Consequences

Ann looked confused. Why were they pointing weapons at her and why were they looking at her with those kind of faces? Then she tracked their gazes and looked at her right hand.

"Ah...!" - she said with her expression still calm.

Jun felt alful when he thought about Lili and Maki killing Ann. He shakingly approached his childhood friend and pulled her hand down.

"What are you doing Jun?!" (Lili)

"I can't allow you to kill her! I can't bear thinking about killing a friend. We'll return to the city right now." (Jun)

"But..." (Lili)

"ANN! I don't want you to get killed, so you know what to do. Let's go!" - he leaned on Lili's shoulder and pulled her to go.

She was about to say something but Maki stopped her and shook her head for No. The little girl, with her super strenght, lifted Jun and the three ran towards the city with tears forming in their eyes. On the other hand Ann stood there dumbfounded, she still didn't understand what happened.

What does he mean by "you know what to do."?

She understood that they were afraid because of her hand but he was leaving her choose what to do. She was still angry, the man that hurt Jun was also in the city, so she decided to go there.

He hurt Jun! I WON'T FORGIVE!

She then headed to the city, her eyes still bloody red like a beast's and her right hand could be heard cracking, even when she disappeared in the forest.

=== At the end of the city ===

Thanks to the intuition of Lili and the help of her boss, Yuna Mamusu, there were several cars and a temporary wound treatment center. There was also Mishima Shuujin and several other high class Promoters guarding the doctors and injured people, ready to subjugate every Gastrea that came at them. From the forest a rustling sound came. Every Promoter and Initiator got ready to attack but Shujin stopped them.

"There is no need to. It's not a Gastrea."

Indeed he was right, Lili and Maki, carying the injured Jun came out while running.

"Haaah,haaah..." Lili was breathin heavily "Jun...injured seriously... haah...not biten...but bleeding seriously."

When she finished, she dropped on her back from exhaustion. Maki lowered Jun and carefully placed him on the ground. The doctors quickly came to help him, although Lili's first aid, he was still bleeding a lot. They had to stitch his leg temporaryly on the spot.

"It's too serious to wait. We'll stitch it here! Bring me a needle, pain killers and string!" - one of the doctors yelled.

They hurried to do it. A few meters away Bern, being treated by a nurse. When he saw the boy, his eyes widened in fear.

How is he still alive?! He should have been eaten by that Gastrea!

Jun's leg wound was stitched and he was already resting. Lili had gotten up and was talking to her boss and Maki was sitting next to Jun, looking gloomy.

"So, he was stabbed with a knife. I can't believe someone can do a thing this despicable to a child!" (Yuna)

"I too! When I find out who did this...I'll make him pay!" (Lili)

"You mean you haven't asked Jun who did it?!"

"Well...there were some things happening, so I couldn't."

"OK. Ask him later. By the way, where is his Initiator? Don't tell me she died in the battle!" (Yuna)

"Well...you see,...she..."

"Ah! There she is comming!" - Yuna said happyly.

When she heard that Lili turned suddenly around and looked at the forest. From there, indeed, came Ann. She stopped and looked around, searching for something. She was still in the shadows so the others didn't see her hand has transformed.

"Oh, no..." (Lili)

Jun and Maki also spotted the girl.

"Why?! Even though I gave her a chance to leave, why did she come back?!" - he cried.

The girl stopped searching and fixaded her gaze upon the group of people. No one expected what she did next. She crouched and disappeared.

"Where did she go?!" (Shujin)

Then she reappeared behind the guarding Promoters. In shock everyone looked at her and saw her hand. It was diferent than before. It had returned to her original colour and lenght, the scales were also mostly gone, you could notice them only if you look at it from up close but the razor sharp claws were still there. She ran past everyone in her path, no one could catch up with her movements but Jun knew her goal. She was heading towards Bern. When she reached him she kicked him in the chest. He flew a few meters in the air and fell, sreaming in pain. The kick looked strong but Jun knew she was holding back.

"Stop right there! Why did you do this to Mr. Volt?!" - one of the Promoters shouted and pointed his spear at her.

