The Karcist and the Lord
a S.C.P. Foundation Mythos x M.G.E. crossover
Chapter 25: Counter-Attack Part 2
The Black Hunter held up the axe he was holding, and inspected the cleaned head. Normally he would let his weapon soak in the blood of these Mamono, but since they have a sense of smell that was on par with the average Sarkic, he knew he had to stay hidden and thus cleaned it off by licking the axe until it was spotless, his tongue similar to a sponge which absorbed it all. The flavor of the blood was rich with Demonic Energy, something which took him off-guard, and now his vision was red at the edges.
No, not now. He thought, beating himself in the head as he focused on staying hidden by being in the rafters of the roof above, avoiding having his shadow projected onto the paper walls that reminded him of Japan. The Black Hunter could stay in the basement, but that meant leaving the rug on the trap-door unfurled at the corner, and thus give him away. He, like Karcist Enoi also found it curious how similar it was to that island back on earth, right down to the language, and the culture. At least, what remained of said culture with the Mamono running around. The Black Hunter looked down and about, seeing the occasional shadow move by, the chattering of various maids walking about. One maid in particular, A Kikimora that was walking along with her husband, found the dust of what remained of one of her sisters.
The beastman was absolutely pissed, walking to the trap-door with an angry huff. The Black Hunter was about to kill her and her husband, but she only stomped on it, then shouted.
"YOUR SUPPOSED TO TAKE THE DUST IN THE BASEMENT AND TOSS IT OUTSIDE AMANDA! I"M NOT CLEANING YOUR MESS AGAIN, THE BASEMENT IS YOUR DUTY!" she yelled, then walked away from it in a huff. She stopped for several seconds, before growling in anger, grabbing a nearby dustpan and broom, and sweeped it all up. She then walked up to the door leading to the cherry blossom tree outside, and scattered the remains of her fellow Mamono maid, unknowingly taking satisfaction at her deed, then walked back in.
The Black Hunter concealed his smile, a mask a plain red thing with black cloth covering the eye hole to obscure the face of the man within. The Black Hunter wanted to laugh, the actions of the Kikimora calming his raging heart from a bit, the Demonic Energy still by consumed and purified by the Akuloth within the servant of Orok. As the Kikimora walked in she suddenly stopped, and looked over to a spot on the floor. As she walked over, the Black Hunter realized that he was drooling to the point that his saliva had dripped onto the floor, which the Mamono was walking towards.
Cursing himself internally for his mistake, the Black Hunter jumped down, crushing the beastman maids' skull under his feet. As her husband was recoiling, The Black Hunter threw his axe, and struck true, hitting and smashing threw the mans ribs and chopping into his heart. A sudden scream of terror sounded behind him, and he turned to see another Kikimora with another man-servant had saw this from outside.
By Ion, this is going to suck when I get back to Karcist Enoi. But it sure as hell is going to be fun. The Black Hunter thought, running to retrieve his axe while an army of Mamono soldiers gave chase.
**POV SHIFT**
"Where the hell is the army? They should be here by now." a Sarkic Orin named Farn said, inspecting the spear and shield he was carrying. Around him, a force of Order Ashigaru equipped with a formation of naginatas and tachis were assembled, where he and a number of his men were gathered with them to set up an ambush point. The troops sent there were to act as a vanguard, which would make first contact with the enemy and ambush them.
The Sarkics had made contact with Saigo, where Karcist Enoi was able to discuss the benefits of him aligning with cultists militarily. Farn himself did not understand why they were fighting alongside such weaklings, they could barely hold out at this point. The Uratu that were acting as spotters then came around the corner, one of them drawing his bow and loosing an arrow or two at whatever they were running from. Then, a single Succubus suddenly slammed her self into the middle of the group, which scattered in multiple directions in confusion.
She was dressed in a purple and blue kimono, if that is what Farn remembered correctly about the clothing of Zipangu, which the open just enough to show her chest in an enticing manner. As he looked on, he noticed she had white wings, hair, and also looked to part-Dragon. She then punched one of the Uratu, sending the Sarkic warrior flying before zipping forwards and catching him, stopping him from hitting the ground. When he saw she had red eyes, Farn just made a mental note that this was new, and turned to the soldier next to him.
"Hey, do you know-" Farn then saw the man shaking in fear, and frowned in disapproval. "Oi, look at me." the Ashigaru then looked at him. "Do you know who she is?"
