BEEN AWHILE, HUH? SORRY! BEEN REALLY BUSY THESE DAYS WITH CLASSES AND ALL THAT, BUT WHATEVER, HAHA
CHAPTER 5
Rage
To say Luka was feeling unpleasant was an understatement, he felt awful. Looking at the water with a stare that could make ilias shudder.
Alice looked over to see his eyes filled with a 50/50 mix of pure rage, and fear. He clenched his fist as he looked at the Ball of guidance, an offering from Meia who said it would allow him to travel underwater with little issue...he hoped she was right.
"Are you alright?" The Monster lord asked. Luka shook his head. "You look like your gonna have a stroke"
"Shut it." He grumbled as he walked towards the water. Each footstep feeling like a ton.
Eventually his annoyance overcame his fear, and he lunged into the water. He quickly realized that he didn't know how to swim, so he put his feet on the bottom before his body began to panic. The beast looked behind him to see Alice trying not to laugh. He glared at the Lamia. "If you wish to mock me, then get in here!"
"Pfft! Okay! Okay!" The Monster lord quickly joined him in the water, she entered into the waves like it was nothing.
"Damn snake lady…"
"AT LEAST SHE'S CUTE."
"Fair point."
"Now...how does this thing work?" Luka asked, holding the device in curiosity. The moment he asked, a monster bursted out from underneath the waves. It was a crab girl, another lower level monster. The beast quickly jumped out of the water and onto the beach, preparing for another battle.
"Oh? You aren't human…" She pointed out. "Either way, could you give me your semen? i'm hungry."
"No, I won't." He replied, his voice sounding like he just wanted to get this over with.
"Crabs can regenerate limbs...hmmm."
Luka quickly grabbed his blade, ignited it and rushed her. He dodged her large arms, jumping over her human top and jumped onto her crab like body. He slashed the pincher arms off, causing her to scream in pain. The beast gave her no time to recover as he jumped towards her head, kicking her directly in the cranium, sending her into the sand.
"Well, that takes care of that. She'll be unconscious for an hour or so." He mumbled to himself, deactivating the blade and placing it on his belt.
"The more we go on this adventure, the more brutal you become." Alice glared. Luka put his hands up defensively.
"I'm not killing them….so what's the issue?" He asked. She stared at him for a long time, before sighing.
"Fine, let's go to the temple and get this over with." She rolled her eyes." You still gonna be afraid of the water?"
Now Luka was the one glaring at her, watching as she covered her mouth with her hand, failing to hide her chuckle.
"Rr! Whatever! Now how in the hell does this thing work?" He grumbled, mandibles chattering in annoyance. Maybe he should hold it up?
He held the ball up towards the sea, surprised when a bright beam of light shot into the water.
"So it creates a road of light for us to follow...intriguing." The Monster lord rubbed her chin.
"More horrifying than anything ."
"ARE YOU REALLY GOING TO BE THAT COWARDLY? ITS WATER...IT'S NOT GOING TO BITE YOU…"
He ignored the second voice in his head as he quickly jumped into the water, driven by his desire to prove them wrong. The moment he hit the deep water... he sank, he could breathe, which was a relief...but he still had to swim to keep afloat. The beast wasn't used to swimming, and his body wasn't exactly designed for it. As he struggled, he could see Alice watching him from a few meters away.
"Are you really just going to watch and laugh!?" Luka asked, to which he got a very enthusiastic nod. "You're horrible!"
"OH FOR CRYING OUT LOUD! JUST STOP MOVING!"
He listened for a second...and stopped his frantic movements, and...nothing happened. He didn't sink or float...he just...stayed stationary.
"Did you finally get it?" Alice asked, a smirk still on her face.
"I...believe so." He replied, before slowly beginning to breaststroke down the road of light. As he continued, the more he grew used to it...eventually it became almost natural. "Alright, I think I got the hang of it."
"Good, drowning wouldn't be the best way for a warrior to die, especially one that can fight Heavenly Knights." Alice snorted.
"Quiet." Luka remarked as he watched fish pass by, all different and vibrant colors. "This place….it is beautiful."
"Be careful, the deep sea is the monster's domain...they'll attack you once you're spotted." She explained. The beast quickly pulled out his repeater.
"Then let us hope this works underwater." He remarked as he pulled the trigger, a sigh of relief came from his throat as a small cluster of glowing blasts fired from the device, just as fast as on land. "Thank you father."
"Is there like...a non lethal function to that thing?" The Monster lord asked.
"No idea...lets see." He looked towards the area near the trigger. Squinting, he could see a small switch, about the size of his nails. The beast carefully flipped it. He aimed towards the abyss and fired, the blasts were a bit different, looking more like small bolts of lightning. "Let's hope that's a stun function."
"Yes, and speak of the devil." Alice quickly disappeared as another monster appeared.
"I've never seen your race down here before." The Monster remarked as it slowly swam closer. The beast could slowly make her out after a few moments...it was a jellyfish girl. He didn't know too much about them, but if he knew real jellyfish...he needed to steer clear of those tentacles.
