Hey guy, this is Andrew78591 with a new story for you guys. This one was a suggestion by one of the comments, and after thinking about it, reading the Toxin comics, getting ideas for how this story will work and being a fan of Spider-Man and the symbiotes, I decided to make this story. Note this will be very different from the main story of Akame Ga Kill! as their will be OCs in this for reasons(And no, not those really cringy OC kinds on Devindart.) Anyway hope all of you enjoy Toxin Ga Kill! Aaaaaannnndddddd begin:

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Chapter 1: The Beginning of New

Space

Space is by far one of the most magnificent of things. A vast and seemingly infinite darkness, adorned with stars that twinkled and shined like the most beautiful gems. And floating within the cosmic pool were planets, each housing different environments, all separated from one another by the vast void, like islands in an ocean. The inhabitants of each planet lived their own lives, separated from one another. Some were even completely unaware of their "neighbours'" existence. A sort of planetary isolation from the rest of the universe. This however, begs an interesting question...

What would happen if an inhabitant of one planet were to cross over to another?

In the depths of space, a meteor soared through the void. It is unknown how long it has travelled or how far it has gone. Regardless, its journey will soon end, for it was heading straight for a planet. It was a green, blue, and brown planet with white spots on it. Orbiting it was a moon with a shade of red as dark as blood. This planet was Earth, the soon to be resting place for the meteor.

Entering the planet's atmosphere, the meteor was set ablaze. Its flames were bright and formed a long streak across the night sky until finally...

BOOM!!!

It crashed down in a forest, kicking up snow everywhere and imprinting its point of arrival in the ground with a sizable crater. The meteor hissed while steam rose up from it, melting the snow that covered it with the heat it possessed. Hours passed before the meteor's temperature fell to match the environment's, looking like any other rock one would find. But this rock was special, not just because of where it came from, but what it contained. Within it, something slumbered. Something special. Something that would change the fate of many, many lives. And the world was none the wiser.

Sahne Eis Village

Surrounded by snowy mountains and snow covered pine trees was a village. There were small cabins, farming fields, and stone pillars. While the population of this village was small, it had good and hardworking people that could survive their enviroment. This village was given a name and that name was Sahne Eis.

It was early in the morning for the village, around eight a.m. But despite how early it was, there was already a large group of people. While there were a few adults, most of them were young teenagers. Everyone was equipped with various snow gear and weapons, prepared for what is to come.

Amongst the crowd were three young teens. One was a boy with brown eyes, black spiky hair, and a white headband on his forehead. Strapped to his back was a pair of axes. This was Ieyasu. The other was a beautiful girl with black eyes, long silky hair, and a flower in her hair. Slung over her shoulder was a bow, and on her back was a quiver of arrows. This was Sayo. And lastly was a boy with brown hair and a cowlick. Strapped to his back was his trusty sword. This boy was Tatsumi. These three were the best of friends as well as a very efficient team. Like most of the crowd, they were excited.

"Aww man, I can't believe today's the day we all get to compete in the Grand Hunt," said Ieyasu excitedly.

"I know, right? We all finally get a chance to show everyone in the village how good we are as hunters," replied Tatsumi, who was barely able to contain his own enthusiasm.

"Guys, I get that you're both excited, but you two still need to be careful," Warned Sayo. "We're not hunting deer or rabbits. We're going to be hunting danger beasts. While they're low class ones, we still need to be careful."

Tatsumi and Ieyasu both turned to her with confident faces. "Sayo, this is us we're talking about. We're considered the best hunting team in the village. I'm sure we can handle this," Said Ieyasu.

"Yeah, what he said," Tatsumi said in agreement.

"This is serious, you two." Sayo continued in a more concerned tone, "I'm worried one of us could get hurt or worse-"

Before she could finish, Tatsumi placed his hand on her shoulder and said, "Sayo, we understand the dangers of doing this. We're a little nervous too. But all three of us have been working hard for this day to come, to prove we're one of the best hunters in this village."

"Yeah Sayo," Ieyasu chimed in. "We trained hard for this, so we're not backing out now. And besides, we all have each other for support."

While still worried, Sayo gave them a smile and said, "Yeah, you guys are right. However, I want all of us to make a promise."

"A promise? Okay," Tatsumi shrugged.

"Nu-uh, not just any promise. I mean our special promise." Sayo said as she took off her gloves and spat in her hands. Holding out her hands, she said "Let's make sure we all come back safe and sound". Tatsumi and Ieyusa understood what she meant and took off their gloves to spit in their hands as well. With their saliva covered palms, they did a three way handshake that established their promise. With that done, they put their gloves back on and went to their families for a bit to say their goodbyes.

Tatsumi went to a tall man with grey spiky hair, a mustache, and brown eyes. He wore an open green military coat with a kanji on the left shoulder, a simple grey shirt, black pants, brown combat boots, and blacksmithing gloves. This was Tatsumi's mentor and guardian, Obi.

Obi looked at Tatsumi with glee and said, "Look at you, my boy. You finally get a chance to participate in the Great Hunt like you've always wanted."

"Hell yeah, I am," Tatsumi replied with a confident smile. Obi put his hand on Tatsumi's head and said, "Your mother and father would have loved to see you here. I can almost picture them cheering you on as you take your first steps to becoming a top class hunter."

Tatsumi chuckled as memories of his parents replayed in his head. "Yeah, I miss them," He said with a sad smile.

"I miss them too. But I'm sure they would've wanted you to move on," said Obi in a comforting tone. They then both gave each other a hug.

"Thanks watching over me," Said Tatsumi.

"Someone had to. Who else could keep you under control?" Obi said in a joking manner. After a few more seconds, Obi pulled away from the hug. "Alright boy, it's time for you to head back with the others. The elder should be here in a few minutes."

Tatsumi nodded and walked back to the group of teens, waving goodbye to Obi as he did so. While walking, he noticed his friends talking to their loved ones.

Sayo was currently hugging a woman who had the same silky hair as her, but was in a braided ponytail. The woman wore a purple jacket, snow pants, goggles that rested on her head, black snow boots, white leather gloves, and a crossbow on her back. This was Sayo's older sister, Tsubaki, who was bidding her younger sister farewell before the Grand Hunt began.

Meanwhile, Ieyasu was talking with a man that had black hair, a small mustache, and a small goat beard. He had grey upper body armor, a black shirt, brown pants, and a giant axe on his back. This was Ieyasu's uncle, Tokugawa, who was currently talking to his nephew about being careful out there and to not do anything stupid like he always did, which resulted with them arguing with each other.

Tatsumi waited patiently for them to finish their goodbyes until the sound of a horn caught the attention of everyone, especially the young teens. That horn meant that the elder arrived, meaning the Grand Hunt was about to begin. Tatsumi quickly yelled to his friends, "Guys come on! It's time!" With that, Sayo and Ieyasu say their goodbyes and ran to Tatsumi. As soon as the two friends reach Tatsumi, all three of them ran to where the Grand Hunt was going to place.

Sahne Eis Village, Snowy Black Forest

In the outskirts of the village, in between two mountains, was a forest. This forest was unique for not only having some of the most dangerous danger beasts out there, but the wood of the very trees was completely black. It was also known for being haunted. Some visitors recounted hearing screaming coming from nowhere. It is believed that the screaming comes from the spirits of those who've died in the forest. This place is the Snowy Black Forest, the location where the Grand Hunt would always take place. All of the groups had finally arrived and waited for the event to begin. They all waited until two veteran hunters arrived along with the elder.

