. I will help you. Your friends are my friends, remember?”
littleHiff nodded her head. “Yeah, I remember….I need to go help the others, so see you later, Uncle Maxie.” She went off to help Slash remove a mass of people. Maxie turned back to see Talax and I staring amusedly at him. “What?” I shook my head. “Nothing…other then the fact you made littleHiff smile! I can’t believe that you are the only person, other then Hifo, to make her smile!”
Maxie shrugged. “I am her uncle, what would you expect?” I sighed. “Ok…you don’t get the point…So just act like I never said that sentence.” Maxie smiled. “Ok…whatever…” Takao nudged me with the butt of his spear. “Hey….why do you look so gloomy?” Before I could reply, Talax cut in abruptly. “Guys, this is Kaizer. Not Cerveau, so what other look do you think Kaizer has?” Takao and Maxie raised an eyebrow at the same time. “Oh? Then where’s Cerveau?”
“Right here.” I looked behind Maxie and Takao. “Cerveau! Next time tell me before you zap out of my body!” Cerveau shrugged and took a seat next to me. “Hey guys, how have you been?” Maxie gaped while Takao stared at him. Finally, the latter (Takao) prodded Cerveau with the end of his spear. Cerveau caught it before it could hit him. “Watch where you put that thing! I am real, so don’t even think about trying to poke your spear through me!”
Maxie snapped out of his daze and smiled. “Heh! That’s the Cerveau I know!” He looked at me, then back at Cerveau. “Ok…if you guys are out here at the same time, how are we going to differentiate you guys?” Cerveau rolled his eyes. “Look at our eye colour, of course. Mine’s aquamarine blue, while his is amethyst purple.” Maxie pouted. “Isn’t there anything else that will be able to differentiate you from Kaizer?”
Cerveau sighed in exasperation, making me snigger. He shot me an angry glare, which I returned easily. “Maxie, that’s the only difference between us…Sorry, but I can’t help you any further….. You, wipe that smirk off your face or else…” I smirked yet again. “What would you do? I’m sure you wouldn’t hurt your own-Mmph!” Cerveau withdrew back, a smirk fully in place. “I’d do that….Happy?” A blush spread across my cheeks as I glared angrily at him. Talax was laughing his head off while Takao and Maxie were looking amusedly at me.
“Y’know, Cerveau, Reina and Rei would kill you for flirting with Kaizer….” Cerveau shrugged. “He and I are one, so what’s the difference? He’s my heroic side, while I’m the bad ass and smart self.” Talax nodded his head thoughtfully. “Good point…” He slapped Kaizer playfully on the shoulder. “Sorry, bud, but I can’t help you further…” Kaizer scowled. “Shut up….Cerveau, get back inside me before you wear out my internal magic…” Cerveau rolled his eyes. “Whatever…” He disappeared, leaving the four of us alone.
“Hey Uncle Maxie…” Maxie turned around to see littleHiff looking at him. “Yes, lil’Hiff?” littleHiff looked at Slasher then back at him. “Slasher wants you guys to rest...We might get attack by the ‘Master’ again…If he doesn’t, we will attack him tomorrow…” Maxie nodded his head. “Alright…” He hugged littleHiff tenderly. “Have a good rest, ok?” littleHiff nodded her head. “Will do, Uncle….See ya…”
“Aww….how touching….” Maxie glared at Talax. littleHiff had went off, and we were the only ones left in the grand hall. “You heard what she said….we need to get some rest…” I nodded my head and stood up. “Yeah….come to my sleeping quarters, I’ve got something to tell you guys….it’s about the ‘Master’.”
To be continued…..
Muahahaha…..a cliff hanger! pt5 will be developed quite slowly, so you might as well expect it to be finished by the June hols!
And Cerveau doesn’t love love Kaizer, just brotherly love, so you guys can put away your criticism for thinking that I’m putting the two together
Next up: MapleStory: Fight for Freedom pt5!
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read part 1 &2 ! ;x .
maple story part 3MapleStory: Fight for Freedom! Pt3 (NOT based on the game)
Betrayal
Ok…basically, I had writer’s block...and my MS Word wasn’t working right, so this chapter’s going to be kind of boring….but there’s still the fight of Cerveau/Kaizer and Talax versus ‘Master’!
The changes of scene go like this, if you have forgotten…
~*~ means change of scene and person’s P.O.V
…P.O.V means the person’s Point Of View, which means that you have to see the scene through their view.
Onward with the story!
(Start with Cerveau/Kaizer’s P.O.V)
Great…I was sleep-deprived for a whole night…Somehow, I had a weird feeling that someone had been watching me and Talax that night…Anyway; I whacked Talax on the head to get him up. Immediately, he got up and went into battle-stance, eyes half-closed.
“Hiya! Take that, you dumb intruder!” He swung his hand at me and I casually stepped to the side. Unfortunately for him, a metal bed-post now stood in his path and his hand made a painful meeting with it. Next thing I knew, my eardrums were on the verge of bursting and Talax was screaming his voice hoarse. I created a magical barrier that confined his scream in his area. “You done auditioning for the opera house yet?”
Talax looked at me angrily, trying to soothe his hand at the same time. I smirked. “Well, at least you’re awake…” Talax muttered something in some foreign language before standing up and shooting a death-glare at me. I countered it with my amused smirk. He dug his free hand into his pocket before producing a small tin of…..green stuff. Sensing my confused and disgusted look, Talax chortled before applying some on his hand. “It helps to quicken the recovery of the internal bleeding. As a chief bandit, I think I’ll need my hand to fight, don’t cha’ think?” I rolled my eyes. “Whatever….we need to meet Raddo in 10 minutes, so hurry up.” Talax mock saluted. “Aye aye, Captain Kaizer!”
I raised an eyebrow. “Kaizer?” Talax snorted. “Yeah…as in….the name you went through when you were out rescuing people?” I scratched my head. “Truth be told….I don’t remember much about my life before the ‘Master’ captured me….All I remember is promising myself that I’d get out.” Talax raised an eyebrow. “Oh….” He replaced the small tin and walked towards me. “Well? The pig’s waiting, remember?”
In the meeting room, I averted my gaze from the others, especially Raddo’s. Slasher came up to me with a confused look. “Dude…your hair’s a mess! What, you didn’t sleep well?” I shook my head, trying my hardest to smile. “Nah....I just didn’t sleep…” Glancing at Raddo’s smirk and Hifo and b4ndiitz’s disgusted looks, I added, “Of course, I’d like to ask how you can sleep well if you are sleeping on the chair?” For a weird reason, Raddo’s smirk didn’t disappear. I had a funny feeling that something wasn’t right…
Slasher seemed alright with my explanation. “Ok Cerv, but one reminder…” He ruffled my hair playfully. “Try not to look like a lion!” We both shared a short laugh before an irritating person interrupted with a cough. We turned towards Raddo, who seemed pleased at catching our attention. “Well, now that the pleasant stuff is over, let’s get on with business…”
The projector cranked up and it started displaying pictures of the ‘Master’s headquarters. “Since the ‘Master’ is currently within our capturing-range, we should strike him as fast as possible. Now that Talax is with us, he can lead us through the building. After our last mission, I have considered that Cerveau should be our bait, so he is unfit to lead the operation. Instead, Slasher and b4ndiitz will lead…Is that clear Cerveau?”
