Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark - Be Afraid Of What Calls It Home
Chapter 1
I'm trying Dartz as a villain (and Raiko as a good guy) in this story as a Pirate turned Bandit with a bone to pick with the Black Fangs, his former crew that he was the first mate of and trained most of the crew but he went too far, as far as they were concerned…he went into hiding until plotting to kill the very people who most of which he trained, emotionally scarring a few of them…he'll fight anyone to get what he wants too
"Oy…oy" a voice called out as someone sat in a Beast Meditation Chamber in the Beastkin's Republic of Porre which was usually meant to be used only by higher ups in the Military, was supposed to be stationary ESPECIALLY when in use and not flying over the ocean at Mach 2 in a drop ship that was being pursued by equally as fast aircraft
"Oy, Shark…ya ok?" A Black furred Wolf Beastkin with light gray eyes and tribal tattoos literally etched into his fur said as he wore a brown jacket fashioned to look like a Doctor's as his name was Weyland as the one flying the vehicle was a former member of the Porre Imperial Army and a rather unhinged being, a Lion known as Ronin who wielded a massive black bladed sword almost bigger than himself and served as Weyland's bodyguard but he's very sadistic, especially towards the doctor himself and tends not to like being told what to do or being insulted, which was bad when he was known notoriously in the Army to be very easily insulted
The Ghoul steps out of the chamber as Ronin put the vehicle on autopilot and fetched his clothes and tossed them to his feet "Stop asking stupid questions, doc…he's obviously not dead…not til I'm through with him"
"I'm fine…and we're outta here" the man, Dartz says as he sat up and opened one of his silver eyes "We've got a demon to hunt down"
Kami and Dartz had come here together actually but only on the mutual respect that one had what the other desired...Kami knew where to find all of the 13 total Beast Stones required to control the Beast Blades' full potential but Dartz had only found 5 and that besides the supposed 10 he was supposed to find sealed here he only located no more than five with the other five still out there, if not in Kami's possession just to spite him and three most likely in the possession of Drakko of the Black Fangs as there were 13 Beast Blades, not 10...three of the blades themselves were sealed even deeper away due to how danger they posed and all those who knew where they were, had been brutally executed after to make sure no one knew where they were hidden
Almost as if he heard Dartz' question, another drop ship pulls up beside them, it was Kami and he seemed a little too pleased with himself for Dartz' taste as he gave a salute to Ronin in a very mocking manner as Ronin, not amused about it at all, gives him the finger as he took control of the vehicle again as Kami flew off into the bright sunset with Dartz and co. not far behind him
Three years later, The X-Men will learn of Michael Darkstone through learning of Dartz when Logan noticed that the Blackbird was constantly being followed by what looked like an entire fleet of ships...he had the engines maxed as well and was moving at a snail's pace
Logan was alone on one of his usual lone-wolf missions out of the mansion…only this time, the Professor insisted that he borrowed the Blackbird instead of his bike although he also brought it anyway to get him into areas the Blackbird couldn't
Of course, Logan was suspicious, as he wasn't planning a trip out of the country but he was now on his way back home after learning why he was told to take the Blackbird, he heard that young and old mutants alike had been disappearing left and right…but mostly younger ones
This wouldn't have bothered him as much except this was happening everywhere he went with no connection between the places themselves otherwise and even some being found by Logan himself or someone showing Logan and the bodies not recognizable by the locals, almost bring even Wolverine to tears each time because he almost knew that they weren't human but mutants
As for the ships following him, he began feeling a psychic presence telling him to stop but although he could fight it, it kept coming back…it was a surprise he hadn't crashed yet…but it seems this wasn't the desire of these people as they took control of the ship at the same time, meaning they gave Logan the choice to land although they could easily make him
Alphonse Taeger was the only one Logan saw standing on the main deck…Dartz having left the crew (more importantly before he did) gave him no reason to do the same himself to surpass him though he is the only member of the crew that is almost definitely sure that Dartz was not dead when he tried to kill himself and almost took them with him, he also never lost his powers and actually became much stronger, especially from that near death experience...a rare trait in Ghouls that he and Dartz share but other may also have but haven't awakened
He was not holding the Blackbird in place but he was slowing it down to such a degree that it was not outrunning them anytime soon…this didn't do wonders for a tired, cranky and straight up pissed Logan whose been away from the Mansion for three days now and running on one day of sleep…these mutant disappearances bothered him that much now until he was worried for a moment that he would be a target as well, enough for him to be arguably in no mood to be held up by anyone who doesn't have a death wish
Taeger's eyes glowed completely gold as Lightning sparked from them much like an angry Storm as he grinned "Yo…"
"You gonna explain what the hell you Pirates want with me…or do I need other ways of persuadin' ya?" Logan asks, popping his claws as Taeger was only excited by this as he grinned evilly "Yer as good as I remember, I hope…at least as good as yer grouchy"
Logan was a bit confused by the comment as he was certain that he had never met Taeger before, even without his lack of memory even if he did "I don't remember knowin' a mutant like you…and I've been busy for three days now and running on one day of sleep"
Taeger froze mid-step and glared at Logan as if his very pride had just been insulted 'Myūtanto? Ā, watashi wa gūrudesu... Myūtantode wa arimasen.' (Mutant? Oy, I am a Ghoul...not a mutant, ya dipshit)
Logan jumps on deck, his and Taeger's eyes never leaving each other as Taeger raised one hand to bring the Blackbird safely on the deck and shut the engines off as he gestured for Logan to follow him "Follow me…the Cap'n would love a word with ya, just lose the attitude"
Logan followed Taeger as he jumped to a totally different ship and knocked on a door, making sure to tell Logan to keep his distance from it as he didn't know the Captain's current mood as Logan got to the edge of the ship and looked to the nearest ship where Taeger had jumped to then the water under him "How the hell…I can't make a jump like that!"
"I'll carry you, little man" an Orc known as Garu said as he suddenly appeared over from Logan's shadow with his magic, he wore a cowl over his head at all times, covering half his face in a shadow except for his red eyes, he wore many tribal beaded necklaces and bracelets, no shoes or shirt and a pair of pants cut at his knees…none of these were the weirdest things that caught Logan's eyes though…he had tattoos that all seemed to be moving all over his visible skin as he wielded a staff made of wood with a floating orb of purple light at the top that he blocked Logan's claws with "Don't worry, my staff may be wooden but it's not to be easily broken by the likes of you…" he didn't sound very young but didn't seem very old either
He was an Orc Mugician, one of the best Orc Magic users but he wasn't trained by Dartz like the others as he replaces Voorhees on the crew as Voors left not long after Dartz did, becoming very disillusioned with the crew and blaming them for Dartz leaving…Garu was a loner by nature but sensed that Logan was the same as he creates a portal high up in the air "The Captain will not wait forever…"
"How are we gonna reach that?" Logan asks as Garu smiles "I like you…you don't ask stupid questions…" he raises his hand and levitates Logan, throwing him towards the portal as he wasn't as scared as expected before teleporting to him halfway to the portal and catching him as they both went through the portal
Landing on another ship, Logan is dropped on the ground once Garu lands to see Taeger at a large ornate looking door
Logan walks towards Taeger as Garu remains where he is, sitting with his back to Logan as he pulled out a small satchel and placed it before him, glancing back at Logan for a moment before taking three strange looking nuts from it and tossing two to Logan "Give one to the Captain, little man…eat it"
Logan decides to see the Captain's reaction before eating it as Taeger knocked on the door again, but it opened before he could do so as Bacchus nearly knocked him out with the door as he glared at him, not too pleased about it
"I'd like a word, Logan-san…yer quite famous, even among my crew" Bacchus said coming out with a drink which he traded for the nut Garu gave him earlier as the Captain easily crushes the shell in his hand to reveal the nut and ate it like nothing…Logan tried the same thing but couldn't break it open, prying it open with one of his claws instead and ate it as Bacchus showed no reaction but Logan was fighting the urge to spit it out due to how bitter it was…probably because he felt like if he disrespected Bacchus, especially to his face, he would regret it
"Spit it out, if ya like…I know it tastes like dung" Bacchus says "Garu's gonna be pissed if he sees that though as they're from his homeland"
Logan still manages to get it down though as he sees Garu's reaction as he said to Bacchus "You just had to say that they tasted like dung, didn't you…" Logan tries to get near him but he scowled furiously before grinning "I've heard many tales of you, even among my people but never expected you to have such a strong stomach!"
