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[Tetroneaque]

Tetroneaque had no idea where he should go. He seemed to have regained his composure after his little episode in the Imperial base. He was still weeping. Tetroneaque couldn't believe he had actually killed all those people. He'd crushed them as if they were worthless insects. He felt sick.

Tetroneaque stopped the Fury and leaned out and over the side as he vomited. After that he still felt sick, and now he also felt empty.

"What have I done? What have I done? What have I done?" He kept repeating the question over and over as he wiped away some filth from his chin.

You saved yourself. A little voice in his head said to him. Tetroneaque's ears perked up and he looked around.

"What?" He asked aloud, waiting for someone to answer him.

The Empire lied to you. They destroyed everything you held dear. After they no longer had a use for you, they would have killed you too. You did the right thing.

"I did the right thing?" The fact that he was talking to himself at this moment didn't seem to faze him. In fact, he found the little voice in his head comforting at this moment.

With this creation of yours, you can fight back against the Empire. You can free your people. You won't be able to do it alone however. You'll need allies.

"Allies? But who can I trust?"

That other Kitsune, Erik. He seemed trustworthy. He's the only one right now. Can't trust the humans. The humans are evil. All the humans are evil and will only seek to use and harm you. Surround yourself with other Kitsune.

It all made sense to Tetroneaque.

"Yes, I need to find more Kitsune. Start over from scratch and keep the humans away." Tetroneaque nodded to himself as he closed the cockpit once more on the Fury and stomped off. First things first, he needed to find food and shelter. Hopefully he could intimidate some town into giving him what he needed. He still didn't feel right with hurting people, and certainly not civilians. His sensors indicated a small village a few miles away, so he set off toward it.

[Amy Watanabe]

Amy ran as fast as she could. Behind her, several of the Empire's new death machines was pursuing her. They were huge machines, each twice the size of a average human and armed with rockets and chain guns. She didn't know how she got herself into this mess. How could a simple charting mission turn out like this? Amy shook off those thoughts and continued to run.

A small village came into view, but it was deserted. The villagers must have fled when the heard Imperials were coming. She looked behind her and there was no sight of anything. The machines must have returned back to base. Amy stopped in front of a house, unable to any further. She was dehydrated and needs water. However there were no wells in sight. She tried to go on, but collapsed and fell unconscious.

[Tetroneaque]

Tetroneaque's mech, The Fury, came into the town but found the area deserted. The homes and such looked to be in tact, as if everyone had simply evacuated or went into hiding. He wondered if someone had seen him coming, though it seemed unlikely they would have left so quickly. He decided to use the sensors on his mech to scan the area for any life.

"Warning. Hostile weapons platform detected. One half mile and closing. Multiple targets detected. Scans indicate reinforced exo-suit assault troopers. Threat level-1." The computerized voice of his mech informed Tetroneaque of the Imperial troops in the area.

"Well that explains why this place is abandoned. Best take them out, no doubt their own sensors have picked up the Fury. I don't need them reporting back on my location." Tetroneaque was determined to exterminate the Imperial troopers. His mech stomped past the village. He was barely one hundred yards away from the village when five of the troopers appeared from the woods. They were some of the newer types of Imperial troopers, equipped with modified armored suits that more than doubled their strength and speed. He could see large chain guns mounted on each one's right arm and a rocket launcher of some sort on the left shoulder. They looked quite intimidating in their pitch black armor, or at least they would have if Tetroneaque himself wasn't inside a three story tall mech.

"What the hell is that thing!?!" One of the troopers exclaimed as he spotted the Fury.

"No idea. Must be some new rebel weapon. Take it out!" Another replied and then opened fire.

Tetroneaque switched on the energy shield, just to be safe and advanced toward the troopers. He covered the distance quite rapidly, as rockets and bullets simply impacted his shields. He didn't want to waste ammo on these guys, since he had no idea where he might acquire more any time soon. Instead, he extended his machine's sub-sonic vibro blade claws. The faint hum was easy to distinguish as they flared to life.

To their credit, none of the troopers panicked or fled. Perhaps they should have. As soon as the Fury was within striking distance it launched a vicious flurry of slashes, completely shredding the first trooper as easily as if the fellow had been wearing tissue paper.

"What the hell is that thing made of!?! Are we even damaging it!?!" One of the surviving troopers cried out as he fired another rocket. It impacted and exploded against the Fury, doing nothing thanks to the energy shield.

