People, I just want you to know that Operation Hell Dive has commenced. Our troops have commenced the assault against the forces of Avia Dynamics. Whatever happens, Senator D’erek must not activate the Fountain. Kitsune, your mission to protect Aurora, guide her to our command center deep in the ruins. Fighting will be tough, but I know you can do it. We are all counting on you, if no one can stop the Senator then no one will.

Two APCs were zooming across the forests of Izayoi while above them, Section XV dropships scoured the skies. “Looks like they are starting without out us.” Aurora said.

“Don’t worry, I am sure they saved you a target.” Kitsune said as the vehicles parked.

Jetpack Troopers came out and began to attack. The two APCs stopped and the two experiments aimed their turrets at them. Hitting the soldier in the head, the vehicle lost control and crashed into the trees in a fiery inferno. The other one only exploded after excess damage. The APCs opened up, revealing platoons of Section XV troops. With Commander Aurora leading them all, the jungle began to fill with the sounds of rapid fire.

“Mayday! Mayday! We’re pinned down in the ruins; Avia Dynamics’ snipers are shooting us down.”

“Kit! Take care of those snipers!” Aurora tossed him a Danielle Rifle.

Kitsune caught the rifle and pulled the lever/trigger guard, opening the breech and loading a heavy 20mm caseless slug. Closing it, he fixed the sights and aimed at the ruins, he saw a Avia sniper taking aim. The loud rifle cracked and the sniper fell. The loud metallic noise filled his ears as he loaded another shot and fired it.

“NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!” The Avia sniper plunged to the ground below him and his spinal cord cracked into million fragments. The others kept aiming but they only felt something pierced their chests and died. One last sniper with an assault rifle came out and aimed down towards the attacking enemies. A sniper round impacted his head but he was still standing. He was a Lunar Avianos; he had a big hole in his skull. Another shot brought him down.  A few guards in the ruins turned their sights on the Section XV squad and began to fire their submachine guns against them.  

Kitsune took cover behind one of the ruined trucks and blasted one of the soldiers taking cover from afar.

“That’s it guys, he got rid of them.” One of the Section XV troopers said. “Commander Aurora, we’re ready to move out for the attack on Avia Dynamics’ position. We are ready to move on your command.”

Aurora nodded as she moved out with her troops. “Come on Kitsune, we have to get moving.” She said as she and her troops began to move across the tropical forest.

Kitsune pulled out a Malak Naval Model, this one did not have the retractable stock. But he didn’t need it, all he needed was the scope and the magazine and there. Following Aurora across the tropical ruins, he only thought about Cassandra. ,God, if you’re seeing me, please let me live to see her black and pink beauty. After this mission, let me see her once again before I depart and make my fortunes.

The sounds of a purring aerial vehicle were heard. A heavily armed and armored gunship appeared from the horizon, the Gatling guns and laser cannons fired against the ground. Dust flew as most of the soldiers felt the impact of the lasers and the heavy caliber bullets and died. Kitsune and Aurora looked at the gunship strafe to take aim. The azure female saw the guns aim at Kitsune, and realized that if he gets touched, the mission, his mission is over. “I got you now trog.” The one eyed alien said as he aimed the guns at the experiment and pulled the trigger.
Aurora tackled Kitsune; the red experiment was pushed to the other side. The cannons roared angrily as dust and dirt were clouding up the scene. As the dust cleared, she was dead. “COMMANDER!” One of the soldiers yelled out and went out to feel her body. She was dead, with the visor broken. Putting his hands on her eyes, he closed them and then there was silence.

Kitsune looked with shock. He saw the gunship strafing to attack. Aiming the Malak, he pulled the trigger and began to fire against it. Sparks flew out and the ship responded by attacking the fleeing soldiers who began to seek cover in the ruins. “Shoot! Shoot at the ship before it gets to fire those explosives!” Hearing the sounds of rapid fire, he smiled as he took aim and got a lock on the rocket pods of the ship and fired at it.

The soldiers fired at it. Bullets and blaster bolts began to rapidly hit its every corner. A soldier threw Kitsune a Danielle Rifle. “Sir! Use it! It’s the one chance you have at hitting the cockpit.

Kitsune aimed the weapon at the cockpit. He began to sweat nervously as he was waiting. When the sights were in line, he pulled the trigger and the bullet pierced the glass, blood splattered and painted it. The ship began to swivel out of control as it exploded in midair, disintegrating everything in it. He approached Aurora’s body and wept some tears, they fell to her peaceful face. Saluting her, he left her alone to rest.

Arriving at the command post, Greer greeted Kitsune and the reinforcements that were going to end it all. “Where’s Aurora?”

