AN- Hello, ShadowRebirth37 here!! Yeah… poor Raven, losing consciousness in a dangerous and hungry Organoid's jaws definitely isn't the safest thing. XP lol. This chapter is horribly short in my standards, but I hope you'll like it anyway! Well, this is the chapter where you'll learn of Lied's connection to Raven, at least part of it. The other parts will be explained in the next few chapters, but things will start getting clearer. I hope you all like this!! ;D
Btw, this first part is a flashback, which explains Lied and Raven's connection a little. It takes place after the flashback in the second chapter, when Raven, Karl and the other soldiers are locked in the Pit overnight.
Raven was fast asleep, leaning against the Major in the cold of the night. His arm was sore from the bite he had received, but thankfully the wound didn't appear to be infected. The soldiers were across from him, huddled together in fear as they slept. He and the Major were separate from them, unknowingly making themselves targets.
In the darkness, two crimson eyes studied the humans, searching for any sign of weakness. The creature's eyes drifted over to Raven, wounded and deeply asleep. The Organoid smirked cruelly, silently slipping back into the darkness, bidding its time. As soon as the red-eyed creature disappeared, another creature, the white-eyed one, appeared and spotted Raven. It cocked its head and slowly made its way over to him, leaning down and gently nosing his shoulder.
Raven yawned and rubbed his eyes, slowly waking up. He blinked his eyes, and found himself staring into two glowing milk-white orbs. Raven opened his mouth to scream, but the creature put a smooth claw over his mouth, shaking its head, telling him to keep quiet. Raven whimpered in fear, terrified that the creature was going to kill him. The creature growled soothingly, removing its claw and stepping back, showing him that it wasn't a threat. Raven quietly got to his feet, watching the Organoid carefully.
The creature purred and nuzzled his shoulder, making Raven laugh quietly. Raven reached up and found the creature's neck, his hand touching the warm, soft rubber-like material of its throat. The creature purred and allowed him to stroke its sensitive throat, whereas another Organoid would have bitten or slashed him. Raven liked the feel of the soft rubber, which felt more organic than its hard armor.
The Organoid growled softly and took a step into the dark, looking back at him, blinking its softly glowing eyes, as if asking him to follow. Raven, curious about the creature, walked towards it, standing beside the dark Organoid. The white-marbled Organoid looked at him, no anger or hunger in its eyes, just curiosity and a feeling of warmth and intelligence. Raven couldn't see well, so he put his hand on the creature's shoulder for support. The creature slowly began walking further back into the room, and Raven subconsciously followed, not realizing that the creature was leading him away from the protection of the soldiers.
Raven petted the creature, running his hand down its smooth armor, feeling the bumps where the white color was marbled in. The Organoid arched its neck around, lightly nosing his stomach. Raven chuckled and patted its head, causing the great creature to purr loudly. The creature closed its eyes, its nose buried in his stomach, its gentle purr vibrating through his body. Raven stroked the Organoid's face, tracing the white marks that covered its black armor.
The creature lifted its head away with a soft growl, looking directly ahead. Raven thought he could hear something, but he was unable to determine where it was coming from. He grew nervous when he heard another creature's growls, and he pressed against the creature's side.
Suddenly, Raven heard a loud snarl behind him, and felt searing pain as something snapped shut around him, causing him to scream in pain. The white-marked creature wheeled around with wide-eyes, mouth agape. Raven looked at it as something lifted him up into the air, having a hard time merely breathing.
The white-marked Organoid snarled and lunged, and Raven closed his eyes and turned away, waiting to feel the creature's teeth. He screamed as he was dropped, falling to the ground hard. He rolled over, and saw the white-marked Organoid's jaws clamped on the red-eyed one's neck. The red-eyed Organoid screamed and pulled itself free, turning and running into one of the several rooms. The white-marked Organoid growled at it deeply, its teeth bared and claws extended. Raven was frightened by its sudden change in character, and feared it would come after him next.
"Help…" Raven cried, tears forming in his eyes from the pain, "… help…" The creature turned and leaned down to him, growling quietly. Raven froze when the creature nuzzled him, purring softly. It stopped, however, when it felt the warm blood that was dripping from the wounds. The creature slowly lifted its head, looking down at his wounded stomach strangely, cocking its head as warm blood dripped down its muzzle.
The Organoid growled softly and opened its jaws slightly, exposing dangerously sharp teeth. Raven tensed and closed his eyes, turning away, waiting to feel the creature's teeth tearing at him. The creature started sniffing the wounds, leaning close to him. Raven shrieked when he felt the creature's warm tongue on his wounded stomach, whimpering as the Organoid licked him. He shuddered as the creature slowly ran its tongue up and down his body, afraid it would change its mind and chomp down at any moment.
Raven mustered up his courage and managed to push the creature's head away and got to his feet, holding his stomach and groaning in pain. The Organoid growled but didn't attack, watching him with unchanged eyes. It purred and nuzzled him gently, licking his face softly. Raven smiled slightly and petted its snout, despite his weakening strength. The creature closed its eyes and laid its head lightly on his shoulder, exhaling in what sounded like a sigh. Raven ran his hand over its neck, hearing something moving towards them, fearing the thought of the red-eyed one returning for him.
