Old Face.

Part 1: Hunters and The Hunted

Arc 6: Kuragari.

(Sam is knocked to the floor by the punch from the Reyes Hunter. But he quickly hops to his feet)

Sam: Alright! Alright! I get it! No nonsense, we fight now! Well you already got one hit off. Want another one-...!

(The Reyes Hunter immediately punches Sam in the gut)

Sam: (Holding onto his stomach) *Out of breath* Okay, okay! I got it!

(A grin grows on Sam's face as he lunges forward with a knife, but the Reyes Hunter dodges out of the way and elbows Sam in the back)

(Sam tries to roundhouse kick but RsH catches his leg)

Sam: Ah... shit. Now... Dracula... we're cool ri-?

(RsH spins Sam around and Sam lands on the concrete face first)

Sam: (He starts to slowly get up) Now. listen, buddy. We're grown men. (He puts his hand on RsH's right shoulder) We can settle this like grown me-!

(RsH smashes Sam's face into the hood of the car)

Sam: I guess we're not settling it like that!

(RsH aims his shotgun at Sam's head, but Sam kicks it out of RsH's hand and punches him in the face)

(Sam quickly picks up the shotgun and blows off the right side of RsH's head, revealing the Currant red metallic endo-skeleton underneath)

Sam: Terminator...? Sarah Connor is 1000-Miles in the opposite directio-...

(RsH slams Sam into the ground and throws him into a nearby restaurant. As people look on at the random guy that just crashed through the window)

Sam: (He starts slowly getting up) (Thinking to himself) Why am I getting an odd sense of Déjà Vu? (He leans into the door frame and holds onto his bleeding forehead) Now... all I need is a disappearing Irishman... and a Metal song in the background. (He starts looking around and seems confused on what is going on) Wait a mother-clucking minute!? Where the hell am I...? Did I blackout again? Last damn thing I remember I was talking to Able and the rest in a jail cell?

A woman: (She comes walking over to Sam) Sir... are you okay? You seem hurt, should we call you an ambulance?

Sam: Yeah, no. I'm fine! (He starts walking out of the restaurant holding onto his left arm) I need a bit of Absinthe... maybe a Jägerbomb too. (He walks down the road and sees RsH) Either that's a really good cosplayer. Or that's Dracula... The hell!? (RsH starts running full speed at him. Sam uses Reaper Enhance on his right arm and punches RsH full strength sending his head flying across the street) Oh... kay? That was anti-climatic. (He looks at his fist) Am I becoming Saitama? (He holds onto his head) Hope I don't go bald.

(Inside the dark room, where Raison looks at the screen)

Raison: (His jaw is wide open) H- HOW!!!? The Reyes Hunter is the perfect hunter! Nothing can beat it! Let alone a strong punch!!! Come on! Get up, you perfect machine!! A decapitation is nothing for you!!! You're made from the DNA of the strongest man in the world and THE Count Dracula!!! So, get the hell up!!! (The body of RsH stands up and walks towards his head) Yes!!! Yes!!! Yes!!! YES!!!

(The Reyes Hunter reattaches his head and starts to reboot himself)

(Just as the Reyes Hunter completely reboots however, the screen Raison was looking at goes black and the message "Signal Lost" appears on the screen)

Raison: What?! No! No! No! No!!! What happened?! (He scrambles to his computer and sees that the tracker on the Reyes Hunter has gone dark) How?!!!

(The Reyes Hunter stands in the middle of the street, lifeless and still. When suddenly a grin grows on his face and he starts laughing uncontrollably, he covers his mouth with his right hand. As his eyes turn from deep purple to a fiery orange filled with bloodlust and the right side of his face that was blown off starts to heal)

The Reyes Hunter: Hahaha hahahahaha... I'm Back...

(The Reyes Hunter continues to laugh as it echoes through the empty streets)

(Meanwhile)

(Inside a motel room, where Able, Louis, Peter, Gabriela and Annah are hiding out)

Louis: (Sitting on a chair next to the a coffee table) Where do you think Sam is?

Able: (He slightly moves the curtains and looks out the window) I'm more worried about Elizabeth. I'm worried something's happened to her.

Gabriela: (She is sitting on the bed next to Annah, comforting her) Sam, probably saved her too. She is his adopted daughter after all.

Able: Yeah...

Peter: (He walks inside the room carrying 3 shopping bags) I'm back!

Louis: Great! How many people did you alert?

Peter: I didn't alert anyone!

Louis: To how many people did you tell your name?

Peter: Oh... just this cute clerk that checked me out, she was a solid 10/10! Ah... I'm in love... I told her my name was "Peter Hans Trustein" and she gave me her number. Ah...

(Louis slowly walks over to Peter and hits him over the head)

Peter: OWW!!! What the hell man?!!! You're gonna turn me into a retard!

Louis: You're already one.

Able: Listen to me! You're both retards.

Louis and Peter: What was that?!!!!

Able: (Shaking his head, he walks out the door) I'm going out. (He walks over to a hot dog stand and places money on the counter) Two hot dogs, please.

(A woman wearing a purple leather cloak with a hood over her head walks over to Able and stands next to him)

The woman: You Able Pendragon?

Able: Depends, who's asking?

The woman: A... "friend".

Able: Well I know the names of my friends, but I don't know yours.

The woman: That's not important, what is important however is the message I have.

Able: Well are you gonna relay it now or what?

The woman: Someone told me, to tell you that Elizabeth is save you don't have to worry about her.

Able: Wait a minute!!! (He takes her hood off, revealing that she is Esperanza) Let me guess, you work for Sam?

Esperanza: Not really "working" for him, more or less we're partners in crime.

Able: Yeah... just know you're gonna be his waifu someday.

Esperanza: His what?!

Able: (The stand owner hands over the hot dogs) Nothing. (He starts to walk away) I'll probably be seeing you around, Esperanza.

Esperanza: The hell's a waifu?

(Later that night, it is raining outside)

(Kane is sitting inside a bar, drinking beer)

(He begins to light a cigarette when the bartender throws it out of his hand)

Bartender: Hey pal! We sell alcohol in here, but smoking is a no-no! Take it outside!

Kane: But it's soaking out!

Bartender: I don't care! Go outside!

Kane: *Tch* Fine!

(Kane goes outside and just as he starts to light his cigarette, his phone starts vibrating and he gets a text message)

("Hello, Kane. Been a while? You know I don't like text messaging, be a dear find a TV and switch to Channel 2, would ya? You won't be disappointed! ;) ")

(Kane immediately rushes back inside the bar and takes the remote from the bartender and switches over to Channel 2)

People inside the bar: Hey, what the hell man!!! We were watching the game!!!

Kane: Shut up!

(On the TV Sam adjust a camera)

Sam: See? That's better, isn't it Kane? (He sits down at his desk) I know this is a bit, what's the word for it? Exaggerated, I think. But anyways tomorrow! 11:30 am, on top of the RoundTable Organization towers, we settle this, Kane. You and me! Because this is what you want, right. In the words of Optimus Prime "One Shall Stand, One Shall Fall".... "That's a question you should ask yourself, Kane!"! Did-... did you say "Why throw away your life so recklessly!"... I hope so. Anyways, I'll be seeing you tomorrow! Peace!

(The video feed ends and the channel returns to normal)

Kane: Samuel... "I'll crush you, with my bare hands"!

(End of Chapter 48)