"Well, lets see what this does!" Luka roared as he fired the new setting. The small bolts of lightning shot through the water, hitting the jellyfish girl head on. The water lit up as her screams rang out through the ocean. As quickly as it started, the yells of agony died out in an instant. The beast huffed in satisfaction when he saw the monster was still breathing. "That's what this does...handy."
"Yes, and it doesn't turn them into a smoking piece of meat, although cooked meat sounds good right about now." The Lamia rubbed her chin, thinking about food once again.
"I pity your future husband." Luka spat as he put the weapon on his back, to which the monster lord gave him a very unsavory hand gesture. He was going to return the favor...but he quickly remembered he didn't have a middle finger. He clenched his hand. "I hate this body sometimes…"
Alice ignored his mumbles and focused on swimming ahead.
"You're the one who wanted to do this, so hurry up." She stated.
"Right." The beast nodded, quickly swimming down the undersea road alongside her. He was beginning to understand how to swim better, the water feeling rather peaceful...a surprise to him.
"Gah! What the!" Luka roared as he felt something grab his leg, he looked down to see an orange tentacle. He gave it no time to drag him down however, quickly igniting his blade and severing the appendage. "Disgusting."
The beast grumbled in annoyance as he unwrapped the chunk that was still on his leg, throwing it into the abyss. He looked over to the monster lord.
"What was that? Another monster I assume?" Alice nodded at his query.
"It was a sea anemone girl." She answered.
"I see, I have read about them...glad i wasn't dragged down." Luka sighed, putting the blade back on his belt. "Now then, where is this temple?"
"A bit further down the road." The monster lord explained, piquing the beast's curiosity.
"I'm going to guess you've been here before?" He asked. She slowly nodded.
"A time or two." Alice remarked.
As they conversed, a huge undersea building came into view from the void. It was like the ancient cities the beast had heard about in legends, only underwater...and much more rundown.
"This is it." The Monster lord stated. They swam into the entrance, it was like a giant hallway, although there was only one light at the end of it. The beast squinted and saw it wasn't a light, but rather a monster.
"An anglerfish girl." She explained. The monster in question was...disturbing. it had the lower end of a brown fish, its fins a distinct red. The most horrifying part was that the girl part of the body looked like it was being absorbed into the fish part. The light the beast had seen earlier was a tentacle that came out of its head and split into six separate parts.
"Lovely, I don't know if I'm actually cold blooded or not so it can't spot me. I'm not taking the chance." Luka huffed as he pulled out the repeater and fired, electrifying the monster. The only difference afterwards was that her eyes were closed and she slowly sunk to the bottom. "Done and done."
Alice huffed.
"It should be a bit further on." She explained. He nodded as they continued down the hall. It looked as if the area was getting darker and darker as they went down. They saw a light that seemed to originate from an opening to the left, they entered. It was a giant hall with another monster in the center of it. Luka assumed this was the Queen. The Queen looked like a grey giant squid, except her body had a human torso, her hair consisted of various tentacles and the fins on the tail end of a squid.
"Ahem, are you the Queen of the southern seas?" The beast asked, trying to sound as polite as possible, which it almost seemed his voice was built for.
"That is correct." She nodded. "That is the duty the Monster lord gave to me, now...what are you?"
"Oh...I am a warrior named Luka, as for my race….well, even i don't know." He answered.
"What is your business here, warrior Luka?" She asked.
"He came for the pledge of marriage." Alice butted in, pushing him aside as she slithered towards the Queen.
"Ah, I see." The Queen remarked. "To whom is it that you are marrying? Is it the silver haired lamia here?"
"Wh..what!? No..no!" He blurted, his mandibles chattering in worry. "I am delivering it for someone else…"
"They didn't even attend themselves? Puh! Children these days." She huffed. The beast quickly grabbed the pledge out of his satchel and handed it towards her. The Queen took it from him with a tentacle. He could only make out a few incoherent mutters before she nodded. "As the Queen of the south seas, I declare Meia and her husband married. Now, take this pledge ring and give it to them."
She dropped a ring in his palm with a tentacle.
"I give them the Queens blessing." She stated.
"Eh, might as well give the monster lord's blessing too." Alice huffed.
"Uhh...Warriors blessing?" He scratched his head, his nervousness vanished when they both nodded. "Anyways, we should probably get going. Do you...have a way out of here that doesn't involve us going back?"
"He's afraid of water." Alice blurted. The beast growled at her but remained silent, trying to not make his situation even worse.
"I understand, and i shall send you to the surface." The Queen explained. Luka nodded in thanks. His expression turned to one of worry as she picked up his 8 ft tall body with a few tentacles.
"What are you-?" He could only say before the Kraken interrupted him.
"I think dry land is that way. Farwell, feel free to return here, Warrior." She waved, before throwing him through the water.
He could only block the incoming pressure from above with his forearms, even if it didn't do much. The beast could see the light of the surface getting closer with every millisecond. He felt his body hit the waves, but he didn't stop there. He flew out of the water and landed onto the sandy shore, hard.