As the elder gazed at the many groups of young teens that were participating, he finally spoke, "My children, not only is today the day you all get to participate in the Grand Hunt, it is the day you all prove yourselves as capable hunters. As you all know, you were all given permission to take part in this event by showing your worth and pontenial. While some did not wish to take part in this for their own reasons, you all made your decisions to take this challenge. And for that, all of you show that you are all confident enough to take on the greater challenges up ahead." While some of the crowd of teens shouted in joy, others felt tense, for they knew what the elder was going to say next.

"However, all of you must remember that these challenges will be hard to overcome. As many like this one will lead to your deaths." The crowd quieted to let the information sink in.

The elder soon continued, "But as long as all of you do your absolute best and work together with your teammates, I'm sure all of you will make it back safe and sound." This eased the teens a little. Each one of them looked at their respective teammates, assuring themselves that they had each other's back. "With that out of the way, I will now let one of our veterans take over to explain everything you will all need to know for the hunt."

The elder steps back from the crowd of teens to let the veteran hunter explain. "Alright everyone, you all should know the basics of what you have to do in the Grand Hunt: travel through the Snowy Black Forest, capture and kill a danger beast, and return with your prize. However there's still more to it than that, so I want all of you to pay attention to what I'm about to say, because I'm only going to say this once." The teens all nodded in response as they payed close attention to what he was about to say.

"As eveyone knows, we'll be having the hunt in this forest. However, there is a range to how far you all can travel in there. Because all of you are to only go up against the lowest ranked danger beasts, there will be fences out there to make sure none of you enter too deep into the forest and ONLY hunt danger beasts that are within the provided area. Everyone should also be wearing the snow gear outfits we gave out to those participating and your own weapons. Trust me, you're all are going to need them when within the forest. And one more thing, if any of you are still out there after about a week, we'll send a search party to find you. Whether alive or as a frozen corpse." That last part sent a cold chill down most of the teens' spines.

"Now with all that information crammed into your heads, let's get this hunt started," said the veteran. "We will be sending in one group at a time and after 10 mintues, the next group will go. All of you are in groups of three, so I want every one of you to support each other in this hunt. Your teamwork will either help you all survive out there or prolong your death. I don't know," the veteran said. "Now elder, if you will."

"I would be honored," the elder replied. He faced the teens again and says, "While every one of you will be on your own out there, I wish you all the best of luck and pray that our god is merciful. Now without further a due, let the fifty-sixth Grand Hunt begin!" The teens cheered as the hunt finally began.

"Alright, everyone follow me so that we can get started," spoke one of the veterans. With that, all the groups followed the two veteran hunters into the forest while the elder watched them. After about ten minutes of walking through the forest, Tatsumi asked his friends. "Hey guys, what danger beasts do you think live out here?"

Ieyasu crossed his arms with a thoughtful hum before listing off the ones he knew. "There's a few easy danger beasts like flash foxes, icicle bucks, and horned snouts boars. Nothing we should worry about much, honestly. I think the only dangerous ones are giant owls and moose lions."

Tatsumi fist pumped and said "Okay, so our main priority will be killing either a giant owl or a moose lion."

"Tatsumi, he just said those are the dangerous ones. Why would you want us to target them?" Said Sayo.

"Because if we go after the strongest ones here, the other hunters will see how good we are and let us go after stronger danger beasts," said Tatsumi.

Sayo gave Tatsumi a serious look and said, "Tatsumi, we are not going after those danger beasts. I've heard from others that have participated in this event before us that giant owls and moose lions are the deadliest out of the c-ranked danger beasts in the Snowy Black Forest. Hell, many others who've tried hunting them ended up dead. I know you want to prove yourself as a hunter, but we can't take any risks like that."

Tatsumi smiled and said "Sayo, come on. We can handle killing one of those danger beasts, no problem." He looked over to his other at his other friend and asked "Ieyasu, you agree with me, right?"

Instead of immediately agreeing like Tatsumi had expected, Ieyasu looked at him with uncertainty as he sheepish scratched the back of his head.

"Well..."

"Ieyasu?" Tatsumi asked in confusion.

Ieyusa inhaled before continuing. "Tatsumi... I want to hunt down one of those danger beasts as much as you do. But for once, I'm gonna have to agree with Sayo on this. And that's reeeally saying something. You know I never agree with Sayo on anything, or even listen to her in general."

Sayo glanced at Ieyusa and asked "What was that?" with an angry growl.

"Nothing! Nothing!" Ieyusa quickly said with a nervous smile. He turned back to Tatsumi, saying, "Look, as much as I want to hunt them, not only are those some of the most dangerous to fight, but they're also hard to find. They're rarely seen by hunters in this part of the forest. My uncle and his old team were lucky just finding a giant owl when they participated in their Grand Hunt. And it took everything they had to take it down."

Tatsumi's mouth hanged opened as he tried to form any kind of rebuttal, but nothing came to mind. He knew that it was true that these two danger beast were considered the hardest to hunt down and they only had a week to get their prey.

"Why are you so determined to hunt those two danger beasts anyway? There are other strong danger beasts we can capture that will still get us some respect either way," asked Ieyasu.

Tatsumi didn't answer, remaining quiet until Sayo placed her hand on his shoulder and asked, "This is about your mom and dad, isn't it?"

Tatsumi nodded sadly. "Yeah. My mom and dad were famous for being able to hunt strong danger beasts. I looked up to them, wanted to be like them when I grew up. Even though they died a while back, I want to show them that I can become a strong hunter too. I want to make them proud."

Sayo looked at Tatsumi with understanding in her eyes. After thinking about it a little, she sighs and says, "Look Tatsumi, none of us are guaranteed to find a giant owl or a moose lion. But if we do come across one of them, we can try capturing them." Tatsumi looked at Sayo with surprise as she continued, "But that's only if we come across one. And if those danger beasts prove too much for us to handle, then we're retreating and going after something else, got it?"

Tatsumi smiled and said, "Got it."

"Good, after all, we all swore to make it out alive, so if you two break that promise..." said Sayo as she stopped for a moment and stared at Tatsumi and Ieyasu with a serious face and a threatening aura around her. "I'm going to kill you both," Tatsumi and Ieyasu were both scared by Sayo's threat as they hugged each other for protection and were shaking in the process. "Is that even possible?" studdered Ieyusa.

"Don't know, but it's worth a try," Sayo replied with a cheery smile.

Everyone continued walking for a while, eventually stopping at a wooden gate. It was fifteen feet tall, the wood was as black as the trees that grew in the forest and the wood at the top was sharpened to act like spikes to prevent anything from climbing over it. This was the entrance to the deeper part of the Snowy Black Forest.

One of the veteran hunters spoke out, "Alright, now that we're here, we'll start sending in one group at a time. The order will be determined by the numbers we gave to each of you yesterday." All the groups pulled out their number tags as they wait to see who enters first. "There are fifteen teams participating this time, so this will take a while."

With that, the veterans started sending out the first team through the gate, and after 10 minutes, they send in the next one. This went on for a while until the hunters called out team number 15, which was Tatsumi's team. The three friends readied their weapons and walked through the gate. When the gate closed behind them, their Grand Hunt began.

"About time, I was getting tired standing there waiting for our team to be called out," said an annoyed Ieyasu.

