People ran screaming through the streets of Shibuya. Frightened by the horrific appearance of Chuzo, decent men and women had become a herd going on a stampede. Chuzo's fear, disgust and distress were broadcasted by his empathic talents, maddening them even more. The police couldn't stop him, no one could go through his aura of terror and his body absorbed and converted bullets to energy. An energy that kept building up, becoming more and more painful to hold.
The pain made him project more negative feelings, feeding a vicious circle.
The japanese police's anti-terrorist squad had mounted an ambush on the mutant's path. He was now submitted to automatic weapons fire. Metal was sent in his body at an alarming rate, threatening to overload his body with energy. Chuzo screamed...
The police barricade in front of him exploded. His howl had somehow become a shockwave worthy of a big explosion. Men and vehicles were sent flying. Tear gas grenades went off all around him but another scream dispersed it. A few brave souls tried to engage the 'monster' in hand-to-hand combat. In spite of his gaunt look, Chuzo had no trouble overpowering them.
Anger, terror, hate... Chuzo's empathy was two-way and his victims' emotions sent him into a frenzy. He generated more shockwaves, relieving himself of pent-up energy. The remains of the squad screamed for military reinforcements and medical evacuation for the wounded.
When he spotted the command car, Chuzo powered up the biggest shockwave he could muster and launched it. The pavement was torn apart all along the attack's flying path but crashed into a wall of... shadow ? that had sprung from nowhere.
He rised his head and saw them, coming from the sky. Men and women clad in strange uniforms whose most striking feature was the X emblazoned on their hearts. He howled in defiance and took off to meet them head-on.
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Fuujin had managed to carry all the non-flyers with herself by creating a tornado centered on her. Ranma flew ahead, he was quicker and decided to scout ahead. When he saw the shockwave headed for the police, he acted instinctively and erected a wall of Darkforce to block it. And now, the mutant who was the cause of this was proving to be agressive.
Still, he dodged his opponent's clumsy strikes easily enough. Must be new at flying, he thought. The hardest part was to keep all the unwanted emotions he kept projecting at him. I'm Ranma Saotome and I will not let fear rule over me !
He retreated a little to take a breather and gave orders. Mutsumi, try calming him if you can. Nabiki, Fuujin, help the police evacuate. Kenshin, Millia, take position on the ground. At my signal, I'll send him to you.
All the members of the team acknowledged his orders mentally and went to work. Nabiki used her strength to free pinned policemen and took them to the arriving ambulances at her best running speed (and that was something counted in miles/hour). Fuujin cleared debris and obstacles with gusts of wind, enabling the remaining policemen to escape.
Mutsumi tried reaching mentally to Chuzo but the maelstrom of emotions running in his head made it nearly impossible.
Ranma had no choice but to subdue him by force. He launched himself at chuzo like a torpedo and struck with his fist. The mutant was sent crashing to the ground in an explosion of dirt and concrete.
He tried to stand up but was instantly ensnared in Millia's blonde hair "Please, calm down ! We're here to help you !"
Chuzo reacted badly to being captured. He projected all the fear he had left at Millia. Having being trained as an assassin, she didn't scream and run in terror but her hair's grip faltered. It was enough for Chuzo to escape.
Seeing he was outnumbered, he decided to run away. Kenshin stood in his way, sword still in its sheath. Chuzo planned to overpower the frail-looking man and plunge into the manhole behind him.
He launched himself at Kenshin and was promptly smacked by a double dragon iaijutsu strike. The sakabatou struck in the stomach, stopping him in his tracks, the following strike with the sheath on his head sent him into unconsciousness. Kenshin felt his pulse. Still alive, good.
The team gathered and prepared to leave with Chuzo in tow. That's when a reporter got to them "Who... Who are you people ?"
Ranma, who looked like a living shadow at the time thanks to his Darkforce armor, answered in his alien voice [WE ARE... THE EKUSU-HITO].
Then a tornado formed and took them to the sky leaving people wonder at this new development.
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(Posted Thu, 26 Dec 2002 15:59)
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