Chapter 1: Unescapable Memory

~flashback Beginning~

The smell of dead bodies and blood roamed through the air. The Earths main universal space base had just been attacked by one of the most terrifying species and only two people were alive at the moment. Still inside the base stood the two survivors, back against the cold iron wall, helpless, trying to seek a way out without being spotted. One of the survivors peaked around the corner of the hallway while against the iron wall. "Sarah, the coast is clear, move with caution understood?" Said one of the survivors. He wore a combat suit that consisted of jet black and dark gray camouflage pattern pants with an all black shirt to wear, his partner Sarah wore something similar. This was the standard uniform worn by people of Earths Military except if the wearer wants to they can wear regular clothes as long as the symbol for Planet Earth and 3 combat pouches are attached to their outfit. "Alright, lets move then." Sarah shook her head and both of them then began to quietly make their way down the long dark hallway, not even making a noise. As they moved down the hall they noticed that something was wrong, something felt wrong as though they were being watched and looked upon. "I don't think we should take this exit out, lets turn back arou-", before Sarah could finish her sentence a javelin surrounded by spirals of light flew at her cutting a piece of her hair and nearly ending her life. The javelin jabbed into the floor then let off a flash of blinding light. Sarah had looked at the light and immediately fell to her knees holding her eyes. It felt as if the sun itself had scorched the very surface of her eyeballs. Her comrade somehow managed to avoid being blinded and jumped back against the wall. After being startled by the light javelin, her comrade regained focus and started to move towards her slowly. Just when he was almost beside his partner a big black figure instantly appeared beside Sarah and grabbed her hair with no intention of letting go. "Well, looks like i found the last two survivors that our scouter had reported" said the black figure. Pulling Sarah's long silky hair back she let out a low moan. He then quickly yanked his light javelin out of the ground and pressed it against her throat. The area they were in was now lit up thanks to the light source emitting from the tip of the javelin. It revealed that the black figure was actually an alien race known as the Coulos. They looked similar to humans except their skin feels reptilish and carries a gray pigment. This alien species was said to be one of the most deadliest alive. Equipped with natural strength and a sense of combat it made Coulos the ideal warriors. Seeing this, her comrade was now shaking so much that even a species that never saw what they call "humans" could tell his level of terror. "Release her. Now!".

Chuckling a bit at the man's remark the Coulo continued to stand there. "So I'm guessing you two are partners and pretty good ones too. Especially taking in the fact you two were able to get pass all of the other elite Coulos from my planet without being spotted. You both have great skill." Said the alien in a menacing tone as he stood holding Sarah by the hair. "Let Sarah free and kill me instead" Said her comrade without hesitation. He knew the alien holding Sarah hostage was a natural born killer. He could tell from the look in his eyes. His eyes had red lines straining from them like that of a pycho and were full of coldness. "Oh let her free? Indeed i will do that", the alien said gripping his javelin tighter as he looked down at Sarah with her teeth grinding against each other out of pain "I, the great Chacore, will show mercy and set her free...but killing you instead will not happen" he then lifted up his head and looked at Sarah's comrade directly in the eyes and grinned. All of a sudden an almost silent but quick sound was heard by Sarah's comrade. The sound of wind fused with fresh flesh being pierced was heard. As he looked down at Sarah all he could see was her sparkling jade eyes wide open and shaking uncontrollably. Her throat pierced by Chacore's javelin and blood pouring all over it. Removing his javelin from Sarah's throat she instantly fell to the floor holding her neck as the blood ran uncontrollably from her mouth and throat. The alien walked down the hallway laughing evily, laughing coldly at his job well done while dragging his javelin beside him knowing he killed one of the two survivors. As he walked away his bloody javelin slowly dripped tears of blood, leaving behind a trail of tears. Sarah's comrade rushed to her quickly and wrapped her in his arms, prompting her head against his shoulder and looking down at her. He began to panic. Another drop of blood touches the ground but this one seeming like it floated down before splashing. He had never lost a friend, nor comrade out of all the days he spent fighting in his life time until now. The alien stopped walking away as he felt a weird disturbance. One last drop of blood touches the ground this time, but this time it is silent. Sarah's pulse began to slow down and fade as she looked her comrade in the eyes. She had only but little time left and chose to say her last words quickly as she seen Chacore turn back around to look at them. Using the last of her will, she lifted her hand, stained from that of her own blood, and placed it upon his cheek."K-Kiro…Run away...I Love...you..." Sarah's pulse began to get lower and lower as her jade eyes started to close, no longer sparkling in the light or joy from her soul. As her soul dyed out, her hand fell slowly to the ground, leaving traces of blood over Kiro's cheek and one line of blood coming down from his eye. Kiro's dark brown eyes soon began to fill with water. What was this water? Was it what they called tears? He had never cried before, at least not for someone dear to him. When he noticed he felt no pulse from her anymore his eyes began to water more. He knew for sure her heart had stopped and she was probably brain dead too, so there was no point in fighting the obvious. She was dead.