Hmm…what would be fitting? Raddo dying because of frostbite, or lighting? Oh…did he just call me? I looked at Talax, who was giving me look no.215, where I’m made to be bait for something and at the same time, supposed to be humiliated. Raddo asked again. “Is that clear, Kai-Cerveau?” Upon hearing what was supposed to be my name, doubts began to surface in my head, but I manage to reply, “Yes.” I shifted my gaze to Talax, who was looking at Raddo with his death-glare. “Erm, listen…Talax and I left something back in the room, so we are just going to retrieve it…” I pulled Talax out of the room and we began a little walk throughout the ‘Freedom Fighters’ headquarters.
“Did you hear what he nearly called you?” I nodded slightly. “How the heck does he know?” Talax shrugged. “Maybe he was doing some research about you…Or maybe…” The same thought appeared in both our heads. We stopped abruptly and looked at each other, then back at the meeting room. “Is it even possible?” I looked back at Talax hesitantly. “Well….maybe…but…why would Raddo do that?” Talax leaned back, obviously thinking hard. “Well…there’s always the possibility of the ‘Master’ taking over the world and his henchmen controlling some parts…” Suddenly, an idea struck me and a devious smile crept to my lips. “Hmm…let’s take a walk to Raddo’s room…” Sensing the idea behind it, Talax slapped my shoulder lightly. “You little sneak….”
“Lift me just a little higher….That’s it…..Ok, got it!” Talax heaved a big sigh of relief and released me. “Whew! Did you know that you’re kinda light?” I scowled and went into Raddo’s room. We had just disabled the security cameras and the lock to his room. “So says the others who have carried me…” Talax smiled slightly at my retort. “At least I didn’t say you were heavy…..Holy mother of….!”
Talax’s eyes widened and his jaw went slack, as mine did a few seconds ago. I grabbed the papers pinned onto the board. “These….are the papers that were sent around to us a few months ago! How did Raddo get them!?” Talax went over to the table and leafed through a few papers. “Hell…these were the plans the ‘Master’ showed me just a few days ago! They were meant for his best apprentice!” We both looked at each other, the truth hitting us like a thunderbolt.
“So…you’ve found out, eh?” We turned towards the door, where now stood Raddo. Anger slowly took over my confusion and my hands crackled with electrical energy. “So you’re gonna lead the ‘Freedom Fighters’ to their doom, just like that?” Raddo snickered. “Pitiful…so you still haven’t seen the errors of your ways….Resistance is futile; I learnt that a few years ago…” Raddo smirked. “Now you two should learn your lessons…” Talax brought out his daggers. “Bring it on, then…”
“I wouldn’t do that if I were you….redhead.” Talax growled. “And why wouldn’t I?” Raddo smirked again. “Because then someone will get hurt….and it won’t be me….” He stepped aside, revealing his daughter…and Rei!
I stared disbelievingly at littleHiff. “So…you work for your father?” She shrugged, as if to be uncaring, but I could see the despair in her eyes. Raddo probably forced her into this…..
I looked over at Raddo angrily. “What about Hifo? You don’t care about her anymore?” Raddo shrugged uncaringly. “She’s just a pawn in this game…” I growled angrily, this time clenching my fists tightly to control my power. Over at the side, Talax tried to keep his fury at check and walked over to me. I unclenched my fists, hoping my anger had dissipated. I stared at Raddo square in the eyes. “Let Rei go. He has nothing to do with us.”
Raddo chortled. “Oh? You’re wrong, my dear hero. The ‘Master’ wants him...I don’t know why, but as it’s his order, I will obey it.” An amused smirk managed to appear on my face. “So if he were to ask you to jump into a pit of Crimson Balrog weapon-less, you’ll do it?”
Raddo scowled. “That would be utterly ridiculous. The ‘Master’ would not think of that…” He shoved littleHiff roughly towards us. Talax scowled even more. “You shouldn’t be treating littleHiff like that!” Raddo pointed his staff at us. “Shut up! I can treat her however I like!” Damn, this guy was getting on my nerves. Seeing chains in littleHiff’s hands, I grudgingly held my hands out, as did Talax. She chained Talax before hesitantly hovering over to me. Her lips formed the word ‘Help’ before chaining my hands and returning to her father’s side.
When she turned to look at me, I nodded slightly before returning my gaze to Raddo. “What about Rei?” Raddo snickered. “I gave him a dose of Substance ZP0-1221….But since I can’t carry him…” He gave Rei, who couldn’t move, a hard push and sent him (Rei) flying towards us. I tried to stop him using my magic, but somehow they seemed to fail! Rei came crashing towards us, sending the three of us to the ground. Raddo snickered yet again. “Oh, and have I mentioned that those chains prevent you from using your skills?.....We’ll come back for you three later…”
The door closed behind him, leaving the three of us trapped in the room. Talax shouted at the closed door, “Don’t even bother!” I frowned. “He can’t hear you. The door’s at least 2 feet thick.” Talax crossed his legs in a sitting position, while I sat with Rei in my lap. “What does the ‘Master’ want with him, anyway?” I shrugged. “Right now I think we should be concerned about these chains….”
Talax grinned. “Have no fear! Talax the Lock Picker is here!” He reached for a skeleton key hidden in his boot and tried to pick the lock of the chains. Suddenly, an electrical current shot out and up his hand, making him drop the key. “Ach! There’s magic flowing through these damn chains!” Rei smiled slightly at Talax’s antics, while I let out a small chuckle.
Talax pouted when he heard my chuckle. “Wah! Kaizer finds it funny when I get hurt…*sniff*” I slapped him lightly behind his head. “Stop calling me ‘Kaizer’, and it is funny, after all….” I looked down at Rei, who looked back at me with his pitiful eyes. “What would the ‘Master’ want with you, anyway?” Talax looked at Rei. “Hmm…do you know that the ‘Master’ is a…..ahem…” I nodded, knowing what the ‘ahem’ was for. Talax nodded and continued. “Well, maybe he saw Rei and wants him as his….you know….” I growled. “He better not want him as his boy toy!”
Rei looked up at me, clearly surprised. Talax petted him on his head. “Hehe….Rei has a protective lover, no?” Rei blushed, while I glared at Talax. He shrugged. “What? Am I not stating the truth?” I growled lowly. “Shut the hell up and try to think of a way out!”
-2 hours later-
“Damn these chains!” Suddenly, the door whizzed open and Raddo stood there, in his pitiful glory-pose. He smirked on seeing us still chained up. “So…the ‘Great Hero’ isn’t so great after all…” littleHiff came into the room and half-dragged, half-pushed us out, her helpless look never once leaving my sight. Outside, I saw a dreadful sight. Slasher , b4ndiitz, HolyPhoenixX and along with the other ‘Freedom Fighters’ were chained together. As I looked around, I noticed that Hifo wasn’t there. I shot an angry look at Raddo. “Where’s Hifo?”
Raddo didn’t reply, instead, he chained us together with the rest and led us out of the building and into one of the ‘Master’s big jets. Inside, Slasher glanced over at me, then back at the others. “Well, looks like all we’ve worked for is gone…” Slash stared disbelievingly at his father. “Dad! How could you say that?” b4nSinzz nodded her head. “Yeah, Dad, you shouldn’t give up just yet…”
Slasher looked at his kids with a sad smile, then turned his attention to me. “How did he capture you?” I pointed at Rei, the same time saying, “A little blackmail goes a long way…” Slasher half-smirked, half-grinned. “You like him, don’t you?” I frowned. “Now is not the time…Where’s Hifo?”
