Infinite Stratos Character Creation and Fanfiction Discussion

[Eratas123]

Originally Posted by ZeroXSEED

Or because IS can go as far as the pilot can, notice even 44% synchronized Akatsubaki is a BEAST when Houki was serious, or that Char's mediocre Revive Custom Mk.II is damn hard to beat.

Also, the reason my OC can't be a Gary Stu...

Also explains why Tatenashi, Laura, and Rin are so damn hard to beat; They've all been trained to specifically handle strain whereas Ichika, Cecilia, and Houki were normal civilians up till they got their units.

[MeisterBabylon]

This is also why spacenoids often produce aces and ISpers.

*shot for self promotion*

[Eratas123]

Originally Posted by MeisterBabylon

This is also why spacenoids often produce aces and ISpers.

*shot for self promotion*

You never did tell me what the academy resistance was?

[blitz1/2]

Originally Posted by ZeroXSEED

Or because IS can go as far as the pilot can, notice even 44% synchronized Akatsubaki is a BEAST when Houki was serious, or that Char's mediocre Revive Custom Mk.II is damn hard to beat.

Also, the reason my OC can't be a Gary Stu...

His name, as of now, is Shui Tiao Lan (Japanese pet name: Sui = water, as in Rin = bell sound), an 'ordinary' high school student came from Hong Kong, but was chased because the 'special nanomachines' implanted in his body.

Desperate for protection, he SWIM to IS Academy by his own power and found ashore by a guard.

The fic is a separate section, a sidestory of sort, the title is:

INFINITE STRATOS - SACRED TWINS - TIGER AND DRAGON

Notice the theme? Yep, He's gonna be paired with 'reformed' Ling.

EDIT: As for Teh_Ping entering Trans-Am and translate 3 times faster, I read the V4r Chapter 2 and OOOOOHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!! Shipping material for CharxLaura! YAY!

As much as I like your OC, I am not in favour if he becomes a main character in the Sacred Twins, i feel that Ichika and Charles(lotte) is enough.

[ZeroXSEED]

Originally Posted by blitz1/2

As much as I like your OC, I am not in favour if he becomes a main character in the Sacred Twins, i feel that Ichika and Charles(lotte) is enough.

It's just an Idea pal, an Idea.

After all, I never said about this guy in our little discussion in FF.net

Truth to be told, I'm not the type that like to write OC at all, that's why I'm using Madoka as OC stand in.

However, the little brat OC is indeed, will appear in the main story of Sacred Twins. the sidestory as far only some random idea in my head, and even if it become real, mostly just 2-3 chapter long.

And now I'm thinking about portraying Chifuyu & Tabane's past...so i think I'll scrap the idea bout Main Character OC.

EDIT: It's seems that Chapter 7 turn out to be longer than I expect, thus chapter 8 will be composed of whats left when I cut some part out of it plus a new epilogue.

Here's the sample

Spoiler for Marshmallow hell:

[Reiryaku Byakuya, Deactivate]

*PSHHHH* Byakushiki’s armor expend a lot of coolant vapor, I can feel a certain sense of refreshing scent from it.

“ICHIKA!!!!”

“I’m alright”

The smoke fades, and I can see everyone is worried about my safety. However, as they can see me clearly, I wasn’t wounded that much except by few, and harmless shrapnel came from the explosion.

“……Ichika, you’re…”

“I’m fine, it’s okay” Even though my cheek is bleeding, it’s okay.

I see a big, black object flew toward me…it was Madoka.

“You…you fool”

“…you’re squeezing me…idiot” I jokingly comment as I put my hands on her head, ht only way to make her calm.

“ICHIKA(-SAN)!!”

WHY CECILIA, HOUKI, AND RIN MUST JOIN TOO! AHHHH!

“What are you doing?” I asked.

“Madoka-san can’t do that! You’re brother and sister!” Cecilia protested.

Doing what? Doing what Cecilia? Now you make me worried, what exactly Madoka did?

“You can’t do that, you’re outside childhood privileges” Houki, madoka, and Rin said loudly.

“MOU! How cruel! Ichika-san!” Cecilia is sobbing, aah. So everyone is joining against Cecilia now, wait, it’s not important.

It’s my safety, no, MY SANITY is more important. Marshmallow, this is marshmallow hell! Except for Rin’s case, but I won’t say it, too dangerous.
SOMEONE HELP ME!

“Can you little brats stop molesting my brother?”

Oh God, there’s my savior, Guan Yu.

“Chif-mmph”

“Where is your face? Too many jugs covering it”

“Mmmph”

I don’t know, from the color it was standard, the size is about C-cup, I can smell the scent of lavender, so it’s definitely Madoka’s.

Now how exactly I was able to recognize my own twin sister’s chest? God must be crazy.

“Shoo, shoo, don’t interrupt our heartwarming reunion!” Madoka growled.

Heartwarming reunion my ass! Chifuyu-nee, help me!

*PA!* *PA!* *PA!* *PA!*

Once again, Orimura-sensei’s signature book is catching fire, and I was saved from the brink of destruction.

[Eratas123]

Nice chapter. Poor Ichika got stuck in marshmallow hell and got saved by Guan Yu...I mean Chifuyu.

Just rewrote the prologue of Chapter 3, can anybody please review and comment if it's okay. I need the most help at the "Irish" part since EthernalRain will take care of the Kyuukai one.

Spoiler:

Chapter 3: Diverging Paths
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POV: Kyuukai Tokiwa
Location: London International Airport.

“Attention passengers, we will be landing in London shortly, please take care of all your belongings and we hope you enjoyed your flight with us”

Hearing the voice from the intercom; I unbuckled my seatbelt in preparation for the landing.
‘Back in London huh? Can’t believe this place was a warzone 2 years ago’

Remembering what happened here 2 years ago, I marveled at how things could change in such a short time. Two years ago this place was a battleground, people were dying left and right and it was all because of that damn VEIL Corporation. We managed to put a stop to it but a lot of good men and women died along the way.

‘Still feels odd to be back here…’

I waited until the plane stopped completely (making sure to keep the hood on my head at all times) before I made my way down from the plane towards the entrance hall.

‘Where is he? I thought for sure he was going to meet me here.’

“YO KYUUKAI! LONG TIME NO SEE!” A voice yelled.

Turning around, I saw my “Brother” Akira making his way towards me with a large grin on his face.

“Hey Aki-“ I tried to reply before I was interrupted by a bear hug that left me feeling lightheaded.

“Hey man I haven’t seen you all year!” He said in an excited voice. “So…Did my little brother get a girlfriend on his trips”

“N-Nevermind that! Did you forget why I’m wearing the hood in the first place?”

“Hood?”

“The hood that’s covering my face so no one would recognize me!” I nearly yelled at him. “Which becomes pointless if you just yell my name out like that!”

“Ah, Don’t worry about it. What’s the worse that could happen?”

‘That’s always what people say before shit starts to happen’


“Um…Excuse me?” We hear a voice ask.

‘Huh?’


Turning to the source of the voice we saw a girl who looked to be about seven years old staring at us.

“Yes? Is there something you need?” I ask the little girl.

“Um…Can I please have your autograph” She raised a piece paper towards me.

“Why do you want my autograph?”

“I heard that man call you Kyuukai, aren’t you the hero from two years ago?”

‘Thank’s a lot Akira’


Trying to be nice, I decided to sign the piece of paper she was holding out before giving it back to her.

“Now you have to keep it a secr-“

“MOMMY!MOMMY! I GOT MISTER KYUUKAI’S AUTOGRAPH!” She suddenly yelled out as she ran away.

‘That’s not good’


Looking around me; I saw people pointing at me and Akira while some were bringing out their cameras to take pictures.

‘DEFINITELY not good’

Before I knew what was happening I heard screams from all around me.

“IT’S KYUUKAI!”

“IT’S THE HERO OF LONDON!”

‘Oh crap...’
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“I can’t believe we made it out of there.” Akira panted.

“We wouldn’t have had to run if you just kept your fucking voice down you douchebag” I countered.

We had to run from the airport entrance and all the way to the car that Akira brought. I had to drop some of my luggage because they were slowing me down.

“Don’t worry about your things man, we’ll just send someone to pick it up once the riot dies down”

Deciding to forget about the airport mess for now, I diverted the talk to a more serious topic.

“So...how’s Lindy doing?” I asked

“...”

Akira didn’t say a word but I saw his grip on the steering wheel tighten.

“No change?”

“...No...the doctor says she’s stable but he still can’t figure out when she’s going to
wake up.”

