AC: Here's the chapter 9...I decide to put very short fight...That finally put an end to my writer block for the story. Yeah change of plans with more logic.
The problem was...4 vs 1...The enemy have no chance.
Chaotic: Creatures in human world
Chapter 9: Pyromaniac!
Near a building
They were someone there who was watching the building. He or she wasn't alone. He or she was smiling lightly. He or she then puts gas on the building and light a lighter. He or she puts the building on fire, and then begins to sing darkly:
Breath Breath little flame.
Burn Burn everything!
Slowly and surely
The wood shall all burn.
With With everyone inside.
Die Die! Oh great wood
Be Be Be the tomb!
Turn Turn into ash!
The others being walk by his side and throws fire with his 2 hands. They then sing the rest together:
Burn Burn Burn the flesh!
Of Of Of the child!
Scream Scream dear parents
Of Of great horror!
When When child are dead.
Life Life comes to ends!
Laugh Laugh! Laugh shall we!
At At! Dead of child!
Day: Cafeteria of the School
The entire school was talking about the fire incident of yesterday. A house has been put in fire by someone and 3 children's has been burn alive. The entire school has been affected by this and it was a calmer day in the cafeteria.
Guy, Alex and Myna have been warned by Letha that the fire wasn't a natural one and the second source of fire wasn't natural after research, Guy's mother suspect that the Pyromaniac is teaming up with a creature.
Then a student enters in the cafeteria and appears to be frustrated. He walks to get the food and sit at the table of Guy, Alex and Myna since there's place here.
The looks at him with a small smile; He has black hair and blue eyes. He wears blue jeans and a light gray hoodie over a t-shirt. He is about slightly above average height for his age. It is hear the he has ninja-like reflexes and that he is usually laid-back but can be a force to be reckoned with if he puts his mind to it.
"Hi." Says Guy.
"...Hi." Answers the man.
"How are you?" Asks Alex with a smile.
"Bad! The name is Michael Grey. No leave me alone please." Says Michael.
They stop speaking with him. It was clear he has some issues to deal with.
Night: Near a house
Breath Breath little flame.
Burn Burn everything!
Alex suddenly wakes up when he hears the song.
Slowly and surely
The wood shall all burn.
Alex looks outside and he sees his neighbour house on fire. He immediately runs behind his house and get Odu-Bathax. He also calls Letha to explain what's going on than he calls the 911.
With With everyone inside.
Die Die! Oh great wood
Be Be Be the tomb!
Turn Turn into ash!
Burn Burn Burn the flesh!
Of Of Of children!
Alex runs at the house and sees the 2 who sing the song in front of the house. He knows that they are crazy. Odu-Bathax sees them and rage awake in him for so much disrespectful of the life.
Scream Scream dear parents
Of Of great horror!
When When child are dead.
Life Life comes to ends!
Laugh Laugh! Laugh shall we!
At At! Dead of child!
"STOP THIS RIGHT NOW!" Screams Odu-Bathax.
The 2 Pyromaniacs turn around. The flame burning at the house makes them clear and visible.
The first one was human wearing black clothes covering the face and the body. The features of the body indicate that the human is a woman who burns the house. She was an adult taller than Alex.
"Why waste the fun?" Asks the woman. She then laughs out of her mind.
"Yeah! Fire is so much fun to play when people die and burn alive...Better when they scream right?" Asks the creature.
"Yeah! If we are quiet enough we can hear them." Says the woman.
One second of silence shows it was true. The children scream and try to get out of the house. Odu-Bathax tries to help but the creature with the woman stand in his way.
It was an Underworlder. He has the appearance of a dark demon. His body is muscular and covered with flame at his shoulders and his knee. He wears magma armor on his body. He has a long black tail at his back. He has 2 longs horn at the side of his head. He smiles evilly at them and also has the lust of pleasure by the sound of the children screams is hear.
"We have to beat them fast!" Says Alex.
"CARD SLASH!" He then puts the card in the reading section of the card. "BATTLEGEAR AQUA SHIELD ACTIVATES!"
Alex did it at a good time, the underworlder was about to throw a Lavalanche at Odu-Bathax.
The upper right hand of Odu-Bathax has the aqua shield and activates it.
The crazy woman takes out her knife and walk at the direction of Alex. Alex knows what she's thinking. Odu-Bathax cannot protect her because he is busy fighting the underworlder.
That's when a man enters in the fight. He's a man who has peach skin. He has brown hair with blue eyes. He wears brown clothes and a black coat and a black pant. He also has goggles on his forehead. He appears to be calm but of course...He is furious against the woman.
"You psycho only deserve to be in prison!" Says the man.
The woman laughs and raises her knife. The man blocks it with his 2 hands and counter with a punch at her chest.
"I cannot offer support for your friend! Leave her to me!" Says the man. "Presentation later!"
