{A/N: Hey all. Sorry for the delay. No worries though. I'd never leave you
hanging for too long!}
Headstrong
Shinigami flew overhead as Jake and Kat ran beneath her. The blazing wings occasionally let fly sparks that showered the two demon/humans below.
"Hey! Watch it! You're going to get my tail on fire!" Kat growled, showing her teeth.
Shinigami shrugged with a grin, and flew higher into the sky. She scanned the surroundings.
"So, Jake, any idea what this 'source' looks like?" she asked.
Jake glared up. "No. I'm not even sure if there is a source in the first place. I'm playing this whole thing 'by ear' as they say. Why?"
"Eh...You may want to come up here."
Jake rolled his eyes and spread his wings, letting the warm updraft take him toward Shinigami. He followed her gaze and squinted.
"What is that?" he gaped.
"I was hoping you'd know."
The building was huge. It was shaped sort of in a pyramid fashion, but had snake-like wires protruding from it, curling around it, emitting eerie green rays. Jake twitched as he felt the amount of energy radiating from the area.
"Hello? The little people down here would really like to know what's going on up there among the high-and-mightys," Kat said, crossly.
"I think we've found our source," Jake said flatly.
He swooped down and landed next to Kat. Kat noted that his eyes seemed to have a slightly worried look in them. But Jake turned away and took off running. Kat followed him, easily keeping pace with the organoid-boy due to her half-cheetah form. Shinigami called down directions to guide the two runners from overhead. Jake and Kat soon saw a forest approaching them. They pummeled right through it. Jake ran with his head low, like a wolf, and slid through the dark trees. He stopped behind a wall of bushes and kneeled down below the bush-line. Kat stooped down next to him, and Shinigami landed behind the two.
"Guards. Everywhere. It's going to be tough getting in," Jake growled.
One of the demon guards passed by the bushes, and the three humans froze. Unfortunately, the guard was half wolf.
"Who goes there? This is private property! You are trespassing on private property!" the wolf-man bellowed.
"Well, we can't do anything now but fight," Shinigami growled.
"Idiot! They have damn guns and crap!" Kat hissed.
"Come out! NOW," the guard ordered.
"As you wish," Shinigami smiled.
She flew out of the bushes and rammed into the guard. The guard fell to the ground, firing one round from his rifle making a huge bang! The other guards turned to see what was going on, and ran to help their downed friend.
Shinigami stood up, smiling wickedly and showing her glinting white teeth. The guards dove for her, but she shot into the sky, and clawed their faces with her talons. Kat leapt into the action and bit down on one of the guards' arms. He dropped his gun and howled in pain. Kat jumped off of him and slashed at her next victim. Jake shook his head but ran in to join the frenzy. His huge black wings seemed to block the sun as he flew into the sky. The organoid-boy came plummeting down toward the crowd of guards, slashing, biting, roaring. But as more fell, more guards came to replace the fallen. The three humans fought as best as they could, but it was beginning to feel hopeless.
"Damnit! We can't take them all!" Kat yelled.
The guards circled them. Jake shot into the air and attempted another dive bomb, but a bullet whizzed by, nicking his face and throwing him off- course. Another bullet zoomed by, leaving a neat red line on his arm. The red drops sprinkled onto the ground, mixing with the dark blood of the guard demons. Kat pounced on the guard that was firing the gun. He fell to the ground firing a shot at his assailant. But the shot went wide and missed Kat, hitting a tree instead. Then something exploded. Smoke filled the scene, and guards started to waver and fall to the ground. Kat put her hand around her mouth and nose, but felt her body muscles submitting to the gas. She managed to stumble into the bushes before she fell. Shinigami and Jake flew into the air, out of the smoke.
"Who threw that?" Shinigami growled, ready to attack again.
"I did." A shape stepped out from the tree line.
"Enko." Jake stared hard down at the demon that had almost killed him before. "What are you doing here?" he asked coldly.
"I was sent by Inari to monitor you in the demon world. I followed you and- "
"Now you're going to stop us from destroying the source of your master's energy. Well guess what? We're not going to let you! We've come this far in your stupid demon world, and you are not going to stop us. I mean, it's not like we want to be here. You stupid master flung us into this damned world and we are sure as hell getting out!" Shinigami burst out.
Enko looked calmly back at the human. "Are you finished?"
"Um...I guess so."
