Hey guys, Andrew78591, is back for a new chapter of Toxin Ga Kill! I'm really glad this fanfic is getting some good recgonition. Sorry if I haven't posted anything for awhile, I just entered a new semester of school, so this took a little longer. But, I hope you guys enjoy this chapter. Also big shout out to my beta-reader, The Jade Fang Wolf, for helping me with this fanfic. This was a short introduction, so let's get this story started.
Aaaaaannnnnnddddd begin
Chapter 2: Adapting
Snowy Black Forest Daytime
In the deep forest of the Snowy Black Forest were a group of veteren hunters. They were all around their 30s and had set of weapon to use. In front of the group was Obi with his sword on his back. Obi was very gloomy and sad from the look in his face. It looked like he didn't want to have a conversation with anyone. No one could blame him as he had just retieved news of what had happened to Tatsumi. He could still remember recieving the news.
(Flashback)
Back at Sahne Eis, during the night, as Obi was with Tsubaki and Tokugawa, just hanging out, at his house they hear a knock from the door. Obi opens the door to see a hunter in front of him. "Can I help you with something?" asked Obi. "It's about team 15, they've returned and are at the medical house. They have requested for you, Tsubaki, Tokigawa to come immediately." the hunter explained. Obi was a liitle shock by this, but he remained calm and made a stern face. "I'll get the other two," Obi said
Sahne Eis, Medical House
As soon as Obi, Tsubaki, and Tokigawa made it to the medical house, they entered into the building and into one of the rooms to see Ieyusa and Sayo. Ieyasu was very injured as he a bunch of bandages on him and Sayo was looking very gloomy as if something bad happened.
"Ieyusa, Sayo, are you too alright?" said Tsubaki as she gets close to Sayo. As soon as Sayo saw her sister, she immtediately ran towards Tsubaki and hugs her tightly as she began cry. "Sayo, calm down, what's going on?" said Tsubaki confused while comforting her sister.
Tokigawa went to Ieyusa as he checked on the boy's injuries. "Jesus Ieyusa, what did you do to yourself?!" he yelled. Ieyusa only remained quiet as there was something in his mind. As Ieyusa and Sayo were being looked at, Obi realized that Tatsumi was nowhere to be seen. "Wait, where's Tatsumi?" he said as he was very concerned. Sayo cried even more just hearing the very name while Ieyusa gripped his fist. Ieyusa took a while before saying anything until he finally build up the courage to answer Obi. "Obi... Tatsumi's dead. He died, so we could live."
The very words hit Obi hard as he look with shock and horror from hearing the tragic news. He felt his entire world fell as he went to a nearby chair to sit down, putting his hands on his head to gather his thoughts together on what had happened. "No... no... no..." he said as he began to cry. Tsubaki and Tokigawa began to sorrow over this tragic news as they all had a look of sadness on them.
(Flashback end)
"Oh, Tatsumi..." muttered Obi.
Obi and his team were currently looking for any of the other children that were still doing the Grand Hunt to retrieve them since the event was now over, as well as looking for the body of Tatsumi to bring home. So far, they found one group and had two veteran hunters go with them back to the village.
Feeling a hand land on his shoulder, Obi looked back to see Tokigawa.
"Don't worry Obi, we'll find Tatsumi's body and make sure he's buried right besides Kasai and Yuki. We'll search no matter how long it takes," said Tokigawa in attempt to make his friend feel better.
Hearing those words brought some ease to Obi. "Thank you, Tokigawa. That means a lot to me," he said.
Tokigawa replied with, "Any time, old friend."
As the group kept searching, one of them was struck by an arrow in the shoulder and cried out in pain. Everyone stood there in shock, but before they could help him, more arrows flew towards them.
"Take cover!" yelled Obi as he and everyone else hid behind the trees. Everyone readied their weapons and prepared to strike once the coast was clear.
"Well well well, look what have here, fellas," said a voice. Obi peeked his head out to see what they were facing. To his displeasure, he saw a group of seven bandits.
They where wearing snow pants and boots, coats with wool hoods, and shoulder cloaks. One, however, had a metal shoulder guard, a bandana covering his mouth, and a pair of goggles on his head. He had a sword, while three had bows, two had maces, and the last one had a halberd.
"Damn it, of all the things to deal with, it had to be bandits," said Tokigawa with his axe in hand.
"Come on out, hunters. We just want any valuable stuff you guys have, along with those weapons. If you do as we say, then all of you will die quick and painlessly," said the bandit with the bandana, signifying that he was the leader. "None of you are getting out of here alive, so might as well make it easy for everyone."