He summons ice that freezes Bacchus' feet solid and threatens to freeze the entire ship but the Captain uses his Lava to melt it even easier as Taeger said "Oh, boy…Cap'n, ya know he doesn't take rejection and insults any better than you do" as he slowly unfroze Logan's feet as well
"Heard ya were investigatin' some strange deaths…" Bacchus says as Logan nods "find anything that could help so far?"
"No…obviously" Logan glared as he seemed pretty pissed about it and lacking sleep and food, cuz he forgot or was more occupied with finding these killers and giving them what they deserved…mainly because the victims were around the age of Kurt and the others back at the mansion "No trace of who it might be…"
"I heard of a sick fuck who is a mutant that's abductin' mutants and feedin' 'em their own fears before killin' 'em fer fun" Taeger explained "I didn't get a name but I ran across someone who'd cause quite a pain fer us…a Beastkin from Porre"
"What's a Beastkin?" Logan asks as the other Black Fangs began showing themselves, Drakko - a humanoid white Tiger with gray eyes - and another newcomer after Dartz' departure, Porrean thief and seducer-extraordinaire, according to everyone (as in himself) but Drakko, Cyrus, a Panther Beastkin with a pair of daggers as weapons on his waist
"Well, one of the Royal Guards and a Doctor was reported missing not long ago" Cyrus explained as he rolled his eyes "well, the Royal Guard was banished and to be put to death, so no one really cared for him but the doctor was dangerously and scarily intelligent…basically your biggest problem as Porrean Doctors, no matter what kind of doctor, were very strictly forbidden to leave Porre under any circumstances or risk death trying due to the information they had…they were seen conspiring against the state and later leaving with two suspicious looking Ghouls, one of which wore a bandana and was gravely injured in an explosion"
"So yer lookin' fer a dead person?" Logan asks as Cyrus scowled "And who said he was dead…the cunts took a whole fuckin' Healing Chamber off the ground while still in operation even though it shouldn't be once in the middle of the air, they're dead with that kind of tech in the hands of that doctor...I highly doubt that"
"Um...gentlemen..." The voice of a child said as all the Pirates glared in his direction, the boy looked innocent but had a very sinister aura to him even compared to these sadists as Cyrus asked "Boy! I thought I told you two NEVER to call me a gentleman!"
Cyrus jumps at the boy and grabs him by the face, putting a blade at his throat as the boy as the boy grinned maniacally and kicks the grown adult Beast off as another, far less human and much older sounding voice came from him, a Demon that he seems to willingly share his body with in exchange for power, it went by the name Chrom while the boy himself was referred to, at least by Chrom, as Silas
"Be careful, Kitty-Cat...you might hurt our guest" Chrom grinned as Silas' silver eyes turned a dangerous red on black with cracks in his skin around them as his teeth have sharpened as well despite not looking much different before throwing him into a wall only for him to disintegrate into black smoke and walk out from behind Wolverine like he could hide there
"Fuckin' daemon…I don't want my good looks to be tarnished before I become the richest Beast who has ever lived" Cyrus snarled as he tossed Logan a heavy satchel jingling with what seemed to be coins "That's yours, runt"
"I don't need yer pocket change, y'know" Logan says with a raised eyebrow as Cyrus growls, but respects the fact that his trust wasn't that easy to fully earn "Don't offend me…that's a hefty sack of Porrean Creds from my home, The Beastkin's Republic of Porre…exchange it with the equal amount in your currency and you'll be a millionaire…I don't walk around with pocket change and I don't steal pocket change either…besides we have a contact to meet, right Cap'n?"
Bacchus nods as they make it to closer to the Bayville docks as the Beastkins wore hoods that hid everything but their eyes, but the Ghouls had no reason to hide their appearances as the resident Archeologist and Hacksmith respectively, Ulysses and Gedharm came out with Orc Rings for himself and Garu as they put them on, taking the forms of regular humans which was as real as if they were actually human
Garu doesn't like this as he snarled "Let's make this quick this time, shall we, Archeologist?" he glared at Gedharm with a thick British accent "No pokin' yer fat nose where it don't belong…"
"Rude old Runecrafter…last time I checked, that's my job as an Archeologist" Gedharm defended before smiling "after all, knowledge is power…you wouldn't want to steal something that would get us all killed, would ya?"