She was standing calmly to the fallen man, not paying atention to anything else. He opened his eyes and froze. Her red eyes were giving off a feeling so scary, that it would make every man feel fear in his heart. She lifted her leg and stepped on his broken leg several times. He was screaming, everyone watched in shock for a while but then someone shot.

BANG!

The bullet hit her in the head and she fell on her back. Bern sqirmed away from her as fast as he could.

"How could shoot her?!" (Jun)

"You ASK?! Your Initiator is turning into a Gastrea! There is no way to save her! The only thing we can do is kill her before she transform!" - the shooter said.

That's not it! We saw it. Her arm had completely transformed but now only the claws remain, this shouldn't have been possible!

TSSSSSSSSH! Plop.

A loud sound was heard and the bullet fell on the ground. Whith a groan she sat up, rbbing the side of her head. The civilians and injured ran away, while the others protected them. Lili took Jun with her and ran towards the cars. He turned around and saw the Promoters and Initiators with guns shooting at Ann, piercing her body continuously, shattering her and her clothes, not giving her chance to even move one step. The bullets stopped. She was still standing on her legs but was swaying a bit. Then the Promoter with the spear ran to her, to deliver the finishing blow. His spear passed trough her chest. He grinned.

"NOOOOO!ANN!" (Jun)

They expected her to crumble to the ground but her eyes shot open. Suddenly a thick smoke was released from her body, for a few secods it enveloped her and the man completely. You couldn't see anything but you could hear it.

TSSSSSSSSH! Plop,plop. Ping,ping,ping...

The sound of the numerous falling bullets from her body. When the smoke cleared the spear was no longer piercing a girl but a humanoid Gastrea. It was the size of a fully grown man with dark scaly skin, a tail with an axe like metal tip, hind legs which had five long fingers with hook-like claws, an oval shaped lizard head with two horns, pointing back and in comparison to the body, much longer front arms. They were like human arms, except the two spikes on the back of the shoulders. It's eyes looked at the man. It's hand grabbed the spear, it smiled, showing it's sharp teeth. The handle broke in two. The men were so shocked that no one moved, with one push the one with the broken spear flew a few metres in the air. The Gastrea pulled the part of the spear, stuck in it's chest and threw it away. Then it looked at the battle ready Promoters and their initiators. Jun knew this look. Ann looked this way only at things that were threat to her or him.

Oh no, they're in trouble! But...can it be that she...

The close combat Initiators and Promoter ran towards the Gastrea and the long range ones got away and started shooting.

"Somebody call for reinforcements!" (Shujin)

"OK!" (Yuna)

Just as all the injured got into the cars and Yuna called the HQ one stray bullet hit and popped the tire on the car in which Jun was.

=== At HQ emergency call ofice ===

"Hello. What's the problem?" (secretary)

"I'm Yuna Mamusu! There is a Gastrea attacking at coordinates 229773! Send reinforcements, strong ones! It's incredbly strong!"

"I'll sent someone imediately! What type and stage is it?"

"How the heck should I know?! I've never seen such a monster!"

Then she hung up. The secretary was shocked at those words.

The famous Yuna Mamusu doesn't know what type the Gastrea is?! This is serious!

"Call Seitenshi-sama, the higher ups and professor Muroto Sumire! Tell them to come imediately!" - she ordered a man.

"Why?"

"Why, you ask? There might be a verry dangerous new type of Gastrea in the city!"

He hurried to do what she told him to do. The higher ups and Seitenshi already recieved the calls and headed to the HQ. Only Sumire was about to recieve the call.

=== Sumire's lab ===

Ring!Ring! Clack.

"Mmhaaah...Hello. Who is it?" - she asked while still sleepy.

She had stayed up late again because she still couldn't figure out how Enju's percentage dropped this drastically. She has been testing all sorts of things but still nothing.

{Hello. Professor Muroto?} - a man said on the phone.

"Yeah, it's me."

{You have to come to HQ! Seitenshi-sama and the other higher ups are also comming.}

"Why? What happened? Another meeting?"

{No. Mrs. Yuna Mamusu reported an unknown type Gastrea. It's suposedly a new one so everyone is to come and observe.}

"OK. Comming."

He hung up.

"First the mystery with Enju and the killed stage 4 Gastrea and now suposedly a new type. Things are getting strange lately."