Note: Hello, all. Here is the next chapter. I'm still thinking about that Toji No Miko x Sinister story. I need to plan it since I'm having trouble figuring out how I want it to start.

Chapter 7

Days ago.

"I'm tired," was all Francisco said. After a month of constantly running around and fighting, he was already feeling like he was about to drop at any moment for the second time. He remembered how powerful he was when he first had the virus. Now he's become an empty shell of his former self. He hated that he's become dependent on drugs in order to survive. Good thing he was in a forest away from people. He didn't want to talk to anybody.

When he fell for the first time, he woke up in a local clinic. The doctor was surprised at how he has managed to survive given the number and size of the wounds. He did his best to stitch up all of the wounds. Francisco looked at himself in the mirror and saw someone very different. His face had stitches. After looking at the stitches on his face and body, he realized that his healing ability has diminished. On top of that, his other abilities have also failed. He's glad to have defeated the other members of Project Douglas. If another member was left, he wouldn't survive.

"Piece of shit!" Francisco angrily said as he threw the broken shotgun. The barrel was bent unnaturally so now it was useless. The ammo was now a waste so he threw those out as well. He lost the handgun a long time ago when it fell into a river at night. Apparently, the virus does not help with seeing in the dark, even if the eyes glowed red. As he stared at the shotgun, he heard something land. When he saw the creature, he quickly hid behind a tree.

"What the hell is that? That doesn't look like anything I've seen before," Francisco whispered. He clenched his fists because he knows he is going to fight knowing that this fight might be his last. When he looked at his hands, he saw that the claws on his left hand had come out completely while the one on his right came out partially. This wasn't new to him. Several of his past fights did he face this issue. What he would do is forcefully pull the claws out. This of course would cut his left hand. This wasn't the time for it since it was time-consuming. Why did it have to happen now? He took a virus extension pill from the bottle and swallowed it.

The monster was looking around. It was hard to tell if it was looking for something specifically. It heard a yell and quickly turned around to see that Francisco was quickly running up to it. He used his claws to stab the beast in its chest. He pulled out his left hand and violently stabbed it in the same place again. Immediately after stabbing it with the claws on his left hand, he pulled out his right hand and stabbed it in the same place. He followed this pattern as he pushed the monster back with every strike. After a few stabs, he slashed it across its 'face' with the claws on his left hand before coming in with the right. He followed with a stab where the rib cage was supposed to be.

"What the fuck are you?" Francisco asked as his face was inches from the monster's speaker driver face. He wondered if he was really doing damage since it didn't have scars. The monster clenched its fists and claws that were made of steel came out. It quickly lifted its left hand and stabbed Francisco on the right side of his chest.

"Gahhh!" He yelled. His opponent lifted him and threw him to the ground. It pulled its hand out and pointed its blades towards Francisco. The monster's hands came down fast and he quickly acted. He crossed his claws together so the monster's claws would get lodged with his own. Francisco pulled away and rolled out of the way as it stabbed the ground.

Francisco quickly got up and slashed his opponent across the face. The two were then involved in a skirmish of stabbing and slashing each other. When Francisco tried to run away to make some distance, the monster took this opportunity to slash his back. Francisco fell to his knees in pain. The monster stabbed him with both hands, lifted him and threw him. He was slammed onto some trees. A phone fell out of his pocket in the process.

"Come on… Come on…" Francisco pleaded as he shakily pulled out a pill from the Feral Savage container. He swallowed the pill and put the container away. He was shocked to find out that the pill had no effect on him. He slashed the tree near him in frustration. When he looked up, he had to brace himself because it looked like the monster was about to throw a tree at him. To Francisco, this was the most ridiculous thing he'd seen all day. The monster hurled the tree at him and he jumped out of the way.

"Alright. I'm tired of you already," Francisco said. He dashed towards the monster and stopped on the dime when he saw that it pulled out two okatanas out of nowhere. Francisco was dangerously close to the monster and immediately regretted it. The monster swung an okatana and Francisco tried to block the strike with his left hand. The slash was powerful enough to break the claws on his left hand. Francisco fell to his knees and yelled in pain as he clutched his left hand. The monster used an okatana to impale Francisco near his shoulder. Knowing he won't fight back, the monster started dragging him, with the okatana still in him, to where the tree was. Finally, the monster lifted Francisco and slammed him with intense force on the broken roots of the tree.

"Arghhh!" Francisco yelled. The monster's okatanas disappeared and it pulled its claws out. It stabbed him twice. It put its claws away and started walking away. Francisco wondered if attacking it was a mistake. Maybe it retaliated because it was attacked.

"You… bastard…" was all he said.

"Well done," said a familiar voice. Francisco knew that voice all too well. Out of the shadows of the dense woods came MacArthur. "Francisco. It's been a while. I'm glad you got to meet the destructive power of the Virus Aradama Tyrant. VAT for short."

"How… are... you back?" Francisco said between breaths. He was too weak to be surprised by his return. MacArthur was right in front of him.

"I could tell you but it doesn't look like you have the time left to hear all of it. You know. It doesn't have to end here. You can keep on living if you join me again."

Francisco did not answer. He looked down to see a root sticking out of him.

"Very well," was all MacArthur said. He started walking away and crouched down to pick something up. "I don't know how you managed to defeat the rest of my children."

Francisco started to write on the ground with the claw that reached. He wrote 'Danger VAT'.

He was going to write 'MacArthur' but his hand stopped moving.

"He could've joined me to live longer but it was his choice," MacArthur said. The remaining Elite Guards stood there not saying a word. "I must be off. I came for what I needed."

MacArthur pulled out a container of noro that seemed to shine brighter than usual. It was the size of a coffee thermos. MacArthur's facial expression as he showed the stolen noro was not one of joy or victory. It was a rather straight face. He must've been sure that he was going to get his hands on the noro that it did not come as a surprise.