Chacore stood looking at the two and soon stopped laughing as he observed and saw that both comrades seemed to have rings on that looked the same. The two rings were 48k gold and diamond incrested, both located on their ring fingers. Chacore's heart felt one huge ache. He covered it with his left hand. For the first time in 25 years Chacore finally felt guilty of killing someone for not knowing that the two survivors he seen as just comrades were actually more than just that. They were a engaged couple for 6 months and together for 2 1/2years. When both retired they wanted to start a family together...a happy family...a peaceful family...a family that cared for each other...a family that will never get the chance to be created. He looked at Kiro who was now crying, tears pouring down his face and onto Sarah. The tears pelted against a dead Sarah like heavy rain from the sky, running down her face and through the pool of blood near her mouth then landing on the floor. When the tear hit the floor it was red, dyed by Sarah's blood upon her face. As the tear hit the ground it was no longer a tear but a memory that ran away and splashed into tiny molecules of blood & water, it was a blood tear.

Chacore walked up to Kiro and stood over him, his light javelin creating a light sent a shadow over Kiro while he was crying. "I'm sorry, for your lost" Chacore said looking down at Kiro. Even the most hardcore of alien species or villians had their morals and one of his was to not tear apart the true love of others, in this case he definitely saw the love. Opening his mouth ready to say something, Chacore soon found himself being punched in the face by Kiro. Usually Chacore would be able to dodge such an attack but the speed in which Kiro popped off the ground was to great and unpredictable. Due to Kiro's fierce blow Chacore fell onto the cold iron floor and landed in an ocean of Sarah's blood. The Coulo known as Chacore didn't bother getting up though instead he just looked up at the man who just struck him. Kiro, who once appeared to be an ordinary human now had something different about him. He still had his usual light brown skin, short black spikey hair, and dark brown eyes that glitsled in the light. Same Combat suit and same everything else. Chacore continued to look at Kiro from the ground, looking to find what was different but still he found nothing. After a minute of silently staring at each other Chacore slowly began to raise from the floor. At this sight, Kiro whipped out his desert eagle from the right side of his combat boot and shot 2 out of the eight bullet clip into Chacores right shoulder, and another two into his left shoulder. Falling to the ground and grunting out of pain Chacore tried to scream for help but when he opened his mouth, 2 more bullets pierced his left knee cap and another two hit his right knee cap. Kiro then quickly got on top of Chacore and pistol whipped him with the desert eagle and threw it against the wall all in one motion. Blood had now begun coming out of Chacores mouth, dripping little by little to the floor. Kiro yanked Chacore by the collar of his battle suit and gave him a quick left jab to the face then continued to hold his collar. "Why...Why did you do it!?" Kiro yelled as his voiced echoed through the long empty hall and the whole base. Chacore did not answer his question but instead just looked at him frightened and paralyzed. "I did not know you two were together...my apologies to her even though she is far gone from hearing my voice, and my apologies to you as well...I was just doing my job...i am truly s-" Before Chacore could finish his apology he found Kiro laughing. But this was no ordinary laugh, the laugh was colder than the winters snow, so cold it felt as though you were to get frostbite just from hearing its sound. Chacore immediately sensed something wrong but Kiro just kept laughing his cold laugh. "Please, spare my life and i will be forever in your debt, i have a family to support and if i was to die here i would be dishonored by my race and more...I'm sorry...". Looking down at the helpless Chacore Kiro stopped laughing and stared into Chacores dark green eyes.