"Urrgg!" He roared as he got up, shaking the sand off his armor.
"I really hate water."
Luka touched his equipment, making sure it was still there. He sighed when everything was accounted for.
"WELL...AT LEAST WE AREN'T DEAD FROM THE WATER PRESSURE."
"Fair point."
"Can we be done with this?" Alice huffed, watching him collect himself.
"Yes, let us head back to Port Natalia, and then we can see this haunted mansion I've been hearing so much about." The beast smirked, seeing the monster lord lose all color in her face. "And who knows...maybe you will get over that fear of yours."
"It's...it's not fear! Ghosts don't exist! Simple!" She huffed, crossing her arms and looking away.
"Indeed, because that's why your tail is trembling." Luka chuckled, ignoring her death glare. He looked towards the beach that led back to Natalia, gesturing for the monster lord to follow him. "Let us go...we shouldn't keep them waiting."
(POV SWAP)
"And here is the ring." Luka dropped the jewelry into Meia's palm. She looked up at the beast with a wide smile.
"Thank you! I am in debt." The mermaid replied, putting the ring on her fourth finger. Suddenly her very young looking husband walked in, bowing.
"Thank you sir!" He smiled. The beast looked at the boy with unease, but shrugged it off and nodded. He had no opinion on their...unique dynamic. Meia had told them the kid was kept young using magic...he hoped she wasn't lying.
"No issue. I will be going now." Luka stated, waving before walking out the door. The moment he closed it, he sighed in relief. The beast turned to see Alice with her arms crossed in her human form. "Now that this endeavor is over with, we should be going."
"The haunted mansion?" The Monster lord asked.
"The haunted mansion." He answered.
She sighed in frustration and anxiety, knowing this wasn't going to be enjoyable. Lukas' face was one of curiosity, wondering which rumors were true and which weren't. A curious trill rumbled past his mandibles as he theorized. He should hope none of them are true, and prepare for all of them to be true. Ghosts, a burial ground, graveyard...and a necromancer.
"Heh, i am getting the suspension i won't have to worry about not killing anyone, if their undead...i'm simply doing them a favor." The beast chuckled, his hands holding his energy blade hilt in glee. "They most likely live an existence of eternal misery...ending them is almost a gift, if undead do exist."
"They do." Alice remarked.
"Then this will be an act of mercy." He smirked, putting the inactive blade on his belt. The pair began walking out of the city, another goal on their minds.
(A LONG BIT OF WALKING LATER)
They continued down the dirt road, seeing the sky turn to nightfall as they walked. The area consisted of a plains-like region, although the fields looked almost like a wave of dark pigments. The peaceful sounds of night time were destroyed by the screaming of a certain Lamia.
"Would you keep it down!? It was a leaf! A leaf!" Luka hissed. He tried to shake her coils off of his body, but she had a stranglehold on his midsection. His mandibles vibrated in annoyance as he continued to try and break free of her hold. After a few moments of struggling, he finally wormed his way out of her hold, letting her hide behind his back. After their struggling was over, all that could be heard were the sounds of his armored footsteps. The beast did not like the silence, pulling out his repeater as he scanned the fields, noticing that the farther they went, the more eerie it became. It got to the point that even Lukas' footsteps made Alice flinch, which in turn made him flinch. Suddenly a high pitched snarl roared out, which caused the monster lord to scream like a little girl.
Out of the high grass popped out...Goblins. They were small, humanoid creatures that were extremely ugly in appearance, unlike Goblin girls, who were made to be attractive. These were a light green in color, with small and scrawny bodies. Their faces had large snarls spread across them, their yellow eyes glowing in the moonlight. They only had rags for clothing, and very poorly made clubs and blades for their weapons.
"Well, this is something different." Luka stated. In the next few moments he was surrounded, noticing as he looked around that Alice had vanished. He heard them garble and screech, as they closed in, he put his repeater on his back. He reached for his blade. Just as he reached the inactive hilt, one of the small monsters jumped towards him, Club raised. In a flash, Luka was a few feet past the Goblin in mid air, blade activated. After a few moments, the monster fell into two pieces, the beast had sliced him so fast that the eye couldn't follow.
The moment the monster's compatriots saw the Goblin split in half, they charged in without hesitation. Luka jumped back, kicking one of them in the head, snapping its neck. With a backslash, three more of them dropped to the ground, heads decapitated. The blood spurting from their bodies eventually covered his green armor, the bright grass color turning to a messy crimson as he continued the massacre. The beast was beginning to enjoy this a bit too much, feeling his control slipping as he grabbed another small monster by the leg, slamming it into the ground over and over till he heard the sickening snap of its spine. He threw the corpse towards the others, hearing their screams of surprise. The yells and screams were beginning to sound like music to Lukas ears, growling like an animal as he made his way towards the rest. He towered over them, his mandibles opened wide as he roared into the sky, his elegant and polite voice completely thrown to the side as his vocal cords unleashed roar after roar, not knowing that the entirety of the population in the area could hear him and his ungodly fury. Just as he finished, an impact was felt against his helmet, the beast looked to see a Goblin archer pull another arrow out of its Quill. At the speed of a heartbeat, Luka drew his repeater. In moments a stream of blasts impact the small monster, its corpse charred as it hits the ground. The moonlight shines brightly as they battle, making the beasts glowing gold eyes all the more prominent as he slammed a Goblin's skull into the ground. The sound of its cranium being crushed was almost therapeutic to Luka.