Seeing the situation at hand, Obi gave one of his archers some hand signals. The hunter nodded in understanding and readied an arrow for the right opportunity to strike.
"Well, hunters, are you going to give us what we want? Or do we need to do things the hard way?" Asked the leader with a hint of impatience in his voice.
'We don't have time for this,' thought Obi and gave a signal for the archer act. With that, the archer jumped out of his cover and fired an arrow at one of the bandit archers, the projectile going through her head and killing her instantly. The bandits were caught off guard by the sudden attack, but in their surpsrise, another arrow killed their other archer. The last bandit archer quickly readied her bow and fired an arrow just as her target fired his own. Both were struck by the other's arrow, the bandit getting shot in the neck while the hunter was shot through the eye, taking each other out.
The bandit leader looked at the situation with great anger.
"Mother fucker," he muttered. With the bandit archers now dead, the hunters could now engage in a close range confrontation.
"Charge!" Obi ordered. And with that, him, Tokigawa, and other hunter ran towards their opponents.
The bandit leader saw this and he yelled out to his group, "Kill them!"
As the two groups were about to clash, Tokigawa threw a small throwing knife at one of the mace wielders. However, the mace user blocked it with ease and was about to laugh at the failed attack, but was struck with an axe to his face. The throwing knife was a distraction for Tokigawa to strike.
The groups fought ferociously. The hunter wielding a hammer fought against another mace wielding bandit, Tokigawa fought with the halberd wielder, and Obi clashed swords with the bandit leader.
The hunter and bandit fought with their blunt weapons. While their swings were somewhat slow, there was a lot force behind each attack. In one of their swings, their weapons collided at the same time, the force causing both the wielders to drop their weapons. The hunter then tackled the bandit and wrestled with each other, both trying to gain the upper hand in this battle of strength.
Tokigawa was evading the halberd bandit. Using her weapons reach to her advantage, the bandit would always keep a distance that would allow her to hit Tokigawa while making sure he couldn't hit her. But an opening presented itself to Tokigawa, so he dashed towards her and punched her in the face. He followed with a swing from his axe, but the bandit recovered quickly from the punch and used her polearm to block it. They pushed against each other to try and tumble the other until Tokigawa kicked the bandit's foot, causing her to lose her footing and allowing him to push her away from him. When the bandit fell on her back, she rolled out the way of Tokigawa's axe before it would've embedded itself in her chest. Quickly getting on her feet, she twirled her halberd above her head to build up momentum before swinging at Tokigawa. The hunter brought up his axe up to block, but the strength the bandit put in her swing knocked the weapon out of his hands. The bandit rammed the bottom side of her weapon into Tokigawa's stomach, knocking the wind out of the him, and followed with a swing. Tokigawa ducked under the attack and ran at the bandit. The bandit couldn't react fast enough to Tokigawa's sudden action, and he grabbed her halberd in an attempt to pull it out of her hands. They spun and pulled the weapon in attempt to remove the others grip. Because Tokigawa was the stronger of the two, it seemed he would be the one to claim the weapon. The bandit wouldn't allow that, so she realed her head back and crashed her forehead onto his.
"Ahh!" Tokigawa stumbled back with a hand on his forehead. He hissed in pain and rubbed the area, already feeling a bump forming, and looked back at the bandit. Like him, she was trying to soothe the area of collision. The veteran hunter smiled a little.
"Clever little bitch..." Tokigawa muttered under his breath. He looked around the area and spotted his axe laying near him. He went over and picked it up before turning back at the bandit. The woman stopped treating her forehead and glared at Tokigawa. The two got into a fighting stance and charged at each other again.
With Obi and the bandit leader, the two had their swords locked and were trying to overpower the other.
"I gotta say, your a lot stronger than you look, old man, " said the bandit leader. "However..." The leader pushed Obi back and swung his sword at the hunter. Obi managed to evade the attack, but recieved a cut on his cheek. "Your old age is going to be your downfall."
The bandit leader swung at Obi again, but the hunter rolled under his attack and slashed at the leader's back, leaving a big gash on him and earning a cry of pain. He looked back at Obi with anger in his eyes.
"Same can be said about your overconfidence," Obi responded dryly. The bandit only responded with a growl and charged at Obi with his sword.
Snowy Black Forest, Cliffside.
At the cliffside, we see Tatsumi, still wearing the symbiote, climbing back to where he fell from.
"Can you remind me why I can't fly if you can create wings?" asked Tatsumi.
