Upon the talk from last time, it was decided to send Umbra, Snow, and Natasha to Red Cross. But it seems there is some sort of issue with that. First up, before departing for Red Cross, they will go to Ukraine in order to exterminate the general living there-Black Widow.

But before something like that can happen, they first have to do some preparations; food, weapons, a lot of food, some ammo, and even more food. Why so much food you ask? Because currently, Umbra was devouring a lot of meat in the cafeteria, his manners lacking. He was just non-stop stuffing his mouth full of as much meat as possible; pork, beef, chicken, you name it. He was not being picky, even eating it raw-which he preferred- with the bones included.

"Uhhh." Leonna looked at him eat, deep breaths for air coming from his mouth before eating more. It was like watching a wild animal which has been starved for months suddenly waking up in the middle of a buffet. Not that they didn't feed the wolf, but now he was really not holding back. "Are you going to...eat that-Ok, you are." Umbra gave her no time before swallowing a chicken whole.

"Umbra?" Snow called out to him, trying to make him slow down. "Can you try to be more...civilized while eating?" She reached a hand towards a piece of pork, but the wolf placed his hand over it first and growled at her; a warning not to touch his food. "Ok..."

The fact that he was even acting that way to his Queen was a big enough flag to make everyone understand not to touch his food. Then finally, after running out, he wiped his mouth and leaned back satisfied. "That was delicious..." He licked his lips and fingers.

"And here I thought we'd have to bring you an entire cow at first." Leonna said, her appetite cut short by his onslaught. "Turns out you'd eat the whole cattle."

"Is there one nearby?"

Leonna snorted hearing him, but Snow did not find that funny. "You could watch your manners more."

"Manners? Sorry to tell you this, but something like that doesn't really exist in my vocabulary" The wolf replied.

"Of course it doesn't" And Snow sighed hearing him. "Anyway, now that you ate it is time for your little...' vet' visit."

He perked up hearing her, something in him snap. "My what to where?" Before he could inquire more questions, he found himself between a rock and a hard place when he saw Snow smile to him. She...was going to enjoy what was coming, was she not?"

Oh yeah, she is. Snow was trying her hardest not to laugh while Umbra was struggling with the scientist as the poor man tried to examine his strange physiology. Eventually, it was over, and Umbra could breathe easy. Well, as easy as he could seeing as he was really pissed about the whole ordeal and didn't really hide it. But let's be real, the one who hated this the most was the poor scientist. Poor guy had to go home after he was done for fear of his life, so another man took over. But this one at least didn't seem like a total pushover.

"So?" Umbra asked with his arms crossed across his chest. Barely able to wait to be able to go out of here. "Care to tell me the bad news I already knew?"

"You cannot afford to take your real form anymore as it accelerates the process for the cells to die." Damn...this one was blunt. Umbra even grits his teeth and almost erupted into a tantrum, but Snow calmed him to the best of her abilities. The last thing they need is Umbra shredding the poor man to little pieces.

"Uhm. Sir? Care to elaborate?" Snow asked.

"There is not much to elaborate, miss." He put his hands in his pockets. "Your pet here is decaying, and stress over the cells, like the one provoked by his shifting, is only making things worse. If he keeps changing shape like that he will die in no more than 3 days, with or without his excessive meat-diet"

"Great!" Umbra shouted."Not only am I dying, but now you tell me I will die looking like a human? Someone shoot me and end it already!"

"Wait!" Snow interjected. "Something in your voice tells me there's more, right?" The man's lips curled up into a smirk.

"Go fuck yourself..." And so the wolf howls.

"While Vibros hurts Lycani," The man continued, ignoring Umbra's colorful language. "the same does not hold true for radiation. In the past, nuclear weaponry was used on them and proved to be ineffective in terms of long-term radiation damage."

"Well duh!" Umbra said. "That stuff is nothing more than a tan for us."

"Right." The man adjusted his glasses. "Which is why we can use Crimson Vibros with you."

"Crimson Vibros?" Snow echoed hearing this. There is no such thing as Crimson Vibros. Vibros is GREEN in color, not crimson. So just what was this guy saying? "What is that?"

"During the earlier stages of Vibros development, we have found out that it can be mixed with nuclear particles as well. A simple procedure, but a useless concept. Crimson Vibros is not as efficient as the one we currently possess; for energy and combat alike. So it was never mass-produced. Plus that it is harmful to the human body."

"But?" Umbra raised his brown.