“I wanna visit her”

“Don’t worry, you’ll get your chance, we’re going to the FRACTURE base so you can visit her when we get there.”

I was silent the rest of the way there.

Time Skip:30 minutes later.
Location: FRACTURE base

“Well, here we are, home sweet home.“

“Yeah...It’s been a year since I’ve been here”

We arrived at the base and seeing everything had given me feelings of nostalgia.

‘Things haven’t changed a bit, I wonder if mom and Koyomi are around?’


“Hey Akira, are mom and Koyomi here?”

“Sorry man; they went out somewhere, they said they’d be back last night”

“Alright then, I’m going to go to Lindy’s room. It’s still the same isn’t it?”

“Still the same as before don’t worry. You go on ahead, I’m gonna attend the meeting first.”

“Meeting?”

“It’s about the conference tomorrow. Don’t worry, you don’t have to attend Mr Diplomat.” He said in a joking tone.

Ever since the fight with VEIL here in London I’ve been taken off active duty and re-assigned as an engineer representative for FRACTURE when the need arises. I’m going to the conference tomorrow as a “Diplomat” to observe the demonstration.

“Alright then, You know where to find me”

Me and Akira went our separate ways after the conversation; Him to the meeting room and me to Lindy’s room.

“I’m coming in” I say as I enter the room.

...

Of course no one replied to my call, the only occupant of the room was in a long slumber.

I saw the form of Lindy Alcott as I approached the bed, she was sleeping as peacefully as ever.

‘When will you wake up? I need to tell you that we’ve won...’

She’d fought with us in the war to save London 2 years ago. She nearly died as a result, we managed to save her but she’s been in a coma ever since.

I don’t know how long I stood there just staying by her side, I seem to have lost track of time until Akira came up to me.

“Hey Kyuukai, you alright?”

“Yeah...I’m fine.”

“Well...I just got a mission.”

“Mission?”

“Me and some other guys are gonna guard the conference tomorrow, apparently it’s a possible terrorist target.”

“Sounds dangerous.”

“Yeah, But it’s nothing compared to what we fought 2 years ago, we’ll be fine” He grinned.

“Hey Akira, could you do me a favor? There’s somewhere else I want to visit.

Location: FRACTURE memorial

Standing in front of the memorial, I felt the memories of the battle coming back to me.

“LINDY! DON’T DIE ON ME!”

“AKIRA! COVER ME!”

“INFINITE STRATOS SPOTTED!”

“Hey, you alright?” Akira’s voice jogged me from my memories.

“Yeah, just remembering some things” I murmured

“I’m gonna stay in the car, just come back when you’re ready to leave.”

I nodded my head and made my way to the base of the structure where I saw the epitaph that had been engraved there.

“To all the brave men and women who died fighting in this war, we thank you for your bravery and know that we shall never forget the sacrifice you have given to save us. Thank you”

That’s right...I’ll never forget the lives that were lost on that day, and I’ll always try my best to make sure it never happens again.
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POV: “Irish”
Location: Unknown

“Hey Irish, wake up, Viktor’s called a meeting”

Waking up from my nap, I see Michael calling me from the door.

*Yawn* “Meeting?”

“It’s about the operation tomorrow; hurry up before Viktor loses his temper.” He said as he walked off.

‘The operation tomorrow…It’ll be the most dangerous one yet.’

Deciding not to waste any more time, I made my way to the central room of our small hideout.

“Your late Irish! We can’t always wait for you to come at your own leisure” Viktor (Our team leader) yelled at me.

Viktor was tall man in his late 30’s, he had look that made you want to stay away from him along with an attitude to match. He took over our little group ever since our previous leader, Mason, died a few months ago.

“…”

“Silent again eh Irish? Probably thinking of taking more of those damn pills aren’t you?
” He sneered at me.

‘Go fuck yourself Viktor’

Deciding it better not to insult him (at least out loud) I just stood silently and listened carefully as the meeting started.

“Is everybody ready for tomorrow?” Viktor asked. “We can’t afford any mistakes, if we fail then all of our preparation will be wasted”

Muttering our agreements, Viktor continued with the discussion. “Alright then, everybody state your role for the operation tomorrow.” He ordered.

“We will provide a distraction on the northern part of town” I heard Michael say in response to the order. “It will distract the authorities from what the others will be doing”

“Correct, everybody else?”

“We’ll set up the jamming device just before the distraction commences, that should delay anybody trying to stop us from communicating with each other.” Joshua said.

“And finally” He gestured towards me.

“Me and two others will kidnap the English representative Cecilia Alcott, once that’s done we’ll meet at the agreed location.” I answered stating my role.

“Good, as all of you know I’ll be leading a squad to divert any forces that won’t be distracted, this should make sure that the kidnapping will go without a hitch. Does anybody have any questions?”

“How exactly will Michael and the others distract the authorities? They’ll be overwhelmed sooner or later.” I ask him.

“You don’t have to worry about that, just make sure to do your job properly.” He answered casually.

‘He’s dodging the question…I wonder…’


“I hope you didn’t forget the agreement we all made” I asked him.

“Of course not, just make sure to do your job properly. All of the distractions are so you don’t have any opposition once the kidnapping begins.” He replied.

“Alright then, I’ll just have to trust you on that” I say with a hint of doubt.

“If that’s all then this meeting is over”

At his declaration, we all left the central room and scattered around the hideout.

‘Vikotor’s been acting oddly all week, does he even know what he’s doing?’

“Irish, you got a minute?”

Turning around, I saw Joshua making his way towards me.

Joshua was a man close to Viktor’s age: He mentioned that he was a doctor before he joined the group. Unlike Viktor he had a friendly appearance and showed a constantly calm demeanor, it’s hard to believe he’s stuck with a bunch of killers like us.

“What is it Joshua? Is something wrong?”

“You seem to be worried about something, and I can tell it’s not about the operation tomorrow.”

‘Joshua could always tell when something’s wrong’

“It’s Viktor. Ever since Mason died a few months ago and he took command we’ve been getting closer and closer to blowing our cover, he doesn’t even seem to care that a lot of us died in some of the previous operations.”

“We really can’t do anything about it. Mason was his brother so he’s next in line to lead, all of us here know the risk of death so no one’s going to flinch no matter how high the body count gets”

“It’s his irrational decisions that are killing us off! Almost all the deaths over the past few months are because he’s being rash and doesn’t plan properly. Hell, I’m not even sure he cares about the agreement all of us made” I nearly yell out.

We all agreed on this; No innocent life will be lost in our fight against the IS. We may be killers but we weren’t monsters.

“Irish, if worse comes to worse we’ll have to deal with it, but right now we need to focus for tomorrow.”

“You’re right Joshua, I’m going to get some rest” I said as I walked away.

“Irish…Wait a minute”

“Hm? What is it?”

“Have you thought any more of what I told you?”

“…”

“Viktor’s right about one thing; you’ve been addicted to those painkillers ever since you started wearing that suit.”

“...I’m fine”

“I know you think that suit is helping you but it’s destroying your body, you wont be able to keep this up”

“How else can I catch up? I’m not as strong or as experienced as any of you! Without the suit I’ll be useless in the field.”

“I still don’t get why you think you have to fight on the field” He sighed. “You’re just a k-“

“Don’t call me a kid! I’ve got just as much in stake at this as the rest of you.”

“You’re 14 Irish. If you honestly think that you have as much to worry about as the rest of us then you’re insane.“

Though Joshua’s words were harsh I could still pick up the worried tone in his voice.

“Hey Irish…Do you know why I’m even here?”

Hearing the abrupt question I could do nothing except shake my head left and right.

“Never ask about the others past, this is a rule we all follow.” He started in bitter voice. “It’s to prevent us from forming personal ties with one another so when one dies it doesn’t affect the rest of us”

“I know the rule Joshua, I’ve been here for a long time already” I reminded him.

“I’m going to break that rule right now.”

“What do you mean Joshua?”

“I’m going to tell you why I joined this little group”

“Is this really necessary? We should really prep-“

“Just…please…listen to me Irish” He said in a barely audible whisper.

Hearing Joshua’s solemn tone, I decided to relent and listen to what he had to say.

“Alright then...Tell me your story”

Hearing my words I saw him flash a small smile before beginning his tale.“ I already told you I was a doctor right Irish?” I nod. “Did you know I also had a family?” This was news to me so I just shook my head. “Me and my wife had a clinic where we used to treat patients, after the first contact we opened our doors to anyone who was injured, our son was just 6 years old when that damned war started.”