"President Takatsu!" Maki yelled. "What did you do to her?!"

"Don't worry, child. I didn't kill her or anything," MacArthur replied nonchalantly.

What's taking the other Toji so long?! Kaoru impatiently thought.

As MacArthur put the container away, everybody nearby heard a yell. They all tried to find the source of it. Before they knew it, Tagitsuhime had come out of nowhere and impaled MacArthur with both of her okatanas.

"GAHHH!" MacArthur screamed as the aradama princess twisted the blades.

The VAT pulled out its okatanas and prepared to fight.

"No! Don't fight her!" MacArthur signaled for the VAT to stand back. At this command, the VAT's okatanas disappeared and continued to stand just as it has been for the duration of the encounter.

"You! Used me!" Tagitsuhime said in sheer anger. "I bring you noro from shrines all over Japan and for what? To create that thing?"

"I said I'd help you reach your goal, didn't I?" MacArthur said as he suppressed the pain. "I was still trying to make it happen but it looks like you are impatient so I will end it!"

MacArthur pulled the okatanas out of himself. He clenched his fists and metallic claws came out of his gauntlets. "I don't need you anymore."

Tagitsuhime was stunned as MacArthur stabbed her with the claws on his right hand. Taking advantage of the surprised reaction, he started slashing at her. Stabbing her, disappearing and reappearing again with another slash. She tried to fight back but MacArthur was too fast. Every strike she made was blocked. Kaoru, Maki, Suzuka, and Kofuki could not believe the scene that was unfolding in front of their very eyes. When the aradama princess was weak, MacArthur picked her up and threw her to where the Elite Guards were. She landed a foot (30 centimeters) from them.

"Well. I must be off. Let's go," MacArthur said as he straightened his uniform and signaled for the VAT to follow along. "By the way, I'm leaving you all with something. Good luck."

MacArthur and the VAT disappeared into the darkness of the night.

Kaoru knelt in front of Tagitsuhime. She observed the large gashes left behind by MacArthur. Maki stood guard, with okatana in hand, since something was left there for them. The group felt sorry for the aradama princess. What has happened to her? Suzuka and Kofuki moved closer to see her. From the building, Sayaka was approaching with President Takatsu at her side. Sayaka was helping the woman walk.

"You're back!" Suzuka yelled. Kaoru looked up to see Sayaka and the President close by.

"I think... I'm going... to be okay," Tagitsuhime quietly said as she slowly got up. "If his claws were made of tamahagane steel, then it would've been the end of me."

Her sudden voice scared Kaoru and made her stand back. She pulled out her okatana. Suzuka helped Kofuki sit down and pulled out her okatana as well. The president signaled for Sayaka to let her go. Sayaka was worried why she did not say a word. Sayaka was careful and moved closer with her okatana already in her hand. Seeing the Toji ready to fight made the aradama princess sigh.

"I'm not here to fight you. That individual wanted to recruit me, is that correct? So, here I am," Tagitsuhime said with a tired expression.

"You… want to join us?" Kaoru asked. She couldn't recall a time where she was more confused.

"All I want is that man and his puppet dead."

As they tried to process this sudden turn of events, the "something" that was left for them has finally arrived. The sound of a chainsaw starting up can be heard. The unnerving sound caused everyone to feel uncomfortable. From atop of a building, a monster came down and landed in front of the pile of Toji. It stood at six feet (two meters). It was a mangled, disfigured humanoid that was hard to make out what it was exactly at first glance. It looked almost patchwork in design. Numerous tears in its muscle and bone tissue can be seen. Its face was not fully formed since it only had half a face. It had an eye and a misshapen half of a mouth with sharp teeth. The color of its 'skin' appeared to be a dark red organic material. Its pale left arm looked like a huge part of the forearm was viciously bitten off, leaving the bone exposed. The right side of the head had what looked like two sea sponges coming out of it. Its most prominent feature was its right arm. The arm was a large misshapen chainsaw that was almost the size of its body. It was fully functional. Its most vital organs were located within the 'ribs' of the chainsaw arm.

Its design left the Toji paralyzed in fear. They have seen the creature before during the presentation of MacArthur's arrival. Being somewhat acquainted with it did not make the chainsaw monster any less terrifying. It was the Ubistvo. The creature even left the aradama princess frozen.

"What is that thing?!" Kofuki yelled. She fought so many aradama of countless designs but this was on a whole other level. She missed fighting aradama-chan. She refused to call that thing chainsaw-chan.

"This is the chainsaw monster we've been told about a while ago. I forgot the name but it's extremely violent," Maki said. She tried her best to be brave but the shakiness of her hands holding the okatana was obvious. Suzuka took deep breaths to regain her composure.

"Sayaka! Kaoru! Get President Takatsu, Kofuki, and Tagitsuhime to safety!" Suzuka ordered.

"Let's go!" Kaoru yelled. Given the conditions of the ones who needed rescuing, they wouldn't be able to move fast enough.

After a short while, they were gone. Maki and Suzuka stayed behind. Maki grabbed Suzuka's hand. "Let's do this."

"Let's," Suzuka replied with confidence.

The Ubistvo rose its right arm and let out an indescribable screech. The unnerving whirring sent shivers down their spines.

Note: That was chapter 7. The Ubistvo is a monster from Resident Evil 6 and my favorite of the chainsaw enemies in the franchise. I had to look at a few wiki pages for help in how to describe it. It looks like Tagitsuhime might be joining the Toji in their efforts to bring down MacArthur. A part of Francisco's fight with the VAT is a reference to the fight between Logan and X24 in Logan. The small fight between Tagitsuhime and MacArthur is a reference to Thanos' and Hulk's fight at the beginning of Avengers: Infinity War