“Gone.” I turned towards b4ndiitz, whose eyes were welling up with tears. “He was talking with her and the next thing we knew, he had…killed her.” The last two words were hard to make out, as b4ndiitz released a sob as she said them. Slasher tried to comfort her. “Ssh…Hifo never did deserve him....at least now she is in a good place…”
I cursed under my breath. “That Raddo is….inhumane!” I found myself shaking uncontrollably, electrical energy moving throughout my body. Talax made a grab for Rei as my eyes glowed red and the next thing I knew, I had broken out of my chains and electrical energy was crackling in the atmosphere.
Slasher whistled. “Woah….” I smirked and using my magic, broke the others free of the chains. Holy brought out her staff. “When I get to that miserable midget, I’m gonna…” I cut her off immediately. “Forget it. The only one that is going to face him is me.” Hearing the coldness in my tone, no one dared to protest. I stepped towards the metal door, only to be stopped by Talax and Slasher.
I growled. “You heard what I said: I won’t let anyone…” Talax grinned. “Other than you get to Raddo….Yeah, yeah, we get it. We,” He gestured back and forth between him and Slasher. “Just want to wish you…” They held out their hands. “Good luck.” Smiling slightly, I shook their hands and they let me through silently.
‘Well…this is it…’ Forcing the door open with my magic, I stepped through to see a delightful sight: Raddo’s back facing me. Raddo must have felt my presence as he suddenly let go of the wheel of the plane, grabbed his staff and issued a curse attack. Luckily, I dodged it, ran up to him and punched him right in the jaw. (Just ‘cause I’m a mage doesn’t mean that I’m poor in my physical features) I pointed at him and said, “That was for Hifo…This,” I ran up to him again and launched a series of punches and kicks. “Was for the rest of us that you fooled!”
Raddo unexpectedly blocked all of them. I leapt back, alarmed. He snickered. “I was trained under the ‘Master’, if you have forgotten.” He dropped his staff to the ground and went into a battle-pose. “Let’s fight hand with hand, shall we?” I growled and ran towards him. Suddenly, he disappeared!
I looked all around the cockpit, but Raddo was nowhere to be seen! Suddenly, there was an impact on my shoulder and I was sent flying to the ground. Before I even managed to get up, Raddo grabbed me by my shirt and held me high up in the air. “What makes you think that you can defeat me? You are only a mere, pitiful slave under the ‘Master’, whereas I am his best apprentice!” I half-choked, half-spitted out my response, “You forget who you’re fighting.”
I blasted him with my electrical energy, sending him flying to the other side of the cockpit. Something inside me began to stir….a part that had been dormant since I got captured by the ‘Master’….Slowly, that part overcame me, and I was no longer Cerveau, but him…
Narrative P.O.V
Talax’s eyes widened as he watched Cerveau battle Raddo. “Oh, shit…” Slasher looked at him questioningly. “What? Is something wrong?” Talax nodded. “Cerveau’s becoming his heroic self, or rather known as Kaizer.” He looked back at the other onlookers. “People, you are going to witness the true hero in battle.”
Kaizer walked towards Raddo, his emotions hidden by a cold, emotionless face. Raddo stood up and charged at him. He (Kaizer) seemed unready, but at the last moment, he grabbed Raddo’s fist in mid-air! Raddo raised his other fist; ready to punch Kaizer, but again he caught it. Kaizer twisted the two hands in a way that the arms couldn’t go. Raddo gasped in pain as the oncoming force got stronger. Suddenly, Kaizer lifted him up and threw him against the wall of the cockpit.
Slasher gasped as he watched Kaizer fight Raddo. “Where did he learn all those moves?” Talax smirked. “During his travels….the ‘Master’ tried to make Cerveau forget about that other him, but I guess it kinda switched back on just now.” Slasher looked on with curious wonder. “Oh…”
Kaizer grabbed Raddo by his hair, slowly pulling him up to eye level. He smirked when he saw the pain on Raddo’s face. He blasted a hole in the cockpit and placed Raddo in front of the hole. “I relieve you from your misery and pain soon….”
“Cerveau, stop!” Kaizer turned around at the familiar name to see littleHiff approaching him. “Let my father go. I will chain him up and he will do no more harm!” Reluctantly, Kaizer dropped Raddo to the ground and closed up the hole using his unmatchable magic. Suddenly, Raddo teleported behind his daughter and held his staff at her throat. “No one move, or she’s as good as dead!”
Kaizer stared at Raddo unfazed, while Slasher cried out, “She’s your daughter! How could you do that!?” Raddo cast a maniacal look at him. “Sacrifices must be made!” Talax shouted out, “Kaizer, he’s gone over the edge!” Kaizer looked over at Talax and asked a question that nobody thought he’d ask at that futile moment: “Where’s Rei?”
Talax looked unbelievingly at his friend. “Err…he’s here…” He held Rei up in his hands. He could have sworn he saw a smile on Kaizer’s face, but it vanished quickly. Kaizer turned his attention to Raddo, his stare hardened. Suddenly, Raddo felt himself being lifted up from the ground and up into the air. He also found it difficult to breathe. He began choking as the need for air began to descent on him. (This is something like Star Wars, where they use the Force to strangle you, but in this case, Kaizer’s using magic to strangle Raddo.)
In fifteen seconds flat, Raddo was dead. littleHiff ran over to Kaizer and hugged him tightly. Tears began to flow down her face, while Kaizer only stood there, silently comforting her. Slasher came up hesitantly, and lifted littleHiff into his arms. He looked at Kaizer, whose gaze stayed on littleHiff. “Will she be alright?” Slasher patted littleHiff’s back as he tried to comfort her. “Yeah….. It’s just that losing both parents was a big blow to her.” Kaizer nodded mutely.
“….Are you still the Cerveau that we know?” Kaizer looked over b4ndiitz. “Not wholly. A part of him is still in me, though.” b4ndiitz nodded her head as she looked at littleHiff. “Thanks Cerveau, for everything you did…Hifo would be proud of you if she was here right now…” Kaizer smiled slightly. ‘You’re wrong, b4ndiitz…she will always be here….so long as you believe….’
Kaizer looked around. People were celebrating and they were heading back to the ‘Freedom Fighters’ base. He caught sight of Talax, who was sitting down with Rei in his lap. He walked up to him and sat down. Talax looked at him uncertainly. “So…are you Kaizer or Cerveau?” Kaizer smirked. “Both…” He looked at Rei, who was beaming happily back at him. “He’s happy, isn’t he?” Talax stroked Rei’s hair softly. “You could say that…” He handed Rei out to Kaizer. “But I think he’d be much happier with you.”
Kaizer took Rei into his arms without hesitation. He stroked Rei’s hair slowly, almost swearing that the teen was purring. Suddenly, a devious thought came into Kaizer’s mind. ‘Hmm…’ He moved his hand to tip Rei’s chin up. Then, he leant in and planted a brief kiss on Rei’s lips.
Talax watched with amazement as his fellow friend kiss Rei. “Wow…Kaizer finally learnt how to express himself!” Kaizer smirked as Rei turned a deep shade of red. “Shut up, Talax.” Talax held up both his hands in protest. “What? You should be lucky he can’t move…..and when did you get so scheming?” Kaizer leant back against the wall and smoothly replied, “I’m not Cerveau….I’m his other half….And I won’t be disappearing anytime soon.”
Talax raised an eyebrow. “So you’re mostly Kaizer the ‘Hero’?” Kaizer shrugged as he shifted Rei in a way that his back was facing him. “You could say that…” Slasher came up to them, and upon seeing how Kaizer was treating Rei, smirked. “I always knew you had an affection for him…” Kaizer smirked as Slasher sat down to join them. “So where are we heading?”