“Dead,” Kitsune said with a dark tone. “I’m going in alone. I don’t care if that bridge is getting shelled or bombed or detonated, I’m going after that bastard of D’erek.” He rushed.

“Wait,” Greer said firmly. The red bounty hunter stopped. “Open the crates and take the TAR-90 and some ammo, you’ll need it.”

Kitsune opened the crate and picked up an assault rifle. The thumbhole and pistol grip were one and the magazine fitted a top part of the stock of the rifle. Inserting the scope, he cocked the rifle and rushed out. The sounds of rapid fire filled the area outside and there were screams and explosions. From afar, mortar shells exploded into the bridge, sending out splinters of burning wood into the air and water. Taking cover in the ruined windows of the command post, he saw two Avia troops wielding a RCX-90 and a combat shield.

“Over there, one of them!” The guard said as he began to move to confuse Kit’s aim.

“Don’t die, that’s a fucking order bitch.” The other said as he took cover in the tilted airspeeder.

Kitsune aimed at the one in the airspeeder and fired. A scream was heard and then shifted to the other guard. With a single shot, he placed the guard down and came down into the floating bridge. Seeing a Section XV taking cover behind a barricade, he did so and scanned the area.

Come on kid! Take them down! Zhubin’s voice said in his mind.

The automatic rifle cracked as the attacking guards fell down to the wood. A mortal shell exploded and there was a hole in the wood, the sea washed the dead bodies off.  “You!” He called out to the soldier. “Come with me, we need to secure the entrance to the enemy command post.”

The soldier saluted. The two began to move across the rapid fire and took cover in a corner. Aiming ahead, Kitsune found a small airspeeder floating in the water. Aiming at the pilot’s head, the fired the whole clip and reloaded as he wasted half of his current clip.

“Fuck it!!!” The gunner of the speeder said as he placed his hands on the pistol grip and fired back. “Hey! Give us some movement; the machine gun isn’t going to reach those two at this range. He turned to find the pilot dead and only growled as he took aim at the approaching two. Grabbing his ammo belt, he fed the machine gun and began to pull the trigger. “DIE! DIE! DIE! DIE! DIE! DIE!”

Kitsune blasted the gunner violently and kept moving.

Reaching the opposite end, the soldier saluted Kitsune as he began to fire at the incoming enemies from behind.  

Running upwards, Kitsune took cover in the corners and then came out. Smashing the crates open, he found magazines for his TAR-90 and picked them. Outside, the explosions rang out; hearing the bridge explode and the sounds of dying soldiers of both sides only fueled his revenge. Reloading his weapon, he gave a murderous smile as he came out and blasted the guards in cold blood. One of them tried to escape but his skull broke as the bullets impacted it.

The mortar turrets were sending out their shells. Opening the door to one of them, he violently shot the guard. The other gunners came out and only screamed in pain as the world became black and red.

Greer looked from his electrobinoculars and grinned. “All men move out! Move out. The guns are disabled! Attack those Avia troops and let none of them escape.”
Kitsune reached the Fountain site. A blue light shot up to the heavens and he stopped. “Admiral, we’re too late.”

Greer was only in shock and went into reason. He knew why he was here, it was a feud he had with this politician-tycoon. “Kitsune, are you listening to me? You have to stop D’erek, he cannot be trusted with the Fountain’s power, remember, he is why your Master died. God bless you Kitsune and good luck. We’ll hold off Avia Dynamics’ forces, send that damn oversized chicken to Hell.”




Kitsune entered the temple and saw a white flash, hiding in the 60 year old crates belonging to the Imperial Japanese Army, he saw D’erek transform into a tall, muscular figure.

Insa’nity approached his father and bowed to him. “Father, as I promised, the Fountain and its powers.”

“Insa’nity,” The rejuvenated bird said. “ You have served me well. But I require one more request from you.”

“Say it father.” Insa’nity said humbly.

“I require that you surrender your life force to the birth of a god.”

A blue and red light flashed. Insa’nity was dead.

“D’erek!” Kitsune came out with his rifle. “This ends now.”

“You!” He pointed. “You’re walking with the eastern suns?”

“Greer is right about you, you can’t control the Fountain.” Kitsune challenged.

“Watch me.” D’erek moved his hands and the Fountain moved upwards into the skies. D’erek pulled out his cane and pulled the top part, revealing a battered but still working curved saber blade. “You cannot defeat me! I control the Fountain now!” He demonstrated by performing a superhuman leap and landed on a platform. Picking up a pillar with his bare hands, he lunged it toward the bounty hunter.

Kitsune rolled away and flipped his rifle to semiautomatic. If you’re up there God Almighty, give me the will to destroy D’erek and send him to Hell. Sparks and colorful gasses flew into the air as the alien glyphs began to glow. Seeing the Senator jump to another side, he took aim and pulled the trigger several times. Blood was coming out but the wounds were healing.