Suddenly, the creature pushed hard on his back, pushing him into its arms. Before Raven could even open his mouth to shout, the creature wrapped its arms around him and pulled him against it. A loud cry pierced the silence, and Raven huddled against the creature and squeezed his eyes shut in fear, hearing jaws snapping close to him. He didn't know what had happened, but he guessed the red-eyed one had tried to get at him again.
Another roar filled the air, but different sounding. Raven figured it was the orange-eyed Organoid, also trying to get at him. The white-eyed Organoid hissed, tightening its grip around him. It didn't hurt, but Raven was terrified that he was surrounded by the massive creature. He heard the creature snap its powerful jaws, hissing at unseen foes. It roared deeply, its rumbling call vibrating through Raven's body, further terrifying him.
The Organoid hissed deeply and arched its tail around, slowly coiling around Raven's body like some giant metallic serpent. The dangerously sharp spines that adorned the creature's tail-tip were resting on his chest, but he wasn't afraid, the spines were relaxed and posed no threat to him. The fighting continued for several minutes, with growls and snaps being exchanged between the three creatures.
When things began to quiet slightly, Raven dared to open his eyes and peer out from his hiding place. His eyes widened in shock when he realized that both of the other creatures were biting at the white-eyed one, trying to reach him. The white-marked one was fighting back, hissing and snapping its powerful jaws at the two troublesome creatures.
Eventually, the two creatures gave up and sulked away, fading into the darkness, leaving Raven and the white-marked one alone. The white-eyed creature snarled a last time before it fell silent, still staring in the direction that the two had departed. Raven felt its tense body relax slightly, the Organoid sighing loudly. The creature's tail slipped silently off him, and the creature opened its arms, releasing its hold on him.
The creature leaned down and gently nuzzled the back of his shoulder, almost as if checking to make sure he was alright. Raven reached up and patted its smooth snout, reassuring the Organoid that he fine, despite his earlier wounds. The Organoid growled softly and licked his face, purring loudly.
Raven took a step away from the creature, but instantly collapsed with a cry of pain, clutching his stomach. He felt hot blood drip through his fingers, and realized in horror that he had bled much more than he thought. His vision started to blur and he felt dizzy as he shakily got to his feet, not wanting to collapse in front of the creature. His entire body hurt, all he wanted to do was curl up and sleep, but he knew such an action would prove fatal.
The white-marked Organoid purred and lightly nosed his arm, and although it was being gentle, caused Raven to cry out in pain. The creature snapped its head back instantly, watching him closely with soft eyes. Another wave of pain from the wounds washed over him, and it was just too much. Raven started to fall, unable to keep on his feet in his weak state, closing his eyes as he braced to hit the floor.
He never hit the ground. Raven slowly opened his eyes, and realized he was just inches above the cold metal floor, but strangely not touching the ground or falling. It took him a moment to realize that the creature had caught him and was holding him up. He looked up with half-lidded eyes, and saw the creature looking down at him, its warm gaze strangely comforting. Its mouth was stretched into a friendly grin, its molten eyes filled with warmth and kindness.
The Organoid growled softly and lifted him up, holding him gently in its arms. Raven looked up at it, surprised that the creature was being so gentle with him when it could so easily kill him, like the other two had tried to do. The Organoid purred quietly and very gently nuzzled his chest, being very careful so as to not cause him any pain. Raven chuckled quietly and reached up towards it, his hands brushing its smooth, dry muzzle. The Organoid closed its eyes and purred more loudly, lightly butting his hand.
Raven pulled his hand back and coughed, the pain spreading into his lungs. He groaned weakly and closed his eyes, trying to save the little strength he had. The Organoid cocked its head and growled in concern, obviously sensing his distress. Raven didn't answer, because he was starting to lose consciousness. The creature growled louder, but Raven still didn't respond.
The last thing he was aware of was the feeling of the Organoid's smooth claw, gently stroking his arm to comfort him, before everything faded to black…
Raven groaned weakly, coming to for a brief moment. There was a strange pressure around his body, making it hard for him to merely breathe. He felt himself being lowered to the ground, lying on the cold metal on his wounded side, the odd pressure around his chest disappearing. His head was swimming from the sedative and blood loss, dizzy to the point that he thought he might get sick. He couldn't move, he was far too weak for such an action, and he knew movement would only speed up the bleeding. He tried to get air into his lungs, but all he could do was gasp weakly. He could hear the shuffling of one of the creatures near him, causing him to crack his eyes open slightly. He was beginning to lose consciousness again, but he just managed to catch a glimpse of a dark figure standing over him before he closed his eyes again.
Raven felt himself drifting from reality once again, but just before he slipped back into the darkness, he heard a soft rumbling growl next to him, and felt a cool talon brush softly down his arm…
AN- Now you know more about Raven and Lied's past. That was why Raven was trying to talk to Lied when she attacked him, because he thought she was the same and didn't know that she had formed a deep hatred of people after the attempt on her life. I'm pretty sure a shot to the throat from a high-powered rifle would change her outlook on people. XP lol. But uh-oh, poor Raven's in serious trouble!! And I'm not gonna tell you nothin 'til next chapter. XP (evil laughter) lol. Sorry, no Karl this chapter. There will be next chapter, though. Anyway, I hope you enjoyed this!! Please leave a nice review!! ;D
Ibeyla ;D