"It sucks that we're the last ones to enter here. The other teams have a big head start over us," Said Sayo.

"Look guys, I know we're at a rough start, but we can still do this," said Tatsumi "The best hunters are able to capture their prey no matter what position they're in. So let's prove to everyone that we deserve to be called the best." He raised his fist and asked, "Are you with me?"

"Yeah!" Sayo and Ieyasu cheered.

"Then let's go!"

With those words said, the team charged into the forest with determination blablazing in their hearts.

(Cabela's Dangerous Hunts - Main Menu Soundtrack)

Tatsumi, Ieyasu, and Sayo searched the forest for any danger beast they could claim as their prize. However, they were having trouble just trying to confront one in battle. Despite Sayo's tracking skills, the danger beasts would usually be killed by another team of hunters by the time they arrived. But that didn't stop them. They continued searching, stopping every once in a while to rest and eat their rashions. But as the days went on, the three friends were starting to wonder if they were ever going to catch a danger beast.

(Music Ends)

Snowy Black Forest, Nighttime

Six days have passed since the Grand Hunt began and Tatsumi's team have nothing to show for their efforts. It was the middle of the night and they were currently sitting around a fire they set up, staring at it with crestfallen expressions.

"God damn it, this can't be happening to us!" Ieyasu shouted, the anger and annoyance he felt finally reaching boiling point.

"Ieyasu, shut up. You'll attract a danger beast," said Sayo in an uncaring huss manner.

Ieyasu stands up and says "All the better! We haven't caught a single danger beast yet! And worst of all, tomorrow's the last day before the hunt ends! So I'm sorry if I'm getting reasonably frustrated at our situation!"

Sayo turns to him with an annoyed expression, "Calm down, don't you think Tatsumi and I are upset about our situation too?"

"Well, maybe we wouldn't be in this mess if it wasn't for you!" shouted Ieyasu.

Sayo stands up, angrily asking "And what the hell is that supposed to mean?!"

Ieyusa answered, "If you had put in more work on your so called "tracking skills," then maybe we would've had ourselves a danger beast by now!"

"Like you're one to talk! You're supposed to be our team's zoologist! AKA, the guy who give us information on how to find them! Yet you haven't been helpful in the slightest!" yelled Sayo.

"I'm trying my best here!" shouted Ieyasu, with Sayo replying with, "Yeah keep telling yourself that!"

Ieyasu and Sayo continued arguing, escalating to the point that their fight would probably turn physical. Tatsumi eventually intervened and shouted, "Will you two just shut the fuck up?!" This made Ieyasu and Sayo stop arguing and stare at Tatsumi, who had an angry look on his face as he grit his teeth. "Arguing isn't going to help us at all! I get it, we're all tired and frustrated because of our luck these past few days. But that doesn't give us the right to go up at each other's throats the moment one of us snaps! We can't let our anger destroy this team!" After finishing, Tatsumi was left breathing heavily.

Sayo and Ieyasu looked down to the ground in guilt. Both of them let their anger get the best of them and unfairly lashed out at each other. Ieyasu looked at Sayo and said, "I'm sorry Sayo, I shouldn't have yelled at you like that. I'm a zoologist, but I've been absolutely zero help. I'm the one to blame for our situation."

Sayo sighed and said, "No, you're not. I'm suppose to be a tracker, yet we haven't caught a single danger beast."

"I guess we're all screw ups," Ieyasu chuckled. He spread his arms open and asked, "Hug?"

Sayo mimicked his actions. "Hug." They both then hugged. After stopping, Sayo sat back down, but Ieyasu instead headed into the woods. Tatsumi asked, "Dude, where are you going?"

"I got to take a leak," said Ieyusa.

"Okay, but be careful out there. And don't take too long," said Tatsumi as Ieyusa went deep into the woods, leaving him and Sayo alone together.

"Ahhh.. thank god that was over," said Tatsumi.

"Yeah, I don't know what would've happened if me and Ieyusa kept arguing like that," replied Sayo. As the two continued looking at the fire, Sayo asked, "Do you think we'll be able to capture a danger beast with the time we have left?"

Tatsumi responded, "Honestly, I don't know. I knew this hunt was going to be challenging, but I didn't think it would be this hard." There was a bit of silence before Tatsumi continued, "Not only that, but this hunt feels boring."

"Boring?" She repeated questioningly.

"Yeah, boring. We haven't encountered any challenges in these couple of days. All we've caught are rabbits and deer just for food. Hell, the only challenging thing we faced was a bear, and even with that, we took it out easily," Tatsumi finished with a sigh.

Sayo giggles and says, "That is true. I just hope we can finally get and danger beast and head back to Sahne Eis."

"Yeah, I can't wait to show Obi that we were able to kill a danger beast. I can see him now, laughing in joy knowing that I was improving as a hunter," said Tatsumi as he imagined Obi laughing heartily while patting Tatsumi's back.

"I can imagine what my sister would do once we got back," Sayo said as she pictured her sister, Tsubaki, with a worried look as she checked her younger sister to see if she didn't get any injuries or infections, while Sayo stood there with an embarrassed expression.

"Then there's Ieyasu with his uncle. I would love to see that," said Tasumi. The two imagined Ieyasu getting patted on the head by his uncle, Tokugawa, who said, "Good job Ieyasu, you proved to me that aren't a total idiot after all."

"Yeah, I-wait, what's that suppose to mean?!" Ieyasu replied angrily which resulted with uncle and nephew arguing and punching each other comedically. This made Sayo and Tatsumi laugh.

They continued talking about what'll happen when they got back for a while until Tatsumi noticed something. "Hey, is it just me, or is Ieyasu taking a long time just to pee."

Sayo turned to where Ieyasu had went. "Yeah, you're right. I wonder what's taking him so long?" She said in a concerned tone. As soon as she said that, they both heard the sound of screaming.

Tatsumi jumped to his feet with his sword in hand, shaking as he said "The g-ghosts! They're real!" A second scream rang through the forest, causing Tatsumi to yelp in fright.

"I don't think those are ghosts," Said Sayo, feeling that there was something familiar about the screams. Though she couldn't identify why.

As the screams were getting closer to them, they readied themselves for battle. Ghost or not, if this was hostile, they were going to fight. Another scream came, followed by the sounds of running of footsteps closing in on them. Sayo aimed her bow while Tatsumi crouched low to the ground. When a figure ran out of the trees, the two prepared to strike, but stopped when they saw what it was.

"SOMEONE KILL THIS DAMN THING!" Ieyusa shouted as he ran past them.

Before the two could question what he was talking about, they heard a ferocious roar, and a second later something leaped in front of them. It was quadrupedal and stood six feet tall. Its body was covered in brown fur and on its head were two large palm-shaped antlers. Its lips were pulled back in a snarl, showing the fangs underneath. Its upper canines were sharp and long, extending past its lower jaw. The claws on its paws dug into the ground and its fuzzy tipped tail moved from side to side. This was the c-ranked danger beast known as the moose lion.

It gave a low growl as its slit-pupiled eyes observed Tatsumi, then shifted its focus onto Sayo. When its eyes fell on Ieyasu, it roared and charged for him. As quick as a flash, Sayo pulled the bow string and fired an arrow, burrowing into the moose lion's foreleg. It roared in pain and tumbled across the ground.

"Ieyasu, you okay?" Asked Tatsumi

"Whoo," breathed out Ieyasu, "My legs feel like dough, but other than that, I'm good."