“Back to base. The New Year’s coming, don’t you know that?” Talax shook his head, while Kaizer simply rolled his eyes. “So we’re going to celebrate New Year before attacking the ‘Master’?” Slasher nodded his head. “Yes. As it is our tradition, we shall stick to it…Besides,” He added, with a mischievous glint in his eyes, “Another tradition of ours is at the first stroke of the New Year, we get to kiss the person next to you.”
Kaizer and Talax’s eyes fell on Rei, who was looking unbelievingly at Slasher. Talax smirked as Kaizer winked deviously at him. Rei looked back and forth at Kaizer and Talax. Slasher smiled slightly at the possible thoughts the duo were thinking. “Well, I won’t trouble you guys further…See you back at base!” Kaizer nodded as a reply, while Talax waved at Slasher’s retreating self. They turned to look back at each other. “I can’t wait for New Year’s Eve….”
Author’s Note: Ok! The following is actually a New Year’s special. Pt4 will be coming out shortly.
-New Year’s Eve-
Kaizer’s P.O.V
A few days has past since I defeated Raddo and taken over my body. Talax and I walked down the corridor, acknowledging everyone as they walked past us and admiring the New Year decorations. We turned at a bend and walked towards the grand hall for breakfast with the elders.
At the grand hall, Slasher and b4ndiitz were waiting patiently for us. Today was special, being New Year’s Eve and all, so we were having a spread of multi-racial food on the table. We nodded as the youngsters littleHiff, Slash, b4nSinzz and Rei said ‘Good Morning’, my gaze lingering on Rei for abit too long. Talax tapped my shoulder and pointed at Slasher and b4ndiitz. I nodded hurriedly and went over to join them.
At the table, we ate and listened as Slasher discussed about how we were going to attack the ‘Master’. I listened and nodded, quietly wishing for the discussion to be over. Slasher finally ended with, “Well, do you guys have any suggestions to my plan?”
I nodded. “Yeah. Instead of an all-out defense attack, we should have some offence. A good offence is the best defense, after all….” b4ndiitz nodded. “He’s right, Slasher….but let us talk about it tomorrow. Today we should celebrate! The New Year’s coming!” Talax nodded enthusiastically. “Yeah!” Slasher and I smiled slightly at the two chief bandits’ enthusiasm.
As we (Talax and I) walked towards our room, we were thinking about what Slasher had told us on the plane. Talax turned to me. “Are you really going to kiss him? I mean, what if everyone sees? Won’t they be disgusted?” I sighed dejectedly. “I don’t know….In the first place; I think it’s utterly ridiculous.” Talax raised an eye brow. “No you don’t. You know as much as I know that you want to kiss him.”
“Kiss who?” We turned around abruptly to see Rei standing behind us. “Who does Kaizer want to kiss?” Suddenly, it hit me: Substance ZP0-1221 must had made him forget what had happened to him while he was under its influence. Talax must have guessed the same thing, as he was desperately trying to think of a way to lie out.
“Erm….Kaizer wants to kiss…..” Suddenly, he pointed towards the window. “Hey! There goes a Mapler being attacked by some thugs! Kaizer and I will handle them!” With that, he dragged me towards the rooftops with Rei shouting, “But there’s no one there!”
-At the rooftops-
“Whew! That was close!” I looked at Talax. “Yeah…thanks buddy….Looks like he doesn’t remember what happened to him.” Talax nodded. “Slasher most probably left out the part of when you kissed him when he was telling Rei what had happened.” I smiled slightly. “That old sneak….”
“I am getting insulted for trying to help? So much for gratitude…” We turned around to see Slasher standing at the doorway snickering. “Help?” Slasher nodded his head. “Yeah….I’m okay with your sexual preference….I’m not like other people…” Talax nodded his head slowly, not trusting much of what he said. “Oh and, Kaizer, go for it.”
I stared at him, dumbfounded. “Wha?” He chuckled. “I mean….tonight…go for it…He likes you…it’s very clear to all of us in the base.” I raised an eyebrow. “Oh….really….” Talax slapped my shoulder lightly. “You go, dog!” I smiled lightly at his antics and nodded at Slasher as he signaled that he’d be leaving. ‘Well….if he really likes me…then maybe it won’t be so hard after all….’
-At Night, at the New Year’s Eve Party-
Narrative P.O.V
“Come on, Rei! The guy clearly likes you! Stop fumbling around with your outfit!” Rei shot a glance at Slash. “Thanks for the encouragement….Not!” b4nSinzz sighed and pulled Rei’s hand away from his shirt. “Rei…It’s clear enough that he likes you….We’ve already accepted the fact that you like him, so why don’t you accept that too?”
littleHiff look at her friends with amusement. They were currently heading towards the grand hall for the party, and Rei couldn’t stop fumbling with his outfit. “Be lucky that b4nSinzz didn’t want you to cross-dress.” Rei looked at littleHiff unbelievingly, then back at b4nSinzz. “You wouldn’t do that….would you?” Slash rolled his eyes. “Please people! We are already late! So let’s hurry up and get to the party!”
In the grand hall, everyone was having fun. There were places specially allocated for different activities. Slash dragged Rei towards the gaming area, while b4nSinzz went to the buffet with littleHiff. The elders (Slasher, b4ndiitz, Talax and Kaizer) watched the party with amusement and happiness. Slasher turned towards Kaizer. “If you have a part of Cerveau, do you have his singing talent?” Kaizer looked amusedly at him. “Dunno….why?” An evil grin appeared on Slasher’s face. “Then I challenge you to another singing contest!”
Down at the karaoke corner, Kaizer reluctantly accepted the challenge and closed his ears as Slasher began to sing. Everyone did, including Talax, who decided that Slasher’s singing was probably quite horrible. Even through his closed ears, Kaizer could still hear Slasher’s singing. ‘Oh God….please stop….’ Finally, after a painful three minutes, the song finally ended. Before Kaizer even picked up the microphone, Slasher stopped him.
“Well, if you think you’re better then me, why don’t you try something harder?” Kaizer smirked. “Oh? Like what?” Slasher pretended to think hard. “Hmm….Maybe something like a Chinese song would do…” Surprised gasps and murmurs arose and were quickly silenced to hear what Kaizer would say. Kaizer sighed, but a glint could be seen in his eyes. “Alright….you win…let’s see…what to choose…” Slasher rolled his eyes and pressed one button. “There…I’ve chosen for you, now…Ladies and Gentlemen, please settle down to listen to the Great Hero sing!......In Chinese!”
Kaizer’s P.O.V
I know this song! I heard it in one of my travels! Slasher was kind of wrong to think that I couldn’t sing Chinese songs…..well he was wrong……Strangely, why would he choose such a sad song? Slowly, the lyrics appeared on the screen. Bah….I don’t need them….