"That's a Lilith. A daughter of the Monster Lord herself."
"...she is going to kick our asses isn't she?"
"Yes, very much so. And she'll catch if we run." the man said, borderline sobbing at this point. Farn then turned to the Zend in charge of the ambush, as the waiting army also came around the corner, clearly reinforced by the Mamono from Royal Makai.
"Orders sir?" the Zend grunted in annoyance, stood up from the crest where the soldiers were in command, and pulled out a warhorn. With a sigh, the Sarkic commander drew it to his lips.
No point running away then. He then blew the warhorn, and with that, the combined army of Sarkics and Order soldiers ran forwards, screaming at the top of their lungs. If they were going to fall, they may as well kill as many Mamono until then...
**POV SHIFT**
As Terria the Dragon-Lilium heard the warhorn, she looked up to see the soldiers that waiting in ambush positions were charging her army.
You got to be kidding. She thought, having expected the enemy to run away. In fact, the Mamono with her were shocked as well, but still prepared for battle. Terria then simply smiled, thoughts of desire towards the commander of this army getting sensual. Guess he couldn't resist me. She concluded, having already spotted the one who ordered the charge. After a quick look, she felt more turned on, as deeply suppressed desires welled up inside her.
He was a definite Cultist of Nalka, his armor a blood red with orange highlights, which made the already hulking behemoth larger. He was coming at her on all fours, looking more bear then man, claws extending from his hands like 10 inch long daggers of bone and ready to shred her to pieces. What didn't turn her on though, was not the thought of him ripping her clothes with those claws, but the fact that he genuinely was going to attack her out of spite. Terria was one of the younger Lilium, and was at this point convinced that there were no Humans left capable of standing against her by the time she was born. Simply put, her Dragon blood made her yearn for a man capable of his own thoughts, not someone who would just kneel down in submission within a second of looking at her, much to her frustration.
Now she found a warrior who was just that, and he was running straight at her! She then saw a Centaur run at the Sarkic.
"No! He's mine!" she yelled, but too late. The Centaur rushed forwards, and tried to stab the Sarkic with a Demon Realm spear. The commander stood on his hind legs, batted it out of the way with his left hand, then slapped the Centaur in the stomach with his right. The half-horse, half-women Monster fell backwards, clutching her bleeding wounds as she backed up, before the commander tackled her and began to strike her with his claws, stabbing and cutting with them until the screaming mamono was a mess of dark red. Around the battlefield, similar clashes played out in the initial round of fighting where a Sarkic or two was located, but the momentum was still in Terria's favor. She did feel sadness for her fellow Mamono, but then again she didn't listen. The Lilith then charged him, letting loose a war cry.
The Sarkic commander turned and looked at her. When Terria smacked him down, he grunted in pain, then growled in anger. She could see that the bone armor he was wearing scarred where it met his flesh, and winced. Then she smiled.
"Hey honey, that armor your God makes you wear looks really uncomfortable. I can take it off if you want." Terria said flirtatiously to the man fighting her, making him glare before he smiled.
"That's the point. It always hurts, whether you put it on, wear it, or take it off. Now then, I feel rather hungry." he snarled, before grabbing a charging Imp and trying to eat it. Terria suddenly smacked him, teleporting over to him to free the Imp, who then ran away in terror from the battle. She then grabbed the Sarkic by the neck and lifted him up into the air.
"That's not nice honey. I'll just have-" she was then interrupted by the commander spiting in her face, making her drop him as she gasped. She wiped off her face, and inspected the liquid, a look of shock on her face. Suddenly she felt something kick her feet from under her, and the Lilium fell and hit the ground. When she looked up, it was to see the man about to stomp on her face. Terria looked around after stopping the foot from breaking in her skull, and got up after throwing the commander, and saw the Mamono that saw this exchange were frightened. She then realized she made a mistake out f her lust for the commander. By fighting him one on one, she alluded to him being strong enough to grab the attention of a Lilium, which was not the case. But because of that, they were starting to panic, thinking that if the Sarkic wins, they'll be next. The sudden drop in morale was being picked up on by the Humans, who were now being invigorated as they felt something empowering them and urging them on to fight.
