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Chapter 8
The Beasts teeth latched into The Mutations twisted form, tearing the black seething flesh from The Mutation sprayed acidic black tar like sustenance all over the immediate area. Melting, turning, leaving black tendrils flicking on what ever it landed on. Some landing on the Susanoo covered house, but fizzling away as it could not melt a pure chakra being. Ladning around and on some of his men, their screams drowned out but demonic growls. None landed on the broken body of Luka, her soft white skin stained with her blood.
The Beast launched again with anger and ferocity, this time with yellowed claws outstretched, digging deep into its twisted to get a hold.
The tenth tail only half formed exposed bone and muscle slowly forming, as the rest bristled with anger, the fur sticking up on end.
The Beasts demonic chakra was shimmering the area around it, red blots of dusty clouds.
At that moment the sky wrought forth a huge forked tongue of white blue lightening striking a nearby tree, setting it instantly on fire. Followed by a horrifying clap of thunder, that rolled off the mountain. Echoing down to the town at the base. The dark clouds rolled quickly over the tops and covered the area, spreading further and further away.
The crater within the mountain made for the privacy.
~Flashback~
"This is your mountain now Shard," A silk smooth voice said from the seat beside Shard, "This home is yours, everything in it is yours. You will be safe here. I promise."
Shard was sitting in the back of a helicopter, her Uncle Sebastian sat beside her. Watching as she took in awe all of the crater, she was wearing a frilled yellow sundress that she had picked out yesterday. After he took her shopping for some new clothes, a store that he owned so no one was permitted to enter whilst they were there. Didn't want to cause an incident.
"You can have anything you want Shard," Sebastian said as he readjusted his tie,
"If you need help with anything, one of my assistants can help you."
Motioning towards his personal assistants that stood a foot behind him with perfect posture.
Shard shook her head sideways ever so slightly, her ears we folded back in fear and her tail sitting between her legs. Shard scratched her arm out of embarrassment and turned to look at all the clothes. She was still wrapped up in the blanket from earlier that day.
It hadn't had taken her that long to get an armful of clothes to wear, including underwear, bras and socks.
They had been travelling overnight to her new home. It had been a holiday house for him whenever things would get tense at work. But now, its belongs to Shard, her new oasis.
The Helicopter rounded the crater once again, as she observed from the window. Watching the ripples on the lake from the helicopter blades beating. Making the wind buffet off of the lakes surface.
Heading towards the great big mansion, the chopper landed with a thud. Shaking Shard in her seat, waiting for the okay and for Sebastian's bodyguard to open the door to let her out. Much to Shard's dismay, the large handed bodybuilder guard lifted her out of the chopper and set her bare feet on the ground.
She thought to bare her teeth at him but only to quickly shove that thought back behind a door. Knowing that the man could easily crush her tiny body.
She had learned his name was 'Jimmy', not sure whether or not that was his real name she never said his name at all. She just smiled at him, but whenever someone touched her, even if it wasn't inappropriate it would set her teeth on edge.
Her body still tender from the destruction she wrought the night before. Her lily-white skin was peppered with purple bruises and more alike.
Even though Jimmy was careful with picking her up and putting her down, she still hurt at a touch. As soon as he put her down, she shuffled along the grass towards the building.
She turned back to her Uncle getting out of the chopper, his long figure reaching down to the ground. His longhorn black shoes shone in the early sunrise light. Straightening out his suit, correcting his posture and brushing a stray hair behind his ear.
"Thank you Uncle.." Shard whispered,
~Present~
The Beast tumbled with The Mutation, crushing all the trees with loud snaps as their thick trunk bowed and broke. They crossed a great distance with the tumble almost to the other side of the crater, the house just a speck of purple in the distance, as the Susanoo protected it. Covering the land with seething black tendrils from the 'blood' within the Mutation as well as demonic chakra from The Beast.
Rip him to shreds… A dark booming voice, laced with venom reverberated of the crater's walls,
Don't let him get away with what he did to your friend…
With another lightening strike, caused from the energy in the air. A clap of thunder; The Beast snarled and reared its head back, taking a deep breath. A red tinged with black flame started forming within The Beasts mouth, resonating from the flame a almost schwoom sound could be heard.
~Flashback~
"Now Shard, I know you are only 13. But You are going to have to stay up here by yourself okay?" Sebastian asked,
Shard stood there stunned, after al of this she would be alone anyways. After a few moments, she quickly nodded her head.
Shuffling her feet on the tile floors, she felt awkward in her new home.
Jimmy patted Sebastian on the shoulder and whispered in his ear.
