Okay this chapter is a bit gory and violent to warn you ahead, but not that bad I think.

But that's just me. Anywho chapter 12!

Enjoy!

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KILL.

That word was resounding throughout his head. His hand was shaking, making his sword rattle. He wanted to slash 'that man's' throat, wanted to crush all his bones, wanted to make him cry out in pain. To Luke every second was like an eternity while 'that man' was alive. Tear felt unbridled fear when she looked into Luke's eyes. The green orbs she knew were blood red, they held no source of humanity within them. Van noticed this too and felt curiosity as to were the replica had gained such blood lust.

"Have I done something to upset you, foolsih replica?" Van asked. Sync kept his eyes on Luke, he had a bad feeling about this.

"Shut up..you filthy creature." Van's eye twitched a bit, how dare it talk to him like that. Luke glared at Van and seeped these words out of his mouth.

"I'll rip your skin off with my Bare Hands!!"

Luke dashed forward with inhuman speed. Sync ran in front of Luke and tried to knock him back. But Luke grabbed Sync's arm and threw him into the cave wall.

"ARGGGHHHH!!" Sync cried out as his back crunched against the rocky lumps. Van jumped back out of the cave and pulled out his own sword. Luke swung his sword straight into Van's with all his strength. Van violently struggled with Luke's strength, he felt his feet being pushed deeper into the snow.

"Dammit.." Van hissed and withdrew his weapon and dodged another blow. Luke dashed again and started swinging all around the man. Van could feel the pressure of each swing getting closer to his flesh as he dodged. Luke saw this and started swinging faster making Van receive a couple of cuts. Van's eyes burned, he parried Luke's sword and thrusted it at the replica's chest. Luke shifted all his weight to the side, making the sword barely miss his stomach. The two swordsmen jumped from each other and started rapidly circling one another. They flew at one another, sending their swords into furious clashes. Their feet tore apart the sleeping snow making a mini snowstorm around them. How did the damn thing get so good? Van cursed. Luke could feel his heart racing and his blood burn. Every time they clashed swords he could see 'that man' grunt in pain from his strength. Luke's eyes flew open though when energy started flowing through Van's sword.

"Die.." Van seethed and caused a horrible explosion right into Luke's chest. Luke could feel his skin burn and his feet come off the snow. He flew across the ground and landed with a thump. He swore colorful curses as he pushed himself off the ground. His ears started ringing and he looked up to find Van coming upon him again. He scurried away quickly and jumped, dodging another explosive swing from Van. Snow exploded from the ground causing it to fly everywhere. Van squinted his eye's trying to look for the replica through the flurries. He gave a sharp intake of air as he suddenly felt a slash across his chest. Luke erupted from the snow and gave another slash to the man.

"Cursed thing! How Dare You!" Van yelled as he grabbed Luke's hair and shooved his face into the snow. Luke went to throw him off but Van acted quicker by casuing another explosion in Luke's chest.

"ARRRHHHHHHHH!!" Luke screamed in pain as the already torn flesh was ripped apart. He gasped as his blood was seeping from his wound, making the snow red around him.

"I will say this you have gotten stronger but, your still a pathetic sack of meat!" Van taunted, pointed his sword at Luke's head.

"STOP!"

They both looked over to see Tear coming out of the cave with a knife out.

"If you hurt him. I will kill you." She narrowed her eye's at Van.

"Can you do that little sister?" He calmly replied. Tear's knife shook a little and her eye's wavered a bit. She stood there with the knife, bitting her lip.

"Pathetic woman!" Tear turned to see Sync slamming a fist into her chest. Tear gasped for breath from the blow and struggled to stand up. Sync respond by smashing her down to the ground with a kick. Luke's eyes widen as he saw her body bounce against the ground hard. Tears's body didn't move as blood started to flow from her head.

"TEAR!, TEAR!" he screamed her name, but she didn't respond. Van stood there emotionless as he saw the replica call out to her.

"Van!"

Van turned his head to see Asch yelling his name. Jade, Anise, Natalia and Guy were also standing a couple of feet away. Their eye's were fixed on the scene before them, of a battered Luke and a silent Tear. Asch stared at Van though noticing he was tired and wounded. Did that damn replica do that to him?!

"Luke!" Guy shouted as he saw him covered in blood.