He sneered at Cyrus as he made that comment as he gave him the finger "Fuck you both…I am a professional thief, unlike you…I may have an eye fer riches but already being rich gives me the common sense to know a trap when I see one…not every dabloon is worth it's price if that price is someone's life...'specially mine"
"You'd get along great with a certain Bounty Hunter I know from back home…talkin' like that" Taeger says as he, Bacchus and Rat nodded in agreement though Taeger was the only one who knew Kakuzu well enough as a miser and a man whose money took priority over all else and is not to be messed with while the others knew him through his reputation as a Bounty Hunter and the Guildmaster of the Akatsuki Bounty Hunting Guild which he formed as a boy on his own
Logan gets back into the Blackbird as once it's in the air, Drakko, Rat, Chrom and Taeger jump on to the wings and Garu, Bacchus and Gedharm move on foot, Garu, with a snap of his fingers, cloaks their ships as well as their presence from the locals as long as they weren't too far from him
"Oy, Garu-sama…care to hitch a ride, ya look tired already" Taeger smirks as Garu gave him a murderous glare and grunts as he outruns the Blackbird "I may be old but I don't need taking care of…so, I'll pass on your clearly stupid offer"
As Logan speeds it back to the Mansion for some well deserved R&R, at Bayville High, Weyland and Ronin were hiding in plain sight with the X-Men being none the wiser
Weyland used the Humanification Technique to blend in and become a teacher at the school and while Ronin had learned the same technique to become a Royal Guard back home in Porre in the first place, he had a little too much pride to actually use it and considered the Doctor weak to using such a lowly technique as it wasn't the only one of it's kind that he knew
Ronin stayed in the darkness between the X-Men and Scott's car, but he was keeping them frozen in place with his mere presence now that he has taken a nap through their entire school day, he was awake now and well aware of their presence and they had to pass him to get to Scott's car
Weyland noticed them from his window and was confused but was not so quick to become suspicious like Ronin because he took the time to get a little acquainted with them to know that they were always very careful not to tell them why they were not related by blood, besides Kurt and Rogue who were related to one another through Mystique
Ronin has had interactions with Mystique why he knew her, but was never in a romantic relationship with her since they hated one another back then and he still definitely didn't like her now which means he had at least seen Rogue as well as Kurt before but he wondered why he looked human now when he had blue fur at birth
He felt a plastic cup smack him on the head from above as he blindly threw a small blade up that narrowly missed Weyland's face as he thought of crawling up there and teaching the 'teacher' a lesson or two in respect as his murderous intent grew but towards Weyland instead of the X-Men who now passed right in front of him as he stared out at them
Kurt stopped however when he bumped the shoulder of a hooded man causing the man to drop something but Kurt to almost be knocked down by how much muscle he just walked into
Kurt noticed a red jewel clatter to his feet and was about to pick it up but the hooded fellow was much faster, swiping up his item and swinging a punch at Kurt, snarling "Watch it, brat!" but an unknown force (Dartz' subtle use of Wind Magic) sent him flying into the darkness and the arms of Ronin
"You've disturbed my morning snooze, cub…" Ronin stuck his sword in the ground right in front of Kurt causing him to see both their reflections as he brought the other clawed finger to his throat and traced where he would slit his throat open as he said to him through his reflection "Why aren't ya running yet…Cat got your tongue?" his tail reached around his waist patiently tapping on his leg and tickling Kurt's arm enough to prove that he wasn't going mad
Dartz looked at the taller Scott squaring up to fight him for whatever reason as he stood right up in his face though all he could see were his shimmering silver eyes and the growing sadistic smirk on his face
"Step…back, boy…while ya can still walk" Dartz' sclera quickly turned black and his eyes, even more silver and menacing, Scott saw that Dartz was very much like Logan, a mostly solitude fighter that has very little care for or interest in others outside of himself, which includes the two Beastkins travelling with him…even they don't know his real reason why he seeks vengeance against someone he hasn't even told them the name of yet, as it was none of their business or their immediate concern yet as far as he was concerned. and avoids a spear wielding Ghoul who was his older brother, Raiko wherever and whenever he appears
Scott stepped back once as Dartz looked at his feet then back up to him before lunging and kicking him very hard in the chest, barely holding back enough to not kill him, sending him into a pole behind him so fast the others couldn't even react before taking out one of his axes and twirling it in one hand before throwing it into the darkness, causing Ronin to deflect it into a wall near him at almost the last second with hos sword, giving Kurt enough time to teleport and leave Ronin in a cloud of blue smoke, much to the Lion's ire by how his intent to kill grew greatly but towards both the X-Men and Dartz as the bandana wearing Ghoul takes the hood off his head and pulls his axe back to him by merely raising his hand
His eyes gave the others a manic look should any of them think to make the same foolish move as Scott just did as they smartly grab Scott and leave, clearly feeling a strong murderous intent from Dartz
Dartz followed them almost all the way to Scott's car as Kurt seemed to already be there, having teleported as his and Dartz' eyes finally met and he saw that the Ghoul seemed slightly sad to see him without him outwardly showing it enough for anyone other than Kurt to notice as they drive off back to the mansion and try to keep Scott conscious
They make it back to the mansion to see all the Black Fangs outside waiting except Bacchus and Logan who were inside, Scott doesn't fall unconscious until they make it and almost crashes
Scott nearly crashed as he fell unconscious but Garu stops them from crashing with his magic as they were ordered not to enter the mansion until Scott and the others arrived apparently
Kurt was visibly alarmed by the appearance of Drakko and Cyrus more than anything as they were just like the creature that just nearly chopped him in two for interrupting a probably well needed nap
"Interesting…" Gedharm says as Garu scoffed "Hardly, Archeologist…they're teenagers, not worth fighting"
Taeger looked at Kurt then to exactly who Kurt was looking at which oddly weren't the Orcs, Gedharm and Garu but the Beastkins, Drakko and Cyrus
"Great, first a giant talking Lion, now a tiger and an ocelot" Kurt says as Chrom quickly brandishes his blade "I am a Jaguar…not an effin' Ocelot, don't know the difference between yer big cats or are ya tryin' to be a funny idiot full of blades in him?"
"Yer wastin' yer blades if yer threatenin' me that way then...throwin' 'em at my feet when I surely won't be as nice if I throw 'em back" Taeger smirked as a blade struck the ground near his feet but he didn't flinch, only narrowed his eyes "you really have weapons to waste throwin' at people's feet, don't ya?"
"He did say it was specifically a LION…" Drakko interjects as he puts his arm in Cyrus' way "Just because we don't look civilized, doesn,t mean we have to act like it"
"Watch your mouth, Zeldrisite…I am not uncivilized, I just choose not to be civilized all the time cuz it's a bore" Cyrus snarls as a man suddenly appears on the Mansion's roof wearing a black hood that no one could see his face inside
"Wow, ye sure ye lot are ADULT Beastkin's…?" the man asks almost sarcastically but with a serious tone
With Dartz and his Beastkin companions...he was still bothered and a bit put off from his crossing paths with Kurt
Dartz came into the classroom and sat across from Weyland, remaining silent and staring at the gemstone in his hand, not once even acknowledging Weyland's presence
"Earth to Dartz...you in there?" Weyland said waving a hand in Dartz' face with a chuckle as he was basically zoning out, something he never does
"I'll break my foot off so deep in yer ass, Weyland!" Dartz threatened as he finally noticed what he was doing as Ronin suddenly appeared inside at the window without Weyland noticing and Dartz caring to notice until he chuckled, even though he was pissed at Dartz right now for allowing his prey to escape as Weyland replied in shock "Why are you so angry at me...when brainless over here has too much pride to even do a partial Humanification Technique?"
"I'll have an ass kicking with both your names on it if either of ya bring that up ever again" Ronin was ready to draw his sword, but even partially doing so made Dartz kick his face through the window
"Some nerve...both o' ya...the boy is mine, not yours and definitely NOT YOURS" he pointed at Weyland then Ronin as he said something next that apparently pleased the Lion Beastkin for now "The others...I don't care what ya do with them, but the boy and his sister is off-limits"
"Shall we then?" Weyland asks with a sinister smirk as Ronin wore a blood curdling grin "I can't wait to tear some humans apart...can I tell him now?"
"Tell me what?" Dartz queried as he seemed to be the only one confused in the room as Ronin pointed one finger to the door and shot his aura out at it, as it spread throughout the room creating an invisible soundproof barrier even at the still open window he was still sitting at
"Looks like they're makin' their move again...The Dark Ones" Ronin seemed excited about this as he wants all the group's members' heads as his trophies but he didn't dare show it in Dartz' presence "Don't know and don't care why, frankly but they're targetting Humans again...and these mutants, let's just hope our client, Darkstone doesn't get jealous"
"And you chose now to tell me this?" Weyland asked, visibly alarmed as Ronin sneered at pointed his sword at him only for Dartz to put his hand over Weyland's mouth as he said "That's not all...is it?"