'I'm not installed with everything, buddy. What, you think I can make you a bird just like that? I was lucky to have learned how to make these things in the first place!'
Tatsumi looked around his surroundings and said, "Well, whatever. Now that we're on top of the cliff, we can get back to my village in no time."
Shooting a webline towards a tree, Tatsumi began to swing through the forest. As they traveled, the boy decided to ask something to the symbiote, "Hey, you mind if I ask you a question?"
'Okay, shoot,' the symbiote said.
"Why do have a spider symbol on my back?"
'We share many of our abilities with those of spiders. That's because a spider had gotten near the meteorite I was in, so I absorbed it and grafted its DNA to my own.'
"What abilities did we get from the spider?"
'Well, we got some extra power in our muscles, webs, wall crawling, and even a paralyzing bite,' the symbiote explained.
"That's pretty cool. Wait, but that doesn't answer my first question," Tatsumi said and jabbed a thumb towards his spider symbol.
The symbiote stayed quiet for a few seconds before answering.
'... Because it looks cool.'
When Tatsumi deadpanned at the simple answer, the symbiote said 'Don't judge me!'
"I didn't say anything," Tatsumi defended.
'You did it in your head!'
"No I didn't!"
'Yes you did!'
"No I-" Tatsumi took a deep breath to prevent himself from getting into an argument with the symbiote and continued, "Are there any other abilities we have? Because spiders don't magically sprout tendrils from their bodies."
The symbiote snarled before continuing. 'While the spider did give us some nifty abilities, I have some of my own tricks. Like you said, I can create tendrils, but I can also heal you from bad injuries and enhance your sense of smell, just to name a few. Basically, I have everything you need to be a serious ass kicker.'
"Man, so many abilities. With all this, I could be one of the greatest hunters around. Maybe I'll even become the strongest fighter ever!" Tatsumi said in glee as he pictured all the fame he could get from his powers.
'Don't get so cocky. You're still a complete greenhorn. I wouldn't be surpsised if that bear tore you apart if you were in control. Just stick to swinging for now, k' buddy?'
Tatsumi grumbled, but didn't argue with it. The symbiote made a point. While these powers would definitely make him strong, he had to learn how to properly utilize them before he goes headlong into a dangerous situation.
'Good to see you're not completely stupid,' Said the symbiote.
Tasumi growled, but then sighed. "You're right. Once I explain what's happened to me, then I'll start my training with you. Since we are partners now, I'll have to know everything we're capable of," said Tatsumi.
'Hehehehe, glad to hear you start embracing our union.'
"What else can I do? You're clinging to me like skin to bone."
'Don't pretend you don't like this,' The symbiote chucked.
As they continued their way back to Sahne Eis, something caught Tatsumi's attention.
Stopping on a tree branch, Tatsumi sniffed the air. "Is that blood?"
'Probably some wild danger beast eating its prey. Nothing too important,' The symbiote shrugged off.
"I don't know. Something doesn't feel right about this. I say we check it out," said Tatsumi.
'Are you kidding me? Didn't you say you wanted to get back your village as soon as possible?' The symbiote complained. 'If we follow it, we could get lost and we'll never get back.'
"I know what I said, but I want to see what's going on over there. Once we check it out, we'll get back on track. It'll be quick, I promise."
While the symbiote wasn't too keen on going on what could be a wild goose chase, it knew the boy wouldn't be satisfied until his curiosity was satiated.
'Ugh, fine, let's go check it out,' Groaned the symbiote. 'But I'll be in control for now, got it?'
"Why can't I be in control?" Tatsumi asked.
'Because like I said before, you don't know how to use our power and that could really bite our ass,' The symbiote explained. 'That, and I wanna have SOME fun.'
"...Fine," Tatsumi relented. The mask of the suit split apart to show the symbiote's fangs.
"Glad you see things my way," The symbiote said using Tatsumi's mouth. And with that, they swung their way to where the smell was coming from.
Back with Obi, he and the other hunters weren't doing too well. He had multiple cuts all over his body and was struggling against the bandit leader. The pain and exhaustion he felt made it hard to just hold his sword, much less fight.
The other remaining hunters weren't doing so well. Tokigawa was pinned to the ground with the steel tip of a halberd near his neck. Another hunter had his arm smashed to pieces and was groveling in pain. The culprit looked down at him with a grin, holding his mace with pride.
Obi did downward slash, but the leader blocked it with his sword and kneed Obi in the stomach. He dropped his weapon and fell to his knees, clutching his stomach before he was kicked to the ground.