"That's good. Say, can you introduce your "friend" here?" Said Sayo. The moose lion ripped the arrow out of itself and tossed it aside before turning to the hunters with a growl.

"Well, funny story," said Ieyasu as he thought back to a few minutes ago. "It all started when I finished peeing on a tree..."

(Flashback~)

After zipping up his pants, Ieyasu whistled merrily as he walked back to the campsite. That is until he heard the sound of something being dragged. Letting his curiosity get the better of him, he diverged from his previous path and followed the sound. He quickly saw a big trail in the snow. Confused, Ieyasu looked over to the left. The second he did, he gasped. Walking away was a moose lion, dragging a dead giant owl by the wing. Judging by the lack of injuries on both creatures, the holes in the owl's neck not counted, the battle must've been a quick one. Most likely a sneak attack ended the fight as quickly as it began.

The moose lion stopped when it heard something behind it, making Ieyasu's blood run cold. The danger beast looked back to see what it was. Seeing nothing of importance, it continued its walk.

Behind a tree, Ieyasu had his hand on his chest as he tried to calm himself down. He decided to leave before the danger beast spotted him. But when he took a few steps, he realized something. This was it. This was his chance to finally capture a danger beast and get the respect he and his friends worked for. There was only one problem.

He was alone.

Ieyasu brought a hand to his chin in thought. 'If I leave and go get Tatsumi and Sayo, it could escape and we won't be able to track it because of the darkness. But if I fight it myself, I'm dead meat. Even I'm not that good.'

Thinking on what to do, he smiled widely and snapped his fingers when an idea came to him. If he can't bring his friends to the beast, he'll bring the beast to his friends!

Running out of the tree, he shouted "Hey, furball!" The moose lion turned back and saw Ieyasu holding his axes. "Yeah, you! Get over here and test your luck to see if you can take a bite outta me!" He challenged.

The moose lion looked at its kill. The giant owl was so big, it was almost as big as itself. It then turned to Ieyasu. Judging by his size, the boy would only suffice as a light snack. It looked back to the owl, then back to Ieyasu. Back to the owl, then Ieyasu. Back to the owl, then Ieyasu. Back the owl, then-you get the point.

The moose lion turn and proceeded walk away, shocking Ieyasu.

"Hey, where are you going? Aren't you gonna eat me?" Ieyasu shouted at it, to which the moose lion ignored. It continued to walk until something hard it in the back of the head. Turning around, it was met with a rock to the face, courtesy of Ieyasu. "Did that hurt? I'm sooo sorry?" He said mockingly before he blew a raspberry. Picking up another rock from the ground, Ieyasu threw it at the moose lion's face, making it drop the owl. The danger beast roared and slowly approached Ieyasu, snarling angrily.

"Uh, oh look at the time! Gotta go!" Ieyasu bolted away from the moose lion, hearing it roar as it chased after him.

(End of Flashbask~)

"...and that's how it happened," said Ieyasu as he finished his explanation. Tatsumi and Sayo both stared at him, dumbfounded and angered by Ieyasu's "plan."

"Ieyasu, if it wasn't for the moose lion being right in front of us, I would have kicked your ass by now," said Sayo in an angry tone. Ieyasu responded with a small chuckle, but then readied himself for combat. The three young hunters faced off against the danger beast, while the moose lion growled at them, ready to strike.

During the stare off, Tatsumi whispered to Ieyasu, "Ieyasu, you know a lot about this danger beast, so what's the best way to deal with this one?"

"Well, from what the books told me, the moose lion relies on its antlers, teeth, and claws for attacking. The antlers are used to swing at its prey like a club to weaken it. They're so strong, they can break through boulders with a few swings. But the swings are little slow, so we just have be quick to dodge. The claws and teeth are a problem too, though. They use them for quick surprise attacks, so watch out for that," repiled Ieyasu.

"Slow, but strong swings, watch the fangs and claws. Got it. Anything else?" Tatsumi asked as the hunters and moose lion circled each other.

Ieyasu replied with, "I was told from the other hunters and my uncle that that it's best to attack it from behind. Helps avoid the antlers and fangs. But you have to be careful, its hind legs can deliver powerful kicks. Once you're on its back though, it won't be able to reach you." With all that information, Tatsumi started to think of a plan.

After a couple seconds, Tatsumi spoke, "Here's what we're going to do. Ieyasu, you attack the moose lion from the front while I attack from behind. Sayo, you keep your distance and shoot it. Try to hit a weak spot like the eye or neck. Got it?"

While Sayo nodded, Ieyasu asked, "Why do I have to deal with the front?"

"YOU brought it here!" Tatsumi snapped at him.

"Hey, you wanted to fight a moose lion!" Ieyasu defended.

"Not like this!"

Before the two could continue arguing, the moose lion roared and charged at them.

"Scatter!" Ordered Sayo.

The friends went in different directions just as the moose lion slashed its claws. In front of it stood Ieyasu with a nervous smile.

"Say, about before, you're not still mad, right?" Ieyasu asked nervously. The moose lion roared and ran at Ieyasu.

"Guess you are!" Ieyasu jumped back just before the moose lion could bite him. He swung an axe at the moose lion, but its antlers blocked the weapon. The beast swung its antlers, but Ieyasu rolled out of the way of the attack. The moose lion attempted to pounce on Ieyasu, but he jumped out of the way. Ieyasu dashed towards the beast and swung at the beast's chest, creating a bloody slash mark across it. It roared in pain and swung its antlers again, but Ieyasu moved away from it before he could get hit.

Meanwhile, Tatsumi slowly approached the moose lion from behind. While it was seemingly only paying attention to Ieyasu, every time Tatsumi got close, it would kick back. While Tatsumi was never close enough to get hurt, he could still feel the wind rush past his face, indicating that the strength behind them was great. Sayo kept on firing her arrows at the danger beast. So far, she's only been able to hit the beast's shoulders, stomach area, and one of its hind legs, but it still wasn't enough to put the moose lion down. The arrows didn't even seem to faze it anymore, ignoring the pain so it could kill its targets.

The battle continued with neither side gaining the advantage. This went on until the moose lion was finally able to hit Ieyasu with its antlers. While Ieyusa was able to block the attack with his axe, he was still sent flying, colliding against a tree.

"Ieyasu!" cried Tatsumi. The moose lion turned to Tatsumi with a snarl, while the brunette prepared to fight it head on. Ieyasu groaned as he rolled to his side. He felt that his ribs were broken and his back bruised. Still, if he hadn't blocked that attack like he did, things could've been a lot worse.

Seeing Ieyasu was more or less okay, Sayo felt a sense of relief wash over her. However, that was soon replaced with a sense of urgency to kill the beast now before someone got killed. So she grabbed another arrow, took aim, and concentrated. She held her breath as she focused solely on her target. Despite the moose lion moving wildly in its fight with Tatsumi, she stayed calm and steady. As soon as she saw her opportunity, she fired her arrow and hit her target. The target she was aiming for was the moose lion's eye. The beast roared in agony as it flailed around.