“Why were you treating people? It would’ve been safer to hide out until the war blew over.”

“We wanted to do that, but all the other hospitals had closed down and we were the only ones that people could turn to.”

‘Always thinking of others before yourself’

“Eventually, the number of casualties in the war went up so we started treating any soldiers that came along too.”

“Soldiers? I thought you treated civilians?”

“We did...but we couldn’t just ignore all the soldiers who were dying day in and day out...we had to do something.”

“I imagine this is where it all went wrong?”

“Yea...one night...on my way to my supply run. I saw a woman standing in front of our clinic, she didn’t look injured or anything so I figured I should just leave her and get the supplies before they ran out. When I came back...I saw my clinic burning down...while she was standing in front of it in some kind of armor”

“...An IS suit”

“Yeah, though I didn’t know it at the time. I yelled and yelled at her, asking her what the hell she was doing and she just said she was taking care of a threat.”

“A threat? How the hell is a clinic a threat?”

“Turns out she saw the soldiers recovering at the clinic and just burned it to the ground. Everyone inside: The soldiers, the civilians, even my wife and son died there.

“...”

“Everything after that’s a blur, I found out about this group after hearing some rumors and eventually I joined thinking I could find the one who killed my family.”

“...Did you?”

“No...and I don’t think I ever will,”

Everything was silent as Joshua finished his story, It looks like

“Joshua...why are you telling me this?”

“Because I want to be remembered”

“Remembered?”

“We keep our pasts hidden so nobody will mourn for us when we die, but I want at least one person to remember me”

“Why me? You could’ve told it to anyone else.”

“This may be a stupid reason...but...you remind me of my son”

“Your...son?”

“That’s right...even when he was just a kid he was always trying to help around the clinic...trying to be an adult when he shouldn’t have had to worry at all”

“...”

“I’m sorry Irish...I know this must seem point-“

“I’ll do it”

“What?”

“When you die, I’ll mourn your passing, I’ll remember you. So don’t worry Joshua, I’ll
never forget you.”

Hearing my words, Joshua flashed another small smile. “Thanks Irish. Listen, I’m going to get some sleep, you should too.” He stood up and made his way to his room.

Deciding to get some sleep, I made my way to the makeshift room and thought about tomorrow’s operation.

‘Tomorrow will be our biggest victory yet (if it succeeds). Viktor’s plan better work, there won’t be any second chances if we fail.’

Lying down on the makeshift bed, I close my eyes and drift off to sleep.

Please red and review. Need all the help I can get.

[ZeroXSEED]

Originally Posted by Eratas123

Nice chapter. Poor Ichika got stuck in marshmallow hell and got saved by Guan Yu...I mean Chifuyu.

Just rewrote the prologue of Chapter 3, can anybody please review and comment if it's okay. I need the most help at the "Irish" part since EthernalRain will take care of the Kyuukai one.

Spoiler:

Chapter 3: Diverging Paths
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
POV: Kyuukai Tokiwa
Location: London International Airport.

“Attention passengers, we will be landing in London shortly, please take care of all your belongings and we hope you enjoyed your flight with us”

Hearing the voice from the intercom; I unbuckled my seatbelt in preparation for the landing.
‘Back in London huh? Can’t believe this place was a warzone 2 years ago’

Remembering what happened here 2 years ago, I marveled at how things could change in such a short time. Two years ago this place was a battleground, people were dying left and right and it was all because of that damn VEIL Corporation. We managed to put a stop to it but a lot of good men and women died along the way.

‘Still feels odd to be back here…’

I waited until the plane stopped completely (making sure to keep the hood on my head at all times) before I made my way down from the plane towards the entrance hall.

‘Where is he? I thought for sure he was going to meet me here.’

“YO KYUUKAI! LONG TIME NO SEE!” A voice yelled.

Turning around, I saw my “Brother” Akira making his way towards me with a large grin on his face.

“Hey Aki-“ I tried to reply before I was interrupted by a bear hug that left me feeling lightheaded.

“Hey man I haven’t seen you all year!” He said in an excited voice. “So…Did my little brother get a girlfriend on his trips”

“N-Nevermind that! Did you forget why I’m wearing the hood in the first place?”

“Hood?”

“The hood that’s covering my face so no one would recognize me!” I nearly yelled at him. “Which becomes pointless if you just yell my name out like that!”

“Ah, Don’t worry about it. What’s the worse that could happen?”

‘That’s always what people say before shit starts to happen’


“Um…Excuse me?” We hear a voice ask.

‘Huh?’


Turning to the source of the voice we saw a girl who looked to be about seven years old staring at us.

“Yes? Is there something you need?” I ask the little girl.

“Um…Can I please have your autograph” She raised a piece paper towards me.

“Why do you want my autograph?”

“I heard that man call you Kyuukai, aren’t you the hero from two years ago?”

‘Thank’s a lot Akira’


Trying to be nice, I decided to sign the piece of paper she was holding out before giving it back to her.

“Now you have to keep it a secr-“

“MOMMY!MOMMY! I GOT MISTER KYUUKAI’S AUTOGRAPH!” She suddenly yelled out as she ran away.

‘That’s not good’


Looking around me; I saw people pointing at me and Akira while some were bringing out their cameras to take pictures.

‘DEFINITELY not good’

Before I knew what was happening I heard screams from all around me.

“IT’S KYUUKAI!”

“IT’S THE HERO OF LONDON!”

‘Oh crap...’
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“I can’t believe we made it out of there.” Akira panted.

“We wouldn’t have had to run if you just kept your fucking voice down you douchebag” I countered.

We had to run from the airport entrance and all the way to the car that Akira brought. I had to drop some of my luggage because they were slowing me down.

“Don’t worry about your things man, we’ll just send someone to pick it up once the riot dies down”

Deciding to forget about the airport mess for now, I diverted the talk to a more serious topic.

“So...how’s Lindy doing?” I asked

“...”

Akira didn’t say a word but I saw his grip on the steering wheel tighten.

“No change?”

“...No...the doctor says she’s stable but he still can’t figure out when she’s going to
wake up.”

“I wanna visit her”

“Don’t worry, you’ll get your chance, we’re going to the FRACTURE base so you can visit her when we get there.”

I was silent the rest of the way there.

Time Skip:30 minutes later.
Location: FRACTURE base

“Well, here we are, home sweet home.“

“Yeah...It’s been a year since I’ve been here”

We arrived at the base and seeing everything had given me feelings of nostalgia.

‘Things haven’t changed a bit, I wonder if mom and Koyomi are around?’


“Hey Akira, are mom and Koyomi here?”

“Sorry man; they went out somewhere, they said they’d be back last night”

“Alright then, I’m going to go to Lindy’s room. It’s still the same isn’t it?”

“Still the same as before don’t worry. You go on ahead, I’m gonna attend the meeting first.”

“Meeting?”

“It’s about the conference tomorrow. Don’t worry, you don’t have to attend Mr Diplomat.” He said in a joking tone.

Ever since the fight with VEIL here in London I’ve been taken off active duty and re-assigned as an engineer representative for FRACTURE when the need arises. I’m going to the conference tomorrow as a “Diplomat” to observe the demonstration.

“Alright then, You know where to find me”

Me and Akira went our separate ways after the conversation; Him to the meeting room and me to Lindy’s room.

“I’m coming in” I say as I enter the room.

...

Of course no one replied to my call, the only occupant of the room was in a long slumber.

I saw the form of Lindy Alcott as I approached the bed, she was sleeping as peacefully as ever.

‘When will you wake up? I need to tell you that we’ve won...’

She’d fought with us in the war to save London 2 years ago. She nearly died as a result, we managed to save her but she’s been in a coma ever since.

I don’t know how long I stood there just staying by her side, I seem to have lost track of time until Akira came up to me.

“Hey Kyuukai, you alright?”

“Yeah...I’m fine.”

“Well...I just got a mission.”

“Mission?”

“Me and some other guys are gonna guard the conference tomorrow, apparently it’s a possible terrorist target.”

“Sounds dangerous.”

“Yeah, But it’s nothing compared to what we fought 2 years ago, we’ll be fine” He grinned.

“Hey Akira, could you do me a favor? There’s somewhere else I want to visit.

Location: FRACTURE memorial

Standing in front of the memorial, I felt the memories of the battle coming back to me.

“LINDY! DON’T DIE ON ME!”

“AKIRA! COVER ME!”

“INFINITE STRATOS SPOTTED!”