"You were pretty, good old man, but not good enough," Said the bandit leader.
Obi looked at the bandit raising his sword and closed his eyes. At the very least, he was going to be with Tatsumi and his parents again in the afterlife.
But before the bandit leader could end Obi, he was hit in the chest by some kind of projectile and knocked to the ground. When the bandit leader got up, he looked at his chest and saw that some kind of black webbing covered it.
"Huh?" The bandit leader tried to rip it off, but the webbing just wouldn't come off. "What is this crap?"
While he struggled, a bandit had tapped him on the shoulder to get his attention. "Uh, boss?"
The leader turned to him and yelled "What!?" When the bandit only pointed at something, the leader followed his gaze to see what was so important. Perched on a tree stood the symbiote-possessed Tatsumi with a smile.
"It's not very nice to harass an old man like that, you know. Didn't your parents ever teach you respect your elders?" It said and jumped down to the ground.
"What the hell are you?" Asked the bandit leader, who stopped trying to remove the webbing and readied his sword.
"What, do my looks bother you?" A long black tongue slithered out the symbiote's mouth and flicked around before retracing. "Well, sorry, but not all of us are blessed with drop dead gorgeous looks."
"Don't just stand there, you two! Get that freak!" Commanded the bandit leader to his cohorts.
"Freak? Well, I never. Someone should really teach you guys some manners," Tatsumi said while he brandished his claws.
While the bandit with the mace looked a little uncertain to attack this odd creature, the one with the halberd charged at the symbiote with a battle cry. She attempted to impale her target, but the symbiote cartwheeled out of of the way. She quickly spun around and swung her weapon to decapitate the symbiote, but it ducked under the attack. She then thrusted her weapon again, but it backflipped away.
"It helps if you put actual effort in your attacks," The symbiote mocked. When the woman growled, the alien followed with, "Wait, you're actually trying to hit me? Wow, that's sad, hahaha!"
"Why you..." The woman growled and tried to attack again, but the symbiote moved incredibly fast and punched her hard so hard that she slammed into a tree that was a good distance away.
"Oops, I think I might've broken a nail on accident," The symbiote said while looking at one of its claws, acting unaware of the looks of shock it got from everyone else.
The other bandit stood slackejawed at the raw power the alien displayed before his leader turned him around to face him. "Don't just stand there like an idiot, do something!" The leader ordered and pushed his lackey forward. The bandit looked at his leader, then back at the alien with fear.
"I agree with loudmouth. Come on, do something that'll wow me," The symbiote said while still looking at it's claws.
The bandit decided to throw away his fear and charged at the symbiote with his mace raised. But when he brought his weapon down on it, the alien casually raised a hand and caught the weapon.
"Huh?" The bandit let out a sound of confusion when he saw that his mace had stopped so suddenly. When he tried to pull away, the weapon would not leave the alien's hand. He struggled to get it free from the symbiote's hand while the creature continued to look at its claw while humming to itself. Eventually, the symbiote yawned and looked at the bandit with a grin.
"Nice try," It said. An orange tendril sprouted from its back and wrapped around the bandit's neck, lifting him into the air. The bandit struggled to free himself, desperately gasping for air. He clawed at the tendril and kicked wildly to get free. But it was no use. Eventually, his struggles weakened and his vision started filling with black spots. Just before he lost consciousness, he felt the tendril let go of him and let him hit the ground.
With those bandits out of the way, the symbiote turned towards the astonished leader.
"Looks like you're next," said the symbiote with a giggle.
The bandit leader snarled and got into a fighting stance. "Whatever. I don't need them anyway. I can take you on solo," He said arrogantly.
"Oho, look at mister big shot here. Real excited to get your ass kicked, huh?" The symbiote joked.
"Tch, you won't be so cocky when my sword is sticking out of your chest."
The symbiote chuckled, "Is that so? In that case..." They pointed towards their chest and a small white x had taken form over where their heart should be. "Here, a nice clear target. That should make things little easier for you. Now, what are you waiting for? I'm ready!"
The bandit leader ran towards the symbiote and slashed at them. However, they leaped backwards before the attack landed.
"Were you not listening? I said I'm ready," the symbiote mocked.
This irritated the bandit and increased the speed of his attacks. As expected, none of the attacks could hit. He even changed his stance a couple of times for a surprise attack, but it didn't work. After dodging one of his attacks, it decided to finally make its own move and punched the bandit in the face, knocking him to the ground.
"Come on, is that all you got?" Asked the symbiote.