Ronin shook his head "Oh, I wish that was all, they're not as thinly spread out as Weyland here thought...not moving as groups of two, I don't like it either as this could mean that they're plannin' something way bigger than just killin' for the fun of it...they're lookin' for someone's attention and there's a certain member that bothers me"
"You gonna tell us who this is?" Dartz asks as Ronin warned "Ain't got a name or much of a face but he wears a hood that hides his face and the guy isn't one ya wanna put fire anywhere near this guy...he'll explode and you'll be dead...I barely escaped that guy ambushin' me"
"We should get going then..." Dartz said as he left through the window with the two hooded Beastkins not far behind
With Bacchus, Charles and Logan….Bacchus tells them everything he knows about Michael Darkstone, his former First Mate, Dartz who he can smell on Scott and the enigmatic group known as The Dark Ones and how he think they're all connected
"Here's our major problems right now…" Bacchus says as he tosses a few cards with pictures on them to Xavier's desk as they arrange themselves thanks to Bacchus heating them a certain way without touching them…the picture on them consisted of Michael Darkstone, Kami, Dartz and a set of question marks for the enigmatic group known as The Dark Ones…there were two representing the Black Fangs and the X-Men as well
"Who are these s'posed to be?" Logan asks pointing at the "?" Card as Bacchus said "Don't rush me, we'll get to them…seein' as they're the least known about here"
"Dartz…my former first mate…we don't know for sure if he's workin' fer The Mutant Collector who treats people as expendable as old Pokémon trading cards…" Bacchus pointed to the Michael Darkstone and Dartz cards respectively before venturing to the "?" Card Logan asked about earlier "It's unknown what Dartz has to do with these so-called 'Dark Ones' but he does hold a grudge against them for apparently separating him from his family and killing his father…the only person he's ever loved"
Beast stood in the the corner of the room close to the window, staring out at the Black Fangs as they remained outside the mansion "So…why are they outside…shouldn't they worry about being seen?"
"They're not to be underestimated…they can manage something as simple as hidin' from humans…those hoods hide their presence so they don't have to take a human for if they don't want to" Bacchus explains as he said "This Darkstone character…he's clearly got some screws loose, he abducts mutants and kills them…sometimes taking them back to where he took 'em from…ye mutants are his target though. He may avoid us Ghouls as we don't feel any fear fer him to manipulate with his specific 'mutation' or whatever ya call it but that doesn't mean his allies won't…it seems we got comp'ny…"
The hooded Ghoul swung the door open calmly as the curious students followed him, only then did he turn to face Kurt, who almost mistook him for Dartz with his hood off by his green hair and vengeful, almost hateful silver eyes, his name was Raiko
Raiko felt no hatred towards the X-Men themselves but he was always ready to fight and he noticed Kurt's reaction to him as he said "Captain…I believe I have some information ye would like to hear about…"
"...and who would you be?" Beast asks as Raiko doesn't seem to trust any of them, especially Xavier as he retort "Call me Raiko…I don't care what you do as long as I get revenge on the people for takin' my family from me…they're most likely the same people"
"He's Dartz' big brother" Bacchus says as Raiko places the sharp end of his spear on the Captain's shoulder with an icy look in his eyes "Oy, I don't remember givin' ya permission to share my personal business with complete strangers, Bacchus and stop with the 'big brother' crap!"
Bacchus merely smiled his threat off "Don't make threats ya can't follow through on, Raiko-san...I can very VERY easily break yer little toy spear and shove this sharp end in a place that yer gonna feel it fer a very long time...and will" he warned as Raiko's eyes narrowed as he also chuckled "I meant it when I said ya weren't gonna catch me off guard again...old man"
The two smiled as Raiko looked a bit angered by the Captain and Logan did NOT trust either of them enough to be around his students yet
Suddenly the programme on the television changed and something caught both Raiko and Logan's attention though it admittedly bothered Logan much more as it was much closer to home
The news spoke of several dead bodies appearing all over Bayville and the outskirts of the city, Raiko looks at Logan's reaction closely and he could see that he was crying…seeing one of his students in place of who was really dead there
Bacchus was also baffled and a bit annoyed by the news as well as the fact that the media decided to show them in such horrific detail…
Raiko was only bothered that this was on tv for others to see but he has seen so much death that this was literal child's play to him and this seemed a bit too intentional to him, these killers seemed have even called the people from the media themselves and he knew this only because he has seen it all before...it was almost like they were either cocky, straight up dumb or they were trying to send a message and not a good one
"Get in here...don't make me come getcha" Raiko looked behind him with wide uncontrollable eyes as his Kakugan activated, turning his sclera black as Kurt came in as well as Scott as Kurt asks...albeit terrified of what the Ghoul's reaction would be "That man we saw...he looked a lot like you...but younger, do you know him and why he seemed to look terrified when he saw me?"
"So ya did see him...he's my younger brother and yer bodyguard's...mmm, former bodyguard I should say" Raiko explained to Kurt as he waved his palm over Kurt's Image Inducer causing him to come out of his disguise he usually wears to school "There ain't no reason fer ya to hide what ya are from me"
"Hey, I won't let you hurt my friend!" Kitty says as she phases through Raiko from behind, standing between him and Kurt, leaving the Ghoul disgusted and touching himself like he lost something then scowling at her
"If I wanted to hurt any o' ya...ya wouldn't have seen it comin'...move, girl" he reached for Kitty but knew she went intangible by how he stopped but caressed her cheek like she was still was tangible...once she was though he grabbed her ear and whispered "I'm in NO MOOD fer kids gettin' on my nerves right now, get out..."
That scare Kitty to her core for some reason as she left and Kurt tried to stop her only for Raiko to say "So soft...a little tough love won't kill sometimes, y'know Logan"
"Don't ever do that again...or we're gonna have some issues" Logan met his eyes from where he was leaned against the wall with his arms folded, nails digging into one of his arms and trembling as Kurt has seen Logan angry before but NEVER this angry as Jean asked "Are...you alright, Logan?"
"I wish I could lie to ya, Jeannie but..." Logan merely shook his head that he was far from okay
Elsewhere, Bane Asakura and friends were in Bayville and thought that they should do their own investigation into these murders as night fell upon them...before they go to meet the X-Men
"Wow...these guys aren't as thorough as I thought they would be..." A man said looking over the body with Yamamoto and Ryuken as his piercing and unflinching stare scanned the body with almond coloured eyes and what looked like black face paint in a large line across his eyes as he growled "A kill like this is pointless...just butchering a human and leaving him to bleed out and rot is pointless and such a waste..."
"How do humans not know that you're NOT one of them when you talk like that, Orochi…you don't even care how young some of these victims are" Scar scowled as Orochi scowled "and I would care what a human thought...why?"
Orochi was not just a powerful Ghoul, but a dangerous one in both tactics and that the G.E.C consider even more dangerous than the likes of Juugo due to the fact that he actually hates humans whereas Juugo doesn't...at least as long as they don't bother him or his work in any way, form or fashion
"Let's get this over with…I'm starting to get fed up o' this guy" Bane said as Yang added "You're not the only one…"
"Shin should be coming to pick us up and go somewhere…that could help shed some light on these strange deaths, right?" Orochi asks as Scar says "yes, but you don't have to stay with us"
"Don't patronize me…I have to" Orochi says as his eyes had a slit in each like a snake and Scar sees him smile for the first time…staring viciously at the dead body "I want to know who's responsible for this and make them SUFFER"
As if on cue, a portal appears across from them as Yang walks out and Bane is sent flying out as Shin steps out with his hands in his pockets and a demented look on his usually blank face
Bane collides with the wall then the ground with a thud as he asked "Asakura…wave that hand in my face again and I'll have it removed and you don't want to know how, do you?"