Tatsumi knew this was the perfect opportunity to strike and decided to take it. He ran around the danger beast and slashed at its hind legs with his sword; making it impossible for the beast to deliver it's kicks, as well as hindering movement. The attack made the moose lion instinctively turn around and try to bite whatever had attacked it. Tatsumi managed to move back just a second before it could sink its teeth into him, but he unfortunately tripped and fell on his back. The moose lion put its paw on Tatsumi's chest, pinning the hunter beneath it. Tatsumi fearfully looked up at the snarling beast above him, blood and saliva dropping onto him. The moose lion's mouth closed in on Tatsumi, but just before its fangs could so much as graze him, the beast was hit in the side by an axe. The beast roared even more and turned to face the one who lodged the axe into it. Ieyasu was gripping his other axe while his arm was wrapped around his chest. Despite the pain he was in, he still had a smile on his face. The beast got off of Tatsumi and approached Ieyasu, who took a step back each time the moose lion took a step forward.

"That's right, ya' overgrown furball. Keep your eyes on me. Ignore everything else," Said Ieyasu.

Seeing its back turned, Tatsumi stood back up and gripped his sword tightly. Taking a deep breath, he ran towards the beast and jumped onto its back. Feeling the extra weight, moose lion tried to shake the young hunter off, but Tatsumi held on tightly as he crawled forward. Once he was in position, Tatsumi reeled back his sword and stabbed it right through the back of the beast's neck, sticking out on the other side. After Tatsumi got off its back, the moose lion's legs trembled as it tried to stay standing, blood gushing out of its throat. But it soon fell on its side, finally dying from the strike.

Tatsumi, Ieyusa, and Sayo stared at it in silence, until Tatsumi started laughing. And his laughing turned into cheering, which his friends joined in on.

"We did it!" Shouted Tatsumi.

"About fucking time," said Ieyusa as he started to laughed a little, but stopped due to the pain. "Ow, it hurts to laugh."

Sayo was simply laughing in joy, even shouting, "Woohoo!"

They celebrated for a while, cheering and laughing. This was a victory, and they were going to enjoy it.

Snowy Black Forest, Cliffside

"Are you sure your okay?" Tatsumi asked Ieyasu as the team dragged the moose lion with some rope they had.

"For the fifth time, I'm fine," Ieyasu groaned in response.

"Sorry, I'm just worried," Tatsumi apologized. "Thanks, by the way."

"For what?" Ieyasu asked.

Tatsumi jabbed a thumb towards the beast and said, "For this. Even though your plan was dangerous and stupid,"

"That's putting it mildly," Sayo commented.

Tatsumi continued, "I really wanted to nab one of these, so thanks. I think I'm one step closer to being like my parents."

"Yeah, well you can thank me by being there when I talk to my uncle. I know the second he sees me, he's gonna go on a rant about how stupid and careless I am." Ieyasu could already imagine every single word that would come out of Tokugawa's mouth. This made him shudder.

"Can you blame him? You led it to camp expecting us to be ready," Said Sayo.

"I get it, I screwed up. Can't we talk about this after I don't feel like hell?" Asked Ieyasu.

His friends responded in complete unison, "No."

As they walked, Sayo noticed something in the snow. "Hold on guys," She said.

Tatsumi and Ieyasu both stopped walking. "What's up?" Ieyasu asked.

Sayo and walks over to a spot in the snow and bends down to examine it. On the ground was a trail of paw prints. And judging by their size, whatever made these was big. Really big.

"Ieyasu, can you tell me what animal could make these?" Sayo asked Ieyasu.

Walking over to Sayo's side, Ieyasu got a good look at the trail. "Damn, these paw prints are bigger than anything I've seen." Examining the paw prints, Ieyasu tried to figure out what could've made them. When he figured it out, his eyes widened in fear.

"Sayo, can you tell me the condition of those paw prints?" asked Ieyasu.

Looking over the paw prints again, Sayo replied, "They're still fresh, like the animal was just recently here."

"Oh-"

"Shit!" Tatsumi exclaimed. Ieyasu and Sayo looked behind them to see what happened.

Tatsumi had just dodged an attack from a very creature that tried to sneak up on him. When the hunters regrouped, they got a better look at the perpetrator. It was very large and stood ten feet tall on all fours. Its fur was white, and there were a bunch of icicle quills on it's back. It had a large muzzle, pure black eyes, sharp teeth, and small ears. It also had very long claws on its large paws. The creature they were facing was a danger beast known as the icicle back ursa. The danger beast stared at them in hunger, saliva dripping down its maw.

The entire team readied themselves for a fight. "Alright dude, do you know what this is? And if so, what are its weaknesses?" Tatsumi whispered to Ieyasu. Said teen looked hesitant. Gulping down some spit, he said. "Sorry to say this guys, but we're out of our league here."

Tatsumi and Sayo stared at Ieyasu in confusion as he continued talking, "That thing over there is an icicle back ursa. It's so strong, it's probably the most powerful danger beast in the forest. There's not a lot of weaknesses known about it. If there were, anyone who found out were likely killed before they could share the info. Unless we get out of here now, this danger beast is going to kill us."

This information made Tatsumi and Sayo tense. They were now facing a danger beast thatwas afar stronger than the moose lion, and that thing took all their effort to kill. All three of them had to think of something fast or they were all going to die. As they were thinking, the ursa charged at them, letting out a battle roar. All three hunters immediately dodged the beast's charge in the nick of time. Despite how big the ursa was, it was surprisingly fast.

When the ursa turned and ran at them again, Sayo grabbed her bow and fired a few arrows at the beast. While they hurt the ursa, it didn't stop it. The beast stood up on it's hind legs and swung its massive arm at Sayo.

"Look out!" yelled Tatsumi as he pushed Sayo out of the way, getting hit in her stead. Though he managed to bring up his sword to block it, Tatsumi was launched all the way to the edge of the cliff. Tatsumi grit his teeth, trying to ignore the burning pain he felt. His left arm was knocked out of its socket and twitched uncontrollably. His vision was blurry and his thoughts were hazy. Getting his bearings together, he watched what has happening to his friends.

Both Ieyusa and Sayo were trying to fight the danger beast, but its speed and power constantly forced into defensive measures. Sayo was shaking in fear. Not only were her arrows not causing much damage to the danger beast, but the ursa had destroyed her bow, leaving her unarmed. Ieyasu wasn't doing any better. He hadn't gotten enough time to recover from fighting the moose lion, so his injuries were taking a toll. Not only that, but one of his axes was destroyed by the ursa, putting him in a more dangerous situation.

As Tatsumi slowly got up, he started to think of a plan that could help them all escape. Meanwhile, Ieyasu slammed against a tree with a sickening crack. "Damn it," he cursed under his breath.

"Ieyasu!" Sayo cried out as she ran to his side.

"G-go! Take T-Tatsumi and get out of here. I'll distract it by..." Ieyasu didn't dare finish the sentence.

"I'm not leaving you!" Said Sayo.

"Don't be stupid! Leave!" Ieyasu ordred as he stood, but soon fell on one knee.

"I told you, I'm not-"

The roar icicle back ursa interrupted them, making them turn to see it stalking towards the two. Ieyasu and Sayo looked at the ursa in fear, knowing what was coming next. Sayo started to cry while Ieyasu forced himself back on his feet with his remaining axe in had. If he was going to die, he wanted to die fighting till his last breath.

Suddenly, the ursa stopped. Ieyasu and Sayo watched in confusion as the danger beast sniffed the air. The ursa had picked up the scent of something. Something bloody, something tasty, something that would appease its hunger. When the beast turned to where the smell was coming from, it saw Tatsumi, covered in the blood and intestines of the moose lion. The very sight him made the ursa lick it's lips in hunger. The beast then started to walk towards Tatsumi.