The bandit growled in anger and got up to charge at the symbiote. Instead of trying to dodge, they instead blocked with their claws.
The symbiote sighed in disappointment. "Guess you're not as tough as I thought you were." They then grabbed the bandit's wrist, pulled it close to their mouth, and sunk their teeth into his flesh.
The bandit screamed in pain and pulled himself away from the creature. Looking at the bite, he saw the blood oozing out of the newly made holes. He turned back to the grinning alien with a glare.
"You son of a bitch! I'm gonna butcher you like a pig when I get my hands on you!" The bandit yelled and charged at the symbiote, wildly swinging in an attempt to injure it at least once. As expected, the symbiote continued to dodge him effortlessly. But as this continued, the bandit started acting strangely. His movements were slowing down considerably, his attacks became more uncoordinated, and every time he took a step, he swayed and stumbled. It was like he was completed drunk.
The bandit eventually collapsed on the ground. His body felt numb and heavy. All he could do were basic actions like slightly move a finger or breath. And even those things required a considerable amount of effort. The symbiote calmly walked over to the bandit and crouched next his face, saying, "Feeling a little under the weather, buddy?"
"What.. did you... do to me?" The bandit struggled to say.
"Let's just say I have a pretty nasty bite," the symbiote replied. "Don't worry, you'll be up and about in a few minutes or so. Which means I have just enough time..." The symbiote grabbed the bandit by the neck and lifted him into the air. "To make you pay for your misdeeds."
"P-please, don't..." The bandit pleaded. "I just... just steal stuff. J-just let me go and I'll-"
The symbiote cut him off with their laughter. "You really think I'm going to let you go after what you and your gang did?"
The bandit was turned around so he could see the three hunters observing what was going on.
"Not only did you hurt an innocent group of hunters, one of whom is very close to my partner, but you also killed someone. He probably has a family waiting for him to return. Maybe a loving wife or a young child. Imagine what their faces will look like when they find out he's never coming back. Imagine the pain and grief you inflicted on them. And for what, some equipment you can sell for a quick buck? Your a heartless killer. So you will be punished,"
The bandit was turned back to face the grinning symbiote. "In the most painful and heartless way imaginable."
Tears began to roll down the bandits face. If it wasn't for his current state, he'd be bawling and thrashing. "No, no, no..."
"Oh, yes, yes, yes," The symbiote said, relishing the fear in his eyes. "You need to be punished. And since you're a thief, I'll do it by taking something important from you. Your life!"
The symbiote licked their lips and said, "Your brain has undoubtedly gotten big and juicy over the years. Yet it's being waisted on an idiot like you. I think I'll eat it!"
The bandit leader was absolutely horrified. He tried forcing his body to make any sort of movement that would help him. But the venom in him would not allow him. He was completely helpless in the face of this monster.
"Just thinking about the delicious, eggy taste makes me absolutely hungry." The symbiote's hands clutched the bandit leader's head tightly. "I just want to CRUSH your head and chow down on all that brain matter! But that wouldn't be right. I should take it slow and savor it. Make it last as long as I can. That way, I'll enjoy every single piece of skin I bite off your face to the fullest."
The symbiote's mouth opens unnaturally wide and slowly brings the bandit's face closer to it. He could do nothing but watch in horror as the fangs drew closer, dripping saliva on his face. He closed his eyes, sobbing pathetically as he waited his torture to begin.
But it never did.
The bandit slowly opened his eyes in confusion and saw the symbiote starring at him with a smile before they started laughing.
Bahahahahaha! I can't believe you actually fell for that! Hahahahahaha!" They said between their bouts of laughter.
"W-what?"
"I wasn't actually going to eat your brain! It was just a little joke I wanted to do. Besides, why would I eat your brain when I can have more fun punching the snot out of you?"
The second they finished talking, the bandit leader was hit with a hard punch to the face, knocking him out instantly.
"Like so."
Dropping the unconscious bandit, the symbiote turned towards the remaining hunters, who all stared at them with confusion and uncertainty. The fanged mouth of the symbiote was covered up and started to walk towards them. Seeing them approach, Obi grabbed his sword and stood between the hunters and the symbiote.
"Stay back," Obi said as he pointed his sword at the creature. It was difficult to even stand due to his injuries, much less fight, but it wouldn't stop him from trying if it was necessary. " I don't know what you are, but if you take another step without so much as a god damn explanation..."
"Obi, please calm down," the creature said while holding up their arms. Their voice was no longer had the second deeper voice. The veteran flinched. That voice. It sounded familiar. Not only that, but they knew his name.