Alex turns his attention to his partner whose aqua shield is broken and disappears. Odu-Bathax dodges by the right the attack of the underworlder. He tries to counter but he didn't have time and was hit by a lavalanche attack. Odu-Bathax lands on his butt and looks at the underworlder with fury.
"It's...too late." Says Alex when he sees the house turning into ashes.
The other man dodges the knife of the woman and forces her to let it go. He then kicks her face. She takes his arm and throws him on the ground. He rolls to the left and make the woman fall on the ground.
Suddenly Mudeenu appears in the fight by the side of the man fighting the woman and Vinta appears besides Odu-Bathax.
"What's going on here?" Asks Mudeenu.
"That woman's is the killer!" Shouts Alex.
Mudeenu knows his target and he was about to grab her when the underworlder kicks him away of them. He then takes the pyro woman and they ran away.
"That psycho just ran away!" Shouts Mudeenu furious.
The fire continues burning the house when siren is heard.
"Listen...Go away...We'll meet later." Says Myna arriving with Guy.
The 3 creatures disappear and only the 4 humans are still there.
"Who are you?" Asks Myna.
"Alex Walker. Just call me Walker please." He says furious.
"I didn't do anything wrong." Says Myna.
"It's not about you...She escapes." Says Walker.
"My name is Myna...This is Alexander but we call him by his nickname Alex and this is Guy...The first one who fight the troublesome creatures of Perim."
"Yeah..." says Guy turning his eyes away.
"I also have a creatures partner so no worried about it...His name is Bierk...He isn't here...But...We have to stop her!" Shouts Walker.
"Don't worry...I think I have a plan." Says Guy.
Police, firefighter and paramedics come...It was too late to save them. The 4 say what happen and they return home. They all meet tomorrow after school at an address Guy gives. He says that his mother shall be present and bring the creatures too.
After school: Abandoned house
The group was here except Walker who appears in his car with Bierk behind.
Bierk is a danian who has a resemblance with ant...stronger than Odu-Bathax. He has a red exoskeleton and orange around his body. He walks on his 4 long feet that makes him appears higher than he seems. He also has 4 powerful arms that make him strong and dangerous. His eyes were green and he has 2 small antennas over his head.
Walker gets down of the car and Bierk also gets down.
"Bierk." Says Odu-Bathax.
"Odu-Bathax." Respond the other danian. He then looks at the 2 mipedians. "Don't worry, Walker warns me about not causing trouble...We have an underworlder to hunt anyway." Says Bierk.
"Who's the leader of your group?" Asks Walker.
"Leader?" Answers the other. They never really think about it.
"Don't count on me." Says Letha. "I'm not always here."
"It's alright mom...I think it's more Myna." Says Guy.
It is true that she orders around and has the charisma for it.
"Alright...It's always more organised with a leader." Says Mudeenu. He was happy that Myna was the leader...Indirectly...It makes him the second in command...He'll live with that.
"So...What's your plan Guy?" Asks Myna.
"It's simple...This building is abandoned...So nothing bad if it burns up...it is a little isolate so we can fight with no restriction...We have to draw the 2 here's...And I used a rumor around the city that this place shall be the next target." Says Guy. "Peoples believe that there's lot of children here and that will make them come here."
"I analyse their method of action...They always enter in the building and trap the children before burning the house...After this, they put gas and oil around the house setting it in fire and singing a very gore song." Says Letha.
"I guess Letha is the woman to obtain information." Says Walker. "Wait...Letha...The master detective...Of course you know those information so fast...I never thought we were siding with such a great woman!" Says Walker.
"Is she that good?" Asks Bierk.
"She manages to bust me out...Make me accept to team work with Odu-Bathax and also Mudeenu...I think she's that good." Says Vinta with a smile.
"When we shall wait for them...Letha will watch in the city in case they don't bite...She is also working so it will help." Says Guy. "Any objection with my plan?"
They all say no.
"Good...All we have to do is waiting inside the house and make it more living." Says Myna.
"Good luck...And is careful." Says Letha.
"We will mom." Says Guy.
They begin preparing the trap.
"So...How did you 2 meet?" Asks Myna.
"Bierk and I...It all started when I decide to visit this city...3 days ago...I feel like I have to stay and live here...I then meet a strange man selling scanners and he sell me one about the chaotic game...I was hesitant but he convinces me to buy it with the cards...I then meet Bierk a few hours later." Says Walker.
"...Wait...We all meet our creature's hours after we receive the scanner...Does that mean the man knows in advance what's going on?" Asks Alex.
"You mean he knows the future?" Asks Vinta. "I'm starting think this seller isn't a human."
The others nod in agreement.
"I was near his car when we meet." Says Bierk. "At first...I was lost since I lose contact with the Hive and I meet him...Without guidance I talk with him and we made a pact after a few hours."