"Tatsumi no," whispered Sayo.

"What is he doing?" Ieyasu asked in bewilderment.

As the ursa was getting closer to the boy, Tatsumi gripped his sword tightly with his good arm. When the ursa was in front of him, it got up on its hind legs, standing over Tatsumi at a towering sixteen feet. The very height of the beast made Tatsumi uneasy, but he still stood his ground. He raised his sword and stabbed it into the ground, staring defiantly at the beast. The ursa raised its giant paw and swung at Tatsumi, but he jumped back. The ursa tried again, but like before, Tatsumi jumped back. With each swing, Tatsumi would move back enough to avoid it. But there was one problem which quickly made itself known.

Tatsumi gasped when his foot met air. He balanced himself to prevent himself from falling. Looking down, he saw the miles of darkness below him. There was no where left to run. As he watched the snarling danger beast approach him, he could've sworn he saw it smile. It raised its paw like before, claws shining in the moonlight, ready to tear into his flesh. That's when they heard it.

Crack~

A cracking sound came from where Tatsumi's sword was stabbed into and cracks formed around it. More cracking noises came as the cracks on the ground spread to encompass the area Tatsumi and the ursa stood. When Tatsumi had plunged his sword into the ground, he damaged the structural integrity of the cliff. And by having the weight of the ursa added onto it...

Tatsumi gave a smile and a thumbs up to his friends as he shouted, "Make sure our prize makes it back to the village! I want everyone to see it!"

The ground beneath Tatsumi and the ursa collapsed, and they both fell off the cliff to their demise. The only thing that was heared was Tatsumi's screams and the danger beast's roars as they fell into the abyss.

"TATSUMI!" Screamed Sayo and Ieyasu, watching their childhood friend fall to his death.

While falling, Tastumi forced himself to close his eyes, thinking that maybe if he didn't look, it would make this a little easier.

'Is this how I'm gonna die?' Tatsumi thought. His mind replayed images of his life. From the good times, to the bad times. From every tear he shed, to every laugh. He thought of how funny it was that he was going to die at such a young age. He used to think he would die when he was old, long after he made a name for himself. And when he did, it would be so glorious that it would go down the annals of history. But at least he protected his friends. They get to live. They get to go back and celebrate their kill. That fact would make him feel a little better.

THUD!

Great pain passed through his entire body, but it was only for a moment. And in an instant, he lost consciousness.

For someone to fall from such an altitude, this would normally be the end. But not for Tatsumi. Fate had something different in mind.

A short distance away, in the center of a crater was a rock. And from the rock, something started rising from it. It was some kind of dark orange slime with two white and curved spots resembling eyes. The thing gazed at the body laying near the crater and slithered out of the rock. It travelled out of the crater and stopped near Tatsumi. Its "face" leaned in close to Tatsumi's, observing the boy's face questioningly. It then expanded and engulfed Tatsumi in itself.

Snow Black Forest Morning

Tatsumi's eyes slowly opened to the sight of the sun shining down on him. Putting an arm over his face to block out the rays from his eyes, he grumbled, "Close the curtains, I'll be up in five minutes." He turned to his his side to continue sleeping. That's when he noticed he wasn't sleeping on a bed. He was sleeping on snow. "What the..." Sitting up, Tatsumi looked around his surroundings. "This is Snowy Black Forest. But why am l..."

Tatsumi's memories came rushing back to him. The ursa, the hopeless battle, the sacrifice.

The fall.

"I should be dead," Tatsumi said as he stood up. He looked down his body and said, "But I'm not. I don't feel anything wrong." He rotated his left arm, the one that was knocked out of its socket before, and felt no pain. "My arm feels good as new. Heck, even the guts I was covered in are gone. Like it never happened... THIS IS AWESOME!!!"

Tatsumi jumped up and down excitedly. "When I tell everyone how I jumped off a cliff and came back like nothing, they're gonna flip! They'll treat me like a super badass!" He laughed proudly before he remembered his village.

"Oh right, I have to head back to the village." The young boy looked around his surroundings and said "Wherever it is, anyway." Snowy Black Forest is huge. And without a map, well... let's just say he'll be here a while.

"Don't panic, Tatsumi. Remember your training. When in unfamiliar territory, always try to familiarize yourself with your surroundings," He told himself. He began walking while he spoke. "I'll just search for some familiar landmarks and-oof!" In his self-talk, Tatsumi didn't notice a pile of snow on the ground until he tripped on it. Getting back up, Tatsumi brushed himself off and continued walking, unaware that the pile started to stir and rise. "Like I was saying, I'll look for some familiar landmarks and I'll be back home in no time. What could go wrong?"

The pile shook, sending snow in different directions. Hearing the commotion behind him, Tatsumi looked behind him to see what was going on. And when he did, fear gripped his heart like a vice. It was the icicle back ursa that attacked him and friends last night. The beast looked completely unfazed by the fall, only getting knocked out and having some of its icicles broken. The ursa looked around the area in order to identify where it was, almost immediately noticing Tatsumi. The beast growled threateningly, bearing its sharp teeth. The boy tensed up in fear as he instinctively reached for his sword to defend himself. But when he didn't feel the handle of his sword, he realized that he didn't have it on him. Not only is there a danger beast in front of him but he had no way defend himself. As the ursa slowly approached the young boy, Tatsumi quickly turned and ran from the beast. The ursa roared and gave chase to him.

Tatsumi ran as fast as he could, ignoring the roars of the ursa behind him. He hoped that he was putting enough distance between two, but didn't attempt to look back. The only thing he focused on was to survive. Unfortunately, the world was not kind to Tatsumi, as he tripped from the snow and fell down. Tatsumi looked up behind him to see the ursa getting closer to him. Tatsumi crawled back as tears formed in the edges of his eyes.

'Sayo, Ieyasu, Obi, everyone, I'm sorry I couldn't make it back. I tried my best, but it wasn't enough good.' When the ursa lunged at him, Tatsumi looked away. "Damn it, I want to live!"

'Sure thing.'

Tatsumi opened his eyes in surprise. When he did, he immediately saw the ursa suspended in the air by some orange tendrils wrapped around it. The surprise Tatsumi had from the sight was multiplied by fifty when he saw that the tendrils were coming from his chest.

"What the hell?" Tatsumi asked, trying to comprehend if what he was seeing was real.

'Don't worry about this,' The voice said again as the tendrils flung the struggling beast into a tree, splintering it upon impact. 'Just let me do all the work.'

Orange and blue slime seeped out of Tatsumi's clothes and spread all over his body. The boy screamed in panic, but before he could even attempt to struggle, he was already covered in the substance.

When the ursa stood back up and shook the snow and wood off its body, it glared at Tatsumi with rage. What the beast saw was something unusual, to say the least. The boy was no longer wearing snow gear and was instead clad in an odd looking jumpsuit. The upper body was a reddish orange while his forearms and lower body were a dark shade blue, almost black. Right in the color border were orange strands that moved in an unsettling manner. The mask had two white, curving patches. And the most noticable feature of the suit was the symbol on the back depicting a big and menacing white spider with zigzagging legs.

Whatever had occurred, the ursa didn't care. It got into onto its hind legs and roared ferociously. The mask split apart horizontally to reveal a fanged smile.

"Now it's time for me to have some fun. Wouldn't you agree, prey?" "Tatsumi" said. Though he seemed to be the only one talking, another voice, deep and menacing, spoke in unison with him.