"Okay then," the fox demon said patiently. "As I was saying, I was sent to monitor your progression through the demon world, and to make sure you never got to the real source or figured out a way to return to your world. But then I overheard you," she looked over at Jake. "talking. I heard how you said that Khai and I were once humans... Just as these young ones are," she nodded her head toward Kat and Shinigami. "I remembered more and more about being human. I remembered my life as a human, before this." She looked down at her paws/hands. "I had put up the pyramid there to deceive you. I knew the energy from the power plant would make you think it was the source. The source is actually hidden deep within the crust of this world. The only entrance to it is inside the arsenal shop on the other side of this property. You must go to the basement. There will be a secret door in the floor next to the boxes labeled 'Explosives.' You can't see it, but if you look for it, it will be there."
"This could be a trap for all we know. How do we know we can trust you?" Jake retorted.
"You don't. You'll just have to trust your instincts," Enko said. "I must return to Inari before she realizes I've been gone for so long. It is up to you whether to believe what I have told you. Good-bye."
The fox demon disappeared. The pyramid disappeared. The area was indeed just a power plant. Jake looked up at it and could feel the energy of the power plant, but not the sticky evil he felt before.
"So the demon was telling the truth," he sighed.
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{A/N: Wrote this section while listening to Headstrong by Trapt (notice the title of the chapter) so just a suggestion if you want to listen to it while reading.}
The Giga roared, sending a tremor through the ground. Thoughts wound around K.O.'s head.
"What if this fails? Will it work? I hope the Kreuz Team listened to what I said..."
K.O. shook his head and looked forward. He avoided the crack in the ground made by the Giga's roar, and slid to the right.
"Split up!"
The six Zoids split left and right. The Reaper Zero, Green Blade Liger, and Genosaurer were on one side, and the other Blade Liger, Ion Sniper, and Gash were on the other. The Gigantor seemed stunned for a second, but roared again, shaking the earth beneath the Zoids.
"You guys with the Genosaurer and Ion Sniper, stay back and attack from afar. We need the support incase one of gets damaged, and you two are the only ones with long-range weapons," K.O. ordered. "I hope this works," he added silently.
Four Zoids charged. K.O. saw the blinding beam of light shoot passed him and smash into the Gigantor. It roared, putting the four charging Zoids off- balance.
"Keep going!" K.O. yelled.
The barrage of missiles came from the other side of the Giga and slammed violently into the occupied Gojulas. Two Blade Ligers slashed the behemoth's knees, and Gash and the Reaper Zero followed up the attack.
"My turn," Death hissed.
The hover ports opened, and the two Zoids on that side jumped out of the way as the Genosaurer shot toward the Gojulas. It circled the Giga's leg, then jumped up and ripped off a wire. The Ion Sniper zoomed forward with its Ion Boosters open and joined in the butchery. The Giga wasn't going to put up with the Zoids. It let out another terrible roar and a heat wave swept the Zoids back. The Incendiary Beam blasted toward the fallen Zoids.
"Watch it!"
They all moved out of the way just in time. Angel looked back and saw a black scorch mark where she was before. But the Ion Sniper had been nicked. If it could really be called 'nicked'. Its left arm was melted off and sitting in a puddle next to the stunned Zoid. The Reaper Zero stood wearily to its feet and turned to the Ion Sniper. The rest of the Zoids were one the ground, unable to move due to a system freeze or overheating.
"You alright?" Angel managed to gasp out.
Sweat poured down Angel's face. The Incendiary Beam Cannon was no joke. The beam had passed so close to the Zoids that the cockpits of all the Zoids felt like saunas.
"I'm good," Cloud replied.
Angel looked back at the Giga Gojulas. She turned back to Cloud.
"Is there any way you can eject the Weasel Unit?" she asked.
The Ion Sniper cocked its head to one side. The Gigantor took a step forward.
"What?"
"We don't have time! Can you eject the unit or not?!" Angel demanded.
"Okay, okay. Yes, I can eject this unit, but-"
"Then do it," Angel said simply. "After that go into Sniper-mode and fire a round at the Giga's knee."
She turned toward the slowly approaching Giga.
"How much time do you need?"
"It'll take about 15 -- no 10 seconds. But-" Cloud said.
The Reaper Zero charged the Gigantor.
"Angel!"
But Angel had turned off her communications system. She looked up at the Giga.
"You came for me. Now take me away."