"No…I don't think so…" Bane said as Shin's dark purple aura only grew in his annoyance "Fine…let's go"
Shin creates a portal that brings them to the middle of the street, right across the street from the Xavier Institute and the Black Fangs Pirates at the front…to say that Scar didn't like Taeger and Shin hated Pirates in general…was an understatement to put it lightly
Bane and friends leave the portal and end up across town, looking at the Xavier's Institute for Gifted Youngsters as he looked at Shin and Scar to see that they were ready to go on an all-out war
Taeger still kidnapped and forced Scar to be his apprentice although he was already a Ghoul at birth and somewhat aware that he may not be the only one in his family that was a Bloodborn Ghoul (A Ghoul that was never born human)
He was supposed to be in the Ghoul prison known as The Crypt, though no one, including one of it's enigmatic, very cruel and sadistic warden's that knew the prison inside and out even if he couldn't see, Shin knew how he got out to rejoin the Black Fangs just prior to Dartz betraying them…he didn't really care though as he had no qualms breaking him in half to put what's left of him and the other Black Fangs back in a cell...the Crypt was a Ghoul prison, so the Beastkin's among them would have to be sent to a place that was tied (barely) with The Crypt for the worst prison ever, The Cage where nothing leaves...be it dead or alive and they only had one wardin who wasn't known to be friends with anyone and despised Shin himself for some reason though he never leaves his respective prison either
Shin scowled as Scar looked even more pissed once they stood across from the Black Fangs, Taeger grinning but growling as his golden eyes seemed to shimmer 'Saigo ni... Ikutsu ka no goraku' (Finally...some entertainment)
Bane quickly got in front of the two to prevent a fight here 'Nē, watashitachiha tatakai no tame ni koko ni konakatta, oboete imasu ka?' (Hey, we didn't come here for a fight, remember?)
'Soshite koko de watashi wa watashi no tsuitachi ga koreijō ekisaitingu ni naru koto ga dekinai to omoimashita...' (and here I thought my day couldn't get any more exciting...) Taeger snarled as he cracked his knuckles and took his time walking towards the newcomers
"Out of my way!" Scar snapped as Shin tossed Bane behind him as they charged at Taeger with Bane's shadow behind Scar when they heard a voice and Taeger began sprinting at them but it was too late
So disrespectful...ye wanna fight somebody so bad, how about this old Salamander?
The mansion door was flung open as Bacchus grabs Scar by the jaw and choke slams him into the ground with almost enough strength to put him through the asphalt itself and the threat "So much as twitch and I'll take yer jaw clean off, boy"
Taeger's speed towards them only increased however as he had no fear of even the Captain but Bacchus closes the gap between them in seconds and sends him spinning through the air with a backhand slap to the face as he manages to flip mid-air and land on his feet to see the area where he was slapped was smoking
"Disrespect me around these people, Taeger and I can and will make ya instantly regret it..." Bacchus snarled as he said "I called 'em here...anyone else got or want a problem with that?!"
Everyone, both Black Fangs and Bane's companions except Shin and Orochi shook their heads as Bane came up to the literally smoking Captain and touch his shoulder only to burn himself "You can cool off now, Bacchus-sama..."
'Anata wa korera no hitobito ga watashitachi no... Mondai de watashitachi o tasukeru koto ga dekiru to iimashita ka?' (You said these people could help us with our...problem?) Yamamoto asked as Bacchus said "well, seein' as they're mutants...and this was gonna become their problem sooner or later anyway...something like that, yeah"
"What would be our problem...?" Kurt asks while keeping his eyes on Drakko and Chrom as the mischievous Chrom came to his side "This Darkstone fella...is a mutant...one of you and most of his entourage is as well, then they're the probability that a certain spinach haired maniac might be joinin' the fray with a sociopathic former Ghoul Lord"
"Don't call Dartz that..." Raiko says as his and Kurt's eyes met and he could sense that Kurt was scared of him but knew that he could sense that he meant him no harm "You're a demon, kid...'bout time ya start actin' like it"
"Don't call him that!" Logan growls as Raiko said, unfazed by Logan or his threat "I have no reason to lie about his heritage"
Kurt merely looks at Raiko and Logan before teleporting away when Raiko grabbed his wrist, teleporting with him
In Kurt's room, Raiko had Kurt with his spear at his throat and holding on to his tail...he knew his potential and hated that he was still so weak...
"Don't try that again..." Raiko warned sternly as he pinned him to his bed with his foot and put his spear at his throat...his spear, Ronin was very sharp and never dulled so he could slice Kurt to ribbons with a flick of his wrist if he wanted to as he held Kurt's tail in the other hand to ensure that he won't risk teleporting again, but not hurting him if he doesn't have to
"Vhat do you vant with me?" Kurt asks, clearly terrified as Raiko removing his hood with a weak breath of wind magic from his mouth to show his short green hair and even less pleased looking, piercing silver eyes "Where. Is. My. Brother?"
"I don't know" Kurt was having a panic attack as Rogue busts in and rushes at Raiko who turns at used the same Kakugan ability Dartz used on Scott but instead of putting her to sleep, he paralyzed her in place with the words "Don't move"
"Hn...you're still weak...this has to change before your father arrives" Raiko says as he caressed Rogue's face before grabbing Kurt's tail and squeezing "Show no weakness...or I swear..."
He quickly dodges a shadow as Bane said at the door "let them go...while I'm still calm"
Raiko obliges and released the two, apparently Bane was their bodyguard but Raiko was solely responsible for crafting them into brick walls, he trained them on how to take care of themselves as well as judged them based on how well they can do it without his or Bane's help and was no nonsense which he has to be given that their father doesn't think very highly of his and always has a demon literally over his shoulder ready to kill him before he betrays him like Dartz did, an extreme precaution seeing as Raiko has come to blows with this particular demon before and was notoriously hard to kill anyway, even for a Ghoul
"No wonder they hate you...you're too harsh on them!" Bane snarls as Raiko replied "Excuse me? Isn't that my job?"
"How are they gonna be able to face threats that will kill them, if they think their biggest threat is you?" Bane snarls as Raiko was inches from his face as he snarls, now pissed as he hissed "What's that supposed to mean?!"
"Exactly what I said..." Bane snarls "That's probably why you're so short"
Raiko snaps at that as he swings his spear at Bane's throat, he was so angry that he was shaking "call me whatever ya want but don't ya DARE call me short!"
Raiko and Bane's auras burn as the two looked ready to fight as Raiko says "I get blue and ye take the girl...I'll call yer Bounty Hunter buddy, Kaku-what's-his-face and he'll determine yer reward or punishment, how 'bout that?"
"You mean miser-san Kakuzu?" Bane corrects him as Raiko rolled his eyes "Whatever...I'm not his mother...ye up to it?"
Bane nods "yes, but I do call him a miser for a reason...I still trust you more than him"
"Aw, I'm touched" Raiko says sarcastically as Kurt says "I don't remember agreeing to zis..."
"Quiet...the decision's already been made and it was never yours to make" Raiko says poking him in the forehead with two fingers, something that felt familiar for some reason "We ain't losin' either..."
