Ahoy there! I know that I didn't update yesterday, but I was writing a
"rulebook thingy" for my other fic, check it, there's interesting stuff in
there. Now in this chapter, I feel that I must warn you. There will be
graphic and violent imagery concerning small animals and children, so if
you are a PETA member (the non People-Eating-Tasty-Animals kind I mean) or
have a weak stomach, then you will probably not like this chapter, the same
applies for small children. I also suggest that you might want to get a
bucket. On with the story!
Chapter 13: Preemptive Strike! (Uh-oh, unlucky number!)
In the morning, everyone awoke to a horrific screaming, coming from Kuwabara and Yusuke's room. When they all rushed in to see what had happened, they immediately rushed out again and vomited outside in the plaza and tried to forget the image that they had seen, except for Hiei and Kurama, who, though still stunned, were familiar with such tactics. Also, Kenshin stood by, since he too, was not unfamiliar with how some people sent their messages. The camera shifted into the room, covered in the blood and gore of countless small children and kittens, and amidst it all was a very large rabbit like monster with fangs down to the floor, no skin, and ears that had Yusuke and Kuwabara wrapped tightly. The narrator did his spiel.
*USAGI-ONI* "Once a normal hare, this most vicious of beasts has been corrupted by darkness and evil. Though very rare demons, they are incredibly fast, strong, and intelligent, and are driven by a bloodlust that knows no bounds, and though they typically do have a master, usually the one who corrupted it, this creature is only told where to go. Everything else it does is its own idea, and the only thing it enjoys more than killing and destruction is spreading fear and terror in the hearts and minds of its master's enemies.
"GOOD GOD, HELP US OUT OF HERE!!!" Kuwabara and Yusuke creamed in unison. They had been asleep as the monster had spread its filth and they had only awoken when the beast grabbed them with its prehensile ears. Kurama and Hiei tried to help, but the demonic cottontail kicked them away and slammed its victims into the wall before it threw the two boys into the biggest piles of gore. When Kuwabara tried to get up, he realized that he had inadvertently put his hand on the head of a young girl, with her ponytail wrapped around his hand. He screamed, and then vomited in spite of himself.
Kenshin knew that he had to act fast if this monstrosity was going to be defeated, but before he was able to make an attack, the creature had already jumped on him and had stabbed him in the head with its teeth. It then turned its attention to Kurama and Hiei, and started to pound them into the floor with its ears until they were an indiscernible mass of blood and flesh and broken bones.
"AHHHHHHHH - SPIRIT GUN!!" Yusuke yelled, as he fired off his signature attack. But it was not to be. The monster merely swallowed the attack and fired the energy out of its ears and incinerated Kuwabara, leaving nothing but a grizzly shadow on the wall behind him. It then leaped again, and landed on Yusuke's head, crushing it. Afterward it began to feast on the new meat that it had created. Then it hopped outside and began to chase the others.
Botan was trying to fly away, but she was carrying everyone else on her oar and could not get enough height to dodge the beast when it jumped at them. When they had crashed to the ground, it had already speared Botan through the stomach with its teeth, and was beginning to eat her. Sanosuke tried to stop it but when he jumped to do a flying Futae No Kiwami, it just grabbed him out of the air with an ear and squeezed until every bone in his body had broken and blood began to leak out of his mouth and eyes.
Seeing all the horror that this creature had bought, Yukina tried to freeze it, but the beast merely shrugged the cold off and kicked her so hard in the chest that every rib had snapped and many of them were sticking out though her back.
Kaoru and Yahiko tried to run away, but the monster jumped in front of them and gored them with its teeth, then it picked up a nearby tree with its ears and crushed them into the ground.
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Yusuke, Kuwabara, Hiei, Kurama, Sanosuke, Botan, Yukina, Kaoru, Yahiko, and Kenshin all awoke from the dream at the same time, with the same cold sweat, and the even colder laughter in their heads. They all knew that this would not be as easy as they had thought.