The Reaper Zero leapt toward the monstrous Zoid. Angel calmly closed her eyes. The beam cannon fired.
"ANGEL!"
Cloud fired a shot from the tail of his Ion Sniper. The shot flew forward, fast approaching the Giga. The Giga turned and fired another beam. The bullet still flew. Cloud watched the single bullet fly. His life, the life of his friends, the lives of countless people, lay on that single bullet...
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Rit ran through the forest, Chemuk at her heels. The organoid looked up worryingly at her partner, but Rit did not meet the wolf's eyes. Her eyes were forward.
"Why am I doing this?" she thought to herself. "Why am I risking my life to save two someones I barely know?"
"Because you must," another voice said.
Rit kept running. Her leg muscles begged for a rest, but Rit ignored their pleas and continued to run. Chemuk looked at her partner again.
*Why did you not take Storm?* the wolf-organoid asked.
"That's what she would expect. And it's too noticeable. Besides, I can't get to the campsite with a land Zoid," Rit replied.
The organoid was not quite satisfied with the answer, but did not question her partner's decision any further. The two ran through the trees and jumped over bushes, determined to save the two 'keys' from Inari.
*I sense something* Chemuk stated.
Rit slowed down to a quiet lope, and continued forward. She stopped, and crept forward, hearing someone laughing. But as Rit peered over the bushes, something grabbed her, and dragged her out of her hiding space.
*Rit!*
But the organoid fell the ground, motionless. Inari smiled at the human girl as she struggled against invisible bonds. She saw Chemuk fall.
"What've you done to her!?" Rit screamed.
"Don't worry. Your precious pet is still alive. Just stunned I believe. There is a spell around this area that puts any Zoid or organoid that crosses the tree line into a system freeze. Made it myself. You like?" Inari asked. Then laughed harshly. "You cannot stop me from domination my young human."
She turned to Jason. He went over and picked up Rit.
"Jason!"
Jason froze. Inari spun around and glared at the voice. Shane had awoken. She was tired out an still not fully recovered, but determined.
"Jason!" she croaked. "Don't do it! Please... Remember..."
Inari shot Shane a distasteful look. "He can't hear you. He is under my control, and his real self is lost to him."
"Jason..." Shane tightly closed her eyes, trying to remember something.
**Flashback**
A little girl sat on the floor, her arms crossed, a scowl on her face. A young man looked down at her and smiled.
"Are you lost little girl?" he asked kindly.
"No," the girl retorted.
The man smiled. He sat down on the floor beside her.
"You want to hear a story?"
The girl only grunted.
"The world was once filled with demons, yes, demons! They ruled the land using terror and torture as their way of life. The demons picked on the weaker and enslaved each other and other creatures. The creatures of Zi couldn't stand the demons any longer. They banned together to create a creature more powerful than themselves that would be able to defeat the demons. But the creatures were unable to create such a creature. Their creature was indeed stronger, but not as strong as the demons. That's when the creatures learned that the demons were actually of their own kind, only turned into demons by the boss demon. The creatures made a new plan. Instead of making the creature they had created powerful, they would give it the power to call the power of others to itself, as well as the power to call out a creature's true form from. Yes, the organoid was born. And with it, came the power of words. The organoid was able to draw out the true forms of the demons and chased away the true demons forever."
The girl stole a glance at the man. He smiled back at her and stood up.
"I'd better go. Don't get into any trouble now. Bye, kid."
**Flashback End**
Shane's eyes opened wide.
"Lasto ethei! Maenel he, mellestka!*" Shane cried out.
Jason staggered away from Rit and clutched his head.
"What are you doing?!" Inari screamed. "Kill that girl!" Inari jabbed her finger at Rit.
But Jason's mind was a whirling pool of confusion and chaos. He let out a cry and fell to his knees, still clutching his head. Inari roared and stamped her feet. She turned her infuriated eyes toward Shane.
"You! How do you know the language of the organoids?!" She demanded.
"I-I.." Shane started.
Inari walked over and grabbed Shane by the neck.
"How do you know the language of the organoids?!" she repeated.
Shane clawed at the demon's hand, but it did not loosen.
"I don't know! It just came to me, I-"
Inari dropped the human to the ground.
"I will kill you all!"
Her hands rose and red flames collected around her body.
"Die now!"
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{A/N: Cliffies! Lol. You'll just have to wait.}
*Remember yourself! Fight her, my friend!