"YOU SHOULD LET ME HAVE SOME FUN TOO!"
"No, LET ME HAVE MY FUN!"
The beast roared as he ripped an arm off from a Goblin's elbow, slamming the severed limb into the small monster's skull. He didn't realize the whole time that Alice was watching, her face contorted into one of surprise. She had seen him kill already, he did it quickly and with no remorse, but this was a complete flip of the coin. The monster lord didn't know what to think, she had seen Luka snap before, but not this bad. On the ship when he had faced Alma Elma, he lost control for a minute, but he still retained some humanity. Now however, he acted like an animal, using his hands more than his actual weapons, drawing out each kill for his own personal enjoyment. For the first time, she was actually slightly fearful at his aggression.
A larger Goblin suddenly slammed into Luka's side, sending the beast back a few feet. It had actual armor on its body, made out of a somewhat sturdy metal. The armor covered it's forearms, legs, biceps, chest and back. It wore a helmet that covered most of its head, only leaving it's face open to see. It's neon yellow eyes stared down Luka's golden ones. A snarl spread across its face, drawing an iron sword.
"This fool is about to be a CORPSE!"
The two charged, with Luka easily dodging the Goblins downward slice. He launched a fist towards the armored monster, but the Goblin blocked it with a shield on it's left forearm. The monster foolishly thought a shield would protect against Luka's fists...it was sadly mistaken. His punches got faster, and stronger, till they almost looked like blurs. The impacts began to create small rumbles throughout the field as he punched the shield over and over. With a loud howl of fury, the beast unleashed an extremely fast flurry of punches, breaking the shield in half from the force. The moment the shield fell, the recoil caused the Goblin to hesitate. Luka grabbed the monster by it's skull before it could react, sending it into the mud. Before the monster realized it, the beast had already sliced through it's gullet with his energy blade. He quickly deactivated it, putting it on his belt before walking away from the field of corpses.
He continued walking till he suddenly fell to his knees, holding his head in pain. The beast felt his head beginning to grow fuzzy as his mandibles hung from his face, limp. The glow in his eyes slowly dissipated as he breathed, trying to reign in his emotions. Luka's mind kept telling him to stop, but something else told him to hold onto the rage, like it was trying to keep it stuck in his chest, sizzling like a burning fire. His fury burnt out the moment he saw Alice slithering towards him, a surprised expression on her face.
"You alright?" She asked, not sure if Luka wanted help up or not. The beast simply nodded.
"I am fine, let us keep going." Luka huffed, slowly getting to his feet. He looked behind him to see the field stained with blood, and bodies. He almost gagged when he saw the dismembered pieces of Goblin strewn across the area. The wheat was splattered with blood as it wavered in the wind, making the atmosphere all the more tense. " I lost control again, didn't i?"
"OKAY I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING."
"Never said you did."
"Yeah, and you made a mess." Alice huffed, her expression returning to normal. She sneered when her nose picked up the smell of the corpses. "You didn't have to rip open their stomachs, ya know?….God that wreaks."
"Forgive me, anyway...let us get out of here." His more formal and lighter toned voice returning full force as he calmed down. The beast sighed. "The smell of blood is beginning to sicken me."
The lamia nodded, slithering beside Luka as they continued down the road. After a few minutes of walking, the fields around them slowly turned into a graveyard as they walked down the path, the more they walked the more graves they saw. The atmosphere was tense, and the air was thick. The beast couldn't care less however, he was still recovering from his outburst of rage.
"YOU NEED TO GET YOUR HEAD TOGETHER."
"Says the dark and disturbing voice that is talking to me in my head, and me wondering if i have lost my mind."
"WE BOTH KNOW I'M VERY REAL, EVEN YOUR SNAKE LADY HAS DETECTED ME INSIDE YOUR BODY, IM SIMPLY CURIOUS AS TO WHY I CAN'T EMERGE."
"Why am i the one who gets the voice in my head?" Luka mumbled quietly to himself, holding his armored head in confusion.
"What?" Alice asked, returning to cowering behind his back. He sighed.
"Nothing, now where is this mansion I've hear-" He was cut off as he saw it. The fog gave way to reveal a giant mansion. The building looked ancient, like it was built centuries ago. The wood was rotting and caked with dirt and grim, a clear indication this mansion was old. He pulled out his repeater as he walked up the stone steps, the barrel quickly pointed towards a window when he saw a rapid movement come from it. He could only make out the form of a small girl before it disappeared from the glass, making him even more cautious.