Kiro closed his eyes and smiled softly as he slowly started to reach his hand covered in blood into the back slot on his combat suit. He pulled out a 8 inch custom made hunters knife that had blue razor sharp edges and a tip made of diamond to pierce anything. Chacore thought his laugh stopping meant he was spared but looking at Kiro's face with closed eyes and a smile on it, he began to think different. All of a sudden a sharp pain was felt in Chacores heart. Kiro then took his knife out and continued to stab him multiple times in the chest. Out of immense pain, Chacore began to scream and Kiro pressed close against him, covering his mouth. Kiro who was still smiling, finally opened his eyes but this time they were red as the sea of blood and his skin seemed to have gotten a palish light brown. He grinned as he stabbed Chacore threw his throat and told him the final words he would hear in his lifetime. "Shhhh, no need to scream, the pain will be over quick...and ill make sure you're honored through your whole race...and I'll send your apologies to your family when i pay them a visit...shame you won't be there to comfort them in their final hours..." Chacore's eyes were wide open as blood spilled out of his throat and onto Kiro's knife. With his knife still being in his throat, Kiro twisted his hand a little and sliced across, ripping Chacores head half way off. His life ended his soul…Gone. However Kiro was not threw yet. Raising his blade and lowering it down Kiro stabbed the dead Chacore threw his forehead and the blade ripped through his brain, sending juices oozing from the back of his skull onto the ground. He took his knife out quickly. Going in for another attack, Kiro stabbed Chacores half hanging neck in the middle and pushed down on it with great force, making his knife pierce threw the iron floor.

Holding the knife in place, he grabbed Chacores hair and pulled with total brute force. The sound of flesh being ripped apart and bones snapping were heard. The light of Chacores javelin stopped glowing and the hallway became dark once more. Kiro stood up and attached something that was circular, but not so much circular, to the edge of his combat suit pouch and walked to his dead fiancé. Bending down to one knee, he picked up and carried a limp Sarah in his arms. Her arms dangling towards the ground and feet as well. Blood dripped onto his uniform from the dead Sarah but still he kept walking forward. With each step he took the more silent he felt his breathing go. Before he knew it he didn't notice he was breathing at all, yet alone living. He felt dead. But he was alive. It was as if he was a ghost, silently roaming the hall. With the more steps he took the smell of blood no longer lingered in the air. Instead the smell of reason. Reason he should embrace his other side. With each step fear exited his body. Why fear when you have nothing to lose? Why fear when you can be fear itself? In one day he managed to lose everything. His fiancé, his comrades, his future, and in the end...himself. Kiro started to see light at the end of the hall as he approached the bases exit. Taking 1 step forward he stopped and stood there as if waiting for something. Looking down he stared at Sarah lying in his arms. "Sarah...I'm..." Staring into the face of his dead fiancé and best friend he couldn't bring himself to words. His legs became numb and his feet failed him. Collapsing to his knees