Headstrong
Shinigami flew overhead as Jake and Kat ran beneath her. The blazing wings occasionally let fly sparks that showered the two demon/humans below.
"Hey! Watch it! You're going to get my tail on fire!" Kat growled, showing her teeth.
Shinigami shrugged with a grin, and flew higher into the sky. She scanned the surroundings.
"So, Jake, any idea what this 'source' looks like?" she asked.
Jake glared up. "No. I'm not even sure if there is a source in the first place. I'm playing this whole thing 'by ear' as they say. Why?"
"Eh...You may want to come up here."
Jake rolled his eyes and spread his wings, letting the warm updraft take him toward Shinigami. He followed her gaze and squinted.
"What is that?" he gaped.
"I was hoping you'd know."
The building was huge. It was shaped sort of in a pyramid fashion, but had snake-like wires protruding from it, curling around it, emitting eerie green rays. Jake twitched as he felt the amount of energy radiating from the area.
"Hello? The little people down here would really like to know what's going on up there among the high-and-mightys," Kat said, crossly.
"I think we've found our source," Jake said flatly.
He swooped down and landed next to Kat. Kat noted that his eyes seemed to have a slightly worried look in them. But Jake turned away and took off running. Kat followed him, easily keeping pace with the organoid-boy due to her half-cheetah form. Shinigami called down directions to guide the two runners from overhead. Jake and Kat soon saw a forest approaching them. They pummeled right through it. Jake ran with his head low, like a wolf, and slid through the dark trees. He stopped behind a wall of bushes and kneeled down below the bush-line. Kat stooped down next to him, and Shinigami landed behind the two.
"Guards. Everywhere. It's going to be tough getting in," Jake growled.
One of the demon guards passed by the bushes, and the three humans froze. Unfortunately, the guard was half wolf.
"Who goes there? This is private property! You are trespassing on private property!" the wolf-man bellowed.
"Well, we can't do anything now but fight," Shinigami growled.
"Idiot! They have damn guns and crap!" Kat hissed.
"Come out! NOW," the guard ordered.
"As you wish," Shinigami smiled.
She flew out of the bushes and rammed into the guard. The guard fell to the ground, firing one round from his rifle making a huge bang! The other guards turned to see what was going on, and ran to help their downed friend.
Shinigami stood up, smiling wickedly and showing her glinting white teeth. The guards dove for her, but she shot into the sky, and clawed their faces with her talons. Kat leapt into the action and bit down on one of the guards' arms. He dropped his gun and howled in pain. Kat jumped off of him and slashed at her next victim. Jake shook his head but ran in to join the frenzy. His huge black wings seemed to block the sun as he flew into the sky. The organoid-boy came plummeting down toward the crowd of guards, slashing, biting, roaring. But as more fell, more guards came to replace the fallen. The three humans fought as best as they could, but it was beginning to feel hopeless.
"Damnit! We can't take them all!" Kat yelled.
The guards circled them. Jake shot into the air and attempted another dive bomb, but a bullet whizzed by, nicking his face and throwing him off- course. Another bullet zoomed by, leaving a neat red line on his arm. The red drops sprinkled onto the ground, mixing with the dark blood of the guard demons. Kat pounced on the guard that was firing the gun. He fell to the ground firing a shot at his assailant. But the shot went wide and missed Kat, hitting a tree instead. Then something exploded. Smoke filled the scene, and guards started to waver and fall to the ground. Kat put her hand around her mouth and nose, but felt her body muscles submitting to the gas. She managed to stumble into the bushes before she fell. Shinigami and Jake flew into the air, out of the smoke.
"Who threw that?" Shinigami growled, ready to attack again.
"I did." A shape stepped out from the tree line.
"Enko." Jake stared hard down at the demon that had almost killed him before. "What are you doing here?" he asked coldly.
"I was sent by Inari to monitor you in the demon world. I followed you and- "
"Now you're going to stop us from destroying the source of your master's energy. Well guess what? We're not going to let you! We've come this far in your stupid demon world, and you are not going to stop us. I mean, it's not like we want to be here. You stupid master flung us into this damned world and we are sure as hell getting out!" Shinigami burst out.
Enko looked calmly back at the human. "Are you finished?"
"Um...I guess so."