Okay, I know I'm creeped out, what about you? It looks like mister Voice in the Dark can now influence our heroes dreams, and that cannot be a good sign. I mean, not even I can come up with a sarcastic remark about this little plot twist, and I'm the writer! Maybe things will lighten up next chapter. One can certainly hope.
Chapter 13: Preemptive Strike! (Uh-oh, unlucky number!)
In the morning, everyone awoke to a horrific screaming, coming from Kuwabara and Yusuke's room. When they all rushed in to see what had happened, they immediately rushed out again and vomited outside in the plaza and tried to forget the image that they had seen, except for Hiei and Kurama, who, though still stunned, were familiar with such tactics. Also, Kenshin stood by, since he too, was not unfamiliar with how some people sent their messages. The camera shifted into the room, covered in the blood and gore of countless small children and kittens, and amidst it all was a very large rabbit like monster with fangs down to the floor, no skin, and ears that had Yusuke and Kuwabara wrapped tightly. The narrator did his spiel.
*USAGI-ONI* "Once a normal hare, this most vicious of beasts has been corrupted by darkness and evil. Though very rare demons, they are incredibly fast, strong, and intelligent, and are driven by a bloodlust that knows no bounds, and though they typically do have a master, usually the one who corrupted it, this creature is only told where to go. Everything else it does is its own idea, and the only thing it enjoys more than killing and destruction is spreading fear and terror in the hearts and minds of its master's enemies.
"GOOD GOD, HELP US OUT OF HERE!!!" Kuwabara and Yusuke creamed in unison. They had been asleep as the monster had spread its filth and they had only awoken when the beast grabbed them with its prehensile ears. Kurama and Hiei tried to help, but the demonic cottontail kicked them away and slammed its victims into the wall before it threw the two boys into the biggest piles of gore. When Kuwabara tried to get up, he realized that he had inadvertently put his hand on the head of a young girl, with her ponytail wrapped around his hand. He screamed, and then vomited in spite of himself.
Kenshin knew that he had to act fast if this monstrosity was going to be defeated, but before he was able to make an attack, the creature had already jumped on him and had stabbed him in the head with its teeth. It then turned its attention to Kurama and Hiei, and started to pound them into the floor with its ears until they were an indiscernible mass of blood and flesh and broken bones.
"AHHHHHHHH - SPIRIT GUN!!" Yusuke yelled, as he fired off his signature attack. But it was not to be. The monster merely swallowed the attack and fired the energy out of its ears and incinerated Kuwabara, leaving nothing but a grizzly shadow on the wall behind him. It then leaped again, and landed on Yusuke's head, crushing it. Afterward it began to feast on the new meat that it had created. Then it hopped outside and began to chase the others.
Botan was trying to fly away, but she was carrying everyone else on her oar and could not get enough height to dodge the beast when it jumped at them. When they had crashed to the ground, it had already speared Botan through the stomach with its teeth, and was beginning to eat her. Sanosuke tried to stop it but when he jumped to do a flying Futae No Kiwami, it just grabbed him out of the air with an ear and squeezed until every bone in his body had broken and blood began to leak out of his mouth and eyes.
Seeing all the horror that this creature had bought, Yukina tried to freeze it, but the beast merely shrugged the cold off and kicked her so hard in the chest that every rib had snapped and many of them were sticking out though her back.
Kaoru and Yahiko tried to run away, but the monster jumped in front of them and gored them with its teeth, then it picked up a nearby tree with its ears and crushed them into the ground.
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Yusuke, Kuwabara, Hiei, Kurama, Sanosuke, Botan, Yukina, Kaoru, Yahiko, and Kenshin all awoke from the dream at the same time, with the same cold sweat, and the even colder laughter in their heads. They all knew that this would not be as easy as they had thought.
Okay, I know I'm creeped out, what about you? It looks like mister Voice in the Dark can now influence our heroes dreams, and that cannot be a good sign. I mean, not even I can come up with a sarcastic remark about this little plot twist, and I'm the writer! Maybe things will lighten up next chapter. One can certainly hope.