"He hasn't said that we fight at the beginning. I thought it was a bad joke or an alien and we fight for a few minutes before he traps me on the ground...It is then that we talk. When he says he comes from Perim...I read the instruction book and we made a pact." Says Walker. "Nothing epic...but I have the upper hand for most of the fight."
"We don't know each other's well but we already fight back one creature...He was acting weird...like...Out of character...Did you see Wamma?" Asks Bierk.
"No...Is that good for nothing danian is here?" Asks Odu-Bathax.
"Yes...He follows me here...I think him and I are the last normal danian not affected by the-" But Bierk was cut.
"Not humans business!" Shouts Odu-Bathax, Vinta and Mudeenu.
"Sorry...It slips from my mouth." Says Bierk with a sorry look.
"I think you all see our world has asylum land." Says Walker.
"Maybe...But it is more like a new world...With humans here...We believed it is the Cothica behind the door." Says Bierk.
With those words, the all stay silent when they see the sun beginning to disappear and they wait for an ambush of those pyromaniacs. They decide to hide the car because they appear when parents are absent. They then talk a little about their journey since they begin al this mess.
Abandoned House: Night
They were waiting for 3 or 4 hours and nothing happen. They were beginning to think that they won't come when they hear the door opens. Vinta and Mudeenu, invisible, walk slowly and surely and they see that the 2 pyromaniacs are entering in the house. The magma armor of the creatures makes him visible for anyone. When they were in the middle of the house, the 4 creatures reveal themselves and they encircle them.
"Surrender! You are trap!" Shouts Myna.
"You won't escape this time!" Also shouts Walker.
The move slowly to the center, the 2 pyromaniacs try to act but the creatures use their attack with full power on them and they lose the fight before starting it.
"This is for the children you kill!" Shouts Alex.
They attach the 2.
"The underworlder cannot be send back to Perim." Says Guy.
"I think I know a way." Says Walker.
He walks closer to the woman and takes the scanner. Walker looks at it carefully.
"This isn't a scanner like ours...I'll destroy it." Says Walker. He then crushes it with his hand.
Then Myna sends the underworlder back to Perim.
"That's done." Says Myna with a smile.
"What...what did I do?" Asks the pyromaniac woman.
"You just-" But Walker was cut.
"KILL ME!" She screams. "I DID THINGS UNFORGIVABLE!"
Her behavior suddenly changes.
"Did...the scanner did this to her?" Asks Alex.
"The scanner...changes her into a killer?!" Asks Myna understanding the meaning of it.
The woman detaches herself and run outside. Her sudden changes makes then react 4 seconds later.
The 8 run after her and they see her putting herself gas and starting the fire on herself.
They can only watch her being consume by the fire and the guilt...Of something done by the scanner.
Walker looks at the scanner with fury.
"Who...Can do such monstrosity?" Asks Walker fury rising in his heart. "Listen...I am not bound to school or anything like you...So I know what to do."
"What do you mean?" Says Myna slowly.
"The one...or those who create the replica scanner...They must be stopped at all cost...They must die...So...I'll look for them...I have nothing restraining me...You 6... protects the city...I shall search for those who did...t-h-i-s." He says Pointing to the skeleton of the woman.
"Alright." Says Myna.
They exchange their number.
"Let...go...home." Says Guy.
He then calls his mother and tells her what happen.
Guy home: Night
Letha was busy working to end the case so Guy was sitting alone in his chamber. Vinta enters in it and looks at him.
"I...There's nothing to say...But...We have to trust Walker and...Protect the city." Says Vinta with hesitation and compassion.
"Vinta...Does...it happen...those tragedy cause by...someone else?" Asks Guy.
"Yes...This is...Why we are here?" Says Vinta.
"Vinta...Don't leave me..." Says Guy.
"I won't leave you...We are partner...and friends." Says Vinta.
Vinta sits next to Guy and give him a small hug with his right arm.
"...Thank you." Says Guy.
"Think you can sleep?" Asks Vinta.
"Yeah..." Says Guy. "We...Have to stop whoever creates those replica scanners."
Myna home: Night
Myna closes her eyes for a while. The first human dead in her eyes...She never meet dead in person...It was a suicide too...From a killer who kill against her will...And have the knowledge of what she does without being able to stop.
"Are you alright?" Asks Mudeenu.
"No...This is the first dead I face...I'm not resilient to pain or insensible to see other people dying like you Mudeenu." She says.
"I am not more insensible to dead than you think...I just fight to live and it is the only way...We are more use to this for a longer time in Perim...But we are not insensible...We are strong to hide it and endure it so it won't crush our heart." Says Mudeenu calmly.
"Yeah...I think we shall see more of those...situations." Says Myna.
"And we shall prevent them if we can. No...We can stop this!" Says Mudeenu.