"Okay then," the fox demon said patiently. "As I was saying, I was sent to monitor your progression through the demon world, and to make sure you never got to the real source or figured out a way to return to your world. But then I overheard you," she looked over at Jake. "talking. I heard how you said that Khai and I were once humans... Just as these young ones are," she nodded her head toward Kat and Shinigami. "I remembered more and more about being human. I remembered my life as a human, before this." She looked down at her paws/hands. "I had put up the pyramid there to deceive you. I knew the energy from the power plant would make you think it was the source. The source is actually hidden deep within the crust of this world. The only entrance to it is inside the arsenal shop on the other side of this property. You must go to the basement. There will be a secret door in the floor next to the boxes labeled 'Explosives.' You can't see it, but if you look for it, it will be there."
"This could be a trap for all we know. How do we know we can trust you?" Jake retorted.
"You don't. You'll just have to trust your instincts," Enko said. "I must return to Inari before she realizes I've been gone for so long. It is up to you whether to believe what I have told you. Good-bye."
The fox demon disappeared. The pyramid disappeared. The area was indeed just a power plant. Jake looked up at it and could feel the energy of the power plant, but not the sticky evil he felt before.
"So the demon was telling the truth," he sighed.
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{A/N: Wrote this section while listening to Headstrong by Trapt (notice the title of the chapter) so just a suggestion if you want to listen to it while reading.}
The Giga roared, sending a tremor through the ground. Thoughts wound around K.O.'s head.
"What if this fails? Will it work? I hope the Kreuz Team listened to what I said..."
K.O. shook his head and looked forward. He avoided the crack in the ground made by the Giga's roar, and slid to the right.
"Split up!"
The six Zoids split left and right. The Reaper Zero, Green Blade Liger, and Genosaurer were on one side, and the other Blade Liger, Ion Sniper, and Gash were on the other. The Gigantor seemed stunned for a second, but roared again, shaking the earth beneath the Zoids.
"You guys with the Genosaurer and Ion Sniper, stay back and attack from afar. We need the support incase one of gets damaged, and you two are the only ones with long-range weapons," K.O. ordered. "I hope this works," he added silently.
Four Zoids charged. K.O. saw the blinding beam of light shoot passed him and smash into the Gigantor. It roared, putting the four charging Zoids off- balance.
"Keep going!" K.O. yelled.
The barrage of missiles came from the other side of the Giga and slammed violently into the occupied Gojulas. Two Blade Ligers slashed the behemoth's knees, and Gash and the Reaper Zero followed up the attack.
"My turn," Death hissed.
The hover ports opened, and the two Zoids on that side jumped out of the way as the Genosaurer shot toward the Gojulas. It circled the Giga's leg, then jumped up and ripped off a wire. The Ion Sniper zoomed forward with its Ion Boosters open and joined in the butchery. The Giga wasn't going to put up with the Zoids. It let out another terrible roar and a heat wave swept the Zoids back. The Incendiary Beam blasted toward the fallen Zoids.
"Watch it!"
They all moved out of the way just in time. Angel looked back and saw a black scorch mark where she was before. But the Ion Sniper had been nicked. If it could really be called 'nicked'. Its left arm was melted off and sitting in a puddle next to the stunned Zoid. The Reaper Zero stood wearily to its feet and turned to the Ion Sniper. The rest of the Zoids were one the ground, unable to move due to a system freeze or overheating.
"You alright?" Angel managed to gasp out.
Sweat poured down Angel's face. The Incendiary Beam Cannon was no joke. The beam had passed so close to the Zoids that the cockpits of all the Zoids felt like saunas.
"I'm good," Cloud replied.
Angel looked back at the Giga Gojulas. She turned back to Cloud.
"Is there any way you can eject the Weasel Unit?" she asked.
The Ion Sniper cocked its head to one side. The Gigantor took a step forward.
"What?"
"We don't have time! Can you eject the unit or not?!" Angel demanded.
"Okay, okay. Yes, I can eject this unit, but-"
"Then do it," Angel said simply. "After that go into Sniper-mode and fire a round at the Giga's knee."
She turned toward the slowly approaching Giga.
"How much time do you need?"
"It'll take about 15 -- no 10 seconds. But-" Cloud said.
The Reaper Zero charged the Gigantor.
"Angel!"
But Angel had turned off her communications system. She looked up at the Giga.
"You came for me. Now take me away."