“Hey, you alright?” Akira’s voice jogged me from my memories.

“Yeah, just remembering some things” I murmured

“I’m gonna stay in the car, just come back when you’re ready to leave.”

I nodded my head and made my way to the base of the structure where I saw the epitaph that had been engraved there.

“To all the brave men and women who died fighting in this war, we thank you for your bravery and know that we shall never forget the sacrifice you have given to save us. Thank you”

That’s right...I’ll never forget the lives that were lost on that day, and I’ll always try my best to make sure it never happens again.
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POV: “Irish”
Location: Unknown

“Hey Irish, wake up, Viktor’s called a meeting”

Waking up from my nap, I see Michael calling me from the door.

*Yawn* “Meeting?”

“It’s about the operation tomorrow; hurry up before Viktor loses his temper.” He said as he walked off.

‘The operation tomorrow…It’ll be the most dangerous one yet.’

Deciding not to waste any more time, I made my way to the central room of our small hideout.

“Your late Irish! We can’t always wait for you to come at your own leisure” Viktor (Our team leader) yelled at me.

Viktor was tall man in his late 30’s, he had look that made you want to stay away from him along with an attitude to match. He took over our little group ever since our previous leader, Mason, died a few months ago.

“…”

“Silent again eh Irish? Probably thinking of taking more of those damn pills aren’t you?
” He sneered at me.

‘Go fuck yourself Viktor’

Deciding it better not to insult him (at least out loud) I just stood silently and listened carefully as the meeting started.

“Is everybody ready for tomorrow?” Viktor asked. “We can’t afford any mistakes, if we fail then all of our preparation will be wasted”

Muttering our agreements, Viktor continued with the discussion. “Alright then, everybody state your role for the operation tomorrow.” He ordered.

“We will provide a distraction on the northern part of town” I heard Michael say in response to the order. “It will distract the authorities from what the others will be doing”

“Correct, everybody else?”

“We’ll set up the jamming device just before the distraction commences, that should delay anybody trying to stop us from communicating with each other.” Joshua said.

“And finally” He gestured towards me.

“Me and two others will kidnap the English representative Cecilia Alcott, once that’s done we’ll meet at the agreed location.” I answered stating my role.

“Good, as all of you know I’ll be leading a squad to divert any forces that won’t be distracted, this should make sure that the kidnapping will go without a hitch. Does anybody have any questions?”

“How exactly will Michael and the others distract the authorities? They’ll be overwhelmed sooner or later.” I ask him.

“You don’t have to worry about that, just make sure to do your job properly.” He answered casually.

‘He’s dodging the question…I wonder…’


“I hope you didn’t forget the agreement we all made” I asked him.

“Of course not, just make sure to do your job properly. All of the distractions are so you don’t have any opposition once the kidnapping begins.” He replied.

“Alright then, I’ll just have to trust you on that” I say with a hint of doubt.

“If that’s all then this meeting is over”

At his declaration, we all left the central room and scattered around the hideout.

‘Vikotor’s been acting oddly all week, does he even know what he’s doing?’

“Irish, you got a minute?”

Turning around, I saw Joshua making his way towards me.

Joshua was a man close to Viktor’s age: He mentioned that he was a doctor before he joined the group. Unlike Viktor he had a friendly appearance and showed a constantly calm demeanor, it’s hard to believe he’s stuck with a bunch of killers like us.

“What is it Joshua? Is something wrong?”

“You seem to be worried about something, and I can tell it’s not about the operation tomorrow.”

‘Joshua could always tell when something’s wrong’

“It’s Viktor. Ever since Mason died a few months ago and he took command we’ve been getting closer and closer to blowing our cover, he doesn’t even seem to care that a lot of us died in some of the previous operations.”

“We really can’t do anything about it. Mason was his brother so he’s next in line to lead, all of us here know the risk of death so no one’s going to flinch no matter how high the body count gets”

“It’s his irrational decisions that are killing us off! Almost all the deaths over the past few months are because he’s being rash and doesn’t plan properly. Hell, I’m not even sure he cares about the agreement all of us made” I nearly yell out.

We all agreed on this; No innocent life will be lost in our fight against the IS. We may be killers but we weren’t monsters.

“Irish, if worse comes to worse we’ll have to deal with it, but right now we need to focus for tomorrow.”

“You’re right Joshua, I’m going to get some rest” I said as I walked away.

“Irish…Wait a minute”

“Hm? What is it?”

“Have you thought any more of what I told you?”

“…”

“Viktor’s right about one thing; you’ve been addicted to those painkillers ever since you started wearing that suit.”

“...I’m fine”

“I know you think that suit is helping you but it’s destroying your body, you wont be able to keep this up”

“How else can I catch up? I’m not as strong or as experienced as any of you! Without the suit I’ll be useless in the field.”

“I still don’t get why you think you have to fight on the field” He sighed. “You’re just a k-“

“Don’t call me a kid! I’ve got just as much in stake at this as the rest of you.”

“You’re 14 Irish. If you honestly think that you have as much to worry about as the rest of us then you’re insane.“

Though Joshua’s words were harsh I could still pick up the worried tone in his voice.

“Hey Irish…Do you know why I’m even here?”

Hearing the abrupt question I could do nothing except shake my head left and right.

“Never ask about the others past, this is a rule we all follow.” He started in bitter voice. “It’s to prevent us from forming personal ties with one another so when one dies it doesn’t affect the rest of us”

“I know the rule Joshua, I’ve been here for a long time already” I reminded him.

“I’m going to break that rule right now.”

“What do you mean Joshua?”

“I’m going to tell you why I joined this little group”

“Is this really necessary? We should really prep-“

“Just…please…listen to me Irish” He said in a barely audible whisper.

Hearing Joshua’s solemn tone, I decided to relent and listen to what he had to say.

“Alright then...Tell me your story”

Hearing my words I saw him flash a small smile before beginning his tale.“ I already told you I was a doctor right Irish?” I nod. “Did you know I also had a family?” This was news to me so I just shook my head. “Me and my wife had a clinic where we used to treat patients, after the first contact we opened our doors to anyone who was injured, our son was just 6 years old when that damned war started.”

“Why were you treating people? It would’ve been safer to hide out until the war blew over.”

“We wanted to do that, but all the other hospitals had closed down and we were the only ones that people could turn to.”

‘Always thinking of others before yourself’

“Eventually, the number of casualties in the war went up so we started treating any soldiers that came along too.”

“Soldiers? I thought you treated civilians?”

“We did...but we couldn’t just ignore all the soldiers who were dying day in and day out...we had to do something.”

“I imagine this is where it all went wrong?”

“Yea...one night...on my way to my supply run. I saw a woman standing in front of our clinic, she didn’t look injured or anything so I figured I should just leave her and get the supplies before they ran out. When I came back...I saw my clinic burning down...while she was standing in front of it in some kind of armor”

“...An IS suit”

“Yeah, though I didn’t know it at the time. I yelled and yelled at her, asking her what the hell she was doing and she just said she was taking care of a threat.”

“A threat? How the hell is a clinic a threat?”

“Turns out she saw the soldiers recovering at the clinic and just burned it to the ground. Everyone inside: The soldiers, the civilians, even my wife and son died there.

“...”

“Everything after that’s a blur, I found out about this group after hearing some rumors and eventually I joined thinking I could find the one who killed my family.”

“...Did you?”

“No...and I don’t think I ever will,”

Everything was silent as Joshua finished his story, It looks like

“Joshua...why are you telling me this?”

“Because I want to be remembered”

“Remembered?”

“We keep our pasts hidden so nobody will mourn for us when we die, but I want at least one person to remember me”

“Why me? You could’ve told it to anyone else.”

“This may be a stupid reason...but...you remind me of my son”

“Your...son?”

“That’s right...even when he was just a kid he was always trying to help around the clinic...trying to be an adult when he shouldn’t have had to worry at all”

“...”

“I’m sorry Irish...I know this must seem point-“

“I’ll do it”

“What?”

“When you die, I’ll mourn your passing, I’ll remember you. So don’t worry Joshua, I’ll
never forget you.”

Hearing my words, Joshua flashed another small smile. “Thanks Irish. Listen, I’m going to get some sleep, you should too.” He stood up and made his way to his room.

Deciding to get some sleep, I made my way to the makeshift room and thought about tomorrow’s operation.

‘Tomorrow will be our biggest victory yet (if it succeeds). Viktor’s plan better work, there won’t be any second chances if we fail.’

Lying down on the makeshift bed, I close my eyes and drift off to sleep.

