Nitto shuts his eyes as the mysterious monster attacks. He waits, but nothing. No pain, no death, no... nothing. He opens his eyes. The black monster sniffs him cautiously.
Nitto's thoughts: He's curious. He thinks I may not be a threat. Show submission, buy some time.
Nitto crouches and lowers his eyes to the earth. To his surprise, the mystery monster does the same, as if showing respect.
Nitto breathes a sigh of relief. It is short lived.
The creature roars and shoots Nitto with a black orb.
Nitto flies back, feeling weak, but not willing to flee. He draws his weapons and charges in.
As they fight, Nitto starts to feel better. Every hit he lands revitalizes him. Until.
Nitto: This feels... wow... this feels good.
Nitto flies forward. Literally.
Nitto looks back in shock. His wings are open and his tail is straight as a board. He grins.
Nitto: Now you're in for it.
Nitto flies up over the creature. It flies up to pursue.
As the creature gains some speed, Nitto dives on it. Slashing through its thin wings. It creams and falls on its face, stunned.
Nitto: Now you die. HYAH!
Nitto dives straight down and drives his blades into the creature's chest. It screeches and slows its movements before going limp.
Nitto: Haha alright! Nitto gets an upgrade!
At that time, the others show up.
Bora: Whoah! What the hell is that!?
Citadel: Looks like some sort of messed up... thing.
Rasi: Yeah that clears it up.
Nitto: Well if we wanna know, we have to wait.
A few hours later.
The creature glows, changes and stands.
The face remains without eyes, keeps the tail, and the wings on its back form a sort of cape. It's slightly less than 6 feet tall, an is about 184 pounds.
It 'looks' at Nitto.
?: Hmmm. *Feelers appear on its face and move like a radar, getting a picture of everything nearby. The voice is male.* Ah. You there. Human... I'll follow you.
Nitto: What are you?
?: I'm a Gore Magala. I control a Virus that makes humans weak and monsters stronger, but more berserk. I'm often viewed as an omen and bringer of death.
Nitto: Then I'll call you Reaper.
Reaper: *Sighs* I expected that. Now let's leave this place, it's unbearably dry.
At Moga...
Diala: Come here you! *Grabs Reaper and drags him away. He turns to Nitto, and even without eyes, his face says, 'Help me!*
Helia: *Sniffs Nitto* Hmm, you smell... slightly different. You still reek of human, but there's something else there. Ah maybe I'm just imagining things. That or you just need to bathe.
For those of you wondering why I did what I did to Nitto, it's because I felt like he was falling behind. He was pretty much sidelined while his partners made the kills. This gives him a bit of an edge.
Speaking of the Gore Magala, try using its Dual Blades weapon. Your character basically puts on a pair of claws, and while drawn, the claws actually flex. That is cool!
I know the chapter is short, but I am really sleepy and the terrible weather makes me wanna sleep more than usual, and that's saying something.