(Author’s Note: This song is 5566’s ‘Yuan Dian’)
{Xin xiang piao luo de ku ye}
{Cai zai di shang dou hui sui}
{Wo shuo wo ai zhe ni dan ni}
{Que you jia zhuang ni mei ting jian}
{Wo xiang ge yin xing ren dou ni kai xin dou ni xiao}
{Dan ni zong shi kan bu jian}
{Nan dao yao hen duo kao yan}
{Hai yao hen duo bao qian}
{Cai neng gou zheng ming wo hui ai ni dao yong yuan}
{Xun xun mi mi wo men hai shi you hui dao le yuan dian}
{Xin xiang piao luo de ku ye}
{Yao zen mo ao guo zhe dong tian}
{Hao xiang bao ni zhi dao ming tian}
{Zen mo zhe shuang shou you tui que}
{Wo xiang ge dan xiao gui}
{Zhi gan xiang xiang zhi gan an lian}
{Jiu shi bu gan fang shou zhui}
{Wo yi jing wu fa cheng shou}
{Mei you jie guo de jie guo}
{Zai ai de hong liu}
{Wo zhi neng ji xu qu piao liu}
{You tai duo tai duo kao yan}
{Hai you tai duo bao qian}
{Fang bu xia wo zai xiang zhe ni ni xiang zhe shui}
{Xun xun mi mi wo men zhong yu you hui dao le yuan dian}
{Nan dao yao hen duo kao yan}
{Hai yao hen duo bao qian}
{Cai neng gou zheng ming wo hui ai ni dao yong yuan}
{Xun xun mi mi wo men hai shi you hui dao le yuan dian}
{Wo mei le fang shang ye mei you le zhi jue}
{Wo wang le fang shang ye wang le suo you de gan jue}
Woah….Never thought I’d amaze them so much….some people had fainted while I was singing and Slasher was gawking. Only Talax wasn’t surprised. He was clapping. “Woot! Well done, Kaizer!” I smiled slightly. He knew that I knew how to speak Chinese, but he himself didn’t understand it himself. Some people were crying too, mostly girls. I wonder if they understood what I was singing or if they are crying because of how sad the tone is…
Suddenly, the crowd burst into a wild applause. There were whistles and yelling and blushing slightly, I bowed and stepped through the crowd. Everyone dispersed, but I could hear that they were talking about me. Talax came up behind me and slapped me lightly on the back. “You did well! I didn’t know you had an affinity for singing.” I smiled slightly before walking towards a wall and leaning against it. Talax followed my actions and we both closed our eyes, resting in the bustle of the party.
“Erm…hey guys.” My eyes flew open and I prepared to glare at the person who had disturbed us, that is, until I found out that it was Rei. “Oh….Hi Rei…” Talax looked at Rei up and down, a smirk slowly forming on his face. “Nice outfit……but I think I’d like you without it.” A blush immediately appeared on Rei’s face. “E-excuse me?” I chuckled softly and nudged Talax, whispering in his ear, “You do know that he gets what you mean, right?” Talax nodded his head slightly, implying that he did know.
Talax smiled a-little-too-sweetly at Rei. “Well, I guess I should leave you two alone now…” He leant forward and kissed Rei’s cheek. “Cheerio!” I watched as he literally skipped away and muttered, “And I am his friend….” Rei smiled slightly. “Cheer up! We’re now his friends too, anyway…” I looked at him. “Oh? I think he has other plans for you…..If you get what I mean…” A heavier blush appeared on his face as he guessed Talax’s intentions. “Oh…” He looked up at me. “Erm….Kaizer…remember when I told you that I was gay and you told me those few words? What do they mean?”
I silently sniggered. So….he hasn’t forgotten what I said yet. Suddenly, shouts of ‘10’, ‘9’, ‘8’ and so forth came. They were counting down to the New Year. Soon, the seconds ‘3’, ‘2’ and ‘1’ came and soon, everyone was shouting “Happy New Year!” I looked all around. People were hugging each other, some even kissing. Talax was even hugging littleHiff! I looked back at Rei, who was also looking around. I smirked. ‘Well, better not break the tradition…’
I pulled Rei towards me, his body pressed against mine. His face immediately flushed. “K-kaizer, what are you doing?” I smirked yet again and leant in. “I’m not breaking the tradition…” I placed a soft kiss on his lips and pulled back slowly to watch his expression. Indeed, he seemed surprised, but it died away as he looked at me. “Does this mean that…..?” I smiled softly and placed another kiss on his forehead. “私は愛する Rei....I love you….”
Suddenly, a flash went off and I pulled back to see who was the person who did it. Talax was there, along with Slasher and b4ndiitz. “Aww….it’s a Kodak moment!” Slasher raised the camera in his hand. I growled. “You little….! Get back here!” I let go of Rei and went chasing after Slasher who, after 5 minutes I lost track of.
As I leant against the wall to catch my breath, Rei came to my side along with Talax. “Baka Kaizer….you left your lover alone!” Rei blushed as Talax said that sentence and walked towards me. “So….that was what it meant?” I nodded my head. He pouted cutely. “Baka Kaizer….why didn’t you tell me earlier?” I looked at him, amused. “I said ‘in time you’ll find out’. I couldn’t tell you, couldn’t I?”
Rei smiled and kissed me lightly on the cheek. “Yes…” I smirked and wrapped my arms around him. “Well then….You’ve already learned what it means, so why push further?” I nibbled his ear gently and listened in happiness as he let out a soft moan.
Narrative P.O.V
Talax rolled his eyes at the two lovers’ antics. “Get a room, you two….” Slasher came up and stood next to Talax. “Well….I guess things worked out in the end, huh?” Talax nodded his head. “Well then…tell them to get to bed early…and no funny business, ok?” Talax chortled at the straight-forwardness in Slasher’s words. “Aye, aye, New Leader.”
To be Continued…..
Well, that’s pt 3 for you! Since I’m starting school soon, pt4 will not come out quickly. Hope you’ve enjoyed the story so far!
Next up: MapleStory: Fight for Freedom pt4!
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maple story part 2MapleStory: Fight for Freedom! Pt2 (Not based on the game)
Meeting Talax
Alright…pt2 is up and running! I have officially decided that this story…..will lead to shounen-ai! So stay back if you hate it! Anyway…I’ve made some changes, so this is how it goes:
~*~ means change of scene and person’s P.O.V
…P.O.V means the person’s Point Of View, which means that you have to see the scene through their view.
P.S: Rated for my sickening mind….PG-13. Part should be censored, but I can’t care less!
Let the story begin! (Begins in ReiKon’s P.O.V)
I turned to look at the table clock beside my bed. ‘Rats! It’s already 3 in the morning…’ It had been 3 hours since I left Slash and b4nSinzz at the hallway and I hadn’t slept a wink since then. I looked over to a certain jacket left on my chair…Maybe that’s why I couldn’t sleep. Frustrated by all my thoughts, I turned away from the jacket and shut my eyes, hoping that sleep will soon overcome me…
~*~
A hand slapped across his cheek, sending the boy hurtling towards the ground. The boy quietly endured the pain as he stood up again, only to be sent to the ground again by a whip meeting his back. The hand grabbed his tuft of hair, pulling him up from the ground roughly. “Don’t you dare try to escape again…” The hand pushed the boy back to the ground again. “Those tattoos on your cheek signify that you’re mine…” Once again, the hand pulled him up by his hair. “So don’t disobey me…”
I bolted out of bed immediately. Beads of sweat pelted down my face. Hesitantly, I stood up and walked over to the dresser mirror. Slowly, I raised my hand to my cheek, tracing the image of the blue triangles. I hadn’t had a good night’s sleep since my escape all because of this dream…Am I still afraid of him?
Suddenly, I noticed that I had been crying. I growled at myself for being such a weakling. Talax would have mocked me if they saw me in this state…My eyes traveled down to my bandaged arm. Luckily, everyone thinks that I got this injury when I was fighting against evil. I unwrapped my bandages and settled my arm on the table. Scars and unhealed wounds littered my skin. I grimaced at the thought of being back with him……
From my belt compartment, I took out a fresh roll of bandages and bandaged my arm again. I smiled slightly and stood up from my kneeling position. Though the scar on my back hurt, I tried to ignore it. Images of the whip came back to me, and I whimpered unknowingly. I had escaped from him, so why am I still so scared?