"How the hell do you know my name?"
"Because it's me, Obi." The symbiote peels away from Tatsumi's face. "Tatsumi..."
Obi gasps in shock at the sight before him. Right there, in the flesh stood the boy he thought he lost forever. "Tatsumi...?" He whispers, dropping his sword. He took a few steps towards the boy before he heard Tokigawa call out, "Obi, wait, it could be a trick! For all we know, that thing could just be disguised as him."
"But he knows my name. It has to be him," said Obi.
"Tokigawa," said Tatsumi, looking over to said hunter. "You're the most well known axe weilder back in Sahne Eis. You have a nephew named Ieyasu and tend get into arguments with him when he does stupid things."
Seeing the look of shock on Tokigawa's face, Tatsumi turns back to Obi. "And Obi, you were the most famous hunter in our village. You were planning on leaving to travel the world and hunt stronger danger beasts. But when Kasai and Yuki, my parents, died in hunt, you saw that I needed someone to take care of me. So you gave up your dream to be my caretaker." Tatsumi's eyes welled up with tears as he says, "And I've never been more grateful."
Obi ran towards Tatsumi and hugged him as tight as he could. "My boy, you're alive!" He says with tears of joy.
They hugged for a while until Obi pulled away and asked, "But how is this possible? I was told you fell off a cliff and plummeted to your death."
"Well, that's kinda hard to explain..." Tatsumi rubbed the back of his head sheepishly.
"I just saw you take the form of a monster and singlehandedly take down a group of bandits. Try me," Obi said.
"Trust me, it gets even weirder. But before I say anything else, I wanna get back home. Last thing I want is more bandits or a danger beast to show up," said Tatsumi.
Obi nods in understanding. Though he wanted answers, now was not the time or place. "Okay, Tatsumi, if that's what you want. We needed to head back anyway," he said as he gestured to Tokigawa making a makeshift cast for the hunter with the broken arm.
"Sorry for not getting here sooner," Tatsumi apologized.
"Don't be. If you hadn't shown up at all, we wouldn't even be alive right now. You did good," Said Obi.
"But not everyone survived..." Tatsumi gazed mournfully at the corpse of the dead hunter with an arrow sticking out of his skull. "If only I was just a little faster..."
Obi sighed as he stroked his moustache. "Sometimes, innocent people die. Sometimes for a reason, sometimes for no reason. It's unfair, but that's life. The best we can do is not dwell on it. Move forward and help the people that are alive. You understand what I'm saying?"
Tatsumi looked at Obi for a few seconds before smiling. "I think I do. Thanks. Oh, before we go..."
The boy turns around and aims an arm towards the three unconscious bandits. Obi was about to question what he was doing when web lines fired from his hands and stuck to the bandits. With a small pull, the bandits were launched towards Tatsumi, who easily caught them within his arms like they were dummies.
"We can't leave these three behind. They could freeze to death out here. They'll be much better off in a warm and cozy jail cell," Tatsumi says while his symbiote spread from his arms and onto the bandits, wrapping them in a dark blue cocoon that was sure to keep them restrained in case one of them woke up.
"Err, okay..." Obi said, unsure of what to make of Tatsumi's newfound abilities.
Sahne Eis, Medical House
Back at the village, in the large cabin that was the medical house, Ieyasu and Sayo were in their beds, still recovering from there injuries. Sayo only had a few bruises, so she should be fine with some rest. The worst injury she had was a slash wound she received on her left arm, which was wrapped up in bandages. Ieyasu, on the other hand, was wrapped in so many bandages that he looked like a mummy.
Ever since Obi and the other hunters left, the two just laid in silence. After what happened to Tatsumi, they couldn't bring themselves to do anything. The only thing they could think about was the fight with the ursa and the different actions they could've taken that would've saved Tatsumi.
The door to their room opened and in walked Tsubaki, who had been assigned to keep an eye on the two.
"Man, this place needs some serious redecorating. It's so empty and lifeless. Would it kill them to add a vase of flowers or something?" Tsubaki said to her sister, but Sayo remained silent. Tsubaki sighs sadly. "Sayo, please say something. I know you're still hurting, but sulking isn't going to fix anything," She said, but Sayo was still silent.
Tsubaki turns to Ieyasu, who was starring at the ceiling in sorrow. "Ieyasu, come on. You always have something to say," Tsubaki said, but still got no response.
Tsubaki sighs sadly. She hated seeing them like this. She wanted to cheer them up, even just a little bit. An idea then popped and she smiled mischievously to herself.