"What did we just get ourselves into..." Rogue asks herself as she and Kurt look at each other
Elsewhere, across the world...the nefarious group known as The Dark Ones are up to no good...as for the first time something has caused all it's members to meet in person in The Beastkin's Republic of Porre
Most of the members of the Dark Ones wore hoods to hide their appearence though many of them didn't
Not that many of them cared, whoever saw them here would not leave...even if they're not killed, the hooded Ghoul crouched on a branch as many of his cohorts wore the same hood as him or didn't...the hoods were supposed to hide their magic from others but his magic was still bleeding out of it but he avoided it by suppressing it on his own
With him were the other Dark Ones...Garuru, a Beastkin from Zeldris, the same place as The Black Fangs' Drakko as well as the so-called lone wolf of the group who was a wolf with white fur with blue patters that almost look like flames (he looks like WereGarurumon from Digimon, hence his name as well)
The voiceless terror, Ukai/Roman, who was a mute Orc who doesn't fight with anything but his two bare hands unlike the rest of his kind and the unofficial leader of the group, his reasons for being a member of the Dark Ones was because he was promised a spot at the very top once they ruled the world
Priest, a Ghoul who claims to be a man of the church but has a demon sealed within him against his will as punishment for meddling in the affairs of demons but the real threat behind The Dark Ones' agenda, he constantly tries to kill the demon but although he was a very powerful Light Magic user as well as a Binge Eater, the demon has made itself so amalgamated to his body that they were almost one in the same although he has sealed it deeper within himself, it was done at the price of his immortality as a Ghoul, doesn't make him any easier to kill though
There was Jigoku, an Orc of half-Japanese decent as well as part Oni who many have claimed to be dead multiple times on multiple different occasions before but somehow he's still alive, hates the Black Fangs' Orcs and especially former Black Fang, Voorhees, he was smart but not the most intelligent and very prone to losing his temper
Janus, a fallen angel seeking to get his wings (or rather his place in heaven since he still physically had his wings but is unable to go back to his heavenly status) back after his fall from grace and the destruction of those clocest to a demon turned higher-ranking-than-him Angel known as Aegis who is determined to never stop hunting him down
Reyleigh the Relentless, who happens to be the only Human member of the group but deadly none the less as well as feared by most of them due to his vast knowledge of how to break people, his unnatural tenacity, his many artifact that can bring him back to life even if one of them should manage to kill him, a respectable feat in and of itself, and his hatred of Ghouls
Luciano Shiba, a tall man with a slender physique and his eyes always closed, a trait most men of the Shiba Clan had though he wasn't blind and is the smartest member of the group, and equally dangerous with his knowledge of different medicines and poisons as well as many clans, he was a Ghoul but tends to absorb people completely than simply eating them, a fate that he makes sure is much more painful with his experimentations both on himself and his victims
The hooded Ghoul raised a hand close to his face and shook his head, he's been reliving visions of Dartz and Raiko's childhood through visions with him seeing through the eyes of who he believes to be their father, Rei but that should be impossible as his name was also Rei...Dartz' amnesiac father who should be dead and as far as the brothers are concerned is long dead hence Dartz' hatred of The Dark Ones and Raiko's pursuit of revenge as apparently they both both watched him die and didn't forget...Luciano apparently saved his life but he was sure now that he was not a Clone of Rei but the real one
Giriko was a large Ghoul with a foul temperment and a sadistic personality, he wielded a sword he custom built specially to rip his victims apart as painfully as possible, he loathed prey that were quiet and tended to be a dealer of sorts, custom building weapons and selling them to anyone without a licence to do so, making him wanted by both Beastkin and Orc authorities despite him being neither of those things, he had zero qualms killing anyone...one sword he refuses to part ways with however is a massive Zweihänder, a sword even longer that the already very tall Giriko is tall which he modified to have a revolving saw blade fitted over the existing blade of the cursed weapon, despite it's weight even without his added modification, he can swing the two-handed sword just as easily with one hand or carry it via a large magnet on his back that he almost never uses anyway since there was no point making a scabbard for it that he'd never use, he only used the magnet now because he was with the other Dark Ones now, he was Japanese but never spent time there as the Ghoul Lords, J'onn and Kami respectively never saw eye to eye with him and his way of selling weapons to the most evil people, including Kami himself at one point, though it was to keep an eye on him while he was still Ghoul Lord
Jericho, like Rei, Janus, Jigoku, Ukai/Roman and Reyleigh wore the hoods that hid their magic or at least the pressure of it alone, he was also the group's financier, he wasn't greedy but he was very spiteful...he would actually prefer to be robbed to his face than to be cheated as his Scythe might have to do the talking...Porre was a place filled with scum anyway, so even if someone here knew their identities, they would fit in with the scumbags and deviants that called this place home, he was the sadist of the group...well, they were all sadists but he liked going over and beyond and hated it here
Reyleigh decides that he's had enough of Rei's secrecy "You...you have no right or business wearing that hood...take it off and hand it over NOW" he pointed at Rei as a smile was seen under his hood as a lock of green hair fell beside it "How 'bout ya come 'ere and take it, human?"
Reyleigh reached behind him for his weapon "Gladly..." but Jericho put an arm on his shoulder "Don't...even if you can revive yourself multiple times should he kill ya, the outcome will still be the same...with you dead in whatever creative way he chooses to end ya"
Luciano and Ukai both put an arm in Rei's way as a silver aura burned around him as Jigoku smirked "Baka...you're wasting time and what of that repugnant crew of pirates we keep seein' everywhere...former companions to Chief Voorhees?"
"I'll deal with them myself..." Rei said as a warning to Jigoku "you just worry about keeping the Orc Chief wrapped around yer finger enough to not notice their deaths...I'd hate to be interrupted"
Jigoku turns to leave as do the others as many of them had places they were supposed to be, but Rei decides to stay in the city a little longer as he was the only one walking away with Luciano still at his side
"You're still here..." Rei growls as Luciano says "Yes...I'd like to spy on your progress"
"I want to make sure you're working as efficiently as possible, Rei" Luciano says with a completely untrustworthy grin with the one person who trusted him the least, Rei who replies "Go away...I'm fine and please refrain from talking about me like I'm a thing"
Rei decides to visit a Beastkin to get more information on Michael Darkstone and by extension Dartz' current whereabouts
Rei makes it to a house and opens the door like he lives there, seeing a wolf Beastkin cowering in a corner knowing these two were obviously coming for him with his son clutched in his arms
"I don't care what you say, I refuse to help you in any way, you hear me, Ghoul?!" The Beastkin snarls as Rei walks closer to him and grabs the smaller Wolf from him "You sure...telling me that with your cub in my hands is a very smart idea?"
Luciano remains at the door, not getting involved with the two as the Beastkin pleads "please, he is my only cub...don't hurt him, I'll do anything"
"Good to hear...I know that warrior...Dartz was here to meet with ya some months ago, I want his current location" Rei demanded with the Beastkin's son still in his grasp...safe, as long as he complies with everything he wants
He gets his answer rather quickly too, as the Beastkin was trying to warn Dartz before the Dark Ones appeared here even though Rei himself had been in Porre three days prior to the other Dark Ones but failed to get in contact with him "H-he's in Bayville...A-America, please don't hurt my boy!"