Please red and review. Need all the help I can get.

I have this feeling that chapter 3 would be the most awesome chapter so far.

Anyway, nice that you did what you expect, my suggestion, do not write a detailed grand scheme. Right now my beta must be cursing me for scrapping our 6 volumes worth of idea

[Eratas123]

Originally Posted by ZeroXSEED

I have this feeling that chapter 3 would be the most awesome chapter so far.

Anyway, nice that you did what you expect, my suggestion, do not write a detailed grand scheme. Right now my beta must be cursing me for scrapping our 6 volumes worth of idea

Thanks for reading. Do you have any advice on things to change or improve on the "Irish" segment Was it too corny or rushed. Open to comments and criticisms.

[ZeroXSEED]

Originally Posted by Eratas123

Thanks for reading. Do you have any advice on things to change or improve on the "Irish" segment Was it too corny or rushed. Open to comments and criticisms.

Nah, it already shown that there are sympathetic characters in the terrorist side. Although the leader seems like not one of them.

[wavehawk]

"It's not fair. I saw him first."

[ZeroXSEED]

Notice that there's a new post!

*CLICK*

Originally Posted by wavehawk

"It's not fair. I saw him first."

ffffffffffffffffuuuuuuuuuUUUUUUUUU-----

(Run as fast as he can)

EDIT: (Run back to the computer)

Ha...that scares the shit out of me!

[blitz1/2]

Originally Posted by Eratas123

Nice chapter. Poor Ichika got stuck in marshmallow hell and got saved by Guan Yu...I mean Chifuyu.

Just rewrote the prologue of Chapter 3, can anybody please review and comment if it's okay. I need the most help at the "Irish" part since EthernalRain will take care of the Kyuukai one.

Spoiler:

Chapter 3: Diverging Paths
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POV: Kyuukai Tokiwa
Location: London International Airport.

“Attention passengers, we will be landing in London shortly, please take care of all your belongings and we hope you enjoyed your flight with us”

Hearing the voice from the intercom; I unbuckled my seatbelt in preparation for the landing.
‘Back in London huh? Can’t believe this place was a warzone 2 years ago’

Remembering what happened here 2 years ago, I marveled at how things could change in such a short time. Two years ago this place was a battleground, people were dying left and right and it was all because of that damn VEIL Corporation. We managed to put a stop to it but a lot of good men and women died along the way.

‘Still feels odd to be back here…’

I waited until the plane stopped completely (making sure to keep the hood on my head at all times) before I made my way down from the plane towards the entrance hall.

‘Where is he? I thought for sure he was going to meet me here.’

“YO KYUUKAI! LONG TIME NO SEE!” A voice yelled.

Turning around, I saw my “Brother” Akira making his way towards me with a large grin on his face.

“Hey Aki-“ I tried to reply before I was interrupted by a bear hug that left me feeling lightheaded.

“Hey man I haven’t seen you all year!” He said in an excited voice. “So…Did my little brother get a girlfriend on his trips”

“N-Nevermind that! Did you forget why I’m wearing the hood in the first place?”

“Hood?”

“The hood that’s covering my face so no one would recognize me!” I nearly yelled at him. “Which becomes pointless if you just yell my name out like that!”

“Ah, Don’t worry about it. What’s the worse that could happen?”

‘That’s always what people say before shit starts to happen’


“Um…Excuse me?” We hear a voice ask.

‘Huh?’


Turning to the source of the voice we saw a girl who looked to be about seven years old staring at us.

“Yes? Is there something you need?” I ask the little girl.

“Um…Can I please have your autograph” She raised a piece paper towards me.

“Why do you want my autograph?”

“I heard that man call you Kyuukai, aren’t you the hero from two years ago?”

‘Thank’s a lot Akira’


Trying to be nice, I decided to sign the piece of paper she was holding out before giving it back to her.

“Now you have to keep it a secr-“

“MOMMY!MOMMY! I GOT MISTER KYUUKAI’S AUTOGRAPH!” She suddenly yelled out as she ran away.

‘That’s not good’


Looking around me; I saw people pointing at me and Akira while some were bringing out their cameras to take pictures.

‘DEFINITELY not good’

Before I knew what was happening I heard screams from all around me.

“IT’S KYUUKAI!”

“IT’S THE HERO OF LONDON!”

‘Oh crap...’
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“I can’t believe we made it out of there.” Akira panted.

“We wouldn’t have had to run if you just kept your fucking voice down you douchebag” I countered.

We had to run from the airport entrance and all the way to the car that Akira brought. I had to drop some of my luggage because they were slowing me down.

“Don’t worry about your things man, we’ll just send someone to pick it up once the riot dies down”

Deciding to forget about the airport mess for now, I diverted the talk to a more serious topic.

“So...how’s Lindy doing?” I asked

“...”

Akira didn’t say a word but I saw his grip on the steering wheel tighten.

“No change?”

“...No...the doctor says she’s stable but he still can’t figure out when she’s going to
wake up.”

“I wanna visit her”

“Don’t worry, you’ll get your chance, we’re going to the FRACTURE base so you can visit her when we get there.”

I was silent the rest of the way there.

Time Skip:30 minutes later.
Location: FRACTURE base

“Well, here we are, home sweet home.“

“Yeah...It’s been a year since I’ve been here”

We arrived at the base and seeing everything had given me feelings of nostalgia.

‘Things haven’t changed a bit, I wonder if mom and Koyomi are around?’


“Hey Akira, are mom and Koyomi here?”

“Sorry man; they went out somewhere, they said they’d be back last night”

“Alright then, I’m going to go to Lindy’s room. It’s still the same isn’t it?”

“Still the same as before don’t worry. You go on ahead, I’m gonna attend the meeting first.”

“Meeting?”

“It’s about the conference tomorrow. Don’t worry, you don’t have to attend Mr Diplomat.” He said in a joking tone.

Ever since the fight with VEIL here in London I’ve been taken off active duty and re-assigned as an engineer representative for FRACTURE when the need arises. I’m going to the conference tomorrow as a “Diplomat” to observe the demonstration.

“Alright then, You know where to find me”

Me and Akira went our separate ways after the conversation; Him to the meeting room and me to Lindy’s room.

“I’m coming in” I say as I enter the room.

...

Of course no one replied to my call, the only occupant of the room was in a long slumber.

I saw the form of Lindy Alcott as I approached the bed, she was sleeping as peacefully as ever.

‘When will you wake up? I need to tell you that we’ve won...’

She’d fought with us in the war to save London 2 years ago. She nearly died as a result, we managed to save her but she’s been in a coma ever since.

I don’t know how long I stood there just staying by her side, I seem to have lost track of time until Akira came up to me.

“Hey Kyuukai, you alright?”

“Yeah...I’m fine.”

“Well...I just got a mission.”

“Mission?”

“Me and some other guys are gonna guard the conference tomorrow, apparently it’s a possible terrorist target.”

“Sounds dangerous.”

“Yeah, But it’s nothing compared to what we fought 2 years ago, we’ll be fine” He grinned.

“Hey Akira, could you do me a favor? There’s somewhere else I want to visit.

Location: FRACTURE memorial

Standing in front of the memorial, I felt the memories of the battle coming back to me.

“LINDY! DON’T DIE ON ME!”

“AKIRA! COVER ME!”

“INFINITE STRATOS SPOTTED!”

“Hey, you alright?” Akira’s voice jogged me from my memories.

“Yeah, just remembering some things” I murmured

“I’m gonna stay in the car, just come back when you’re ready to leave.”

I nodded my head and made my way to the base of the structure where I saw the epitaph that had been engraved there.

“To all the brave men and women who died fighting in this war, we thank you for your bravery and know that we shall never forget the sacrifice you have given to save us. Thank you”

That’s right...I’ll never forget the lives that were lost on that day, and I’ll always try my best to make sure it never happens again.
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POV: “Irish”
Location: Unknown

“Hey Irish, wake up, Viktor’s called a meeting”

Waking up from my nap, I see Michael calling me from the door.

*Yawn* “Meeting?”

“It’s about the operation tomorrow; hurry up before Viktor loses his temper.” He said as he walked off.

‘The operation tomorrow…It’ll be the most dangerous one yet.’

Deciding not to waste any more time, I made my way to the central room of our small hideout.

“Your late Irish! We can’t always wait for you to come at your own leisure” Viktor (Our team leader) yelled at me.

Viktor was tall man in his late 30’s, he had look that made you want to stay away from him along with an attitude to match. He took over our little group ever since our previous leader, Mason, died a few months ago.