"Oh fuck this."
"AGREED."
Without a word spoken, the beast charged and rammed through the door with his shoulder, sounding almost like an explosion. The interior looked even more unnerving. Old stone pillars held the ceiling up, covered in moss. The walls appeared to be well preserved, even the disturbing pictures of an old family. He could see the fog and mist swirl and waft through the giant room, the misty air flowing down the hallways like it was a living being. The moment he made his way to the center of the room, groans could be heard from a hallway to the beasts right. The moans and growls sounded female, which could only mean one thing.
"Urrggg!" A Zombie girl stumbled out from the shadows. Her skin looked dead and grey, with hair that looked worn out and just as old as her flesh, even the most vibrant colors looking dull and degraded. She wore extremely ragged clothes, as if the girl had died in them...which she probably did. What got to Luka the most was her eyes. The monster had pools that looked so alive, and they could only be described as pleading. He didn't feel fury burn into his chest as he activated his blade, but rather a cold drop of pity in his heart. The dark atmosphere of the mansion made his electric blue blade glow brighter than any torch, luring the monster towards him. She wobbled over, her legs almost giving out on her halfway. In a split second the beast lunged and grabbed her by the neck, lifting her undead body into the air.
"K...kiilll...me." She whispered, quietly like a small blow of wind. His ears heard this plea however, he nodded.
"May you rest in peace, now die." Luka sliced her head off in one clean swipe, throwing her head onto the ground and stomping on it. The sickening crunching of her skull disgusted the beast, but it had to be done. After he crushed her grey matter, he could see a blue light levitate from her corpse, flying through the ceiling. He hoped that her soul would be at peace now, in a better place. Hopefully not with that psychotic harpy. He continued to walk down a hallway, hearing more groans and growls. The end of the hall gave way to reveal at least a dozen more zombie girls.
"I pity you all, but it will be over soon…" Luka closed his eyes in slight sorrow. He rushed towards them, his blade raised. As the first monster almost reached his armor, he spinned a complete three hundred and sixty degrees as he sliced through three zombies at once, all of their heads flying clean off. Luka then swerved his body to the right, launching the spear-like tip of his blade through another monster's skull. He yanked it out of her head and back slashed, slicing another in half from her gut. Seeing her organs fall to the ground sickened him, but this did not stop him from slamming his foot onto her head as she fell, crushing her skull.
"Rrrr!" The beast growled as a zombie girl jumped onto his back. He grabbed her head with his clawed hand, throwing the monster over his back, slamming her onto the stone tile floor. Luka grabbed his repeater with his free hand, sending a stream of blasts towards the fallen monsters skull. Her cranium turned into a smoldering hunk of flesh and bone. He deactivated his blade, using his now free hand to hold the front of the gun. The beast rapidly fired towards the horde, each blast making a small explosion every time it made contact with their cold flesh. The muzzle flares ended, he looked to see the entire horde turned into a hallway filled with smoking beast holstered his repeater on his back, letting out a cloud of steam as he sighed.
"Ahh! My creations!" In a heartbeat Luka turned around in a fighting stance. He looked to see a small girl at the end of the hall, a look of horror on her face. The observation that stuck out to him the most was her skin tone, as it was a dark, greyed out purple. Her eyes glowed a bright pink, the dark only making this more prominent. She had pitch black hair that was in two ponytails on either side of her head. Another one of the most odd features on her body was the glowing pink horns that popped through her head of hair. She wore clothes that could only be described as an evil nurse, the cross on her hat glowing pink. "What did you do!?"
"Creations? the zombies?"
"OH...SHE'S FUCKED."
He rushed towards the girl, his face contorted into a deep snarl. The small necromancer dashed past the corner of the hall, her small form was difficult to see in the dark. Luka was fortunate that his pupils contracted to tiny slits, letting the low levels of light absorb into his eyes, allowing him to see everything. The beast's eyes began to glow a bright gold as he tracked her like a predator after it's prey. His nostrils were going crazy, the scent particles telling him all needed to know. He turned another corner so fast that he needed to scrape the ground with his claws just to keep himself balanced. After a few minutes of chasing her throughout the mansion, the beast finally cornered her in the main hall. Every stomp of his foot made the floor rumble and creak at the force. His fang-like teeth on both his upper jaw and mandibles were fully exposed, revealing a sight that was terrifying to her.
"Wh...what are you!?" She squealed. Luka provided no response, only continuing to walk closer and closer, each footstep getting stronger, till they began to make cracks in the floor. The moment he was about to grab her, a cocky smile spread across her face. "Fredrika! Now!"