-Morning-
Rei’s P.O.V
As the morning rays shone into my room, I buried my head under my pillow, hoping that I could still go back to sleep. Suddenly, a voice spoke through my personal computer speaker system. “Wake up, Sleepyhead!” I looked up to see a happy – looking Slash on the screen. “Not now, Slash…” Slash frowned. “Wake up, or the pancakes goes bye-bye!” My eyes shot open in an instant. Jumping out of bed, I pointed at the screen and shouted, “Don’t you dare finish the pancakes!” Slash laughed and turned around. “Alright, I won’t! Just get your lazy-self dressed and get to the grand hall for breakfast!” With that, the screen turned blank.
As I got dressed, my eyes fell on Cerveau’s jacket. ‘Hmm…I should return him the jacket….’ Grabbing my hair band, I quickly did a neat ponytail of my hair. Then, I went out to return Cerveau’s jacket.
At his door, I knocked on it gingerly. “Cerveau?” Through the door, I heard a few mumbles and finally the door whizzed open. “Hn…Rei…Can I help you?” I held out his jacket. “Thanks for lending it to me last night.” He managed a slight smile before taking it. “No prob…Tell the elders that I won’t be joining them for breakfast.” I nodded my head and turn to leave. Suddenly, the sentence that he said to me last night popped into my brain. I turned around again. “Hey…about the sentence-…” I noticed that the door had been shut. ‘Darn….’
At the grand hall, littleHiff and the rest were waiting for me to begin their breakfast. As the best team, we were the first to eat and the first to go on patrol. “Hurry, ReiKon! Or we’ll begin without you!” I grumbled and hastily ran up to the table. “Alright! I’m here already, so eat!” Slash grinned and dug into the food. I picked out a few pancakes before he managed to get all.
When breakfast was finished, we went into the meeting room for our new mission. To my surprise, Cerveau and Holy was with the elders discussing about something. littleHiff cleared her throat fervently to get their attention. Finally, they noticed us and began our briefing.
“Ok…From what we’ve managed to get out from the ‘Master’s advisor, the ‘Master’ is currently in Showa Town of Zipangu. We need to get there and eliminate him as fast as possible. Since we cannot come as they have put up a defense that doesn’t allow us to enter, HolyPhoenixX and Cerveau will go with you guys, is that clear?” We nodded our heads in unison.
“Alright!” Slasherxx52 shouted. “Everyone, this is a once in a lifetime opportunity. Catch the boss and you’ll shoot to fame!” Slash nodded his head vigorously. “I won’t let you down, Father!” Slasherxx52 bent down to pat his head. “That’s my boy!” I could see Cerveau smirking slightly behind him. Suddenly, littleHiff raised her hand. “If you don’t mind me asking, how do we get there?”
Everyone turned to Cerveau. “We get there through this….” He threw a rock in the air and at the same time, recited something. Suddenly, there was a ‘POOF!’ sound and lo and behold! A door stood there, a sign over it saying, ‘Shortcut to Showa Town’. Slash whistled. “Cool…” Slasherxx52 pushed his kids towards it. “Come on! Make us proud!” We nodded our heads and went through the door, Slash first, followed by b4nSinzz, littleHiff, me, Holy and then Cerveau.
As soon as we stepped out, a gust of wind hit us. littleHiff handed us some cloaks. “Here…we will be able to travel without any suspicions…” Half-believing her, I wore the cloak and set off with the rest.
Somehow, I found myself staring at the bleak buildings and the paint-torn walls. “Ugh…this place is unbearable! How could anyone live in this dump?” Holy turned to look at me. “Ooh…looks like a certain someone has high taste!” I growled lowly. Behind me, Cerveau was looking around warily. Strangely, he was the only one who didn’t wear the cloak.
As Holy and the rest walked in the front, I slowed down in my pace just enough to walk ‘in-tune’ with Cerveau. “Why aren’t you wearing the cloak?” He looked down at me, smiling softly. “I don’t need to…Nobody knows me, anyway…” I nodded, half understanding what he said. “Right…” He let out a small chuckle. “You don’t understand what I mean, don’t you?” I looked at him, amazed. “D-did you…just read my thoughts?” He nodded. “Yeah, you could say so….I’m not doing it on purpose, though…My mind just knows what another is thinking.” I nodded again. “Ah…”
Soon, it became sunset. We had hidden in the alleyway waiting for night to fall. As the others rested, I stood on patrol. Suddenly, I heard a noise from behind a trash bin. Cautiously, I went over to check. As I looked over the trash bin, I felt eyes on me, but before I could turn, my head crashed with something and I fainted….
When I woke up, I found someone staring at me. “Ah…so you’ve finally woken up.” As my vision cleared, I managed to picture the ‘someone’ clearly: a redhead. Immediately, I tried to move my hands, only to find them tied together. The redhead smirked. “Don’t even bother. Those ropes are as good as chains to you.” I growled lowly. “Who the hell are you?”
The redhead smirked once again. “Talax …at your service. Apprentice of the ‘Master’.” I smirked. “Ah, so you’re his lackey.” That made the redhead mad, and suddenly, he was nearer to me then before. He tilted my head slightly to make me look at him. “Hmm….I could make some good use out of you…” I growled again and he smirked again. I’m beginning to think that he only knows how to smirk….
“Feisty, aren’t you?” I clenched my teeth tightly. I didn’t like the fact that he was so close, let alone the fact that I’m tied to a fu**ing post and is totally defenseless. “What happened? Cat got your tongue?” I growled. He smirked YET again, this time his thumb brushing over my cheeks and lips. I blushed when his thumb stopped at my lips. Suddenly aware of my blush, I quickly growled and tried to bite his thumb.
Talax withdrew his hand in time. He chuckled a little. “Heh…listen kid, I’ll set you free if….” He took out a capsule from his pocket. “….if you eat this.” I eyed the capsule suspiciously. There had to be a catch, but I was desperate to get out of this mess. Who cares if I go high? “Fine.”
Talax’s grin grew bigger and more devious. “Good…now open your mouth….” I did as he said and he popped the capsule into my mouth. I swallowed it in a flash, opening my mouth so that it could be confirmed that I had swallowed it. “Now could you untie me?” Talax smirked. Not a good sign. He untied me and the minute I tried to walk, I found out that I couldn’t!
I tried to move my hands and they could not work either. “What the hell was in that capsule!?” Talax’s smirk grew larger. “ZP0-1221….Numbs the body instantly….So it did work…” I growled. I had fallen for the bait! Suddenly, Talax crushed his lips onto mine. In shock, I subconsciously opened my mouth. Talax took it as an opportunity to invade in with his tongue.
After several minutes, Talax broke away, half-grinning, half-smirking. I growled angrily though I knew that I couldn’t do anything to help myself. He rested his forehead against mine. “Don’t worry…the drug wears off after a few hours…” His eyes glinted dangerously. “And I can do a lot in a few hours…” Suddenly, I felt fingers running down my shirt. ‘Shit…..’ He leant in, mouth trailing the outline of my ear. “There’s no one to save you now…Not even your hero…” I closed my eyes, letting him take over me. ‘Help me, anyone…..please…Cerveau, please…if you can hear me…please…help me!’
Cerveau’s P.O.V
I gasped. “Rei!” Darting towards a seemingly uninhabited building, I forced apart the wooden entrance and ran in. (Note: Cerveau uses magic to attack anything.) Soon, dim lights lit up the area. I frowned. This place hadn’t changed since I escaped. Rooms saying ‘Experiments’ and ‘Testing’ soon began to show up. Suddenly, I heard footsteps. I hid in the shadows, hoping the person would not notice me.