"Good...that wasn't so hard now, was it?" Rei asks sniffing the boy's hair before tossing him back to his father...Luciano was more than a little surprised to see this, although he was the one who saved Rei that day where as far as Dartz and Raiko was concerned, he was killed...he never knew Rei was this sadistic and manipulative as they were gone like they were never there within seconds of Rei giving the Beastkin his young son back as Rei had made it a habit of making him watch as he killed his children and he has seen enough of them die that he was broken in more ways than one now and deathly afraid of what Rei might really think of doing to him or worse his children if he learns of him helping Dartz
Somewhere off the coast of the Bayville Harbour, Rei and Luciano appear on the beach around hundreds of humans and began walking towards Bayville itself as they managed to catch the eye of someone...Kami Kurosaki
Rei and Luciano appeared on the beach facing the ocean as they turn around and Rei sensed a surge of killing intent...across from them, he saw a Ghoul standing on a roof...apparently he was heading somewhere when he was stopped by their arrival and was glaring daggers at Rei
The Dark Ones only wanted strong members within their ranks and have tried to persuade both Kami and Garuda (who wasn't sealed away by Kami) to join them, but Garuda saw them as competition pand refused while Kami stated that if he turned down his initial welcome to the X-Men or a much earlier intiration of it by Xavier, he would turn them down as well as he saw no personal benefit from being one of them anyway...their interests simply didn't align with his own as he isn't the type of person to want to rule the world, but he refuses to let them have their way in it either and is determined to be a thorn in their side until he feels like joining them solely for the purpose of later betraying them or they eventually attempt to kill him
Rei lets the wind remove his hood as Kami was one of the few people who already knew what he looked like as he shot off, using Wind Magic to fly after him and leaving Luciano in a sand cloud
"What do you want with me?" Kami asks "I'm busy..."
"Sorry...this isn't an invitation to join us, time to die, dog...I no longer have any reason to care or act like you're needed by us" Rei explained as his hood was blown off his head showing a mad grin and glowing silver on black sclera eyes
'Ā, soshite koko de watashi wa watashitachi ga saikō no nekkyō-sha ni narudarou to omotta, watashi ga hoshī mono o te ni iretara watashi ga anata o tsukatte gyakutai shi soshite anata o torinozokudarou to saishūtekini kidzuita?' (Aw, and here I thought we were gonna be the best of frenemies, finally realized that I will use and abuse you and rid of you when I get what I want?) Kami asks as he barely dodges a punch from Rei that puts a hole in the concrete rooftop they were standing on as he chuckles lightheartedly as if Rei was no threat to him, even though he was greatly holding back on that punch
Kami was excited as Rei seemed to be bothered by it which excited him even more but Rei was one of the few people whose head Kami can't get into as easily with mere exploitation of weaknesses as Kami doesn't know his weaknesses or what drives him to be a member of the Dark Ones but he does notice his resemblance to Dartz and was still salty about the Bandit double crossing him in Porre and almost getting them both killed or worse caught by the Porrean authorities as Kami swiped viciously at him with Amaterasu before Rei gets into his blindspot and buries his massive axe into his left side like he was chopping into a tree...knocking Kami back and injuring him though not nearly enough to kill him obviously, still pulling his punches a little
Kami flipped out of the way of another attack before drawing his own weapons, a pair of daggers that he lengthens even further with Amaterasu though even that seemed unable to damage Rei's massive axe, Silver Glepnir...a legendary Silver bladed axe that Kami obviously heard of but knew by another much scarier name, The Silver Nightmare due to the scariest of it's abilities that no one wasn't susceptible to besides the wielder, Silver Nightmare, as it can make the victim have induced nightmares while wide awake once wounded by it, even Ghouls who don't sleep to have dreams or nightmares in the first place
Kami glances at his earlier injury again with worry but it seems these induced nightmares can be triggered by the axe's weilder, Kami was both fascinated and concerned as he could be rendered helpless should he try to escape, even with his powerful mind and willpower, he was in quite a prickly situation
"I know what that axe of yours can do...though not why you're still pulling your punches if you still believe you don't need me" Kami says as Rei replies "I'm aware of that...but I doubt you know everything about my axe as ya claim"
Rei jumps into the air and comes down on Kami axe first, but Kami spins on one hand and kicks Rei in the face while kicking his axe away from him as he stumbles back but something snapped in the already pissed off Rei, he was as obsessed about Kami as Kami was about him as his true power began to show itself "You still haven't answered my question as to why you're still with these Hydra wannabes"
"Wouldn't you like to know...I don't remember owing you any answers or explanation as to why I do anything" Rei scowls as a nauseating black outlined silver aura burned around him as he held one hand to his face and grinned at Kami as he whistles with two fingers and raises his hand as his axe returns to him with a will of it's own, his hand summoning a mask to his face...a mask of a Megalodon, a long extinct ancestor of modern day sharks, but he seems to have gone into a sort of Ravenous mode, a feral side effect of using his mask while already enraged as he opens his drooling mouth with an inhuman growl "Where were we?"
The pressure his magic exerts alone seems to have a gravitational effect on Kami's body, trying to force him to his knees but something catches both their attention, the person they were both looking for wasn't far from here...Dartz
With Dartz, he knew who Rei was...sort of...but the two had never interacted with one another, Dartz always felt genuine fear for his life whenever he was present though, even if he couldn't see him
Dartz suddenly stops in his tracks as he felt a measly 5% of Rei's power but it seems it hasn't begun to affect them yet as Ronin asked in annoyance "Hey...why you stoppin'?"
"It's him..." Dartz whispers before growling, remembering what Kami had done to him in Porre "and that traitor who betrayed us and almost killed me"
"Am I the only one feeling nauseous right now...like really, REALLY nauseous?" Weyland looked so sick that he was almost about to change color like a chameleon as Dartz snapped "Down now!"
The three quickly get duck down into an alley at ground level as opposed to the roofs before beginning to throw up, Rei's magic was so potent that it was giving them sea sickness...which was weird as none of them were prone to sea sickness and Dartz had lived on the sea for so long that he was all but immune to it
"Drop yer magic and hide...NOW or yer dead" Dartz says as he sensed Rei on the move to their location as within seconds of hiding, Rei lands in the same alleyway now unable to sense them but knowing that they couldn't have gotten very far
Rei turns to the nearest dumpster and swings his axe with one hand, splitting it in half horizontally as he saw Weyland cowering in there, his mind may be dangerous but he himself wasn't much of a fighter
Rei turns his head only for Ronin came down on him with his own massive sword but he quickly deflects it and nearly took his head off with a swing of his wrist "Porreans...now what would you vigilantes be doing in this backwater little city?"
Ronin was buying time for Dartz who was long gone as he grinned "Wouldn't you love to know...DIE!" He charges, knowing never to EVER make eye contact with a Ghoul due to their abilities to cast strong mental illusions, Rei was different to Ronin though as he has never tried to use an illusion on these two...they were merely unwanted obstacles as all he wants is Dartz
"I know Dartz was here..." Rei says as suddenly the three jump back to the roof, joining Kami who sent Amaterasu into the ally after them as Ronin says "Speak of the devil..."