Tetroneaque leaped over toward the group of three troopers, ignoring the one by itself for now. He landed right on top of one, ending that fellow's life with a crunch before grabbing another trooper in each hand and rending them apart. He tossed the mutilated remains toward the final trooper, knocking the Imperial off his feet.

"Somebody help me!!!" He screamed in terror.

"No one can help you now human!" Tetroneaque replied, the Fury's comm system making the Kitsune's voice sound quite sinister. He stomped over to the now fleeing trooper and scooped him up in one massive hand.

"Please, please don't kill me! I was only following orders! I have a family!" The panicky trooper was nearly weeping.

"I had a family too! I'll show you the same mercy the Empire showed them!" Tetroneaque screamed back at him and then simply crushed the life from the man. He tossed the wreckage that was once a human off to the side where it landed with a thump. The claws stopped humming and the energy shield vanished as the sensors indicated no enemies left. Tetroneaque was shaking inside the Fury. It still didn't feel right killing them, even if they were part of the Empire.

"What kind of monster have I become?" Tetroneaque lamented as he slowly piloted the Fury back toward the town.

As he came back to the town he spotted something he'd missed before. An unconscious human female was laying in the middle of the street. He pointed one of his las-canons at her.

"What am I doing? She's no threat to me." Tetroneaque stated, lowering his weapon.

But she's a human! A filthy human just like the rest! Kill her now before she has a chance to hurt you! The little voice in Tetroneaque's head was filled with hatred.

"She can't hurt us. She looks like she needs help."

Would she help you if your places were reversed? No, she'd just kill you or capture you so she could use you like a slave. KILL HER!!!

"I don't want to kill her!" Tetroneaque cried, putting his hands over his head. The little voice in his head didn't say another thing for the time being. Tetroneaque took a few deep breaths and led the Fury over toward her. The massive mech went down on one knee to more closely inspect the woman. Tetroneaque wasn't about to get out of the Fury until he knew more about the girl. He picked her up in one of the massive mechanized hands, closing the fingers around her without hurting her. It was easier than tying her up. He simply brought her up toward the eye level of the mech and waited for her to wake up.

[KumoriRyuX]

Kisuke was sent out to scout the nearby towns and areas to create strategies for battle here should it ever occur. He was on his way back to the base he received a distress signal from nearby patrolling units, so he wen to inveestigate. Upon arrival he saw the units being slaughtered by an mech. He decided to follow to see where it was going. As he was following it he thought, "So this must be the mech Fury i've heard so much about."

He saw the Fury stop and pick up a girl and looked like it was waiting for something. Kisuke ran in front of the Fury and confronted it, he placed his weapons on the ground as a gesture of peace. He then said "Wow, that was some show you put on back there." "Anyways I'm not here to fight you i just want to talk, if you don't think you can trust me I'll leave you alone." "I know you hatred of the empire and humans, I too carry that hatred." When you decide you are willing to talk to me I'll be waiting over there." He gestures towards a tree and walks beneath it and sits down well knowing that he had left his weapons in front of the Fury.

[Tetroneaque]

Tetroneaque was simply staring at the girl in the grip of his massive mech. He wouldn't admit it out loud, but he was terrified of her. The voice in his head kept telling him to kill her, but he did his best to ignore it for the time being. Being so distracted, he almost jumped out of his seat when another human showed up. What was odd was this human seemed to want to talk, but he had an Imperial insignia on his clothing. If the male hadn't of put his weapons down Tetroneaque would have blasted him right there on the spot. Yet, the man did surrender his weapons and went to sit down. It was the oddest thing.

Intrigued, and still a littler frightened despite being encased inside his armored mech, he piloted it toward the fellow.

"What do you know about my feelings? You're just another Imperial, and a human to boot! I should kill you right now... but..." Tetroneaque kind of trailed off. The voice in his head was practically screaming at the top of its lungs to tear the two humans apart, to shred them into a fine red mist. Yet the thought of doing that to two unarmed people was enough to make his stomach churn. If he hadn't already thrown up earlier he was sure he would have right then. Instead he simply had some dry heaves.