The Reaper Zero leapt toward the monstrous Zoid. Angel calmly closed her eyes. The beam cannon fired.
"ANGEL!"
Cloud fired a shot from the tail of his Ion Sniper. The shot flew forward, fast approaching the Giga. The Giga turned and fired another beam. The bullet still flew. Cloud watched the single bullet fly. His life, the life of his friends, the lives of countless people, lay on that single bullet...
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Rit ran through the forest, Chemuk at her heels. The organoid looked up worryingly at her partner, but Rit did not meet the wolf's eyes. Her eyes were forward.
"Why am I doing this?" she thought to herself. "Why am I risking my life to save two someones I barely know?"
"Because you must," another voice said.
Rit kept running. Her leg muscles begged for a rest, but Rit ignored their pleas and continued to run. Chemuk looked at her partner again.
*Why did you not take Storm?* the wolf-organoid asked.
"That's what she would expect. And it's too noticeable. Besides, I can't get to the campsite with a land Zoid," Rit replied.
The organoid was not quite satisfied with the answer, but did not question her partner's decision any further. The two ran through the trees and jumped over bushes, determined to save the two 'keys' from Inari.
*I sense something* Chemuk stated.
Rit slowed down to a quiet lope, and continued forward. She stopped, and crept forward, hearing someone laughing. But as Rit peered over the bushes, something grabbed her, and dragged her out of her hiding space.
*Rit!*
But the organoid fell the ground, motionless. Inari smiled at the human girl as she struggled against invisible bonds. She saw Chemuk fall.
"What've you done to her!?" Rit screamed.
"Don't worry. Your precious pet is still alive. Just stunned I believe. There is a spell around this area that puts any Zoid or organoid that crosses the tree line into a system freeze. Made it myself. You like?" Inari asked. Then laughed harshly. "You cannot stop me from domination my young human."
She turned to Jason. He went over and picked up Rit.
"Jason!"
Jason froze. Inari spun around and glared at the voice. Shane had awoken. She was tired out an still not fully recovered, but determined.
"Jason!" she croaked. "Don't do it! Please... Remember..."
Inari shot Shane a distasteful look. "He can't hear you. He is under my control, and his real self is lost to him."
"Jason..." Shane tightly closed her eyes, trying to remember something.
**Flashback**
A little girl sat on the floor, her arms crossed, a scowl on her face. A young man looked down at her and smiled.
"Are you lost little girl?" he asked kindly.
"No," the girl retorted.
The man smiled. He sat down on the floor beside her.
"You want to hear a story?"
The girl only grunted.
"The world was once filled with demons, yes, demons! They ruled the land using terror and torture as their way of life. The demons picked on the weaker and enslaved each other and other creatures. The creatures of Zi couldn't stand the demons any longer. They banned together to create a creature more powerful than themselves that would be able to defeat the demons. But the creatures were unable to create such a creature. Their creature was indeed stronger, but not as strong as the demons. That's when the creatures learned that the demons were actually of their own kind, only turned into demons by the boss demon. The creatures made a new plan. Instead of making the creature they had created powerful, they would give it the power to call the power of others to itself, as well as the power to call out a creature's true form from. Yes, the organoid was born. And with it, came the power of words. The organoid was able to draw out the true forms of the demons and chased away the true demons forever."
The girl stole a glance at the man. He smiled back at her and stood up.
"I'd better go. Don't get into any trouble now. Bye, kid."
**Flashback End**
Shane's eyes opened wide.
"Lasto ethei! Maenel he, mellestka!*" Shane cried out.
Jason staggered away from Rit and clutched his head.
"What are you doing?!" Inari screamed. "Kill that girl!" Inari jabbed her finger at Rit.
But Jason's mind was a whirling pool of confusion and chaos. He let out a cry and fell to his knees, still clutching his head. Inari roared and stamped her feet. She turned her infuriated eyes toward Shane.
"You! How do you know the language of the organoids?!" She demanded.
"I-I.." Shane started.
Inari walked over and grabbed Shane by the neck.
"How do you know the language of the organoids?!" she repeated.
Shane clawed at the demon's hand, but it did not loosen.
"I don't know! It just came to me, I-"
Inari dropped the human to the ground.
"I will kill you all!"
Her hands rose and red flames collected around her body.
"Die now!"
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{A/N: Cliffies! Lol. You'll just have to wait.}
*Remember yourself! Fight her, my friend!