“…”

“Silent again eh Irish? Probably thinking of taking more of those damn pills aren’t you?
” He sneered at me.

‘Go fuck yourself Viktor’

Deciding it better not to insult him (at least out loud) I just stood silently and listened carefully as the meeting started.

“Is everybody ready for tomorrow?” Viktor asked. “We can’t afford any mistakes, if we fail then all of our preparation will be wasted”

Muttering our agreements, Viktor continued with the discussion. “Alright then, everybody state your role for the operation tomorrow.” He ordered.

“We will provide a distraction on the northern part of town” I heard Michael say in response to the order. “It will distract the authorities from what the others will be doing”

“Correct, everybody else?”

“We’ll set up the jamming device just before the distraction commences, that should delay anybody trying to stop us from communicating with each other.” Joshua said.

“And finally” He gestured towards me.

“Me and two others will kidnap the English representative Cecilia Alcott, once that’s done we’ll meet at the agreed location.” I answered stating my role.

“Good, as all of you know I’ll be leading a squad to divert any forces that won’t be distracted, this should make sure that the kidnapping will go without a hitch. Does anybody have any questions?”

“How exactly will Michael and the others distract the authorities? They’ll be overwhelmed sooner or later.” I ask him.

“You don’t have to worry about that, just make sure to do your job properly.” He answered casually.

‘He’s dodging the question…I wonder…’


“I hope you didn’t forget the agreement we all made” I asked him.

“Of course not, just make sure to do your job properly. All of the distractions are so you don’t have any opposition once the kidnapping begins.” He replied.

“Alright then, I’ll just have to trust you on that” I say with a hint of doubt.

“If that’s all then this meeting is over”

At his declaration, we all left the central room and scattered around the hideout.

‘Vikotor’s been acting oddly all week, does he even know what he’s doing?’

“Irish, you got a minute?”

Turning around, I saw Joshua making his way towards me.

Joshua was a man close to Viktor’s age: He mentioned that he was a doctor before he joined the group. Unlike Viktor he had a friendly appearance and showed a constantly calm demeanor, it’s hard to believe he’s stuck with a bunch of killers like us.

“What is it Joshua? Is something wrong?”

“You seem to be worried about something, and I can tell it’s not about the operation tomorrow.”

‘Joshua could always tell when something’s wrong’

“It’s Viktor. Ever since Mason died a few months ago and he took command we’ve been getting closer and closer to blowing our cover, he doesn’t even seem to care that a lot of us died in some of the previous operations.”

“We really can’t do anything about it. Mason was his brother so he’s next in line to lead, all of us here know the risk of death so no one’s going to flinch no matter how high the body count gets”

“It’s his irrational decisions that are killing us off! Almost all the deaths over the past few months are because he’s being rash and doesn’t plan properly. Hell, I’m not even sure he cares about the agreement all of us made” I nearly yell out.

We all agreed on this; No innocent life will be lost in our fight against the IS. We may be killers but we weren’t monsters.

“Irish, if worse comes to worse we’ll have to deal with it, but right now we need to focus for tomorrow.”

“You’re right Joshua, I’m going to get some rest” I said as I walked away.

“Irish…Wait a minute”

“Hm? What is it?”

“Have you thought any more of what I told you?”

“…”

“Viktor’s right about one thing; you’ve been addicted to those painkillers ever since you started wearing that suit.”

“...I’m fine”

“I know you think that suit is helping you but it’s destroying your body, you wont be able to keep this up”

“How else can I catch up? I’m not as strong or as experienced as any of you! Without the suit I’ll be useless in the field.”

“I still don’t get why you think you have to fight on the field” He sighed. “You’re just a k-“

“Don’t call me a kid! I’ve got just as much in stake at this as the rest of you.”

“You’re 14 Irish. If you honestly think that you have as much to worry about as the rest of us then you’re insane.“

Though Joshua’s words were harsh I could still pick up the worried tone in his voice.

“Hey Irish…Do you know why I’m even here?”

Hearing the abrupt question I could do nothing except shake my head left and right.

“Never ask about the others past, this is a rule we all follow.” He started in bitter voice. “It’s to prevent us from forming personal ties with one another so when one dies it doesn’t affect the rest of us”

“I know the rule Joshua, I’ve been here for a long time already” I reminded him.

“I’m going to break that rule right now.”

“What do you mean Joshua?”

“I’m going to tell you why I joined this little group”

“Is this really necessary? We should really prep-“

“Just…please…listen to me Irish” He said in a barely audible whisper.

Hearing Joshua’s solemn tone, I decided to relent and listen to what he had to say.

“Alright then...Tell me your story”

Hearing my words I saw him flash a small smile before beginning his tale.“ I already told you I was a doctor right Irish?” I nod. “Did you know I also had a family?” This was news to me so I just shook my head. “Me and my wife had a clinic where we used to treat patients, after the first contact we opened our doors to anyone who was injured, our son was just 6 years old when that damned war started.”

“Why were you treating people? It would’ve been safer to hide out until the war blew over.”

“We wanted to do that, but all the other hospitals had closed down and we were the only ones that people could turn to.”

‘Always thinking of others before yourself’

“Eventually, the number of casualties in the war went up so we started treating any soldiers that came along too.”

“Soldiers? I thought you treated civilians?”

“We did...but we couldn’t just ignore all the soldiers who were dying day in and day out...we had to do something.”

“I imagine this is where it all went wrong?”

“Yea...one night...on my way to my supply run. I saw a woman standing in front of our clinic, she didn’t look injured or anything so I figured I should just leave her and get the supplies before they ran out. When I came back...I saw my clinic burning down...while she was standing in front of it in some kind of armor”

“...An IS suit”

“Yeah, though I didn’t know it at the time. I yelled and yelled at her, asking her what the hell she was doing and she just said she was taking care of a threat.”

“A threat? How the hell is a clinic a threat?”

“Turns out she saw the soldiers recovering at the clinic and just burned it to the ground. Everyone inside: The soldiers, the civilians, even my wife and son died there.

“...”

“Everything after that’s a blur, I found out about this group after hearing some rumors and eventually I joined thinking I could find the one who killed my family.”

“...Did you?”

“No...and I don’t think I ever will,”

Everything was silent as Joshua finished his story, It looks like

“Joshua...why are you telling me this?”

“Because I want to be remembered”

“Remembered?”

“We keep our pasts hidden so nobody will mourn for us when we die, but I want at least one person to remember me”

“Why me? You could’ve told it to anyone else.”

“This may be a stupid reason...but...you remind me of my son”

“Your...son?”

“That’s right...even when he was just a kid he was always trying to help around the clinic...trying to be an adult when he shouldn’t have had to worry at all”

“...”

“I’m sorry Irish...I know this must seem point-“

“I’ll do it”

“What?”

“When you die, I’ll mourn your passing, I’ll remember you. So don’t worry Joshua, I’ll
never forget you.”

Hearing my words, Joshua flashed another small smile. “Thanks Irish. Listen, I’m going to get some sleep, you should too.” He stood up and made his way to his room.

Deciding to get some sleep, I made my way to the makeshift room and thought about tomorrow’s operation.

‘Tomorrow will be our biggest victory yet (if it succeeds). Viktor’s plan better work, there won’t be any second chances if we fail.’

Lying down on the makeshift bed, I close my eyes and drift off to sleep.

Please red and review. Need all the help I can get.

Good enough for me, and yea, I had the same reaction as Kyuukai when his brother shouted his name. xD

@Zero: I don't really mind, as long as we have a plan, I mean, it is a FAN-FICTION after all right?

[ZeroXSEED]

Originally Posted by blitz1/2

Good enough for me, and yea, I had the same reaction as Kyuukai when his brother shouted his name. xD

@Zero: I don't really mind, as long as we have a plan, I mean, it is a FAN-FICTION after all right?

Well, as I said in FF.net PM (assuming you have read, if not, read it). I want to introduce Kanzashi very early, but without introducing Tatenashi it's very difficult.

Also, V5 is untranslated as of now, I don't want to broke her (their) character just because I'm being impatient.

[blitz1/2]

Originally Posted by ZeroXSEED

Well, as I said in FF.net PM (assuming you have read, if not, read it). I want to introduce Kanzashi very early, but without introducing Tatenashi it's very difficult.

Also, V5 is untranslated as of now, I don't want to broke her (their) character just because I'm being impatient.

