Chapter 14
Meanwhile...
Tenta paced back and forth in the camp, while Layette and Captain Cuttlefish stood side by side watching the salmonling groan and complain.
"Kira and her friends got captured right under our noses! I oughta turn that phone inta scrap metal!" She huffed and turned to them. "We gotta get em outta there before somethin terrible happens to em!"
"Now remain calm Tenta..." Layette cautioned. "We're going to be dealing with a massive army of sanitized. The area will be heavily guarded, so our best plan of action is to get them out of there silently."
Tenta gestured towards two dark inklings with a dark form and an ice form. "You twos! Yer Kira's parents, right? Aren't ya gonna come help us free 'er? Or at least contribute in some way!?"
Alaric sighed. He stood there with his wings tucked in. "As much as we'd like to help, this is her fight and her fight alone. We can prepare her for it, but she must kill TarTar on her own."
"What do I tell Kira?" The vampire wondered.
Kira's mother sighed as well. "Hopefully she will understand why we seemingly disappeared again..."
"I understand completely. Go back to your study now. We will handle this."
She nodded and watched the two disappear back into the depths of the worried camp.
"Captain Cuttlefish, do you have any thoughts on this matter at hand?"
He stroked his chin. "Well, we can take the metro and see if there's a hidden entrance to the base there."
"Good idea." She said.
"We can ambush 'em from under the ground! It's brilliant I tell ya!" Tenta cheered.
Layette gestured to Boomer. "Boomer, rally up the salmon and others who are willing to go to the camp. Have them ready to flood the camp."
"Gotcha." He ran off towards his team.
The vampire yelped as she felt Myskia cling onto her shoulder. "It's too risky Myskie... I don't want you hurt."
The little fluffy bat squeaked in protest.
"Hmm... Alright. But stay close, you hear?" She let her pet nestle up in her cloak as she grabbed a book endorsed with gold trimmings and a large glass eye in the center. "This will be for the larger waves."
Tenta slipped on her backpack and grinned. "Lead the way Cap'n!"
Chili and Akari were groaning in pain as they rubbed their arms. Their respectable numbers 003 and 92 carved into their flesh.
"I hope Kira's okay..." Akari whimpered.
Chili's ears lowered as well, the safety of his significant other in jeopardy and his anxiety levels through the roof. "Fucking hell, can we just break out of here and get to her?!"
"We can't. We can't take on those guards by ourselves. Especially with our powers restricted and our weapons confiscated." Mint explained.
"Well, we gotta do something!" He yelled. "I'm not going to sit here with my thumbs in my ass waiting to see if my girlfriend is dead or not!"
"You-"
"DON'T FUCKING EVEN AKARI!" Chili roared.
Akari got up quickly, making her chains rattle. "Don't give me that kind of lip shit-face!"
"You wanna fucking go?!"
"STOP!" Mint yelled, silencing the two's bickering. "I'm so sick of you two arguing! Our friend is in danger and instead of staying calm and thinking reasonably, you're at each other's throats! This is not what Kira needs right now! Now is it?!"
"N-No..." Chili muttered.
"Of course not..." Akari replied.
Mint crossed their arms. "You guys really need to use your brains. I'm very ashamed of you."
As they were about to say something, the guards walked in and started prepping them to be escorted. "He wishes to see you."
"Oh boy..." Akari muttered.
Kira felt her neck throbbing, anticipating another electric shock or another beating. Her chains slowly moved over the cold metal platform she was forced to sit on, staring at her wrists and ankles as she felt hopeless. She looked up and saw her friends who looked horrified to see her.
"O-Oh my c-cod..." Mint whispered.
"K-Kira..." Chili muttered, tears in his eyes.
The inkling in the chamber before the three sat there, her eyes downcast and her breathing slow. The wetness on her cheeks highlighted where tears once poured from her eyes.
"What have you done to her?!" He screeched.
TarTar laughed. "It's finally time for me to take over for good! I will end the war using the power of darkness to claim my prize!" He powered up the device and Kira felt her dark form suddenly appeared and she grunted, the weakened inkling's face painted in fear. "Now say the incantation! Unleash the power!"
Mint's eyes widened and they screamed. "KIRA NO!"
Kira's eyes darkened and the whole place began falling in darkness. "Wither and decay... End their destiny..." She started. "Make the colors fade and set the spirit free..."
The crew fell to their knees and began feeling weak.
"K-Kira!" Chili coughed. "Please s-stop! Kira..!" He coughed and strained his voice as they watched helplesly as Kira sang the incantation. Her hair turning pitch black and her eyes black voids. Her wings raising up.
Wither and decay
End their destiny
Make these colors fade
And set the spirits free
The portal began opening and TarTar smiled evily
Take what has been hurt
Show them no mercy
Let their blood be spilled
And set the darkness free
The Darkness Free
Before the helpless Chili's eyes, he saw a monster formed from pure shadows and a huge monster crawled out from the portal as Kira stared blankly. The chains constantly rattling from the air circulating from the room.
"D-Dear cod..." Akari whispered. "It-It's..."
TarTar grinned. "Your worst nightmares come true."
End of Chapter