"But since the radiation does not affect you, and it still has the Vibros properties that affect the Lycani, a weapon can be made for you with it."

"A weapon?!" Umbra snapped. "Do you think I have become so helpless as to need one?!" He was shouting, outraged at the man. "What could I possibly use it for?"

"Umbra, please, stay down!" The wolf heard and obeyed, as usual. But his anger was still boiling, and it was not going to let up any time soon. The man simply chuckled, knowing Umbra cannot touch him with the girl there. "Please, go on sir."

"Of course. The weapon will be of your design of course-" Umbra put a hand to his mouth.

"My design? Well, you should've started with that. For a moment I thought you'd force a pitiful gun in my hands." He grabbed him by the shirt and threw the poor guy over his shoulder. "Come on, four-eyes. It is time for you to prove how useful you are." All that self-confidence just went down the drain for the man. Snow was not helping him, and she was even following. He and his big mouth got him into trouble.

It was no earlier than mid-night when Umbra received his weapon and decided to give it a go. A strange mechanical contraption on his back, and a wide grin on his face. The man from earlier sweating bullets next to Snow as he remembered Umbra's threats if the weapon is not to his liking. Well, this was the moment of truth.

Umbra threw his arms forth, the contraption extending over his arm until 2 red energetic blades came out at the end above his fist. He checked them out, smiling as he saw them. Then he tried them on a few targets they prepared, leaping on them as he would in his original form and cutting them down one by one. He knew this won't be as easy with moving targets, but it was still going to be fun.

"I like them." He said as he retracted the blades. "You will get to see the sun, four-eyes." Umbra walked to the door and walked out, Snow following shortly after. The man collapsed on his knees as he finally left. That was stressful on so many levels, it was not funny anymore.

Snow and Umbra eventually reached their dorm, and Leonna just had to ask for a demonstration from Umbra regarding his new threats. They were warned not to use them much due to anyone around maybe catching cancer, but hey, what did he care? He showed them anyway. Only briefly though as Snow made him put them away.

But now came the big day. They were going to be shipped out soon to Red Cross, but first a quick stop at Chernobyl to kill another general. The only issue was, Umbra did not know who until Snow told him.

"BLACK WIDOW?!" And he was not happy to hear it. "No way! The brood mother is just...too much." This was a first; The Terror of the Night seems to hesitate.

"Hey, why you chickening out here for?" Leonna asked looking at him. " You just have to go there and beat her ass, right? Besides, it's not like this one can fly or anything like that, so you will be on your own turf for once." She had a point, but that was not what was bothering him.

"Is not that. The widow is a spider-type." Umbra said. "Worse than that is the only 'female' one beside the Queen which can produce offsprings. But they are just spider-type sergeants, and they are incapable of fighting in the light of the sun. As blind as they get those guys."

"Ok, so you are outnumbered. So...?"

"1000 to 1"

"YOU HAVE TO BE JOKING!" Leonna shouted in distress. "And how many are you going to be? 5? That is not even close!"

"I'm sure the general has a plan." Snow said trying to calm her. "We wouldn't be going to destroy the blockade if it was possible, right?" Umbra sighed.

"Fire."

"Pardon?" Snow looked at him, as did Leonna. He just said something that might help.

"If we blow up the tunnels somehow and make them collapse, the fire destroying the cells and allowing for the falling rocks to finish the job, then Widow is done for." Snow was nothing short of surprised by that. But assuming they can get in there to blow stuff up-wait. Blow it up with what, exactly?

"Mind telling us what we will use to do that, please?" Snow asked.

"Simple. Chernobyl use to be some nuclear power plant, no?"

"Yeah, until it blew up. " Leonna added, pointing out the tragedy.

"What you humans were ignorant of, however, was a supply of uranium still present underneath the reactor. We found it and took it deep in Widow's lair so you cannot use it." Umbra said, surprising the 2.

"Are you saying we should trigger Chernobyl 2.0? Didn't radiation have 0 effects on your kin?" Leonna asked looking at him with questionable eyes. " Besides, humans can really get close to that stuff without protection anyway."

"But I can" Umbra pointed out. "Once we trigger the damn thing we will have to be fast, for the brood mother is not exactly kind to intruders."

" What about you though?" Snow asked looking worried. " Won't you die in the explosion?"

"Not if we get a timer. " Umbra said pointing out the obvious. " I just need enough time to get in and out. But there are also Lycani on the surface."