Well, we could "slow" down a little bit and introduce Phantom task? Oh, and I am done editing. xD

[HasuMasu]

I accept the mission to create a Kanzashi fic to spread
awareness of Kanzashi moe across all the lands in the world.

[ZeroXSEED]

Originally Posted by blitz1/2

Well, we could "slow" down a little bit and introduce Phantom task? Oh, and I am done editing. xD

How about switching to PT's attack on Dunois Enterprise's Facility?

They stole an unfinished experimental IS (supposedly for Charles), kidnap all the most important engineers, and burn entire facility, the reason Charles is struck on a Revive Mk.II.

It would be based on Hyaku Shiki off course...complete with beam reflective armor and cool visor mask.

[Silver-Throne]

let`s see here: inspecting OC profiles, check

put them in my next second fanfic, maybe check

hopefully I can put my own female OC but the problem is I never use girls as my characters( when playing games )

[blitz1/2]

But, are we following a bit of canon that the Dunoa company is still behind in IS tech, I can't imagine that PT would be interested in a company that JUST made a first 3rd gen while there are many others that would have refined their 3rd gen tech.

[wavehawk]

Ehhh. I feel like Jeremy Clarkson being frustrated on his TV show once again by random acts of stupidity. Mostly self-inflicted.

Here we go again...the story I am rewriting...

"Never saw no military solution,
that didn't always end up as something worse."
- Sting, "If I Ever Lose My Faith"

<--------------->

July 25th

The golden-blonde schoolgirl ahead hadn't noticed him yet.

That's good, Roland Cousseran smiled quietly as tailed his target at a distance. It's all going to plan.

The target he stalked was the daughter of his boss and uncle. The Company's owner, a man of power and influence whom Roland wished to curry favor with. That girl of blonde locks and elegant bearing had disobeyed her father's command, revealing a secret the company would have rather kept silent.

She happened to also be an exceptionally talented pilot of the Infinite Stratos exoskeleton system, the reason she was here in this foreign land.

But still just a fifteen-year old girl.

It was simple, really. All he had to do was to walk up to the girl and confront her with news of her father's orders. Roland knew she was an obedient child--despite her willfulness, she would not resist her family after all.

There were other complications that Cousseran did not care about. He'd heard family talk of 'solving the matter quietly', and did not think things through. If he brought this girl back, under the noses of the authorities of this east asian country, he would be highly regarded in the corporation. Regarded as a problem-solver by the rest of the family.

All he needed was to bring the girl home.

Easy enough task, he mused. The timing was perfect, and the opportunity was there.

That is, until he heard the ringing of his mobile phone.

What the hell? He stopped a second and opened up the device cautiously. "Oui?"

"Did you really think you could pick her off the street just like that, Messr. Roland Cousseran?" the firm voice of a woman spoke to him--in fluent French.

"Who is this?" Cousseran was flustered, but hid it well as he continued to stalk his quarry. The flow of people was steady, and he could still see the blonde girl ahead.

"Stop at that tree before you regret it."

Roland then froze. Yes, he was right next to a tree--the only tree on the pedestrian walk for yards.

How did she get this number? How does she know me? The girl he had been tailing was now almost out of sight. "What do you want?"

"Abducting an Infinite Stratos (IS) Academy student, and a country representative at that? It'll cause an even bigger incident than the one you're desperately trying to hush up." The voice almost seemed to chuckle. "Rather sloppy work, I might add."

He spun his head around, scanning for the source. There were not many passers-by, and not any of them were on a mobile phone. They were also all Japanese, and Cousseran doubted any of them could speak English, much less his native French.

"Tell Dunois Industry to give it up, Messr. Roland."

He tried bluffing. "How do you know I work for the company and not the French Government, little lady?"

Something like a wasp buzzed past Roland's ear and landed with a soft THUNK into the tree behind him.

"Because I'd like to assume the French Direction Générale de la Sécurité Extérieure isn't as stupid as you seem to imply."

Roland then realized the hot flush across his earlobe was from a razor-thin cut. Barely visible was the small throwing knife embedded into the tree's trunk. And still none of the passers-by seemed to even notice.

How the hell--?! there were a few on their mobile phones walking to and fro, but none seemed to be the person he was speaking to. Much less the person who threw a knife at him just then.

"Seriously, Messr. Roland. You don't want to die here."

Roland grit his teeth, then caught sight of a woman on the walking bridge he had just passed half a minute before. She looked tall for a Japanese woman, wearing sharp business clothes and glasses. Even at this distance, Roland could feel her imperious glare as she spoke into the mobile phone she held.

"You wouldn't dare," he hissed, defiant despite the trembling fear building in him. How can she have thrown that tiny blade from that distance?

"This isn't France, Messr. Roland." The woman continued to speak on her end. "And while the Academy itself does not belong to any one nation, the surrounding area is Japanese territory and responsibility. You're already violating a few local laws just by being here."

"And what could a civil servant from a nation of pacifists do to me?" Roland sneered, trying to hide the anxiety from his voice. "If you're a police officer, all you can do is arrest me."

"Oho. Whoever said I was with the police?" The woman gave a most wicked grin as she reached into her shirt pocket.

That broke the man's nerve.

"I'll leave," Cousseran bit back the profanity and bile as he retreated from her sight. But don't think this is the last you've heard from me.

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Oh lord, that was totally not my character at all,

Haruko finally relaxes as the man she'd been talking to on the phone had disappeared from sight. Removing her glasses, she bent forward, catching her breath--she'd been holding it all this time as she put up the act. Now, it was all she could do from letting her knees buckle.

"I am SO not a field operative."

"You could have had him talking for longer. I wanted to see him wet his pants."

A slender young girl with a baseball cap, shortsleeved jacket and pants approached her. At first glance, most wouldn't pick her as any more extraordinary than any other fifteen-year old girl. Her face was softly shaped, the youthful cheeks a direct contrast to the cold crease of her lips. Gloved hands toyed with a little throwing knife that she just as quickly hid with a flick of her wrist.

"Dammit, <Ren>!" Haruko gave her exasperated answer. "Next time, do this yourself! I can't take it!"

"I can't speak French. Also," <Ren> lifted the cap from her head and fanned herself with it. Black hair fell to her shoulders, framing a pretty face and a cool smile. "How many people ever take an innocent young girl seriously?"

Haruko sighed with defeat. The shock passed quickly as she stood.

Innocent? You? Behind that pretty baby face was one of the most wicked people she'd ever met. "Why did you use one of your knives on him, anyway? It was hard pretending that I planned that!"

"Knives are silent. No gunpowder residue. Retrievable." <Ren> turned to prop her back against the bridge railing. "Unless you've forgotten that Japan is still a gunless society, Miss intelligence expert."

"That's not what I meant!" Haruko shook her head and gave another exaggerated sigh. "I wish you wouldn't speak or act so bluntly. You didn't really have to throw a knife at him, did you?"

"Nope." <Ren> just shrugs.

I can't deal with you, Haruko mentally gave up on the matter-for better or worse, their working relationship was like that. To ease her stress, she reached into her bag. The can of Blue Mountain coffee she had been reserving all day felt like a welcome treat at the end of such a tough job.

"You drink too much coffee," <Ren> quipped.

"Shut up. I thought our main mission was to watch Orimura?" Haruko pulled the can ring open and savored the roast coffee scent. "Whether Dunois Industries tries to get their daughter back is none of our business."

"Dunois is part of Orimura's inner circle of friends," was <Ren>'s nonchalant reply. "For her to disappear suddenly would cause Orimura to overreact badly."

"Overreact? In what way?"

"That blockheaded idiot would break a large number of international laws to protect any one of those girls he knows." There was the hint of a pout on <Ren>'s lips as she said that. "Really, acting like a white knight in this day and age. It's not like they need his protection."

"<Ren>-san? You almost sound jealous."

"I've told you before, I don't like those girls." <Ren> leaned further back against the rail, watching the blue of the early summer sky. "It's nothing personal."

Oh boy, here we go again. Haruko fel like sinking. Once again, she'd opened up an opportunity for <Ren> to complain.

"Houki Shinonono has serious anger management issues. She's halfway near killed Orimura already on more than one occassion for little things as simple as a joke." <Ren> replaced the cap on her head. "Cecilia Alcott would be a lot more effective if you let most of the air out of that empty head of hers."

Your way of speaking is WAY too blunt, A grimacing Haruko keeps the thought to herself, but lets her partner continue.

"Laura Bodewing's exceptional skills in piloting an Infinite Stratos pale in comparison to her complete lack of common sense." <Ren> scoffed without taking her eyes off the opposite horizon. "And Fan Lin Yin? No chest. No self-control. No sex appeal. No chance in hell. Just my professional opinion."

