Chapter Five
Sato VS. RatiChapter Five
Sato VS. Rati
We turn to leave the now damaged Hunters Guild’s hoping no one was around to witness our handy work. I hear a scream suddenly pierce the air. I turn and look and see a FOmar with spectacles and a brown and blue robe run by us with a Red Sato not far behind. I turn into the direction they are coming form and I see a young FOnweral with a big red bow in her hair and an orange battle garment, giggling at this new development. I turn and see genuine fear in the FOmar’s eyes. I see the Sato begin to unhinge its jaws ready to bite the FOmar. Quickly I instruct Rati to intercept the Mag before it has a chance to end the man’s life.
Rati quickly flies into the path of the Sato slamming hard into its right side sending the Mag spinning into a concert wall hard. Instead of it stopping at the wall the Mag slams right through it punching a one foot diameter hole into the sold concert wall of the nearby building. The FOmar turns around seeing where the sudden sound of a sonic boom came from and stops to stare at the concert hole in the wall.
I quickly run up to my Mag my eyes though still looking at the huge hole in the concert wall. I turn to my two companions Samus and Mewone. Mewone stares at the hole in amazement. “Wow… Big hole...”
I turn to Samus his cold lifeless visor staring at the scene. “Samus what was that thing it looked like a Mag but it couldn’t be…” “……Analyzing data….. One match found in database.” I wait for him to answer and he begins in that cold metallic voice giving the file an even more dreadful effect on my face, now concern wells in me about whether the thing is still alive. “Mag Breed: Sato Sub Breed: Red Sato, Carnivorous Mag species, most dangerous of all Sato breeds and rarest, only skilled hunters can command a Red Sato and not have it turn on them.
Red Sato are particularly know for hunting down high level Force type hunters several disappearances of Force hunters have been blamed on the Red Sato but none have been confirmed. Red Sato are also nearly impossible to take offline due to it’s harden exterior and aggressive nature towards anything.” “Samus can you check to see if any hunter has ever owned or trained a Red Sato on board Pioneer 2.”….
The RAcast goes dormant for a minuet. By now the once laughing FOnweral girl has come to the scene as well screams and heads into the rubble.
“Scan complete one hunter registered. Name: Cranberry, Force class High level S hunter, FOnweral. Orange battle attire, Black Hair Brown Eyes….” The rest is shut out of my mind I stare at the FOnweral now genuinely scared for once in my life.
Cranberry the small FOnweral girl rummaging through the rubble for her Sato before us is a S ranked Hunter I am barley an AA Rank Hunter… Samus I have no clue on and Mewone would appear to be AA as well. “Sato… SATO!! WHERE ARE YOU!?!” Suddenly a tremor shakes the ground I stand on and see the Red Sato burst froth from the rubble as if a the explosion on Ragol happened all over again… It files down to Cranberry Nuzzling her face affectionately. She turns to me a look of loathing on her face as she stares at me.
“Why- Why did you hurt Sato?!?” She screams at me… I look at the exhausted FOmar still in the same spot he had stopped in, tired and breathing labored almost to the point of it sending him into unconsciousness from the lack of air he can inhale. I stare at her and walk over to the FOmar and ask Samus to carry him. He tries to protest but this is the final thing his body can take and he lapses into unconsciousness. Samus quickly with speed that I have never seen in a RAcast before catches him before the FOmar’s body barley moves an inch.
“Well why did you Hurt Sato?!?!” She asks again impatiens showing in her face and voice. I turn to her and say. “Is it no obvious why I helped him your Sato was about ready to take his head off!?!” I turn to Samus and tell him to take the FOmar to the medical area and to wait for Mewone and me there. Cranberry contemplating my question simply looks at me and laughs. “Oh haha Sato wasn’t going to kill him it was just going to maul him. You see Sato has this dislike of that FOmar there he is Sage be the way a friend of mine.
You see Sato was mistaken by Sage once to be a red box while it was asleep and well it hasn’t liked him that much ever sense.” The Red Sato similes bearing its metal fangs razor sharp in appearance even from this far away. I turn to her and look directly at her. “Still shouldn’t you call off your Mag if he is your friend…”She laughs again. “Sadly I can’t really Sato kind goes into frenzy when he sees Sage and there is almost no stopping him.” Her Sato then files forward fast almost too fast!