Damn! The new War God has granted them his favor! Terria thought in horror, the Dragon-Lilith feeling genuine fear of death for the first time. The Sarkic commander himself also began to shudder, and grabbed her, and then he spontaneously mutated in front of her. His skull split in two, and turned into a vertical mouth of razer sharp teeth and roared. She threw up one of her arms, which the jaws clamped down on. Terria screamed, more out of pure fear then pain, as the horrific thing in front of her was unable to bite through her hide. Seeing this, the Mamono began to panic, especially when Saigo and his Samurai were seen coming down one of the flanks on horseback. Now finally demoralized, the Monsters turned and ran, causing the now frenzied Human warriors, originally fearful of being enslaved, now chased them, howls and roars and screams of pure psychopathic joy and anger as they swarmed over and killed any stragglers. Terria herself broke free, and fled, crying and panicking. This was not what she wanted, she didn't want this!
As she flew away, she felt something in her head, laughing at her. She did not understand what it was also saying, but knew it was mocking her, making fun out of her misery and pain. The voice insulted her family, denigrating her for running away and leaving her troops to die. That was when she realized it the New War God, Ion.
How does it feel to be prey, Terria? She looked around, then realized it was speaking to her mentally. This is what Humanity felt for a thousand years. Your kind are predators Terria, accept it. Your mother was a fool to think she can change such things as nature. You are simply recreating a different Cycle.
"Your wrong!" Terria screamed at the sky around her, still not caring about where she was going. That earned a laugh, one which echoed in her mind. The Dragon-Lilium grabbed her head, feeling as though it was going to rip her mind in two.
Really now? Have you all not sought a husband among the Humans, like a wolf chasing a rabbit. How many times have you been told to go away, the Humans recoiling in terror as you forced yourself upon them? Now then, compare this era to the days of the Cycle. Monsters at this time were just as powerful, and they also destroyed the creations of Man, chased him, killed him, and made cower in fear. Ion said, assaulting Terria with images and sounds of the things he described. She saw cities burning to the ground, and horrifying beasts of all descriptions tear apart both Humans and each other in equal disregard. The Dragon-Lilium felt horror, she knew that the Cycle was one of violence, but no one, not even her mother ever fully captured the abhorrent and outright bloody nature of it. She was stunned in silent fear, fear at how her kind could do such a thing. She also began to feel something else: hatred.
"What is the point? You are just going to bring it back! Why would you do that to this world?!" She screamed.
Well then, how would you feel about this then? Again, Terria was struck with more visions. But in this one, she was in a stone cell, being taken against her will by the same Monsters as before. She felt pain and horror, feeling like she was going to die from the sheer pain. Their bodies broke hers, healed it with magic, then broke it again. She cried out for them to just kill her, but they mocked her for it. She bit her own tongue off, only for it to grow back. She wailed in terror, and nobody saved her. It lasted but for a few minutes, but felt like an eternity. When it ended, the Lilium was hunched over, and began sobbing. Everything within the past hour made her feel pain and anguish, within a single day, she went from being one of the most powerful beings in the world, to one of the most broken ones. That, is what rape feels like without Demonic Energy to break a Humans mind. That, is what your 'husbands' would feel if they were forced upon without you turning them into your slaves. That, is what your mother is fighting for in the name of her 'Greater Good,' subjecting Humanity to that feeling over and over. She created Demonic Energy just so she could claim to be doing good by 'uniting' Humans and Mamono.
"That, that can't be. You, your lying." Terria said, barely getting the words stuck in her throat out.
Oh? then how about we look at what your mother, the Lord of Monsters did before she rebelled. Ion said, giving Terria one last vision. This one, was the one that made her feel self-hatred the most.
She saw a Succubus, and knew it was her mother. However, she was unrecognizable personality wise, as she had a Human man tied to a chair. He was naked, and was bleeding from a whip she used to assault his body, hitting him with it repeatedly. He screamed in pain, before she stopped, then walked up to the Human. She then took him, and killed him by devouring his soul while he also climaxed against his will, the ethereal spirit leaving his body with a terrified shriek. Terria was beyond speech, as the vision fading with her mother gleefully moving on to the mans son and Human wife, the two held back with a spell, discarding the now dead man like a broken toy.
"No way... that can not be her. You lie..." Terria said, then flew to an area the Monster Lord said was forbidden in Royal Makai, the Archives of the Lords. It was a magical artifact that acted like a library, which was stated to contained the memories of the Monster Lords, past and current alike. If what Ion showed was true, it would appear in the Archives...