Suddenly, the wall in front of the two collapsed. An object impacted the beast, hard enough to send him flying into a stone pillar. The sensation of the cold stone slamming against his spine was anything but enjoyable. He roared in pain shortly afterwards, before trying to get his bearings. Luka's eyes widened as he saw a giant zombie walk out from an opening in the wall. The monster was at least nine feet tall, the beasts head coming up to her chest. Her skin was as pale and dead looking as the others, only it looked as if her skin had a bit more care put into it. Her body was covered in bandages, so much so the beast could have mistaken her for a mummy. Her unwilling eyes stared him down, widening at his appearance. The curiosity suddenly disappeared, her face returning to a dead, emotionless gaze. The small necromancer walked next to her giant leg, wiping some dust off of her black skirt.
"Who the hell are you?" Luka hissed, his teeth bared as he quickly got to his feet. The beast grumbled as he snapped a mandible back into place, the sensation almost burning. He could hear the small girl giggle in glee at his pain.
"My name is Chrome, and you are in my laboratory." She explained, gesturing to the area around her. "And now, what are you? You aren't human."
"I am Luka, a warrior." He reached for his blade, it's neon blade igniting in a flash. Chrome's eyes widened as the blade pointed towards her. "And I am here to put all these innocents to rest, starting with your giant monstrosity."
"Oh Fredrika? I think she'll give you more of a challenge than you think." The necromancer laughed. She quickly pointed towards the beast. "Fredrika...deal with him!"
"Understood…" The zombie replied, slowly walking towards him. Suddenly her stride turned into a full blown sprint, surprising Luka. The giant monster launched a fist right to his chest, the impact sent him flying even though he blocked the hit. When the beast hit the wall, he didn't have time to recover before another fist slammed into his still raised forearms. He heard something crack, but due to the lack of pain he assumed it was a piece of his armor. Fredrika raised her fists slowly, but when she launched them...it was fast, too fast. The next hit was coming, but Luka quickly ducked under the fist and landed an elbow to her ribs. His face contorted to one of shock when he saw it did nothing.
"HEY UHH...WE HAVE A SITUATION."
"I know, she's tough, she is strong in terms of pure strength, but what about skill?"
"NOT THAT! I'M SAYING THAT I FEEL SOMETHING HAPPENING!"
"What!?"
"He's open! Rush him!" Chrome yelled. Fredrika nodded, immediately sprinting towards him. She raised a fist, launching it towards his helmet. The moment it was about to hit, Luka caught her hand with ease. Something was different however, his skin was darkening, and it almost looked like something was moving under his flesh.
"YESSSS, IT'S ABOUT TIME."
"What the!?" Luka asked, watching as a blackish grey ooze covered his arm and formed an even larger fist than he could ever hope to have. His entire right arm was at least three times larger than normal, with the deep grey liquid forming huge muscles in the bulked up limb. "What is this!?"
"DOES IT MATTER!? USE IT!"
His shock quickly subsided as he nodded, raising the fist and throwing a punch. The moment the fist collided with the zombies body, she was sent flying into a wall, the wood and stone cracking and rumbling with her impact. The pure power from the fist made the beasts mandibles hang open from the shock. His amazement was destroyed when he saw Chrome rushing towards the giant monster. Somehow, a tentacle launched from the fist and wrapped around her leg, proceeding to lift her into the air and slamming her into the floor, sending her through it and down into the lower levels of the mansion.
"GOD THAT FELT GOOD."
"Wait, so...this is you?" Luka asked, seeing his giant fist slowly return to it's normal size, the blackish grey liquid returning to inside his body. A long tentacle formed from the beast's shoulder, quickly forming teeth and bright white, pupiless eyes that formed and trailed all the way to that back of the creature's head.
"This is me, Luka." The creature chuckled. His milky eyes narrowed at the beasts raised eyebrow. "What? Not impressed?"
"I am just wondering how you awakened." He explained, crossing his arms. His eyes widened as he saw his hand, noticing he was missing something. "Where's my mother's keepsake ring!?"
"Uh...no clue." The black goop responded, his white eyes widening as he saw Fredrika slowly get up. "Uhh...we got a problem."
"I see that, bulk up my arm." Luka ordered. The symbiote nodded, its head merging back into his body. His arm was instantly consumed by the black goop, growing to a huge size. The beast was surprised when he could control the hand. "So, you're letting me control your power?"
"YOU KNOW MUCH MORE ABOUT….RESTRAINT, THAN I DO."
"Well then, come on!" The beast roared towards the giant zombie, rushing towards her. Her dead eyes lightened for a moment as she saw him charging towards him, almost a look of guilt, or sorrow. That moment of hesitation was all Luka needed, in the blink of an eye, he was on top of her. With a roar of fury, his giant fist slammed into her skull. The impact sent her into the stone floor, only groaning from the shock. The moment she looked up, a blade was at her neck.
"Killl….meee." Her words made the beasts snarl instantly disappear, she didn't want this, it wasn't chosen of her. He simply nodded.
"I hope that you find eternal peace, see you up there." In that moment, Fredrika smiled as he stabbed through her cranium. Her body went limp, a bright light appearing from her chest. It went close to his face for a moment, before flying away. Luka's arm returned to its regular size as he watched the light disappear. Suddenly the goops face swinged around to face the beast.