"You work for the Empire. You're just trying to trick me back to the lab. I won't be tricked anymore! I won't be used anymore! You all promised to let my friends and family go if I cooperated. Then what happened? I find out that my race is being exterminated by your kind thats what!" Tetroneaque's emotions were starting to break into his voice. He sounded hysterical, like he was on the verge of crying, screaming, or both.

He's trying to trick you! Kill him now!

"No! I won't kill him!" Tetroneaque yelled at the voice in his head, wanting it to shut up for the time being. He still had the comm system on so his outburst came out for all to hear.

What if he's signaling for back up even as you delay? There may be more troops on the way right now! Kill him and make sure he can't hurt you!

Tetroneaque ignored the idea. He's already set one of his sensors into a reversal mode, jamming other electronics in the area. He'd done it about halfway through his battle with the five troopers. There was no way anyone would track him down at the moment, yet his own sensors wouldn't warn him of anything else in the area either.

[KumoriRyuX]

Kisuke noticed Tetroneaque piloting his mech towards him while shouting at him, he knew he would be like this. "so you have decided to talk, very well." "One, I am not completely human." Kisuke started to glow and a pair of black dragon wings emerged from his back." I just recently discovered that half the blood coursing through my veins is human and the other half is that of the spirit world. My mother it seems is from the spirit world how she came to this world no one knows. but I do know that the Empire murdered my mother probably because she is from the other world. and is why i carry a deep hatred for the empire. My dream is to reform the empire from within to change their way of thought."

"If you don't believe me you can shoot me right now and I wont react." "I know how the empire has treated you and your kind. I don't want to hurt you I only want to help you only if you will accept that help."

[Tetroneaque]

Tetroneaque couldn't help but laugh at this point.

"Change the Empire from the inside? It can't be done! It simply isn't possible. Believe me I know. They worked me like a slave. They kept me isolated from everyone else. They gave me a work order and I did it. If not they beat me until they got tired of it, or worse." Tetroneaque cringed as he brought back the memory to the surface. The first time the Empire had made another of his kind pay for his disobedience.

"Do you know what is like to have everyone you know or love killed? Not just one... ALL OF THEM! Not only that, but they even executed one of my friends in front of me. I remember it crystal clear, even though I pray I could forget it. I refused to build a certain nerve gas launcher for them. They beat me. I still refused. They tortured me. I refused still. So what did they do? They brought in one of the other Kitsune from my village. A little red kit named Marve. He was only ten years old." Tetroneaque took a deep breath as he continued, tears streaming down his face.

"He was in a large glass tube that they wheeled into the lab. He was so frightened, I could see it in his eyes. I begged them not to hurt him. He was only a child! They just laughed at me, told me to watch what my disobedience had brought me. Those sick bastards started to slowly drip acid into that chamber where Marve was trapped. It wasn't an extremely corrosive type, but enough to eat through fur, skin, and muscle." Tetroneaque started to sob at this point, barely able to tell the rest.

"He started to scream once there was no where else to stand but in the acid. He tried to claw his way out till his claws broke and were nothing but bloody nubs. He kept screaming as the acid slowly dissolved him from the feet up. It wasn't quick. It was slow, and it was agonizing. It took four hours before the acid finally reached a height to hit a vital organ and finally end his life. Four hours of pure hell, and they made me watch the entire ordeal. I was helpless to stop them. I begged them to let me make their weapon if they'd just let him go. They didn't care. They actually seemed to enjoy the whole thing. They said it was only fitting for a sub-human to die like that." Tetroneaque was breathing hard at this point, emotionally spent at recalling the horrific memory.

"Do you really think you can change something like that ever? The whole Empire is sick, twisted, and rotten to the core. The only way to fix something like that is to purge the whole damn thing before it infects the rest of the world. The Empire, and humanity are all twisted and need to be exterminated." Tetroneaque stated, waiting for a rebuttal. He still held the unconscious woman firmly in his mech's hand. Even through all his emotion he still hadn't harmed her.

[KumoriRyuX]

Kisuke stood there speechless until he finally spoke " I see, But I also found out that there were more of my kind from secret files of the empire. Here is a recorded journal of a general who fought against my kind to prove their existence. "Day 3: We have given them a name they will be called the Draco, They have unbelievable strength they can tear apart even our strongest mechs with their bare hands I don't know how we can defeat them our forces are rapidly diminishing...What Get away from Me!! No..Stay Back!! HELLL- "And thats where the journal ends, I then found a Document Stating and Imperial command that dates a week after the supposed battle. "The Sub-Humans called Draco, Their power is too great therefore must be destroyed, all Units are to hunt and eliminate them." So you and I are in pain because of the empire's action though you have suffered more the pain we both feel is still pain. If you will allow me I want to help you in anyway I can.