Kiro continued to hold Sarah, her arms still dangling but now touching the cold floor. His teeth gritted together. "...I'm supposed to be a commander...but yet...I couldn't even protect you...I'm..." Lowering his head out of shame and shutting his eyes Kiro went silent. His words couldn't come out and wouldn't come out. Biting his lip, he tightened his grip around her. A voice was heard. "Heh heh heh. Awwww. Look at the poor little guy. He's mourning her death. It's okay you'll be dead too". Behind Kiro was now a group of over 25 Coulos. All armed with various types of weapons from swords to giant hammers. In the front of them stood the leader of the group. The leader was a female Coulo with a slender body and dark black eyes to compliment her dark soul. She wore black skin tight pants along with a shirt that exposed a bit of her cleavage. Over her outfit was an all-black robe with a symbol on the back representing she was a Coulo leader. Grinning from ear to ear the female Coulo extended each of her arms out. Green flames began to form in the palm of her hand and the dark hall was once again lit up. "Oh I found a cutie. Maybe I'll give you other options instead of just death...Lets see...Your options are". As the Coulo spoke Kiro simply placed Sarah's body gently on the ground and rose to his feet. He ignored every word coming out of her mouth. Not because he wanted to. Because he couldn't hear them. His mind was in another world and the only thing he could hear was Sarah's last words. The female Coulo was still speaking with a smirk now on her face. "And your last option is you can be a slave to me. Don't worry, I treat all my slaves good. Especially the cute ones". Sliding her tongue out of her mouth and licking her lips you could tell she had much sensuality and bloodlust inside. Turning around to face her, Kiro continued to look down the hall still silent as everyone stood in wait for his decision. Putting one foot forward Kiro leaned over and his body became slump. His arms dangled in front of him and his hair blocked his face. "Well what shall it be?" The Coulo said. "Why don't we just waste him? I mean look at him. He's practically a zombie." One of the other Coulos said as he ran his finger down the edge of his sword. The green flames inside of her hand grew out of anger and the male Coulo instantly silenced himself and backed up. "Only I decide his fate! No one else! Got that!?" The hall was now quiet again, still waiting for Kiros response. In the midst of silence chuckling was heard. Staring at the slumped over human being in front of her she began to get chills. Kiro lifted his head a bit to reveal one completely red eye and pale light brown skin. His hair now extended a bit more down his back but it was still spikey. Lifting one arm up and placing his hand near his mouth he licked his nails which had now developed into small claws. "What the h-" In the flash of an eye the hall went dark and screams were heard. Weapons fell to the ground. Followed by bodies. Seconds later Kiro was seen walking towards Sarah and picking her body back up. As Kiro continued to walk his body was exposed to the light. His skin back normal. Nails no longer claws. Hair. The same. Everything. The same. A low moan followed by a cough was heard. Not a moan out of pleasure but only one out of great pain. The only one left alive was the female Coulo. She laid face down on the ground and body bruised up. Deep claw marks laid across her back and most of her combat suit was torn. She lifted her head to get one last look at the human being in front of her. "Wha-What are you?..." Struggling to keep her head up the Coulo stared waiting for an answer. Kiro turned his body to the side a little in order get one last look at the Coulo's face from the little light that exposed it. Looking down at his side Kiro saw Chacores head dangling from his combat pouch. His eyes wide from shock and fear. Flesh and bone hung from the bottom of Chacores head from where his neck had been ripped apart. Blood dripped against the floor silently. Looking at the female Coulo in the eyes he stared into her soul. And into her ongoing generation of children's souls. Laughing a bit and grinning Kiro gave her a short answer and kept it moving. "A Predator" is what he told her. The last words she would hear before she fainted were "A Predator". Several footsteps and shadows appeared at the end of the hall.

"Commander Kiro and it seems Captain Sarah have been spotted, move in to cover them!" said a voice as Kiro continued to walk towards the light. Reinforcements had finally come to help the base under attack although it was far too late and even the army's commander could see that as he seen the once good friend he had, Captain Sarah, dead in a non-emotional Kiros arms. The commander looked at Kiro and tilted his hat as Kiro began to walk down the hall with hands bloodied and Sarah in his arms. Chacores head dangling on the side of his pouch stood out to all the army officers and troops behind the commander. For they knew that Kiro was not his ordinary self anymore. They could see it even though his eyes and skin were back normal. Kiro no longer feared. He was no longer prey...but instead a merciless killer...an elite hunter...he was...a predator...

~end of flashback~

"KIRO!" yelled the voice of an irritated girl. Kiro snapped out of his flashback to find himself still sitting on a rock in the plain open grass field. The girl with black hair and dark black eyes began to speak again. "Kiro, you can't keep day dreaming on the job! The captain is going to be here anytime with the fleet ship, too. I swear sometimes I wonder why you're the commander and I'm second incommand, hmph". The girl with dark black eyes and long black silky hair said while crossing her arms with her eyes closed. "Haha well I'm sorry, it's just a habit when i get bored i guess" Kiro said rubbing the back of his head seeming a bit embarrassed by Kioshi's, his lieutenant's, comment. He knew he shouldn't day dream or reminisce the old days but he did anyways. Sometimes he had no control over when he did it but this was still no excuse. Looking in the distance, the fleet ship could be seen flying through the air towards their way. "It's here!" said an excited Kioshi. The ship was now landing near them and wind was blowing everywhere. The plain open grass field was now moving in a graceful wave like motion due to the raging wind from the ship. The big gate like door opened on the fleet ship and impacted on the ground. Looking into the ship you could see the captain there to greet them. "Well they're quicker than i thought" Kiro said starting to stand up from sitting on the rock. "Kiro, Kioshi, good to see you two still alive in one piece and ready to go" said the captain smiling. Kioshi and Kiro walked up the gate like door and to the captain. The two saluted the captain and he did the same back. "Good to see you alive too captain" said Kiro and Kioshi at the same time. The gate like door closed slowly as the 3 walked further into the ship as it began to take off.

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