I dodge to the right while my Mag splits itself into is battle form. It heads straight for the unconscious Sage. I bring up my Demolition Comet and strike at the Mag hoping to make it back down or at least get knocked off guard. The Mag simply swings in a wide arc and now goes for me instead.
Suddenly a burst of laughter is heard form Mewone, “All right!!! Let’s get it on!” I return my attention to the battle the Sato has started its charge again angry that I have disturbed its mauling; Rati stands its ground in front of me. “Rati! Split now!” It takes on its battle form and splits to the left and right hoping to confuse the Mag but instead the Red Sato charges straight ahead towards me!
I quickly draw my Demolition Comet again ready to strike it down I swing down hoping to slam it to the asphalt floor beneath my feet, the Mag dodges with grace and agility I have never seen before almost as if to mock me saying I can’t win.
It lunges for my neck I bring up my Demolition Comet in a defensive position hoping to catch the beast in its jaws and knock it off balance but to no avail, The Mag bites down and cleaves through my twin sabers handle of Alloy metals and Photons as if it were wet tissue paper. It then swallows the piece it has bitten off and begins to chuckle or what I believe to be one.
Suddenly it lunges for my neck again I can’t react fast enough and know this, I stand there waiting the inevitable, suddenly I hear an electronic screech of pain form the Sato, and I look and see my Rati has successfully slammed into both sides of the Sato effectively pinning it in mid air between his two parts. Rati grinds against the Red Sato’s outer shell an ear numbing sound is heard from grinding metal of the Mag and its screeching of pain.
Finally my Rati cease and lets it drop to the ground. I jump back two feet making sure I have enough time to dodge in case it tries another direct attack at me again. I look down upon the Sato and notice two very large and distinct dents in its sides. I look to my Rati and see it did not escape unscathed part of its back left wing has been bitten off.
My attention turns to her now, my eyes an uncommon light blue at best turn to her and I stare at her. My eyes staring in wonderment at her, how can she not control this thing? Why isn’t it listening to her and why is it looking at me like I should be lunch…
Suddenly a fist comes crashing into the back of my skull. I slam forward onto the ground my hands barley catching me before my head has the pleasure of becoming one with the pavement. Cranberry screams in shock, Her Sato has stopped its attacks on me for a moment to stare at the new figure that has entered the fray.
I turn over on my back and see a green metallic boot come crashing down inches to the side of my head. I quickly roll to the left five feet and get to my knees in a low defensive position and study the figure that tried to crush my skull.
The foot has left an impression in the asphalt at least six inches down. I look up and notice it is a Green HUcast, he has the structure of any other I have seen aboard Pioneer 2. I then notice the symbol on his right breast plate! It’s the same as what Samus has on the middle of his. “Heh fast for a human aren’t we little one.” He mocks and then laughs at me. ‘Sato Attack the HUcast!”
I hear Cranberry scream. Her Sato listens this time and latches on to the HUcast’s Right leg. It shakes and gnaws on the leg trying to dislodge a piece of it but to no avail, the android simply laughs at this attempt.
“Foolish beings did you really think that a mere Mag could beat me?” He then forms a fist with his left hand and slams it into the top of Sato’s head creating a dent in its exterior and sending it down to the asphalt. The Mag goes in to stand by mode after that and does not move, its systems repairing its damaged circuits.
Cranberry screams and tears form in her eyes as her Mag is sent into the ground. She then turns to the HUcast, and casts a Round of Gi-Zonde at him. The HUcast chuckles and dodges to the right of him. Moving so fast I can’t keep up with him.
He then appears right behind Cranberry and grabs her throat. Lifting her up into the air her legs flailing like that of a child hanging from a cliff and losing there grip, he says to me almost as if to mock me.
“Hunter, you have one chance to let her live, give up and come with me to meet my master, if you don’t she will die… The choice is yours…”
His grip tightens on her neck I hear her breathing suddenly turn sharp as her air flow is restricted so badly. “Tick Tock HUmar or should I say Colt Legenda? The clock is ticking her life is slipping away like the sands in an hour glass… Choose now or have her death on your soul!”