Luckily, the person did not. He just went into the ‘Experiments’ room. I peered cautiously into the room and strained to hear what the scientists’ were saying. The one that had just entered began to talk about some new prisoner that Talax had just captured around the area. The other chortled, and said that Talax had brought the prisoner into his room. Furiously, I leapt back and started running towards Talax’s room. That bastard had better not be doing what I think he’s doing….
Soon, I reached Talax’s room. It was locked, as usual. I pressed my ear against the door. I managed to pick out some sounds and muffled whispers and I could sense Rei’s presence in there. Using all my magical strength, I blasted the door open and leapt in. Talax was there, along with Rei.
Talax snarled upon seeing me. “Well, well….look who came back….” I frowned. “Cut the slack. You know why I’m here.” Talax grinned. “You came for him, didn’t you?” He pulled Rei towards him. “Too bad! He’s my toy now….” I narrowed my eyes. “You gave him Substance ZP0-1221, didn’t you?”
Talax smirked. “Clever….” Suddenly, he dashed towards me with his weapon. I managed to block as he made a swipe at me. “Still the same slow redhead I know…” Talax growled. “Shut up!” He turned and dashed towards me. I dodged and attacked, but he suddenly disappeared! ‘Shit! A fake!?’
Suddenly, I saw a shadow hovering over me. I quickly jumped over to the side as Talax came crashing down. “Is that the best you’ve got? You seriously stink, man…” Talax stood up, dusting away dirt on his pants. “Yeah, well…Fine, You win this time…” He went over to Rei and heaved him into his arms. “Sorry for the fright I gave you, kitten…”
I raised an eyebrow. “What, you even named him?” Talax looked at me, scowling. “Why not? He looks like a cat, anyway…” He handed Rei over to me. Rei looked at me, clearly confused by what we were saying. The substance must have had numbed his vocal cords too….
Talax looked at me expectantly. “So…have you managed to find a way to get me out of this shithole?” I smirked. “Are you willing to bust out with us?” Talax’s eyes shone, but suddenly he looked around fearfully. “But…what about him?” I growled. “Forget about him…I need to get Rei back A.S.A.P…..thanks to the damage you’ve done to him….” Talax grinned sheepishly before gesturing to the door. “Well? What are we waiting for?”
Outside the building, Talax and I were hiding in the alleyway as guards from the building ran around looking for us. “Thanks to you, I nearly got captured!” Talax breathed in heavily. “Well, at least we got out, right?” I growled and swore under my breath. I pushed Rei towards him. “Your turn to carry him….” He frowned, and pushed Rei back into my arms. “You’re treating him like a parcel, you know?”
I looked at him square in the eyes. “Well, who asked you to feed him the numbing substance?” Suddenly, I felt a small tug on my shirt. Rei had managed to gain control of one hand and was currently tugging on my shirt. It was obvious that he didn’t want us to fight. “C’mon, we need to get to the ‘Freedom Fighters’ camp.”
Back at the camp, I woke up Holy and the rest. They had apparently slept past the due time. Holy looked suspiciously at Talax. “And he is….?” I jerked a thumb at him. “Him? He’s my friend…..he was captured by the ‘Master’.” Holy looked at me disbelievingly. “Y-you mean….you went into the ‘Master’s headquarters?” I nodded my head. Then, she turned to look at Rei, who was still trying to get his other body parts to work.
“Well….what happened to ReiKon?” I looked at him, then back at her. “He was numbed by someone…” I cast a side-glance at Talax, who immediately shrunk into Slash and b4nSinzz’s shadows. “I-We need to get him back to base. He needs medical attention….If he had am overdose of the numbing substance, I….suspect that he might not be able to control some parts of his body.”
I turned to look at Talax, who should probably see his life flashing before his eyes right now. “Isn’t that right, Talax?” He gulped. “Err…I guess so…” Holy shrugged. “Ok…you guys are the masters, I guess…” She turned to Talax. “What’s your level?” Talax grinned and flashed a peace-sign. “I’m level 210!!” If this was a comic, I would probably see a sweat-drop on Holy’s forehead. “Err….Ok…” I rolled my eyes and threw my magic rock into the air, chanted a few verses, and voila! A door was there.
I grinned and opened the door, gesturing the little ones to enter. littleHiff eyed the door suspiciously. “How do you that it’s gonna lead us back to the headquarters?” I patted her hair, enjoying the fact that she obviously did not like it. “Cause’ you should have more faith in your elders…” She frowned and pushed Slash through. “Hey!”
As a few seconds past and Slash didn’t come back, littleHiff finally decided to go through, followed by b4nSinzz. Talax was about to go through, but I stopped him. Holy pointed at Rei. “He still can’t move…” I nodded. “Right…go in before it closes or the guards find us…” Holy looked at me. “What guards?” Then, it finally clicked in her brain. “Oh…shit.” She ran through the portal immediately.
I looked at Rei, who expectantly looked up at me. I sighed, and picked him up. “C’mon, ‘kitty’….” Obviously he didn’t like that nickname as he reached over and yanked my ear with his hand. “Ow!” I looked down at him. “I’ll get you for that….” Talax smirked. “You two lovebirds done? The portal’s gonna close soon, y’know!?” I walked towards the portal, where Talax was impatiently waiting. “You’d better be grateful I got you out of there…” Talax rolled his eyes. “Whatever…”
As I stepped through the portal, I noticed that it led to the meeting room, where unfortunately, all the elders were waiting. Raddo stepped in front of me. “What happened to Rei, Cerveau?” I growled. “He was numbed….there’s a possibility of having a overdose…” Raddo frowned. “So what?” I frowned. “He might not be able to move if he has an overdose, dammit!” I think I said that a little too loud, as now Raddo’s ‘Galaxy Hat’ is flying out of the door. Slasher whistled. “That’s a lot of magical strength….” Raddo scowled at me. “Fine.” He gestured to littleHiff. “Bring Rei to the medical room now.”
littleHiff nodded her head and I gave Rei to her. She then disappeared out of the room. Raddo glared darkly at me, before turning to Talax. “And who is this….redhead?” I looked over at Talax, who was trying hard not to kill Raddo. “He’s Talax, my friend and level 210 chief bandit. He was captured by ‘Master’ a few years ago….He might be able to assist you guys in hunting down ‘Master’.” Raddo nodded, and looked at me somewhat cunningly. “Since we’re currently short of rooms, you’ll have to share your room with him.”
I swear….. was he doing this on purpose!? However, I managed to keep my cool and nodded my head. “Good. You have a lot to do tomorrow, so get some rest.” As if he cared….I nodded my head and gestured Talax to follow me. We exited the meeting room and walked in the quiet hallway. I growled angrily. “Damn that sickening priest…” Talax was nearly as angry as me. “Did you hear what he called me!?” I cast a side-glance at Talax. “I know perfectly well what he called you….He hates homosexuals, by the way…”
Talax looked questioningly at me. “So that means…..he knows who you are?” I nodded grimly. “Ouch, dude….” I stopped at my door. “Just make sure he doesn’t find out about you…” I slotted in the card-key and the door whizzed open. “C’mon, you heard what Raddo said, we have a big day tomorrow, so we might as well get some sleep.”