"Hey Ieyasu, have I ever told you my sister's breast size?" Tsubaki asked playfully. Both Ieyasu and Sayo immediately jerked their heads in Tsubaki's direction.
"Their close to being D-sized. I'm so proud," Tsubaki said happily. as Ieyusa was smiling while also drooled little.
"Sis?!" Sayo shouted with a dark blush on her face.
"Awww, look at you all embarrassed. You look like a tomato. A very ripe tomato," Tsubaki as she giggled at her sister's little torment.
Ieyasu on the other hand was giggling gleefully to himself, blushing as lewd thoughts went through his head. He was brought out of his thoughts when Tsubaki said, "Well, Ieyasu, now that you learned something about Sayo, it's only fair that she learns something about you."
"Huh?" Ieyasu stared at her confused.
"Did you know that Ieyasu has a birthmark that looks like the letter M on his left arm? Tokigawa even called him Mr. M because of it," Tsubaki said snickering.
Sayo's look surprised before she bursted into laughter. "Hahahahaha! Oh my god, get the fuck out! Hahahahahah! I-I-I can't breathe!"
Tsubaki joined in her sister's laughter. However, Ieyasu wasn't finding any shred of joy in this, hanging his head low in embarrassment and waiting for this torment to end.
Tsubaki giggled and patted Ieyasu's shoulder. "Come on Ieyasu, it was just a joke. Besides, both of you got something good at the other's expense, am I right?"
Ieyasu and Sayo looked at each other before turning back to Tsubaki with a smile. "Yeah, we did," said Ieyasu.
"Thanks, Tsubaki. We really needed that," said Sayo.
Tsubaki embraces her younger sister in a comforting hug and said, "Of course. I know you guys lost someone special, but Tatsumi wouldn't have wanted you guys to be like this. He would have wanted you both to be happy and live long lives. So please, smile a little more, okay?"
"Okay," Sayo softly replied while hugging her sister back.
"Hey, Tsubaki, can I get a hug too?" asked Ieyasu, ruining the moment.
"Really?" Sayo asked with a deadpan look on her face. Tsubaki simply answered with, "Okay," and went over to him. Unfortunately for Ieyasu, he forgot that his body was in a really bad shape, and as a result...
"Ow, ow, ow, ow, ow!" The boy cried in pain, making Tsubaki release him.
"Wow, Ieyasu, now I see why Tokigawa calls you an idiot so much," said Tsubaki, earning a growl from Ieyasu and a giggle from Sayo.
The three then heard knocking coming from the door. "I'll check it out," said Tsubaki as she went to see who it was. When she opened the door, her eyes went as wide as dinner plates...
"Tatsumi..." Tsubaki whispered in shock.
"You say something, sis?" asked Sayo. Tsubaki looked over to her sister and stepped away from the door, allowing the Sayo and Ieyasu to see the friend they thought they lost.
The sight of seeing Tatsumi, their long time friend, alive and well, shocked them to say the very least. Sayo's hands covered her mouth and tears started running down her face. Ieyasu sat up on his bed while his mind frantically tried to identify if this was a hallucination or reality.
"Tatsumi..." Ieyasu muttered in disbelief.
Everyone stood completely still, unsure of what to say or do. An unknown amount of time passed before Tatsumi decided to break the tension.
"Hey guys, you two okay?"
Sayo almost instantly got off her bed and ran towards Tatsumi to embrace him.
"You're alive... Y-you're really alive...," Sayo croaked out. Tatsumi smiled and hugged her back, stroking her back while she sobbed on his shoulder.
Ieyasu stared in scene in silence until a slight a chuckle escaped his lips. He then started giggling. And soon after that, he started laughing as tears went down his face. "You really gave us a scare, man! Good to have 'ya back!"
Now it was Tatsumi's turn to get teary eyed. "Good to be back," He said. Tsubaki watched the scene with a big smile, wiping the tears away from her eyes.
The group remained like this for a while, simply enjoying the reunion. After a while, they asked him how he survived, but he refused to answer the question, stating he wanted for Obi to be present. Though they really wanted to know, they respected his decision. What he did explain was that he found Obi and his group and they brought him back to the village. But on the way, they got themselves into a nasty run in with some bandits. Aside from him, most of them got hurt pretty bad and are currently in another room getting attended on by the staff. Some time passes and Obi along with Tokigawa and the other hunter, identified as Torr, entered the room with some bandages wrapped around their injuries. Along with them was a doctor. He told them that the older hunters only needed some rest and they'll be back to top condition in due time, but wanted to give Tatsumi a check up. The boy told him he didn't need one, but the doctor insisted, saying that with what he heard had happened to Tatsumi, he wanted to make sure he didn't have any serious injuries. So Tatsumi complied and left with him. A while later, Tatsumi and the doctor came back to the room, the latter of the two looking a little concerned.
