After a few days had passed after my first kill with that Beowulf and having a talk with Teridax about experimenting with my magic and to see what could happen.
This led me to practice my kickboxing skills by internally igniting agi in my arms and legs since the last time I fought unarmed was a few days before the ICBM cataclysm of 1999.
And I will admit, I'm quite pleased with the results of my testing, even more than that one time I found out I could teleport short distances with my flames back in Tokyo.
Heh, so much fun messing with the prisoners and the other Gaean members.
As I finished up training with my kickboxing style and dismissed agi, cooling off my forearms and lower legs as I grabbed a bottle on a nearby stump.
While taking a few gulps of the liquid ice, I heard some steps coming near me.
I placed down the bottle and turned around while reigniting agi into my limbs, causing my arms to glow a bright orange up to my elbows with glowing veins slowly ascending my arms.
"Who's there!?" I demanded as I slowly moved into a relaxed fighting position.
The source of the footsteps was a blonde-haired woman wearing a black business suit and a pair of eyeglasses that framed her heterochromia eyes quite well. She also had a body similar to my old partner Rie.
I.E, a woman with a figure that's pleasing on the eyes while having a sense of power flowing from her body.
"You seek power, don't you?" the woman spoke with a sultry tone that reminded me of Yuriko when Kazuya was nearby.
"Where I'm from, you needed any kind of power to survive. It could come from political power, power from being in an organisation or power from a more…demonic source." I spoke out as I created a small fireball and threw it into the air and absorbed it on the return trip.
A grin made its way onto the sharply-dressed woman as she moved with a slight swing of her hips.
"There is an old cache that belonged to a group of militia soldiers a few years ago." The woman told me as the gears in my head started to turn.
Hmm, a cache means weapons and armour, and multiple weapons can be good for someone like me.
I slowly nodded my head at what she said.
"Alright then, why do you want me to go to this militia cache if someone like Adam can be a better gunslinger then me?" I asked as the woman disappeared for a second as a blazer-cladded arm cupped my cheek and moved my head to face the heterochromia-eyed woman.
She then gave me a lazy smirk.
"I think that you, Akira Jimenez, can make better usage of the contents in that cache than any of the weaklings on this island, including Adam Taurus." The sharply-dressed woman told me as she turned around and made a gesture with her slender fingers and a sway of her hips.
I decided to humour her and follow her to this supposed cache of weapons and armour.
"Oh yeah. What's your name?" I asked the blonde-haired woman as she let out a chuckle.
"I am Dr. Louisa Ferre of the Gaea corporation." The newly named Louisa introduced herself as I dismissed agi from my limbs.
Hmm, the Gaea corporation, eh? They're probably related to the Gaeans if any of them made it to this world.
-Time Skip-
After trekking through the forest and having a small discussion with the doctor about the weapon cache she wanted to show me.
From what she had said, the militia group was led by two siblings named Ebony and Ivory who wanted to protect their human and hybrid friends from the Faunus who constantly harassed them for being a human or a hybrid.
While they had weapons and armour stocked in an underground cache in case if conflict broke out, they never got a chance to use it as Ebony and Ivory where found dead in their home at the age of 19.
Talk about a sad ending.
While the tale of the twins was indeed horrible, I can use what they left behind as a means of gaining more strength.
And while I can be sufficient with my katana and spells, it feels nice to have a ranged weapon at the ready.
And that's considering that the last gun I had used was my MP5 that I loaned to Kazuya after killing Ozawa and Take-Minakata.
Now I'm wondering if that one-eyed slayer kept the MP5.
Eh, probably not.
'
…Hey, Teridax?' I asked my demon partner as he let out a chirp.
'
Yes, master.' The scorpion king replied as I stepped over a broken branch while trying not to look at Louisa's ass.
'
Is it just me, or does this 'Louisa Ferre' exude more power than Asura?' I asked the demon as he made a clicking noise.
'
She does indeed exude far more power than the Gaean leader, but this power is reminiscent of…' Was all the demon said before devolving into mumbling.
…And I lost him, great.
I then gave a mental shrug before continuing after Louisa in hopes of more weapons and armour.
After a while, I bumped into Louisa as she stopped moving.
"Oi! What the hell, Louisa!" I bellowed out as the suit-cladded woman as she turned around, sending me a knowing smile.
"We're here, Akira." Was all Louisa stated as my eyes narrowed.
…Hmm, I can't just brute force my way this time.
Tch, what a pain in the ass.
I then gathered a weak agi spell and let it build up in my body, before releasing a quick gust of hot air, blowing away twigs and leaves, revealing a rusted chain on the ground.
Haha! Eat your heart out, Lio.
I then looked at Louisa, as she gave me a wide smirk.
"Wonderful, Akira. It seems that you have found the cache." Louisa commented as I grabbed the rusted chain and lifted it, showing a singular chain diverging into two separate links.
Okay, this is just straight out of Terminator 2: Judgement day.
'
…Heh. Time to flex some demon strength.' I thought to myself as I began pulling the chains will all my might, causing the cover to slide over the hole.
