Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Star Force Gemini Chapter 12 [part two]

Upon the dark and magnificent city of Pompey, [Sir_Jestro] stands in front of Ha-Neul's father. The old Korean man, still in his suit is holding a broadsword. The sword's tip has been cut off, making it only a slashing weapon.
The man stands there, the wind blowing the flaps of his coat, his short hair waving. He looks at [Jestro] who stands on the other side of the roof.
"I came here to chew bubble gum, and kick ass." [Jestro] says. "And I'm all outta bubble gum."
"Your humor is a valued trait." Ha-Neul's father says. "But your arrogance will surely be your downfall." Then he charges at [Jestro], blade at his side in one hand. [Jestro] puts his right hand to his head phone, the suit extends around him. Na-Neul's father slashes at [Jestro] who stops it with his forearm.
They hold strong for a while, Na-Neul's father looks into [Jestro]'s robotic eyes and says,
"You're really serious about this?" Both of them still holding strong.
"Very serious." [Jestro] says. Then he winds up his right arm and punches Ha-Neul's father in the stomach, sending him a few steps back. He charges back at [Jestro] jumping in the air. He slashes down at him, [Jestro] rolls to his left and lands on his feet. [Jestro] balls a fist on his right hand and two blades spring out from his forearm extending a short distance from his fist.
"Now it will be an even match." Ha-Neul's father says, then he takes of his jacket and pulls down his tie a tad.
He charges at [Jestro], there sword's clash repeatedly. The two of them circling. Ha-Neul's father says,
"Stop playing, and let's begin." He hits [Jestro] in the chest with an open palm, sending him into a ceiling air conditioning unit. By the time [Jestro] looks up, Ha-Neul's father is in the air, blade above his head, slashing down at him. [Jestro] rolls backward over the crushed air conditioning unit, he hears a crash and knows that the air conditioning unit is no longer there. [Jestro] stands quickly and sees a lightning rod, he runs up the side of it and flips off of it, landing behind Ha-Neul's father. He slashes down at him, but Ha-Neul's father deflects [Jestro]'s blade with his own, behind his head. He spins around and slashes at [Jestro] who jumps backwards and slashes back. He tears Ha-Neul's father's shirt right down the middle. Ha-Neul's father rips the rest of it off and [Jestro] sees a 23 tattoo and a 2 tattoo on either arm.
"What the fuck?" [Jestro] asks.
"That's right, I am the second." Ha-Neul's father says. "They call me..."
"Shattered Sword." [Jestro] says in disbelief.
"That's right."
"Why didn't we see you last night?" [Jestro] asks.
"I am a father first, and an assassin second." Shattered Sword says. "구세주 knows this, and so because we formed The Guild together, he grants me permission to disobey every now and again."
"So last night was...?" [Jestro] asks.
"Violin recital." Shattered Sword responds.
"Beautiful."
"It was ineffable."
"So, does Ha-Neul know?" [Jestro] asks. "About...The Guild, and you, and us."
[Jestro] asks.
"No, and she never will." Shattered Sword says.
"That's the real reason we're fighting, aren't we?"
"Partly." Shattered Sword admits. "The other reason is respect." Then he lunges at [Jestro] who deflects it and throws him back.
"That's bullshit, we're the most wanted people in this city right now." [Jestro] says.
"Don't forget, you asked my permission before your departure." Shattered Sword says.
"But we did break all the rules, didn't we?"
"Rules were meant to be broken." Shattered Sword says, slashing down at [Jestro], their blades holding again. Face to face Shattered Sword says, "Its not the breaking of rules that's the problem...Its power you three have that is." Then he pushed [Jestro] back and tossed his sword onto the roof.
"What are you talking about?" [Jestro] asks. He retracts his sword and touches his head phones, unraveling his suit.
"Humans are not the only creatures to feel fear." Shattered Sword said. "The First Five all feel fear the way humans do."
"Wait...you're not human?" [Jestro] asks.
"I once was, but that's a story for another time...when you come over for dinner." Shattered Sword says, [Jestro]'s face lights up. "Saturday night, my wife is making Mondoo, 김재민 tells us its your favorite."
"You know 김재민?" [Jestro] asks.
"Yes, we go to the same church with him, we've seen you there a few times, but his mother told us you had a foul mouth and she didn't want you tagging along anymore." Shattered Sword said.
"Yeah, that's true." [Jestro] says.
"They're just words, Ryan, nothing to fret over." Shattered Sword bends down and picks up his sword. "We will talk more on Saturday, until then..." Then he turns to [Jestro]. "Don't die."
"I will try my best, sir." [Jestro] says.
"Get some rest." Shattered Sword walks toward the stairs.
"You only get one shot at life. Why waste it on sleep?" [Jestro] says as walks to the edge of the roof, and sits there.

-Sir Jestro

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