"You know Sir, if it's alright with you. I could stay here with her until she is old enough. Provide her with protection; teach her how to fight, how to cook and how to look after herself. I did raise my sisters after our parents died."
Sebastian pondered this for a moment.
"I'll need to get a new bodyguard then, do you know anyone as good as you Jimmy?"
"I have a friend that is an ex marine. His name is Ronald, Ronald Briuff." Jimmy replied, standing tall.
"Then it is alright with me, Shard is that all right with you?" Sebastian motioned to the smaller being,
Giving another quick nod, she felt a bit better about having to live here now.
"Jimmy, Do you need to move anything here?" Sebastian asked the giant man,
Jimmy replied with a shake of his head,
"Im sure the guest room has more than enough for me here." He responded matter of factly.
"Alright then, well. I will come check up on you both in the coming months, I have a campaign to run."
With that Sebastian shook hands with Jimmy, gave Shard an awkward one armed hug, telling her its going to be okay. Turned around and went through the glass sliding door, back to the chopper that was spinning up getting ready to leave. They stood at the glass wall, waving towards the chopper and watched it fly off over the peaks.
"So young lady, now that its just you and me up here I want you to call me James. Jimmy is what Sir Sebastian would call me." James said as he took off his suits jacket and laid it over the armchair,
"Yes Sir," Shard tentatively replied only to be intercepted by a hard stare, "I mean James."
"That's better, what would you like to eat? I couldn't help but notice you haven't eaten since we retrieved you from the incident." James formally stated.
~Present~
Another strike of lightening followed by a loud thunderclap. The sky started dancing with the lightening playing with one another, followed by thunderous claps each time.
The lightening storm started to change colour as well, from the white blue to a white red, the chakra staining nature itself.
A bright red beam of pure energy shot straight into the clouds. Originating from The Beast, whom had lifted The Mutation into the sky, rising up on its own hind legs to hold him up. Splitting Him in half, and dividing the clouds, bringing a brilliant beam of sun down onto the area. The Beasts pupils formed into slits against red, the sky was only visible for a short amount of time before the clouds engulfed the bare patch.
Dark clouds swirling across the sky, tainted with the red chakra leaking from The Beast. The tenth tail almost completely formed. The exposed muscle was slowly getting covered in fur the same as the other nine tails. Those were sweeping around the area, creating gusts of wind buffeting the craters edge.
The Mutation's tar leaked down The Beats front legs and started burning its flesh. A tremendous roar of frustration it dropped him, sludge of mess now
Backing off slightly The Beast bellowed a high-pitched roar, more of a shriek. As its flesh dissolved and fell off in heavy blobs onto the ground, crushing what greenery was left. Blood covered bone was left behind after the sludge fell off, regenerating the muscle, fat and fur back almost instantly.
Pushing a giant clawed foot into the mush that was once the mutation, when it all gave away and dissolved into nothing The Beast was satisfied with it being gone. All the smudges of black tar was starting to disappear, The Beast started limping back to the Susanoo covered house.
The men that were covered by the tar, half melted away were dead. The remaining trying to get a grip on reality, on what just happened. The Beast slammed a tail down across some of the remaining. Crushing their frail bodies. Ending their frightful existence. Only a handful remained, they lifted their rifles towards The Beast.
With a snarl it swiped its paw at a few, tearing their bodies in half.
The Akatsuki within the house watched as The Beast destroyed the few remaining soldiers. Pounding from within the Susanoo.
Satisfied with what little remained of the small army, The Beast turned to the crumpled body of Luka. So pale, so lifeless. Her eyes wide open in fear half rolled back, as if she is trying to see whats on her head. Whining with sad and purpose, The Beast started to shrink, losing mass and fur, until it became Shard. A naked bloody Shard, whom knelt down beside her friend.
Tears pouring down her face, landing on Luka's face. The Susanoo started to diminish behind her. The Akatsuki slowly emerged from the intact house, approaching the weeping child. Her pale white skin was covered in bright red blood, the clouds started dispersing the lightening storm subsided with great speed.
The terrain was crushed, trees lay strewn, crushed evidence of the quick battle between a mutant and a beast. The suns beams shone through the clouds and first landed on Luka's crumpled body, then slowly spread across the yard and beyond. Everything was either dead or stained black. Corpses of the small army littered the yard, half melted half squashed.
Bring her face down to Luka's Shard whispered,
"I'll do anything to bring you back Luka…Anything…"
The Akatsuki walked around looking for any live stragglers. Pein stood there, watching Shard bawl over her dead friend. She had released what she feared to avenge her friend.
"So…Child, are you willing to do anything?"
