"Hello everyone! Just a heads up that this is a rewritten story from my prior account Dark Rae. Unfortunately, I lost the ability to log into it or reset my password (I used my facebook to log in and once I got a new computer I was never able to get back in) but have no fear! I won't forget this one. I'm well prepared, are YOU!? Hahaha I'm weird, anywho, enjoy!
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/-`|- Prologue. -|'-\
Smoke filled the absences of luminescent green splatters among the limp, dead Yautjas in the corridor. A few were slumped against the walls, others in a vaguely discernible heap of bright green blood and a viscous liquid of a cloudy yellow color. The sirens wailed and echoed throughout the Yautja ship. Red letters flashing, sparks flickering from the back of the corridor, creating the ambience of death and destruction. She recognized the crew, scattered about, gashes, claw marks, and shredded flesh by monstrous teeth, covering their bodies nearly completely. Only two of the crew, excluding herself, were unaccounted for.
Artemis warily stepped over the once brutish R'roark. His burgundy stripes that once stood vividly against the ivory cream of his skin, bathed in green and brown slime. Only his decorated tendrils gave way to his identification. She shuddered, making her way to Thorakk's quarters, accounting for each member of her crew; Truv'ah, Shinzo, Kat'rrak, Grakk, K'jon…
"Kielithk! That cowardly fuck-"
Though she was grateful not to see Thorakk among the fallen, she knew Kielithk had to be responsible for this. He managed to drag a whole, dead Kiande Amedha onboard after the hunt. It was unnecessary to bring the entire carcass of such a creature, for the head was enough to suffice as trophy. However, the pitiful coward manage to sway the mighty head Yautja of the ship to allow him to use it as a whole trophy since it was the only kill he managed this Hunt. Anger and fear pumped through her blue veins.
She froze, instinct and adrenaline engaged- lashed out with her claws. Her impulsive move slashed the black serpent free of it's inner mouth and lower jaw. It reeled back in both shock and pain. Acid blood fizzled out, flooding into one of the pools of Yautja blood on the floor. Before she could think to check her hand or claws for any of the fizzling goop, a hiss radiated from behind her. As fast as she could spin around, she did not raise her hands in time to defend the strike. Ripping of flesh followed the demon's claws, sending her red blood spewing from her blue veins across the right half of her chest and that shoulder. Gasping, she screamed and drew her blades from her wrist. She swept up and brought her two gleaming blades on top the creature's head. It's life spewed from it as it did it's acid blood, collapsed into a heap on the floor.
The now near mouthless, repulsive serpent that had withdrawn, lunge for her. She leapt up, bringing her feet over her head, landing herself on the bio-armored being. In on fluid motion, she slit her blades through it's neck, and launched herself to the metal door. Fresh air seemed to burst forth as the metal door slid open. Breaking her dash, she skidded to a stop. The metal door closed violently, in a way with much more force than necessary for it. Her long, strawberry blonde dreads swung around her as she searched the room for any sign of Thorrak. Once she came into view of his bedding, a dark mass stood and the foot of the fur covered bed. The lights provided little visibility, for they were dim, and flashing. In the darkness, she could make out that the dark silhouette was facing away from her, light barely illuminating the Yautja dreads.
"Th-Thorakk?" She softly spoke, in a way that was even unfamiliar to her.
She was hesitant in her approach. Perhaps because she was astonished he was in his room and had not left to fight the hideous, black demons in the ship. A hiss cracked from the silent figure. A black, bladed tail flicked in the air behind him. Artemis stopped as his figure shifted and turned, slowly, menacingly.
The beastly shape drew in a sharp breath at the completion of it's turn, face to face with the mutant female, and hissed a rumbling growl. Other hisses and shadows filled the room around her. Artemis drew her other two blades and initiated the first strike. The dark, Yautja-like hand caught her mid-strike. She lashed with the other two blades and the hybrid abomination caught it. She kicked it's knees and diaphragm where she thought it might be in attempt to break free, but failed for it barely lost any balance. The creature possessed every bit of Thorakk's strength, her efforts were all in vain. He dragged her squirmy form in close, the shadows and hisses encircling them. Outmatched in strength and in numbers, her hope dwindled beneath terror, anger was long gone. The monster locked her arms between his body and hers, restraining her against herself. With unparalleled strength, it kept her pinned with one arm, using the free one to guide it's hand to the back of her head. The claws dug in as the giant hand cupped the back of her head, seizing her and pulling her head back. Eyes locked on the horrid face, she watched the inner mouth slip out from behind it's mandibles that opened like a 2-door gate. Over the creature's shoulder, a creamy, pink, scorpion tailed-like spider crawled up and over. The flesh colored legs danced as it prepared for it's jump.
"No….No. NO!" She screamed, clenching her jaw shut.