"Guessing that's where the escort comes in?" Leonna asked. She might not be able to join them, but that didn't put her down. "While you're all cool going in there, they keep the uninvited guest at bay outside, right?"

"Not exactly. There is only a handful of them on the surface, so I can deal with them before going in. It's better that way since it lowers the chances of the brood mother to detect us." He was recalling the layout of the place. " Owls. Owl-type sergeants are what we will need to shoot down."

"What then?" Snow asked looking at him. Despite him being no older than them in human years, he was over twice their age in Lycani ones. He had more experience than them and was a better strategizer.

"Once we blow up that joint we'll simply continue to Red Cross. Period." Umbra said. "We get the weapons, ready the defenses here, then, ultimately, prepare to give my Ex-Queen a visit."

"Sometimes I wonder who is worse, you or them. " Leonna said as she laid on the bed and yawned. "But anyway, Ima be seeing you tomorrow, guys. Peace." She went to sleep.

"You better rest as well. " Umbra said to Snow as she only stood and watched. "This trip is going to be tiring both physically and mentally."

"...Why are you doing all this?"

"Excuse me?"

"Why are you doing this?" Snow repeated the question, stress visible along with frustration. "Ever since you took out Shadow Wing you've fought with us and obeyed me! ME! Why? And don't give me that Queen shit again!" She was really unwinding. "Just...what is YOUR end goal here."

Umbra growled slightly, narrowing his eyes at her. It seems she was starting to seep more and more into his mind. But he was as well into hers. "I guess I cannot hide certain things from you anymore. Day by day, you've only dug deeper into my mind. I feel it. Yet, only now do you find the courage to ask me." He smirked sadistically. His true nature.

"What do you want?" She repeated the question, her eyes blackening at him and voice going towards an alien violent tone to her.

"To kill." A simple answer from him. "Humans had become too boring after a decade of slaughter. But when I killed one of my own once out of a mistake, the satisfaction was...God...I do not know how to describe it" So this is why...Just like a human serial killer who kills for pleasure. For him, humans were no different than animals. But his own kind? "But I was kept under watch ever since." His voice turned sour. "They all feared what I might do to them. Do you think all those troops who came for me in the past wanted to rescue me? Not in the slightest. They wanted to kill me; Shadow Wing, Abyss Dweller, Black Widow, and many others. They all know of me and my terror, and won't hesitate to kill me...well, 2 are already gone" He chuckled.

" You are-"

"Sick?" He continued, almost like reading her mind. Snow took a step back at him, the monster underneath showing itself again. "Maybe I am. But what is it for you, Snow? Your own father was a victim to us." Snow's eyes shot open hearing him. Just how deep was HE into HER mind?!

" Don't dare to bring up my father!" At times like these, she was glad Leonna sleep with earplugs. "He died killing the monsters like you!" She pointed at him, finally unloading the stones on her chest. "You and your kind did this to mankind! You killed without stop! You brought war! How many more have to die before you are satisfied?!" Her eyes began to tear. "My life and my mother's was so tough after he was gone. I couldn't work because of my heart, so my mother was forced to do the same to take care of me...I was so useless."

Umbra grabbed her chin, making her look at him. "But not anymore...you are becoming stronger while I am getting weaker, just as Anderson said." His eyes went black. "You called me a monster, but now...you are one as well. So how about you act like it more?"

She slapped his hand away. "Down on your knees!" She ordered him and Umbra obeyed. She still held power over him, and he had nothing against it. "I won't turn into a monster, you hear me!"

Umbra chuckled as his gaze faced the floor. "But you already are...Your body is, at least."

"Shut up!" Again, he obeyed. "From now on you won't dare speak of my father, mother, or anyone related to me that have died fighting your kind, understand?"

"As you desire..." He said in a soft, obedient tone.

"Go to sleep." She ordered further. "We will talk more tomorrow. And also, once we reach Red Cross, you are to remain mute all the time, got it?"

He frowned a bit. "Yes, Snow..."

And just like that, they went to sleep, the wolf sleeping on the floor in his human form while Snow went to sleep angry. Umbra crossed a line there, but that's what he wanted. He was deeper into HER mind than she was in HIS. Umbra was trying to turn Snow into him; sadistic monster lusting for death. Or at least something close. Something wilder. Yes, he wanted to be unhinged alongside her. He wanted to unleash something in her.

But she was still resisting...She had a strong will if anything. But it was so annoying to deal with. Oh well, it will come undone one day. They all do.

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