“Observe my powers trog!” D’erek leaped into the air and landed majestically.  Kitsune began to run from the Senator as his saber emitted a plasma shield. “I have the Galaxy in my hands now!” He said as the shield deactivated 10 seconds later.

Kitsune took this as a chance and began to blast D’erek in all his anger. The Senator only leaped away into a foundation with a statue of an anthro fox and began to rip it off.  “Prepare to die now, I am immortal!” With that said, he threw the rock decoration towards the middle of the flying arena.  The rock exploded into chunks as it fell to the ground below. Leaping again, he activated his shield but the rapid fire deactivated it. D’erek felt a pain in his knees and fell down, his sword slipped off.  “No! Not my sword!”

Kitsune placed his rifle away and grabbed the sword. “HAH! HAH! HAH! KYAH!” The sword was ripping across the legs of the Senator who was trying to stand up. The bird only shot off to the sky and began to dive towards the outer reaches of the floating islands.

“You cannot defeat me! I control the Fountain now!” D’erek said as he summoned the troops of his army from below. The soldiers were screaming and crying as the bird opening his beak, a blue smoke with white sparkles came out of the aliens and threw the bodies to the main island. “I have healed!”

Kitsune noticed the dead bodies and picked up the Danielle Rifle and loaded a bullet. He aimed for the Senator’s head and BANG!  The bullet tore through the chest but it wasn’t over yet.”

“Zhubin died in vain!” D’erek said as he shot plasma balls from his fists.
Kitsune rolled away and loaded up another bullet and aimed.  D’erek took another leap and began to rip another pillar out. “D’erek! This ends here! It ends here and it ends now!”  Dodging the pillar, he took aim and pulled the trigger.

BANG!

“This one’s for Zhubin!”

BANG!

“This one is for Derlos!”

BANG!

“This one is for Dr. Kraoco!”

BANG!

“This is for Viktor Ivan!”

D’erek leaped up and landed in the main island.

Kitsune raised the sword and rushed to the Senator. “HAH! KYAH! KYAH! KYAH! KYAH! HAH!” He moved the blade up and down, left to right, slicing in his anger and vengeance at the bird. He screamed the name of God in Greek as he delivered the final blow.

“AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!!!!!!” D’erek shot up into the sky and vanished.

Kitsune only looked ahead and pulled out his assault rifle. Hearing something land, he turned to find the bird kneeling to him.

“Let me live,” D’erek pleaded.

“Sorry.” Kitsune informed.

“No! Please not like this!” D’erek sobbed as he performed a kowtow. “All this, all I’ve done I did it so I could live! I have built an empire! I have become a god!”

“But empires crumble and false gods and prophets fall into darkness.” Kitsune said as he aimed for the head.

“NO!” D’erek implored as he got up and raised his hands to the heavens. “LET ME LIVE!”

Kitsune shot his chest.

D’erek backed away as he felt his heart die out. Reaching the edge, he fell into the waters of the Pacific Ocean.

Everything began to crumble and fall down.

Section XV soldiers arrived at the area, they took cover from the falling debris. Seeing a lone figure rise as the dust cleared, the soldiers only recognized that red trog who came with them.

“You OK?” A soldier asked as he helped Kitsune stand up.

“I could use an aspirin,” Kitsune said as he saw Greer come. “So boss, how did I do?”

“Excellent,” Greer saluted.

Kitsune saluted back.

Minutes, later, Section XV shuttles launched into the stars, leaving the island of Izayoi in the past, Kitsune only closed his eyes, with a mission complete.

Section XV HQ, Turo

“I know Zhubin would have wanted you to reclaim the bounty reward.” Greer said as Kitsune stepped into his office. He took out a sealed pouch and tossed it to him. “19 million credits, 500 pieces of silver with that worth.”

Kitsune opened the pouched and smiled. Zhubin would have been proud of him.

“Listen Kitsune, why not join Section XV? We could use guys like you in our operations.” Greer offered. “Good pay, traveling to galactic hotspots, think about it.”

“Nah,” Kitsune said as he smiled. “What’s life without a little excitement?” With a final salute, he left to the hangar. Someone told him to stop, and he turned, it was a young female experiment wearing the combat armor of the troops. She asked him if it was true that he killed D’erek himself. “I did little one, and God knows why I did it.” He closed his eyes and remembered Zhubin… his words, his training, the time they spent together.

Two years later

Kitsune Drakonakis of Crete opened the doors of his mansion in Kauai. The imported marble made him feel back at Crete while paintings of Biblical scenes decorated the grand hall. Sitting down on the living room, he began to write his origin story, something the future Drakonakis Family will consult to learn the origins of their ancestor.

People may vanish, but history will never die out.