"Don't move. If you do I will kill both of them!" Van bellowed at the group.

Luke didn't even realize what was going on, he was fixated on Tear's lifeless body. Her eye's closed and her hair spotted with blood.

"...ARRRRRUUUUUGGHHHHHHH!!" Luke roared in anger and grabbed Van's sword with his bare hand. Van's eye's widen as Luke threw him away into the ground. Van scrambled up and felt his spin shiverat the energy Luke was emitting. Luke's jaw clenched, ignoring his ripped chest and hand. He slammed into the ground as his bone's rearranged themselves. The prickling feeling swarming his skin and his jaw stretching followed. His back arching and his feet getting deeper in the snow from the new weight. Everyones eye's snapped wide open as the giant beast stood there were Luke used to be.

"HHHRRROOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRR!!" The ground trembled greatly from the force of the roar. Luke swung around looking straight at Sync, bareing his large fangs.

"What the hell?!" Sync was glued to the spot as the beastly red eyes were glued onto him. Van watched as Luke lunged forward with his jaws open. Sync barley missed the snap of the jaws and went towards Van for safety.

"huh I can out run that beast...!" Sync suddenly felt warm breath around his arm, he turned to see the jaws snap dwon on it. Luke crunched down with monstrous force, breaking both bone and muscle. Sync didn't even have time to blink as Luke completely ripped off his entire right arm.

"AUUURGGGG!!" Sync howled in agonizing pain as he clenched the bloody stump of where his arm used to be. Ansie threw herself on Guy, terrified at the gore.

"Jade what should we do!" Natalia yelled. Surprisingly Jade was very upset at the situation and you could see it.

"If we go in there we will be torn apart also. That's a beast not a human anymore." Jade answered.

Sync meanwhile was stumbling towards Van in panic. Luke spit out the arm and turned his attention to the wounded god general. In his mind Luke saw a wounded sheep ready for the kill, so he lunged back at him. Fortunately Van stepped in the way with his sword keeping the jaws at bay. Damn! What the hell is going on? Van thought wildly as his metal sword was being crunched in halve. Van narrowed his eyes and gathered his remaining energy into the sword. A giant explosion flew around them making a tornado of wind and smoke.

Everyone stared at anticipation, who was alive? Slowly the smoke drifted away from the area revealing one being. The beast Luke was standing there with a deep gash on his face but unfazed. He looked around in anger to find no Van, only a pool of Sync's blood. He rapidly paced around the area sniffing and growling. Guy started taking a few steps towards Luke but felt someone grab him back.
"What the hell are you doing!? That thing is a goddamn monster!" Asch yelled. Guy threw his arm off him and glared at him.

"He's not a monster! He's human for god sakes!" Guy retorted.

"You Call that THING HUMAN!? Look at it!!" Asch pointed straight at Luke.

"Yeah I see Luke! Not a monster!" Guy did admit that the scuffle was brutal, but Luke saved him before and he was a beast back then too.

"You knew about this didn't you?" Guy looked at Jade who was staring down at him. Guy didn't answer but looked away.
"I had a feeling there was somthing 'wrong' with him, but I didn't imagine this." Jade watched as Luke howled in the air in anger. Guy walked a good 7 feet from Luke with his hands out.

"Luke...calm down.." He stopped when Luke's ears went back and he gave a low growl, baring his teeth. Luke's mind was in chaos, his instincts wavering wildly. His memories were foggy as his mind was just filled with anger. Everyone was an enemy, everyone was a threat, everyone was...

Two arms wrapped around his neck like a gentle embrace.
"Luke it's okay, I'm alright now..." He looked down to find Tear barely awake with her arms on him. He slowly stopped his growling, the fog in his mind clearing. The adrenaline that had blocked his pain was going away, and he was stricken with agonizing pain. He started whimpering and hacked as he could taste human blood in his mouth.

"Luke you have to change back..." Tear whispered softly in his ear.

She watched as the large wolf slimmed down into a young man with red hair. He looked at her panting as his wounds bleed even more. Luke placed his hand near her forehead where her wound was and gave her a sorrowful look.
"I'm so sorry..." Was all he said before he passed out in the snow.

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Sooooo what are Jade and the others gonna do now about this new Revelation?

What will Van do now?

Can Sync play patty cake again? ( Bad Joke 101)

See in chapter 13!