(Skrillet-Bangarang)

The ursa processed to charge at him, but "Tatsumi" leaped over the beast and landed behind it. When the bear stopped and turned back to its target, "Tatsumi" mockingly said, "You're gonna have to be faster than that if you wanna catch me, Mr. Teddy Bear."

The ursa growled and charged again. This time, "Tatsumi" decided to stand his ground and fight the creature head on. Raising his hand to display his newly grown sharp claws, he said "This is going to be fun! Mwahahahaha!"

Bangarang

The ursa swings it'a massive paw at "Tatsumi", but the boy grabbed the paw mid-swing and threw the ursa behind him. When it slammed into ground, the beast pushed itself back to its paws to fight again, where it was immediately slashed across the face, leaving deep cuts. The ursa attempted to bite "Tatsumi's" head off, but the boy ducked under it and delivered a hard uppercut its chin, followed by a spinning kick to the face that knocked it back to the ground. As the suited hunter laughs at the danger beast's poor attempts at fighting, the ursa turns its back towards "Tatsumi."

"You're gonna leave already? Come on, I haven't even finished warming up ye-" Before "Tatsumi" could finish his sentence, the ursa stood on its hind legs and fired its icicles at him. "Argh!" He cried out in pain as the projectiles impaled him.

When the ursa turned to "Tatsumi," its saw him laying on the ground on his back with icicles sticking out of him. The ursa snorted in satisfaction, believing to have finally killed the boy.

That's when something interesting happened.

Strands of the suit wrapped around the icicles and one by one, plucked them out of "Tatsumi." The puncture wounds created by the attack were covered up in seconds by the suit. Getting into a sitting position, "Tatsumi" smiled mockingly with an icicle caught in its mouth that he soon crushed with his teeth.

"Psyche!" said "Tatsumi." While standing up, he said, "While that was a cool trick, that's all it was. A cool trick. And it's gonna take a lot more effort to do me in. You on the other hand?" His smile widened "Not as much as you think."

The ursa roared, but was interrupted by some kind of blue spider web hitting it in the face. It grabbed onto the webbing and tried to tear it off itself. Though it was surprisingly difficult to do so, the ursa managed to remove the webbing and toss it aside. It glared in "Tatsumi's" direction, but saw he wasn't there anymore. In its moment of confusion, a line made of the same kind of blue webbing from before connected with its arm and pulled it in the direction it came from.

Perched on a tree branch stood the grinning "Tatsumi," and beside him was the other end of the web line, stuck to the tree trunk.

The ursa growled and raised a paw to slash the web line, but "Tatsumi" had leaped over the ursa and fired a web line that connected with the raised paw. When the ursa was gonna swing, its arm was jerked towards "Tatsumi." Once landing, he stuck the web line to a tree trunk. The ursa roared furiously as it struggled against its bindings, trying to free itself so it could devour "Tatsumi."

"Aww, don't be like that. We haven't even gotten to the best part!" "Tatsumi" said. He walks to certain spot that was about ten feet in front beast and fired some web lines on either side of him, connecting them to some trees. By walking backwards, "Tatsumi" pulled the web lines until they couldn't be stretched any further.

"This is going to be bloody," "Tatsumi" said with a sadistic smile. With a small jump off the ground, the web lines slingshoted him towards the ursa at high speeds, feet forward. In the blink of an eye, the ursa was decapitated. The force of the kick was able to snap off its head like a toy. "Tatsumi" skid across the ground upon landing, kicking up snow before he came to a stop. Turning around, he observed his handiwork with a content look on his face. Blood had sprayed from where the ursa's head was, painting the snow and trees close to it a dark red. Its blood also flowed down its body and dripped onto the ground beneath it, creating a red spot of snow on the ground. And the head layed a short distance away, still holding its snarling expression even in death.

(Music End)

"Aww, I broke the teddy bear. Now there's stuffing everywhere," "Tatsumi" joked. He then laughed in sadistic glee. His laughter suddenly subsided and he hunched over, shaking uncontrollably.

"W-wait! "Tatsumi"pleaded as hands landed on his face. Clutching the orange skin tightly, he pulled.

"Y-you don't... understand..."

The skin stretched in an almost cartoonish manner, forming a tear that grew in size.

"I... just want to help... YOOUUAAAAHHH!!!"

The unnatural face split in half, revealing Tatsumi's human face.

"GET OFF ME!!!" He shouted, proceeding to grab the chest area pull it apart, the tear bigger and now reached his stomach.

The "suit" produced a screeching sound as tendrils formed on different parts of it, flailing wildly. From the tear Tatsumi had made, strands from one side connected with the other and vice versa. It then began to pull itself back together. As Tatsumi tried to pull the sides away from each other to prevent the "suit" from fixing itself, he jumped backwards into a tree. On impact, he let go of the "suit," allowing it to quickly repair itself. When Tatsumi tried to grab his mask to try and tear it off again, his hands stopped just an inch from his face. He tried to move them closer, but his muscles wouldn't obey. Instead, his hands shakily spread to his sides and fired some web lines to some trees. As for his legs, tendrils wrapped around them and pulled them together. He was effectively restrained.

Tatsumi struggled against his bindings until the voice from before returned. 'Can you just calm down already!? Geez, after all the work I put in to make sure you didn't die, this is the thanks I get?'

"D...Die?" Tatsumi panted as his struggle ceased.

'Yeah, die. When I found you after you fell with that bear, I bonded to and healed all your injuries. Which was a lot, by the way! Broken bones, messed up organs, you were lucky I was close by. If I hadn't worked immediately, you wouldn't have survived.'

So that's why he woke up fine.

'So yeah, you're welcome.'

When the tendrils unwrapped from Tatsumi's legs and the web lines disconnected from his hands, the boy asked "Why'd you save me?"

'You were dying, I needed a host. Figured bonding would solve both our problems,' the creature responded in a nonchalant manner.

'Bonding? What is it talking about? Hell, What IS it?' Tatsumi thought skeptically.

'I'm a symbiote.'

"Huh?"

'That's what you wanted to know, right? Well I just told you. I'm a symbiote,' the creature, now identified as a symbiote, responded.

"But I didn't say anything."

'No, but you thought it.'

"Thought it? Wait, you can read minds?!" Tatsumi exclaimed in shock.

'Just yours. We're not only physically bonded, we're mentally bonded. I can also sort through your memories and learn everything you know. Which I did while fixing you up. Oh and just so you know, that sweater vest you have is totally not as good looking as you think it is.'

Frustrated by the complete lack of knowledge on the creature, Tatsumi yelled "That's it! Who are you, what are you, and why are you connected to me?! I want answers!"

"Okay, okay, calm down. I'll explain to you everything you need to know, sheesh." Tatsumi took soothing breaths to calm himself down as the slime started his explaination.

'As I said before, I'm called a symbiote. I'm not a danger beast, I'm more of an "alien" as you would call me. Symbiotes are a species that attach themselves to suitable hosts to survive while also making the host much stronger. Because we're bonded, I can read your thoughts and feel your emotions.'

Oh okay, that explains it.

What?

"Wait, you're an alien? Like, a REAL alien? The kind you find in outer space?"

'Noooo, the kind you find in your attic,' the symbiote replied sarcastically. 'YES, a space alien!'

Digesting all the information he was given, an important question came to mind. "Wait, if your an alien, then why are you here?" He asked.