"…Okay, whoever made this was got to be from the U.S." I remarked as I headed over to the hole and begun descending the ladder.
The cache was both quite narrow and dusty, but I'll leave that up to several years of not being used.
With my boots hitting the ground, the dust in the cache lifted as I heard the ladder creaking, only to see the suit-wearing woman descending the ladder.
"Now that you have discovered the cache, it now belongs to you, Akira." She told me as I grabbed a cloth and pulled it down, only to see rifles, submachine guns, and a few shotguns.
Holy shit, I don't think I've seen this many guns in one place other than the Gaean hideout in Ikebukuro.
…But then again, I wasn't allowed to touch the guns as they belonged to the Death Riders.
Assholes.
As I walked along the narrow strip, pulling down clothes as I observed the new arsenal that was gifted to me by Louisa.
While clearing out some of the dust, my fingers brushed up against something metallic and heavy, making me curious.
When I picked it up, it was a double-barrel shotgun with a pistol grip wrapped in leather, various dark stains covering the metal and the wooden grip. Both barrels had some sort of engraving reminiscent of vines.
When I grabbed the handle, I moved the boxlock towards the left and motioned the shotgun downwards, causing the barrels to open and eject spent shells.
Feels…both odd and comforting.
I then flicked up my wrist, closing the barrels and placing the shotgun back onto the shelf before grabbing a shotgun that looks remarkably similar to the SPAS-12 I used once in Tokyo.
Like the double-barrel before it, the SPAS felt quite light in my hands.
I shook my head as I placed the SPAS back onto the dusty rack as I got onto my knees and peered underneath the table, only to see several boxes.
Knowing what I've seen so far, there's a fair chance that the boxes are full of ammo for the guns.
I put my clawed hand into an open box, only to pull out a few shotgun shells.
A smirk made its way onto my face as I got back on my feet and turned to the suit-cladded woman.
"I'll take the whole cache," I stated as Louisa gave me a knowing smirk.
"I'll be heading off, Akira. We'll meet again someday." She spoke out before heading up the wooden ladder.
And soon after that, I was left alone in the cache, surrounded by guns, dust and various other weapons.
I felt several pings on my shoulder, I relaxed my arm and allowed my demon partner to crawl out onto the workbench.
Teridax then wondered around the cache as I took off my helmet and placed it onto the bench as I felt the black material slither down the sides of my face, my piercing eyes wondering over the demon before moving towards the rack of guns behind the demon.
"It looks like we got an upgrade for our arsenal from Louisa," I told the demon as he made several pinches with his claws.
'
Do you truly trust her, master?' Teridax asked me as I headed over to the place where I left the double-barrel shotgun, grabbed it, and put it in a box full of shotgun shells.
"I'm going to be honest, Teridax. I don't completely trust her, as she reminds me too much of Rie. But I'll take what I can get." I told my trusted partner as I plopped the box of ammo onto the bench, dust flying away.
My demon partner let out a chirp as he headed over to the box and climbed in, looking at the contents.
The demon let out a few chirps before looking at me.
'
Are you going to take this back to the Taurus house, master?' he asked as I went over to my helmet.
"…No. it's best if no one knows of this bunker other than the both of us." I softly told the demon as he gave me a nod before crawling over towards my arm.
He then scuttled across my arm and up to my shoulder armour, before retreating into the fold.
"Comfy now?" I remarked as I rubbed a bit of dust from my helmet and placed it back onto my head, the black material sliding back into place of covering my mouth.
…Ugh, I'd probably never get used to that sensation.
After making sure my katana was secured within my sash, I headed over to the wooden ladder and climbed.
Once outside, I dragged the cache cover to where it was once laid and took in a deep breath.
From training my new power and to get a cache of weapons, I think today has been a productive day.
Time to head back.
I then began my trek back to the Taurus house after what happened today.
-Time Skip-
By the time I got back, the sun had begun descending and some smoke escaping through the chimney.
When I opened the door, I took off my helmet as the black material slithered away to the side of my head and held the helmet by my side.
When I got to the living room, I saw the twins at the kitchen table with a poker set in front of them.
A lazy smirk made its way onto my face as an idea formed in my head, and I guessed Teridax must've seen it as he let out a chirp within my mind.
I then tip-toed over to Eve, with Adam looking at me before giving me a knowing smirk.
"Hey, Eve," Adam said as I got behind the other redhead looked up from her cards, eyeing her younger brother.
"What is it, Adam?" she asked as I pulled my arm back, my index and middle fingers out, just below her armpit.
"Trap card." He stated as the older twin tilted her head.
Heh, now's my chance.
As quick as Motoyasu's lust towards women, I jabbed my fingers under Eve's arm, causing the redhead to let out a scream as her brother let out a loud laugh.
"Hahaha! He got you good, Eve! Nice job, Akira!" Adam spoke out between his fits of laughter as Eve gave me a light poke on my forehead, but she had a smile on her face.
"Very funny, Akira. Very funny." She stated while shaking her head, but her smile still shone brightly.
She then got up from her seat and looked at me.
"Can you help me in the kitchen, Akira?" she asked me as I gave her a nod.