"There was nothing else you could've done. All we can do….is get justice." The symbiote stated, his long tongue grazing along the rows of teeth in his mouth. Luka simply nodded, beginning to walk over to the giant hole in the floor that the goop had slammed Chrome into.
"Now, the more important issue, where's Alice?" He asked, to which the symbiote gave him an unsure look.
"No clue, perhaps down there? As we don't smell her up here, we searched the entire upper levels for the little girl and smelled no trace of the snake lady." He explained, the beast nodded.
"So, lower levels it is." He sighed. The dark grey goop reared his head down at the giant hole, before getting an idea.
"Jump." He gestured to the hole, the beast simply stared at the symbiote in confusion. "I can make a tether to the top, and we can slowly fall down."
"I see, not bad." Luka nodded, rubbing his mandibles. "Okay, here we go!"
Without another word, the goop launched a stream of black web. The moment he nodded that it was good, the beast jumped. The air rushed past him, but he suddenly stopped. He almost lost his breath when he halted in mid air. He looked up, seeing the tether still holding onto him. After a few moments, they tether slowly lowered the beast till his feet touched the ground.
"What the hell's your problem!?" Chrome jumped out of the darkness. Her face was contorted into one of rage and surprise, like she was one to talk.
"We don't appreciate you playing with the dead like toys, it's disgusting." The symbiote's wide maw sneered in disgust at her actions. He may have only been a small grey tentacle with a head on Luka's shoulder, but even he was threatening to the girl. "You must be brought to justice, and we are the executioners."
"If you're gonna be like that! Then I'll be your opponent!" She stated. Suddenly the walls came to life, thousands of hands phased through the halls reached out for the body was consumed with the greyish goop, sharp spikes forming an unbreakable defense around him. The hands were torn to pieces when the spikes started ejecting out of his body, eviscerating everything around him made of flesh. Blood splattered across the entire hall as the swarms of hands were cut to pieces. When the sounds of flesh being ripped apart stopped, the grey goop around Luka's body went back inside him to reveal Chrome on the ground, the girl was unharmed, but she looked strained. The beast walked closer to her, but suddenly she threw a hack saw at him. He ducked underneath the weapon before she ran away into the darkness of the catacombs, which Luka just realized he was in...catacombs.
"Can we please eat her? She's getting on our nerves." The symbiote asked, to which Luka actually considered for a moment, before shaking his head.
"Death is too merciful, even if the death is barbaric. A stabbing to her pride is enough for me." The beast's upper jaw contorted to a snarl, his teeth bared like a feral dog. The grey goop simply nodded, returning to the inside of his host's body. Luka looked around the area, seeing hundreds of coffins lining the walls, and dozens all over the floor. His nostrils began to flare once again, taking in the smells of rotting corpses, at first he was disgusted, but then his nose caught a different scent, an all too familiar one. "Alice.."
"WHAT ARE WE WAITING FOR? AFTER HER!"
"Right!"
Luka nodded to himself, his light jog turning into a full blown sprint. He ran through the catacombs, very unnerved by the constant moans of monsters and the sounds of hands raking against stone and wood, most likely returning to life due to being in vicinity of the necromancer. He turned a corner and tripped, falling face first onto the stone floor. He jumped to his feet to see what he tripped on. Looking down, he could see the end of a long red tail. His viper like eyes narrowed as he stared into the darkness, seeing a certain lamia hiding in the corner. The sight made Luka want to laugh, the almighty monster lord was shaking in terror at a few moans and scratches on the wall. He hissed a chuckle through his teeth, the monster not noticing his humor.
"Alice?" He asked. The beast could see her visibly jump at her name being spoken, looking over to see the beast. Her eyes widened, before rushing towards him, cowering behind his back once more. Luka sighed as he looked her in the eye. "I know who has caused this, a necromancer. Her name is Chrome."
He wasn't expecting the lamia's eyes to glow white, with her face contorted into a feral snarl.
"She's the one who made me look like that!? Get out here!" The monster lord ordered. Suddenly a coffin lid popped open, the necromancer jumping out of it as the bottom was consumed in flames. She quickly put out the flames on her clothes, looking up to see Luka and Alice staring her down. The beast's face turned into a snarl as he bared his teeth, pulling out his blade and igniting it. In the blink of an eye, Chrome's neck was in the beast's grasp. What caused both the necromancer and the lamia to be in shock, was the dark grey goop moving up the beast's arm, before morphing itself into a head once more.
"If it were up to us, you would be headless by now." The symbiote stated as he licked his lips, before looking over to Luka. "But it is not up to us, it's up to him."
Luka nodded. The goop looked back towards Chrome, letting out an ungodly roar in her face, saliva spraying across her and the floor around warrior chuckled when the necromancer screamed like a little girl. The symbiote returned back into the beast's body, feeling satisfied with his actions.
"I am feeling merciful now." Luka chuckled, turning to Alice. "She's your kind, your judgement is needed here, not mine."