I look down to my feet, what choice do I have, let him kill her and know it was my fault or let him take me without a fight never finding the answers I seek. “GAHH! WORTHLESS MAGGOT! DAMN YOU’RE MAG HUNTER!!”
He screams I look up and see my Mag has slammed into both of his sides not enough to damage him significantly but he has lost his Grip on Cranberry and she slumps to the floor like a lifeless rag doll. I rush over to her with speed I never knew I had. I scoop her up and run back and place her by her Sato who has activated again.
I turn back to the Hucast who is standing there now looking at me and Rati with angst in his cold metallic eyes… “Hmm very well you have made your choice Hunter now suffer the consequences!” He charges at me I ready my fists seeing as how my Demolition Comet is useless now since it is in two, the link between the photons broken I charge as well trying to keep him away from the damaged Sato and the unconscious Cranberry.
He throws his left fist first towards my head I barley dodge the blow. I sweep my left leg trying to knock him off balance. He jumps up and brings his right foot crashing into my jaw as he does this. I fly back two feet landing on my back. He brings his left hand down on to my neck and squeezes…
“Foolish little HUmar you don’t even know what you truly are do you…?”
I look at him confused by his statement. I take my arms and slam them against his wrist hoping to loosen the grip on my neck by causing the electronic signals in his wrist to gap for a second. They do and his grip loosens before he can react I take my right foot and slam it home into the middle of his chest plate. He skids back a few inches but nothing more. He simply laughs and wipes the dust off his armor.
“Rather powerful for a human aren’t we?
I have never had that happen to me before Heh looks like I will need to use this then…” The HUcast draws a Katana from his back; it appears to be a Yasha! He notices the disbelief in my face that he could have such a weapon. “Surprised small one, well don’t be it took me many years and slayings of beasts to find this weapon.
You like many others that have faced me but you are the first to make me draw my weapon, now fall to this blade.” He moves into a battle stance his Yasha pointing towards me as he raises it level with his shoulder blades. “Now come and let your blood be spilled by my blade!!!” I dodge to the right evading his initial charge, “Heh too slow!” He pivots on his left foot and slashes me across the chest opening my armor as if it were flesh…
I roll to the ground and grasp my wound now that spreads from the upper right of my chest to the far left of it. Luckily he never reached the stomach otherwise my organs would have been spewed across the ground by now.
I look down and notice the blood on my hands, I am bleeding out, I quickly concentrate and a green glow enters my hands, Resta begins its work slowly… I hear the HUcast laugh again at my attempts to heal myself. “Damnit come on!” I whisper to myself cursing that I never decide to become a Force instead now, my Resta spell being so low in power heals at a much slower rate then that of a forces.
I have barley closed up the wound before the HUcast slams the handle of his blade into my chest cracking three ribs and sending me back ten feet on to the ground. I open my eyes and begin to stare at the stars.
He laughs again “Come now Colt, I would have expected better from Serena’s Greatest Creation. Unless you are mere a flawed version, a prototype that lived for some reason I wonder if she felt pity for you and that’s why you lived. Yes I seem to remember her saying something about it and then laughing at you.”
I stand to my feet ignoring his remarks although the mark they leave is visible in my face I cringe when he mentions me as a thing not a person. What am I really? Is what he saying true? Who am I? I look at the HUcast again, he laughs walks slowly over to me and why shouldn’t he I am beaten I can barley stand and breathe at the same time. Blood drips from the corner of my mouth, my breathing is labored and a sharp pain in my chest tells me he probably cracked a few ribs and one might be protruding in my lung… I have no other option I look at my Mag Rati.
He croons sorrowfully and rubs against my check. “I know… I know. I am sorry that I could not do more to save us” It turns towards the Green HUcast, it stares at him anger welling in Rati… Patiently I wait for the final blow to be struck upon me sadly I have failed, Rati turns to me again and croons sadly, He takes a normal battle position as if to launch a photon blast. “What giving up are you well you had your chance and now sadly it has passed!”
The HUcast charges slams his right shoulder up against a wall of energy that now surrounds me and Rati. I look on stunned at what is happening before my eyes. Suddenly I can’t move anymore. I don’t understand what is going on but Rati seems to know just