"Yeah...We can't mourn on this...You and Walker are right...We have to act if we have to stop this..." She then looks at Mudeenu.
"Count me in!" He says.
"Thank you...You're a good friend." She says. She rests her head on Mudeenu chest for a while and Mudeenu turns a little red.
In the forest near Alex home and the tunnel: Night
Alex and Odu-Bathax were close to the tunnel. Alex wasn't feeling very bad after a talk with his friend. They hear sound nearby. They walk slower in case something bad is there and they see something unexpected.
Sarah was there, but she wasn't alone...
There was a danian with red exoskeleton. He is similar to beetle...A fat one. His big belly shows that he eats a lot. Odu-Bathax eats a lot too but he eats clearly less than that one. He walks on 2 foot and has 4 arms which are partially covered by the exoskeleton. His skin that is not covered by exoskeleton is orange. He has 2 antennas over his head. He has 2 mandibles at the side of his mouth. He looks at Sarah with his yellow eyes.
Alex knows it is Wamma and he knows he isn't dangerous at all.
"So...there you are Wamma." Says Odu-Bathax.
"...Hum...Ahhh!" Wamma was surprise and he stands up. "Hello...Sorry...I didn't see you."
"Another one!" Says Sarah happily.
"Sister...What are you doing here?" Asks Alex surprise.
"I've see this big beetle and I talk to him." Says Sarah.
"The name is Wamma." He says with one of his hand behind his head.
"Ok...So that explains where Wamma is...Sarah...What do you have in your hand?" Asks Alex worried.
"This...I don't know." She says. She has a scanner in her hand.
Odu-Bathax sees it and he recognises like Alex an original one. Alex is worried and relief at the same time.
"Who give this to you?" Asks Alex.
"A strange man...He says to keep it in case some bad guy attack me...He says that I should not be in your way of be in danger." Says Sarah.
"Good." Says Alex. That guy give this has a life saver for her.
"That means she may be in danger." Says Odu-Bathax.
"Yeah..." Says Alex.
"So...What's going on here?" Asks Wamma.
Alex and Odu-Bathax explain what's happening until they meet him...They hide the very dark part to Sarah by whispering it in his ears.
"I see...At least she won't ask me to work too hard." Says Wamma. "But don't worry...I'll watch her." He says that with a serious tone, putting true in his words. He then turns his attention to Sarah and becomes joyful again.
Odu-Bathax knows he's serious.
"We don't have to worry about Sarah." Says Odu-Bathax.
"Sister..."
"Yes big bro?"
"Promise me you won't tell anyone about them...If they are found out...They will have to go away...Pinky swear." Says Alex.
They did the pinky swear.
"I won't tell anyone." Says Sarah.
"Wamma...Make sure nothing happen to her...I don't want anything to hurt her." Says Alex.
"Nothing will happen to her." Says Wamma.
They 2 humans return home while Odu-Bathax shows the tunnel where he lives.
On the road: Early
Walker and Bierk are on the road and they are watching around the town. They look carefully each place where they can fabricate the scanner...But nothing so far.
"Walker...Do you take it a little too seriously?" Asks Bierk.
"...Maybe...But I have to take it that much seriously." Says Walker.
"I know...That was a horrible experience...Even normal underworlder don't do that." Says Bierk.
"Yeah...We have to stop this...The sooner the better." Says Walker.
His phone suddenly rings. He stops on the side of the road and answer.
"Hello." Asks Walker.
"-It seems you are also searching for the created of the scanner.-" Says a voice.
"Who are you?" Asks Walker.
"-Jecome...A Robin Hood thief of the modern day...I am currently searching the creator of the false scanner, but I've found nothing else in the east side of the city...I think we should associate.-" Says Jecome.
Walker knows he's telling the true...The mysterious man who gives the scanner says that a certain Jecome is searching for something. So he isn't the only one searching for that.
"I think it's a good idea." Says Walker. "Where are you?"
He then hears a sound. He turns around and sees a human with a mipedian.
"-Just here-" Says Jecome.
They enter in the car. They close their phone.
"So the east side is already scratched down." Says Walker.
"Yeah...Something puts you to make more effort...What?" Asks Jecome.
He explains what happen.
"Then those efforts are more justified...I'm lucky the false scanner I obtain didn't make me do this...It must have malfunction." Says Jecome. "I've receive it by mail...So I guess this is their method of operation."
"Let's check the north...I've already checked the west." Says Jecome.
"Yeah...No it's getting tricky...We have to search secret passage too." Says Haizen. "The name Haizen by the way."
"How did you get my number?" Asks Jecome.
"Thief secret." Says Jecome. "It is like magic...But that doesn't help me finding those bastards for now."
"Let's go...We have a mission to accomplish." Says Walker.
AC: This is the end of the chapter 9.
The enemy will appear again...But in another Arc.
Chapter 10: Challenge of organise enemy.