'Good question, I'm... trying to figure that out too actually...' The symbiote trailed off near the end.

"Are you saying you don't know? How could you end up on a different planet and not even know HOW you got here in the first place?" Tatsumi asked incredulously.

'Well I don't, okay?' The symbiote responded with a growl. 'For some reason, I can't remember where I came from or what it's called. It's all blur to me. All I remember is being in a rock floating through space for who knows how long. I can't even remember my own name... Eh, whatever. They'll come back eventually. In the meantime, I'll just make new ones with you!'

"About that," Tatsumi started. "I appreciate that you helped me and all, but I need you to get off me."

'... You're serious? Do you not see what I did to that bear?' A tendril pointed towards the dead danger beast to make a point.

"Look, you're cool and all, but I'd rather not deal with something I don't know anything about living off of my body. So if you could just get off, that'd be nice."

'Yeeeeeah, no. You're a strong and healthy host for me. And after seeing all you went through in just a few hours, I can tell that you need me, so I'm sticking around,' replied the symbiote.

Tatsumi groaned at this, "Well that's just great. How the hell am I going to explain this to Obi and everyone else back at the village?"

'Don't know, but you got plenty of time to think of something on the way.'

Tatsumi sighed. Walking back to where he came from, he saw the rocky cliff side. He couldn't help but think about his fall. No human being should be able to survive falling from such a height. But he did. And it was because of the "symbiote," as it calls itself. He wouldn't admit it, but part of him felt grateful.

Tatsumi shook those thoughts away, ignoring the slight chuckle in his head as he focused on the cliff. He didn't have any climbing gear, so to attempt to scale it was out of the question. The only reason he came back here was because it was a familiar area. From here, he'll start mapping the forest to find any exits. It's not gonna be easy. This place was huge and crawling with danger beasts. It could take him days, maybe even weeks. But if he acts patient, he'll survive.

'Ugh, that'll take forever. If you want to get back home, just climb back to the top and take the path you already know. Skip all that other stuff,' said the symbiote.

"What are you, insane? I don't have the gear to climb to the top," said Tatsumi.

'Actually, you do have the gear necessary. Me!'

"Wha-AHH!?" Before Tatsumi could question what it meant, his body leaped towards the cliff side. When his hands and feet made contact, he found himself attached to it.

'Ta-da! Why use all the extra cargo when you can just stick naturally?'

"Nothing about this is 'natural," Tatsumi said as he looked at his hand.

'Ah, who cares? Point is you can climb, so climb.'

Tatsumi obeyed the symbiote and proceeded to climb up the cliff. As he continued to climb, he saw that he was climbing similar to that of a spider. He turned to look at the scenery behind him and breathed out in awe when he saw the miles of snow covered trees, the rivers that contrasted against the black and white, and the far off mountains. It was beautiful.

'And you wanted to get rid of me,' said the symbiote. Tatsumi snapped out of his little trance and resumed climbing.

(SpiderMan 2002 Main Title by Danny Elfman)

As Tatsumi continued to climb, a sense of curiosity itched in his mind. 'If this... thing could allow me to climb like this, what else can it do?'

'I'd rather not be called a "thing," thank you very much,' The symbiote suddenly said, surprising Tatsumi and reminding him that he wasn't alone in his head anymore. 'And if you want a test drive, I'll be more than happy to give you one.'

"But my village-"

'Can wait,' The symbiote interrupted. 'Come on, aren't you dying to see what we can do?'

Tatsumi thought about what it was saying. If he was really stuck with the symbiote, then he should at least know what it can do, right? So he nodded and said, "Okay."

'Glad to hear it, partner. Now get ready for some fun!' The symbiote said excitedly, covering Tatsumi's face with its mask, though it lacked the fangs, this time. It then added, 'Oh and fyi, try not to piss yourself. I'd rather not deal with that.'

Before Tatsumi could ask what it meant, his body disconnected from the cliff side, sending him into a free fall. The boy screamed in terror as the ground got closer and closer. But just as he was about to hit the ground, he suddenly ascended higher into the air.

"Huh?" Tatsumi blinked in surprise before his attention went to his arms. The orange part of the symbiote had now spread and covered his arms. A strand on either side of him connected to him and extended until it reached his hips. And finally, orange bat-like wings formed and connected from his pinkies, to his hips.

"We can fly!?"

'Well, actually, we're gliding, but who cares?'

Slowly descending below tree level, he maneuvered past the trees in his path, all the while, a big smile was plastered on his face. Movement was a little hard since he wasn't used to gliding, but he managed to avoid any collisions.

When the ground got closer to him again, his arm jerked involuntarily in another direction and fired a line of webbing, connecting with a tree branch before it yanked Tatsumi towards it. He instinctively grabbed onto the branch with both hands and flipped off it like an acrobat. His arm again jerked to another direction and fired another web line, making him initiate a swing. At the peak of the arc, he let go and flew above the trees. His arms then spread apart to glide again, shouting out, "Woohoo!" in excitement.

For a good while, Tatsumi moved through the forest, swinging, flipping, and gliding in any direction he felt like. The symbiote at one point stopped controlling his arms, letting Tatsumi aim while it simply fired a web line when needed. And Tatsumi never noticed.

Tatsumi eventually swung into a clearing, and with a quick flip, he landed right in front of a lake. He took a walked towards it and looked into his panting reflection. He never felt so alive in his entire life.The adrenaline coursing through his veins, his heart pounding in his chest, the power surging in his muscles. It felt so good! He couldn't wait to tell everyone about this.

"The village!" Tatsumi exclaimed. In all the excitement, he completely forgot about getting back home. "Okay, times up, I have to get back to my village now."

'Awww, but I want to have some more fun,' the symbiote whined.

"We've had enough fun for now. I need to go back. I don't want to make them worry more than I already have," Tatsumi sternly replied.

'Ugh, fine,' The symbiote groaned.

Tatsumi turned back to the forest and fired a web line, connecting it to the top of a tree before pulling himself towards it. He put a hand above his forehead and squinted his eyes while searching for something familiar. Off in the distance, he could faintly see the image of what he assumed to be the cliff he fell from. Based on the distance, it must've been miles away from where he was. Just how long was he swinging?

Setting his sights on his destination, he leaped off the tree and quickly moved through the forest like he did before.

"I could get used to this," Tatsumi commented aloud.

'Heh, this doesn't seem so bad now, does it?' the symbiote replied. With that, they let the silence take over, leaving Tatsumi to his own thoughts. He hoped that he could explain everything to his friends and loved ones as best as he could about the symbiote. Would they accept him? Treat him like they always had? Or would they fear him? Cast him out for what he had become.

Tatsumi shook those thoughts away. He'll cross that bridge when he gets there. Right now, he'll just enjoy the ride.

(Music End)

And that's a wrap. Damn this chapter took me longer then usually to finished. I hope all of you enjoy this as I had a lot of fun doing this, despite the time it took me to finish. Anyway I'll be going back to writing the Empire's Doomsday, but I will continue this series.Also, hope you guys liked the Toxin suit design as I wanted it to have the look of the original while adding the white spider on him as the symbiote will be a combination of Toxin and Vemon. But the symbiote will have Toxin's personality from the comics. Now if you you all excuse me, I got to rest my arm for a bit.

Special thanks to my beta-writer, Jade Fang Wolf, for redoing this. Now go ahead and read the second chapter. See you all soon.