Rei was emotionless as his eyes were wide, Kami on his right with glowing black eyes and a sadistic grin with Weyland and Ronin on his left
[Screen splits with Rei in the middle, eyes moving between Ronin/Weyland and Kami before glowing silver with Kami on his right, eyes already glowing black and the two Beastkins on his right, Ronin had his sword while Weyland had many small knives, dripping with a strong mix of neurotoxins]
"Ya got good aim with those things, right...I would prefer not to be poisoned today" Ronin says as Weyland replied "don't worry...I'm a master knife thrower though it's merely a hobby until now...no antidote to this poison though and I'm not immune to this toxin any more than you would be...it can render even a Ghoul as helpless or as dead as I want them to be though"
"Well, I don't wanna be dead due to your creepy ass hobbies" Ronin snapped "if it basically traps ya somewhere on the Astral Plane, I doubt these two in particular don't have experience with this"
"Keep talking and I'll put one in your throat first" Weyland snarls which makes Ronin actually shut up as the four disappear and clash at speeds too fast for the eye to see
With Dartz, he makes it across the city and away from Rei very fast on his own...only to almost run right into the hands of the Black Fangs who he knew were determined to keep hunting him until eith they were all dead or he was dead or captured
Dartz may have made it across the city very quickly away from Rei but he knew that if Ronin wasn't distracting him, he would've gotten to him much faster by now as he noticed the Xavier's Institute and was about to go there but got second thoughts when he spots two things, Scott's car and the Black Fangs at the front as he quickly hid
"Shit...why did they follow me here?" Dartz was becoming frustrated, which turned to anger when he sensed that both Bane Asakura and his brother, Raiko were there as well
He was confident that he could kill Asakura if he fought him one on one, but he wasn't stupid enough to think he could take both him and Raiko together on his own...then there were those repugnant Black Fangs who although he knew how most of them fought and how to beat/kill them as he'd raised and trained most of them, they knew he wouldn't risk taking them all at once...he could tell tbat there were other within the mansion as well using his Kakugan's thermal vision (a hard to master ability all Ghouls had but not all could perfectly due how hard it was to master) to see inside...there was one body there he seemed to be familiar with...Logan
"That guy...I remember him from somewhere" Dartz says, getting a bit startled when Logan pops a claw to open a beer
"Aye, I can hear ya...come out" Dartz says as the other member of the Dark Ones that was with Rei, Luciano as he suddenly walked out from a wall nearby with a wicked grin
"You will not die today...I fear that body of yours has too much genetic information for me to painfully squeeze out for me to let you just die" Luciano grins as he tilts his head "show me your power...I need to see what I might need to remove from you to add to myself or my collection"
Luciano wanted to learn all magic in existence...even other people's magic that was unique only to them personally or a clan, they went after Garuda and he managed to get a few drops of Garuda's blood during the fight, which was very potent stuff
He has been fight to not get overshadowed by Garuda's personality from injecting himself with just the few drops of his blood he got but he learned an imperfect version of Garuda's Rasengan but since he still isn't fully compatible with Garuda's DNA, it shreded his hand to the point where he almost lost it, his body's also getting unstable why he was seeking a new body that was compatible with his and all the other DNA he'd assimilated into himself
"Your DNA isn't as strong as Lord Garuda's but I need it and your body more than you do right now" Luciano prepares himself to attack Dartz who was glaring daggers at him
Dartz was so pissed that the wind was picking up in a silver vortex around him, even though he was trying to hide his magic as he held one hand to his head and was trembling "you talk too much...now get away from me while ya can still walk"
Luciano merely grinned 'Nante subarashī... Hontōni subarashī... Anata no nokori ga hone dake ni naru made watashi to asonde kudasai, dātsu-sama' (how very wonderful...wonderful indeed...play with me until there's nothing left of you but bones, Dartz-sama) he said with a sadistic grin as both arms spread as Dartz merely clenched at fist tightly, planning to break him apart before he could even touch him
With the Black Fangs, Dartz' magic doesn't go entirely unnoticed...
Dartz' magic didn't go unnoticed as it was going up then down to nothing before spiking up again repeatedly
Alphonse was looking in that direction and was curious as to why he was here then he looked at Scott's car, remembering that they met him while leaving school
He looked at the other Black Fangs, among the ones here he and Drakko were the most experienced in dealing with Dartz with as little collateral damage as possible as Drakko closes his eyes and nods "Go..."
Taeger grinned as he also dropped his magic to almost nothing and sprinted to hunt down Dartz
Once he was gone, Garu spoke up "he's not very good at hiding his excitement as he is with hiding his power, is he?" He asks no one in particular as all the Fangs shook their heads as he thumped his staff on the ground once, a green aura enveloping him as he turned human and even his staff disappeared as he walked into the mansion
"I thought you hated the very thought of turning into a human, Garu?" Drakko asks as the Orc stops at the door and looks at him with only a slight turn of his head replying "I do, but it's sweltering out here...I'm not frying myself in this summer heat at anyone's expence...the Captain knows that"
Drakko nods though no one else wanted to go in yet and Garu would inform the Captain that Taeger went to hunt down Dartz
A/N - It seems The Dark Ones are not only obsessed with Kami and Garuda but with Dartz as well...he won't risk going to the mansion any more than he'd risk joining the Dark Ones and he knows he can't set foot anywhere near the X-Mansion with the Black Fangs as well as Wolverine there...so what will Dartz do now and why does he see Wolverine as a threat just as much as the Black Fangs? We'll also see what the ex-Black Fangs like Voorhees are up to. R&R
While, the Black Fangs were gone, other members of the crew show themselves on the ship, including the Half-Orcs
"Ah, finally...a little R&R" a man takes off his shirt as he laid on the deck and relaxes, he could be confused for a human to the untrained eye but his skin was much smoother than the white male human he usually confuses other into thinking he is, being a Half-Orc he had small lower fangs that looked like tusks that were almost nonexistent compared to his full blood cousins, The Orcs, he had bright yellow eyes, two studded piercings on his right brow and long snow white hair "Time to soak up some sun...A handsome Uruk like myself needs a rest every once in a while"
Suddenly a shadow stood over him and cleared his throat as he opened his eyes which widened at what he saw as he rolled away from another Half-Orc dressed in the garb of a Bounty Hunter and a mostly metal wolf mask on his face was trying to pee on hi head
"The Captain's gonna kill you if he catches you this time...Allen" The Wolf masked Half-Orc, Mason says in a very deeper voice than the other two Orcs despite not being much older than they were
"Oy, ya sense that, boys?" Razor, a half-Dark Orc asks as one of the oldest pureblood Dark Orcs, Ulak says to Razor "You should check it out, youngblood"
"But..." Razor was about to protest that the Captain might kill them for doing that but he stops him "You'll go no matter what I say. I'll stay here"
"But you're a Night Prowler..." Allen says "You'll just be asleep all day and up all night while most of us are a sleepin'"
"Right...and I can't do that with your constant chatterin'...don't be concerned, I'm a very light sleeper and have even trained myself to sleep with my eyes open"
The Halflings look at each other then back to him before going to where Dartz currently was as the Dark Orc quickly konked out and was slightly slobbering on himself but not snoring
A fly began buzzing near him but despite being dead asleep, he twirled a dagger in his fingers and sliced the fly's wings off as it fell down his open mouth as he licked his lips and grinned a bit
Another half-Dark Orc with a sword on his back, dark drown skin and a big red Orcish tribal tattoo taking over most of thr left side of his chest, back and shoulder as well as red ringed eyes on black sclera, long natural white hair reaching the middle of his back and larger tusks than the other half breeds named Garruk caught Allen as he caught the fly and chuckled in his abnormally, even for Orcs and Half-Orcs, deep voice "You are so hopeless, y'know that...I'm NOT getting involved with ya and the Cap'n when he finds out about this"
"Help them then..." Allen suggested as Garruk made a disgisted face "No...they'll learn their place here painfully...I will watch over them though" by the time Allen finally looks at Garruk, he had disappeared like he was never there
A/N - Looks like some other Black Fangs as well as Taeger are en-route to where Dartz currently is, how will he deal with them, Taeger and the Dark Ones...R&R