That's plain old backbiting, and you know it! The grimace grew even wider as Haruko's face turned purple. "What about Charlotte Dunois?"

<Ren>'s lips disappear to a crease on her face.

"I had no idea she was female when she first transferred in."

"They sacked the entire French desk at Johohonbu because of that lapse in intel." Haruko took another swig of her canned coffee. She had been an analyst with the European desk of the Johohonbu--Japan's Defense Intelligence Headquarters--prior to her transfer to this assignment.

"Right. She even had me fooled. It didn't help that Orimura helped her cover it up for awhile as well," <Ren> massaged her forehead, as if feeling a headache. "Really, the government should have just locked that idiot up in a concrete box somewhere and thrown away the key. Save us all this trouble and serve that moron right."

That was so blunt you could beat someone to death with it! Haruko felt like collapsing. "Aren't you being just a little too harsh?"

"Orimura's surrounded by all kinds of troublesome people." <Ren> almost spat. "Monitoring him means keeping an eye over the rest of his group. If it means we meddle in Dunois Industries' affairs, then we might as well."

"But I'll admit, it would have been nice if that Dunois really was a boy," there was an almost wistful, dreamy look on Haruko's face--thoroughly out of place with her businesslike attire. "He would be the most adorable boy a girl would love to take home with her."

"Shut up. Act your age. She's not a pet dog."

"Eh? That's it? You really have nothing bad to say about Dunois, do you?" Haruko notes, then snickers mischievously. "O-ho-ho. Could it be that you also found her cute as a guy? Was there some attraction? Did you even have fantasies about 'him' when--?"

SNIK.

The bottom of the can of coffee spilled out, neatly cut open by a knife too fast to see.

Haruko let out a shrill wail.

"--My three hundred and twenty-nine yen Blue Mountain blend coffee!!!"

"Anger Management calls this 'a healthy venting of frustration'." <Ren> just walked off, an arrogant satisfied smirk on her face. "You drink too much coffee anyway. 'Ta."

Still holding the empty can, Haruko found herself staring at <Ren>'s back as she walked off.

God, why do I have to partner with such a difficult person?!

<--------------->

July 1st

From today, I'm partnering with an awesome person.

Kokuto Haruko of the Johohonbu (Japan Defense Intelligence Headquarters) stood silently, in front of n apartment door unremarkable in the afternoon light. Her first true field assignment. The thought gave her chills, the realization of dreams and fantasies she'd had since high school.

An assignment that was critical not only to her home country, but the world as she knew it.

Infinite Stratos Academy. An educational organization dedicated to the training and development of pilots for the Infinite Stratos, or IS. The IS was the most sophisticated type of technology in the world, originally developed for space exploration but now used for both military and sporting purposes.

In a nutshell, it was probably the most important responsibility for Japan as a whole.

While the school itself was not privy to any one nation, it was located on Japanese soil. Thus, it was the Japanese government's duty to provide protection for all those enrolled there.

She calmed herself, then prepared to knock.

"Door's unlocked."

How did she--? Haruko blinked at the female voice from inside, and how she knew someone was there. That voice sounded a lot younger than I expected.

Slowly, she turned the knob. Opening the door, she cautiously peered inside. Making her first steps into the apartment, she noticed the room was barren of furniture or decoration, save a chair and table to which a computer was affixed. The computer was being used by a girl much younger than Haruko was, almost ignorant of her entry. Aside from the table and chair a plain bed sat, markedly unused in the far corner.

"I'm the replacement analyst sent by the Johohonbu (Defense Intelligence Headquarters), Kokuto Haruko reporting." A pause as she took in the details of the room and its sole inhabitant. "You're <Ren>?"

"You were expecting someone older." A cold fact, not a question.

That's an understatement. The girl before her did not turn to face her. She looked no older than fifteen at least--almost half Kokuto's age. Absolutely nothing like what was in her file, at first glance.

What Haruko had read of <Ren> seemed straight out of a mystery adventure novel. That <Ren> was a deep-cover investigative agent, with a talent for solving problems that other, older members of the Johohonbu were unable to make heads or tails of. That <Ren> had a strange knack for finding what couldn't be found. That <Ren>, aggressive as she was, could make the impossible possible. That <Ren> was one of the legendary Iga clan.

At the moment, Kokuto couldn't reconcile those stories with the baby-faced teenager in front of her.

"Uhm, can I ask a question?"

"Act your age. You're an adult, stop asking for permission to look stupid."

That was blunt! Haruko visibly recoiled at the words.

"Well?"

"Why am I here? Assigned to you, that is?"

"We have only two missions. First is to monitor Orimura Ichika and ensure nobody tries to kidnap or assassinate him." <Ren> almost seemed to recite this from memory--the boredom in her voice was striking. "Second is to uncover Shinonono Tabane's whereabouts and secure her if possible."

"No, that's not it. I know what our mission is," Haruko started to worry even more. "I mean: Why am I replacing the previous analyst assigned to you?"

"He was a pain." Not explaining anything, the girl was still focused on the monitor screen. Even as she cautiously stepped closer, the screen contents were still not visible to Kokuto's eyes. "You've read the dossiers?"

"Yes I have," Haruko coughed, fighting the temptation to ask about her predecessor further. "Orimura Ichika. 15 years--"

"Toss them. The information on those documents is static. Put together by some stupid cranky old mailroom clerk from Australia."

Only then did <Ren> look away from the screen, and Haruko shuddered when the girl's eyes met hers. It was like matching stares with a snake--it seemed that her eyes glowed, but Kokuto dismissed the thought as mere fearful imagination. Still, it was a look that was disturbing enough that Haruko made note not to look the girl directly in the eye when they spoke.

"I need your opinion. What are your thoughts on Orimura Ichika?"

"Ah?" Haruko, still avoiding <Ren>'s direct gaze, registered the question and answered. "He's cute."

<Ren>'s stone face raised one eyebrow.

"I mean, he is. Physically. And his behavior is just so representative of old-fashioned chivalry. Like a white knight in shinign armor--"

"STOP right there. That'll do." <Ren> looked back at the screen, wore a shrug, then stood up. "Now that we're acquainted, I need to go."

"EHH?! But I just got here!"

"Shut up. You're an analyst." <Ren> turned the chair around, and shoved it into Kokuto's floundering arms. "So, analyze."

"Do you have to be so blunt?" Haruko complained in a near-whine as she rescued the tossed chair.

"My job is to stop problems before they start. Patience is no virtue to me." <Ren> pulled a jacket off the floor, followed by a baseball cap. She donned both with casual efficiency. "Do your job and I'll do mine."

She's not an analyst or a hacker. Haruko swallowed, realizing the implications. <Ren> is a field operative. Aloud: "Why is someone as young as you involved?"

"It should be obvious. When tailing the target, someone of their age group is far less suspicious than an adult." <Ren> replies without truly answering the question. "There was even a plan to have me transfer into IS Academy at one point."

That makes sense. "Why didn't they go ahead with that?"

"Simple," For the first time, she saw a bitter grin on <Ren>'s face. "I can't move an IS. At all."

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[ZeroXSEED]

Originally Posted by blitz1/2

But, are we following a bit of canon that the Dunoa company is still behind in IS tech, I can't imagine that PT would be interested in a company that JUST made a first 3rd gen while there are many others that would have refined their 3rd gen tech.

As of now, PT has yet to reveal itself, even then, they're just about EVERYWHERE. But you're right, that does stray from canon too much and waste the Ichika-Male!Char dynamic too soon.

Have some idea to make Char and or Laura got 'an entry with a bang'? Just PM me in ff.net, wall of text is breakfast for me.

Spoiler for Of topic report:

Story-----------------------------------------Words------Hits-------Visitors
Dissonant Lyrics------------------------------53,397-----17---------10
Gundam SEED TROUBLE-----------------------29,994-----10---------8
IS Infinite Stratos: Sacred Twins------------45,913-----1,617-----634
Lyrical Resonance----------------------------29,845-----18---------6
Nanoha A's Divergence-----------------------33,418------58--------34
Nanoha A's Divergence : OVA-----------------16,369------8----------7
ToloveRu! STRATOS -------------------------51,788------264------113

GOD DAMN IT! I'VE NEVER BEEN SO HAPPY!!! When people of TvTropes said 'just here for the twincest and don't care for anything else', I though they're just kidding.

EDIT: CHAPTER 7 IS UPLOADED!