[Amy Watanabe]

Amy was unconscious and didn't know what was happening. When she awoke, she realized she was facing some sort of battle machine, which looked similar to a fox. She tried to move but it seems that the hands of the battle mech was holding onto her, restricting her movement. Does this machine belong to the Empire? It was a stupid question really, because she can see the Imperial markings on the shoulders.

"Let me go," she yelled to the pilot, not sure whether or not he can hear her.

[Tetroneaque]

Tetroneaque still felt that the Imperial on the ground was trying to trick him. Yet he didn't know what to believe anymore. When the woman suddenly awoke it only added to his confusion. She seemed more angry than frightened that she was being held captive.

He brought her closer toward the mech's eyes so he could get a better look at her.

"You're not an Imperial are you?" He asked in a stern tone. He didn't think she was, but he couldn't be sure. She was a human after all and that was enough to make him distrust her already. The human below with the dragon wings seemed to want to help, but Tetroneaque wasn't in any state to make a rational decision.

[Amy Watanabe]

"No I'm not Imperial," Amy said, still trying to break free of the machine's hand, "but you sure look like one."

[Tetroneaque]

"Well that's because I technically worked for them up till a few hours ago. Right until I found out they'd killed my family even though they promised to let them go." He said, a tad bit angrily. Though he did gently set the woman down on the ground next to the Imperial. He was at a loss of what to do with them. He was tired and hungry, but he didn't want to get out of his mech near any humans. He felt certain they were just looking for a chance to get at him. The little voice in his head screaming that they were out to get him certainly didn't help matters either.

"Just... just be quiet the both of you!" He yelled over the comm system. His head was throbbing and his stomach continued to churn.

He pointed one of his mech's las-cannons at the pair but held his fire. He just pointed at them, conflicted as to whether he should simply blast them both right there and be done with it or not.

Destroy them both! You can't trust them! They're human... or close enough.

Tetroneaque's finger was about to press down on the firing mechanism when he suddenly stopped, as a second voice in his head cried out.

Don't do it! These two haven't hurt you. If you kill them for simply being human, or part human, then you'll be just like the Imperials. Do you really want to be like that?

"No... no I don't want to be like that." Tetroneaque said. To the two below he would simply sound like he was talking to himself, though a not of calm was starting to come through. He lowered the weapon away from them both.

[Lord Sendokaze]

(OOC: Hope you don't mind me dropping in )

James sat comfortably in the cockpit of the Empire's newest creation. It was a dinosaur type battle machine, modeled after the greatest predator of the Jurassic period, Allosaurus. It was about 37ft in length and stood just over two stories tall, and has a weight of 2200 lb. The mech was designed for speed, with a maximum of 200 mph per hour and can cover almost a thousand miles a day. With two booster engines built into the back, it can reach almost 300 mph.

Its weapons were even more impressive. It had two small laser cannons on its arms, rocket pods on each of its shoulders, and a turbo-laser cannon in its mouth with enough firepower to decimate a ten story steel building. In battle, its long tail can be used as a club, to knock the enemy off its feet, and to top it all, it can jump and grab onto the enemy mech with its claws and tear it open.

A small dot appeared on his radar screen and he had the super-computer built into the mech scan it. It turns out that the dot was the renegade battle mech piloted by the traitor Tetroneaque. It was time to have some fun.

[KumoriRyuX]

Kisuke was about to speak again and suddenly his handheld radar/communicator started beeping and a computer voice from it said. "WARNING WARNING Imperial class Mech approaching" "Damn it's Sendokaze, Me being discovered here like this could cause trouble for me, if you wish to speak to me again come find me here." He then trasmitted a set of coordinates leading into the mountains to Tetroneaque. "I must take my leave now."

Kisuke Then dashed off into the forest and came across Sendokaze and is mech.

[Lord Sendokaze]

James paused his battle machine when he saw Kisuke approach him. He didn't know why he was hear and he wanted to find out. "Kisuke, what the hell are you doing here?" he asked into the intercom.