Talax nodded his head and walked into my room, only to stop when he saw the bed. He eyed the bed up and down and turned to me. “I think he knows…he set us up, didn’t he?” I nodded. He grinned slyly. “Well then…are you going to share the bed?” I tossed a pillow at him. “In your dreams, pervert….You can sleep on the bed, I need to do a little visit to someone…” Talax grinned smugly. “Who? Your boyfriend?” I scowled. “He’s not my boyfriend…” When I turned, I felt my scowl turn into a smirk. “At least….not yet…”
~*~
Damn that stupid Talax! Thanks to him, I currently in the medical room undergoing a scan! When the scanning was done, I was shifted over to the medical bed. littleHiff was waiting for me. I waved at her using my good hand. In return, she waved back.
She pulled a chair over to me and sat down. “Rei, Father says that Cerveau was the one who did this to you…is it true?” I shook my head immediately. She looked surprised and then her gaze softened. “You don’t need to stick up for him….” I shook my head again, this time using my hand to show that I was telling the truth. She nodded her head. “Ok, Rei…I believe you….I’ll try to change Father’s mind…Goodnight…” She left the room soon after.
Left in the medical room alone, I decided to test out whether my other body parts could work. After testing, I found out that both my arms could move and I could talk, well, that is if you count a few struggled sounds and grunts as talking. Sighing, I propped myself up against the bed.
Looking around the room, I noticed that there wasn’t much to see. There were a few chairs, a table, a door leading to the toilet, a window with a Cerveau leaning against the wall beside it, a vase of flowers-wait a minute! A Cerveau!?!? I turned to the window to see an amused-looking Cerveau staring at me.
“Took you so long to figure that I’m here?” I scowled. He came over to sit beside me. “I guess that you want to know about what happened before, right?” I nodded, wishing that my voice could work. He grinned. “I guess so…Where to start then…” I grabbed his hand, tracing the word ‘Talax’ on it. He smirked. “Talax? Ok…”
“Talax was…..and still is my friend. He got caught by ‘Master’ the same time as me. He decided to play along with the ‘Master’s wishes while I repeatedly tried to escape. Finally, a few weeks ago, I did. But before I did, I had promised Talax that I’d rescue him when the time was right…So…here we are then…”
I shook my head, once again tracing words onto his palm. He thought about what I had written for a second. “You…want to know why Talax kissed you.” I nodded my head. He let out a short chuckle for awhile. “Heh…I thought you’d figure it out by now…” I thought over what he said for a second when the answer dawned upon me. I wrote onto his palm again. He nodded, confirming what I had written.
A sharp gasp drew out of me. Cerveau looked bemusedly at me. “Looks like your vocal cords are starting to function…” He looked over at the clock, then back at me. “Well, you need your rest…” He pulled away his hand slowly and used it to pat my head. “Goodnight…lil’ kitty.” I smiled slightly. Somehow, I’m beginning to like that nickname…
~*~
-Midnight-
As I stared at Talax sleeping on my bed, my thoughts drifted to the ‘Master’, or rather, my ‘Master’. He had abused me and Talax for far too long….Suddenly, Talax opened his eyes and scanned the room frantically. When his eyes laid on me, he heaved a sigh of relief.
“Whew….I thought it was just a dream…” I nodded slightly, fully understanding what he meant by ‘it’. Talax got out from the covers. “You can’t sleep?” I nodded again, expecting some kind of perverted sentence to come out from his mouth. “Want to sleep with me?”
Yep, I won that bet with my mind. I shot a glare at Talax, who grinned slyly in return. “C’mon, you want you want to….” I growled lowly. “You remind me of him…” Immediately, his sly smile turned into a horrified expression. “Argh! Bad mind! Bad mind!” He got out of the bed quickly and nearly rammed into the wall had I not been kind enough to stop him using my magic.
“Don’t worry. You’re not getting as….you know…as him.” He turned to look back at me. “Really?” I sighed and nodded. He sighed in relief. “Thank you, Lord!” He turned a seat to face me and sat down. “Hey…what’s wrong?” I looked up at him bemusedly. “Since when did you care so much?” Talax reached over and ruffled my hair. “Since my buddy busted me out and got a slight scolding from the head of ‘Freedom Fighters’.” I smirked. “Slight? More like internal scolding and mocking….”
Talax’s face became even more serious. “So it is about that…..that pig, isn’t it?” I shook my head. “Nope…not about Raddo…” Talax seemed confused. “Then who?” I shrugged. “Who else?” Talax thought about this for a moment and then his eyes narrowed in suspicion. “Rei?” Now, for that, I couldn’t really answer. My depression had been solely feeding on him and the ‘Master’, so I couldn’t really say that he wasn’t in the wrong….
“…Not really” Talax grinned and leant back on his seat. “Ah…but it still has to do with him.” I looked at him bluntly. “No shit, Sherlock…” He frowned and looked at me square in the eyes. “The Cerveau I knew never used swear words. Something is really bugging you, isn’t it?”
I stood up so abruptly that the chair fell over. “No! Nothing’s bothering me!” Sarcasm was practically dripping from my words. I stared angrily at Talax, who surprisingly never even flinched. “Of course something’s bothering me! Or rather, some things! I’m not always like you, you know!? I’m stoic and crude while you’re so carefree and bubbly. You don’t even seem to know what the hell the consequences will be when we are re-captured!”
Talax glared icily at me and slowly stood up. I glared back at him, expecting him to hit me or something. Surprisingly, he didn’t. Instead, he lifted his hand and ran it over my cheeks. Only then did I realize that I had been crying. I lifted up my own hand and tried to wipe away the teardrops, only to be stopped by Talax.
“So…that’s been bugging you, huh?” I nodded slightly. Suddenly, he enveloped me in a hug. Not a bone-crushing one, mind you, but a comforting kind of hug. “Don’t worry…We’ll pull through this.” I didn’t respond but cried silently. He played with my hair idly before lifting my head up. “Heard what I said? He’s not going to get us. Not. Ever. Again.” He brushed his hand over my face again, wiping away my tears. “And don’t cry. You’ll seem helpless, even with those triangles.”
(Author: I will change to a narrative point, for I need to say the following events in that way.)
Narrative P.O.V
Cerveau stepped back, pushing away Talax’s hand in the process. Talax stared amusedly at him. “Looks like your ego came back to Earth…” Cerveau growled. “Shut up Talax….Get some rest, or I’ll screw you tomorrow…” Talax grinned sneakily. “I’d love to get screwed, especially by you.” Cerveau grimaced. He knew that Talax would think that way. “Screwed as in ‘I’ll bash you up tomorrow if you don’t wake up early’. Now goodnight.”
He turned his chair around to face the dresser, folding his arms on his chest. “And that never happened….” A small pressure came to his cheeks, and disappeared as quickly as it came. “Heh…And that also never happened. Goodnight.”
Unknown to them, all this that had happened was been captured on a nearby hidden camera…..
A priest grinned evilly as he watched the events. Then, he turned to face another screen. “All is going to plan, Master.” The face on the screen smirked. “Very good Raddo….Those fools thought they could escape from me….Well, they’ll pay the price when they’re recaptured…” He pointed at Raddo. “You know what to do tomorrow, right? Bring the two to me, along with the cat-boy.”
Raddo looked at face, surprised. “R-rei? Why would you want him?” The face scowled. “Do not question what I say! Just bring them to me….” He clenched his fists tightly. “That fool Kaizer* will pay for disobeying me….” Raddo bowed. “As you wish, Master…..”
To be continued…….
*This was Cerveau’s name when he went around the Maple World saving people. He has no memory of being called that because when he was captured by the ‘Master’, a chip was implanted in his head to make him forget that name. But of course, I’m going to get him to remember that…….
So….Now that Talax’s in the picture, the next chapter should be about a little struggle between Talax, Cerveau and the ‘Master’!
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