He flinged Chrome at the lamia, the necromancer landing right in front of her. The monster lord quickly bent her over and began spanking her. Even the beast couldn't help but wince when he heard the impact. Each smack sounded painful as hell.
"NOW WE KNOW, NEVER LET HER PUNISH YOU."
"Yes, a valuable tip."
He watched her punish the girl for a few more minutes, till finally Chrome agreed to no longer play with the dead. The monster lord let her go, the necromancer constantly rubbing her behind to soothe the pain.
"Now that our business is done, scram!" Luka roared, to which Chrome nodded and bolted. They watched her leave, all the while feeling relieved that this was over. They sat in the dark for a few moments, before the area around them lit up. Suddenly thousands of bright lights circled around them, with a very familiar one forming the outline of a girl. He knew what she wanted to say, and nodded. The girl nodded back before turning back into a bright light once more, floating into the sky along with the rest. "Now they can all be in peace, isn't that relieving?"
"..." He turned when Alice didn't answer. The beasts widened as her eyes rolled into her head as she fainted. He caught her before she hit the ground, throwing the lamia over her shoulder.
(A LONG WALK LATER.)
"How is she so heavy?" The symbiote asked as sunlight grazed his liquid-like exterior. Luka could only shrug as he kicked the remnants of the broken door, as it was in the way. The sun was beginning to rise in the sky, a beautiful sight, he would take it in were it not for his current predicament. His feet finally touched regular dirt once more, not covered in dead remains and grime for once.
"Remind me goop, remind me to never, ever let me go in another one of those places again." The beast explained, to which the goop nodded. He would have liked to go towards San ilia once more, but his train of thought was cut off as a mysterious woman walked towards him. "Get in my body, now."
Without another word, the symbiote disappeared into his host's body. He watched as the woman slowly walked towards them, her hands in the pockets of her white coat. Her outfit consisted of the white lab coat with long black pants. Under the coat was what looked like a grey sweater, with a blue shirt underneath that. Her skin was pale, really pale. Even the small vampire he had fought a few days ago had darker skin. The woman's hair was a dark red, same as her eyes. She had a look of boredom on her face, before her pools met the beast. Her eyes instantly widened at his appearance, looking most fascinated at his armor. She finally walked up to him, her head only coming up to the bottom of his chest.
"Can i help you?" Luka asked cautiously. He was trying to be polite, but his voice couldn't help but release a quiet growl through his maw.
"Curious, saurian, but yet sentient. Four fingers, tetradactyl in form. Quadruple-hinged jaws, with an upper jaw and four lower mandibles arranged in two tiers...you aren't native on this planet." She analyzed, her voice cold as ice. The woman's tone quickly became annoying to the beast, his teeth slowly bared. He didn't like this woman, he knew that much. Her body language and scent indicated she was not what she seemed.
"What is your business here? The zombies have already been cleared here." Luka explained. The woman's eyes widened, before turning back to a deadpan.
"Oh? So Chrome's operation is finished then?" She asked. Now the beast's eyes widened in shock, his mind telling him this woman was now a threat. He got into his fighting stance, igniting his blade without a second thought.
"Who are you!?" Luka roared. His sword of energy right at the woman's throat. She was at first shocked at his speed, but then was even more surprised at the blade. The woman could only stare at it's tip, all the way to it's hilt.
"My name is Promestein." She mumbled, too focused on the blade to really pay heed to the dangerous situation she was in. The beast was concerned, and annoyed at her lack of fear. He roared in her face to snap Promestein out of her stupor. It worked, but her face only returned to its regular blank stare. "Well, it appears it doesn't matter, she obviously did something, to put the monster lord in such a state."
He stood in front of the passed out lamia protectively, his body looking like a wild animal protecting it's only meal.
"Touch her, death will be the next thing you see." The beast hissed. Promestein could only chuckle.
"You? Kill me? You couldn't even fathom who you're talking to, but I didn't come here to fight." Her smile left as she sighed." I came to deliver equipment to Chrome. Now that she's done, i'll be taking my leave."
After she was done talking, she quickly turned around and left without another word. Luka dropped his guard over Alice, deactivating his blade. The blackish grey goop reappeared on his shoulder, the symbiotes' wide maw and white eyes quickly following suit.
"What was she? She didn't smell human to us, right?" He asked, to which the beast nodded. He quickly put the inactive blade on his belt, walking over and throwing Alice over his shoulder once more.
"We should head back to San ilia, I don't wish to be here any longer." Luka explained, the symbiote nodding in agreement ast they set off towards the city, the sun shining upon them as a new day begins. The beats didn't know who this Promestein was, but she seemed like a possible threat to his goal, like many people. Once this quest is over he shall head to the forest of spirits, where sylph awaits.
END OF CHAPTER 5.
SORRY FOR NOT GETTING THIS OUT SOONER, WORK, CLASSES, THE USUAL, BUT I'M NEVER NOT WORKING ON THESE STORIES, SO TELL ME HOW IT WAS, DON'T WANT ALL MY WORK TO GO UN REVIEWED AFTER ALL.
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