Chapter 53: The Drama Club Joins The Fight!

Kibi was the first one to land a hit on Riz. The anteater barreled forwards, rolling underneath a claw swipe and punching Riz in the leg, careful not to hit his crotch as that would release another flood of testosterone to make Riz even more dangerous. Riz grunted in pain, shocked by how much strength the anteater's blow carried. Most herbivores barely managed to make him wince when they punched him, but Kibi's punch actually hurt a fair bit. "OW! How the hell is he so strong!?" Riz groaned as he jumped backwards and out of the anteater's reach.

"Training! Muscle building!" Kibi cheered as he flexed his muscles.

He was considerably more toned and muscular than when he had lost his arm, and it showed. Bill snarled as he launched a surprise attack on the bear, his claws raking down Riz's back. This caused Riz to roar in pain and swat at the tiger, but Bill backflipped out of reach. "You know, for an arrogant self-centered brat, you're quite agile, stripes." Riz growled as he turned to focus his attention on his former friend.

"Arrogant? Self centered?" Bill murmured, a little insulted by the bear's words. Riz pulled his fist back and threw a punch at the feline, which Bill blocked with both of his paws holding Riz's fist back. "You're wrong, Riz! At least, you are NOW! I'll admit that I wasn't exactly the kindest animal back during the production of Adler. I made mistakes, and one big one that almost cost me my sanity. But I made up for that mistake! I swore off meat and I haven't even considered it! Now, I've become a better animal." Bill replied.

While he distracted the massive ursine, Els charged at him and rammed into his backside, causing Riz to scream as he felt the horns tear into his backside. "WHY, YOU STUPID GOAT!" Riz screeched as he kicked Bill to the ground and grabbed Els's horns that were stuck in his flesh.

With a bit of effort, he pried the horns out of his body, and they were covered in blood. Lunging forwards, he grabbed Els by the horn and grinned maliciously at her. "I heard that your species prides itself on their horns… let's see how much it takes to break them!" Riz cackled as he began to pull her horn to the side. A sickening CRACK echoed through the silence, and Els screamed as she felt her horn split in half.

There was only one thought that ran through Els's mind as she saw Riz hold the other half of her horn in his bloody paws: run. Her herbivore instincts kicked into overdrive and she bolted, whimpering and blindly fleeing the scene. "YOU BASTARD! YOU REALLY ARE A MONSTER!" Bill yowled as he shoved Riz from behind, and Tao ran forwards to meet Riz in battle, repeatedly hitting him over and over in the stomach. Each hit barely caused Riz to even flinch. It was like attacking a brick wall.

Riz kicked backwards, his foot colliding with Bill's crotch and sending the tiger sprawling to the ground. Tao, however, kept on persevering in the face of danger, and continued to attack Riz. He kept punching the bear wherever he could land a blow, and swiftly dodged his opponent's strikes and swipes. "GO, TAO! I KNOW YOU CAN DO IT!" Kibi cheered for his lover.

Tao smiled in response. "I got ya, Keebs! When this is over, let's go and get some ant shakes!" Tao chuckled as he punched Riz in the jaw, the ursine's eyes widening as he felt the painful impact of Tao's paw smashing into his nose.

Staggering backwards, Riz growled, confused and angered by the display of affection between the anteater and panther. "No, no, NO! HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE! HOW DOES HE LOVE YOU!? HE'S SUPPOSED TO HATE YOU!" Riz shrieked in frustration. He rushed forwards and grabbed Tao by the shoulders, his huge paws holding the feline's arms in place. "You RIPPED Kibi's arm off of him! He should hate you, loathe you, despise your very existence!" Riz roared, Tao getting blasted in the face by his awful bear breath, which reeked of meat.

"Oh yeah?! Well at least when I ripped Kibi's arm off I didn't DROOL AT THE MOUTH LIKE A DEPRAVED MONSTER!" Tao shot back.

"YOU'RE THE MONSTER! YOU TORE YOUR FRIEND'S ARM OFF!" Riz argued.

"It got reattached, and he forgave me! The REAL monster is YOU, Riz! You eat meat on a regular basis, I can see it in your eyes and smell it in your breath! Not to mention that you ATE YOUR BEST FRIEND!" Tao snarled defiantly.

In response, Riz broke into maniacal laughter. "Tem ASKED me to! He let me willingly devour him! It was how he and I became one! And now, I shall deliver poetic justice to you! You robbed Kibi of his arm… so now, I'll do the same to you!" Riz giggled. Tao's eyes widened in horror as he felt Riz tugging on his arm, the bear leering and grinning sadistically at him as Tao began to squirm from the pain that was developing in his arm and shoulder.

Riz slowly increased the level of effort he was putting into it, pulling harder and harder on Tao. This in turn caused Tao to squirm more and more as his arm grew more painful. Then, when Tao felt that he was about to explode, he felt something tear, and he howled in agony and terror as he saw his arm was now separated from his body, and the severed limb was in Riz's paws.

Tao could only watch in horror as Riz licked his lips and began to chew on Tao's arm. The sight was nauseating and made Tao want to throw up. As Riz bit into the flesh, he growled in glee as the flavor of meat hit his taste buds, and he began to consume the arm with increased ferocity and depravity. When Riz was finished, he no longer felt tired or worn down from the fighting he had just gone through. His wounds closed and he felt renewed with energy and vigor. Letting out a maniacal laugh, Riz began to focus his sights on Alex, until an enraged howl gave the bear pause.

"THAT'S ENOUGH, RIZ! YOU'VE GONE TOO FAR!" A familiar voice cried out in anguish and anger. The gray wolf leapt into view of everyone, earning a cheer from all of them. "LEGOSI!" They all exclaimed happily.

Legosi is finally on the scene, and he's here to kick some bear bitch butt! Don't miss the conclusion of BEASTARS: Converging Destinies!

Chapter 54: Legosi VS Riz! The Fated Conclusion!