Maybe I can improve my culinary skills while I'm at it.
"Also, Adam. I win." The older twin boasted as she laid out her cards onto the table, causing the younger twin's eyes to widen.
"Ah fuck! Thought I had you there." He cursed before giving his sister a grin.
"I'll win next time, dear sister of mine." He stated as he began cleaning up the poker cards.
"In your dreams, dear brother of mine." Eve snarked back as she headed towards the kitchen as I followed along.
I then placed my helmet onto the kitchen counter alongside my katana and entered the kitchen.
"So, what's on the menu?" I asked the cook as she 'hummed' before pulling a chef's knife out of a block and spun it around her fingers.
'
Quite dexterous, aren't you, Eve?' I mused as the redhead gave me a list of what to get.
I grabbed out some carrots, potatoes, and a few other things Eve asked for.
I made a sauce that consisted of soy sauce, oyster sauce, brown sugar, ginger, garlic, sesame oil, red pepper flake, ground black pepper and whisked all the ingredients together. Once they were finely mixed, I set the bowel on the bench before moving onto the noodles.
The noodles weren't anything special, but they were reminiscent of udon noodles back in Japan. As the pot got to the boiling point, I dumped the noodles into the pot and let it cooked.
"You're quite skilled in the kitchen, Akira," Eve spoke out while cooking the beef strips in a wok-like pan.
I let out a hum as I grabbed a stray knife and begun sharpening it to simply pass the time.
"It's one of those skills I simply picked up back in Kichijoji when I lived with my mum and step-dad, with both adults being somewhat…decent when it comes to the culinary arts while Motoyasu and Naomi are downright horrible cooks," I explained as I finished sharpening the knife and grabbed another one and began sharpening.
Saying that Motoyasu and Naomi where horrible cooks would be the understatement of the fucking century.
Seriously! How the fuck does someone set water on fucking fire!?
Breathe in, Akira…now breathe out…
…Alright then, now I'm calm.
I continued sharpening the knives as the older redhead went on her way with cooking.
After a while, I had finally sharpened all the knives in the kitchen by the time Eve had dished up three bowls of beef noodle stir fry.
"You know, Eve. If the medical field doesn't work out for you, you could try and open a café or a restaurant." I remarked as I brought over all three bowels to the wooden table and placed them in front of the chairs.
Eve then let out a shrug as she placed down some chopsticks onto the table as Adam appeared with a few cans in both hands.
The bull Faunus tossed me a can with an underarm throw and I caught it with my clawed hand. He then went over to his sister and gave her the second can before he took a seat at the table and cracking the can open.
I took a seat and picked up my chopsticks in one hand while spinning the can within my palm in the other before placing the can close to my bowel.
Dinner was a quiet affair as we each dug into our meals, with me having a crash course on relearning to use chopsticks as I haven't used them in months ever since the bombs fell onto Tokyo.
But still, beats eating Angel meat partially cooked with agi. Still can't believe that Angels tasted like chicken.
Eh, oh well. Back to eating then.
When I finished my meal, I cleaned the chopsticks before tapping them onto the side of the table to the beat of
Enter Sandman by Metallica.
When I looked up, I saw Adam giving me a bemused smirk while Eve giving me a joyful smile.
I shrugged my shoulders before continuing with my solo of Enter Sandman.
While tapping to the rhythm of the song, I felt a surge of power nearby.
It wasn't anything like Kazuya or Lio, but it felt inhuman. Nothing like the Grimm, but much darker than that.
'
Teridax, did you felt that?' I asked my demon partner as I got up from the table and pushed in my chair, grabbing my bowel and chopsticks, and headed to the kitchen.
'
…I did, master. And it's demonic in origin.' My demon partner answered back.
So, a demon has made its way onto Remnant, huh?
But then again, Kazuya, Lio and Yuka had made it across from the Basilica to other continents of Remnant.
Maybe there is a chance a powerful demon has made it across from Tokyo to here.
I shook my head as I placed my bowel inside the sink and grabbed my gear, making sure my katana was firmly in place within my sash, and my helmet tucked under my arm.
"Hey, Akira. Did you feel that just now?" I heard the masculine voice of Adam near me, as I turned around to face the bull Faunus, in his left hand was Wilt and Blush, gripped quite firmly.
Guess I wasn't the only one to feel that power burst.
"Yeah. I haven't felt anything like that other than when monsters invaded Kichijoji. I take it you want to investigate?" I asked while sweeping my hair backwards and placing my helmet back in, the black material covering my lower-face.
Adam gave me a nod as the both of us headed towards the front door of the Taurus house, with the desire to investigate the strange sure of power.
Hopefully, it goes well.
A/N: I finally finished chapter 7 of this story after how many months?
But eh, whatever.
As you can see, Akira got access to an updated arsenal thanks to Dr. Louisa Ferre of the Gaea Corporation, a quiet dinner between the Taurus twins and both he and Adam felt a strange power nearby.
I've also been playing Katana ZERO and clocked it within a week, and let me tell ya, it's fucking amazing.
Anyways, I'll see ya next time.
Chao.