"Doctor, is he alright?" asked Obi.
"He's fine, Obi. Tatsumi is in top physical condition," the doctor responded. "But that's the strange thing. From what Ieyasu and Sayo told me, Tatsumi should have severe injuries. Honestly, he should be dead. Yet here he is with not a scratch on him."
While Tatsumi's friends and Tsubaki were surprised, the older group of hunters were seemingly unphased.
"How is that even possible?" Questioned Tsubaki. She looked over to the younger hunters and asked, "Sayo, Ieyasu, are you sure you saw Tatsumi fall off a cliff?"
When the younger hunters nodded their heads, Tsubaki looked back at Tatsumi and asked, "Then how are you so healthy?"
"And more importantly, what was that thing you turned into?" Everyone turned their attention to Torr, who had his broken arm in a cast.
"Torr, what are you talking about? What thing?" asked Ieyasu.
"That's what we want to know," he replied.
"Torr, make sense, please," Tsubski said.
"Tsubaki, remember how I said that we were attack by bandits?" Asked Obi.
Tsubaki nodded and said, "Yeah, why?"
"Well, the battle wasn't in our favor. Even when we took out a few of them, they beat us and killed our archer. We would have died if it wasn't for Tatsumi coming in and taking them down one by one. However, it's HOW he took them down that still confuses us."
Everyone, other than the older hunters and Tatsumi, were shocked by what Obi was saying.
"But how could he do that?" Tsubaki asked.
"I believe Tatsumi should be the one to explain this to all of you," Obi said while glancing over to his adoptive son.
Everyone turned their attention to Tatsumi. The boy was at this point very nervous. He knew he had to explain what had happened to him, but it wasn't going to be easy.
"What I'm about to tell you... Well, show you isn't going to be easy to explain, so please understand and try not to freak out too much."
"Tatsumi, it's okay. You can tell us anything," said Sayo. Ieyasu chimed in agreement. "Yeah, just tell us what you need to say."
Tokigawa spoke up, "Tatsumi, while this won't be easy to explain, Ieyasu and Sayo deserve to know. Same goes with everyone else in this room."
Tatsumi inhaled deeply and sighed. "Okay, but first, we need the doors closed and windows covered. If I'm going to explain anything, I want this to be kept a secret. At least for now, no one can know about this."
While some were confused by this request, they decided to comply. So Tatsumi locked the door while Tsubaki and the doctor closed the window curtains. With that, everyone turned their attention back to Tatsumi.
"Okay, let's do this." Said Tatsumi. After that, everyone watched in shock and awe as the orange and blue slime came out of him and covered his body to form some kind of suit.
"What the hell...?" Muttered Ieyasu.
After the mask formed over Tatsumi's face, it split open to reveal a fanged mouth.
"Hello, everyone. It's a pleasure to finally meet you all and introduce myself properly," said the symbiote with a smile.
Everyone were taken back by the sight of this thing. Even the hunters that already saw him did the same thing as they're still not use to seeing this creature. The symbiote looked at everyone as they all felt uncomfortable around him.
Then the symbiote looked at the injured hunters. "Oh, hey guys. Looks like you all made it out fine. Even the old man," they said.
"Stop calling me that. I'm not old," Obi said.
"Keep telling yourself that, old man," The symbiote replied with a chuckle.
The symbiote approached the doctor, who looked noticeably shaken up by the creature. "What's wrong, doc? You look so pale and sweaty. Do you want me to check your temperature?" they said with a wide smile, showing their wicked fangs. The doctor stumbled backwards in fright and fell on his back. "Yeah, you're right. You're the doctor, so you should know what's best for you," the symbiote chuckled. They then turned to Sayo and Ieyasu.
"Well, if it isn't the two bestest friends of my partner. You guys look pretty good despite your injuries," the symbiote said as they walked towards them. But Tsubaki stepped between them and the symbiote, aiming her crossbow at the alien threateningly.
"Not. Another. Step," she said firmly.
"Whoa, easy there, trigger happy," Said the symbiote as they backed away from Tsubaki with their hands up.
"If you think that I would let you get anywhere near them, then you're soley mistaken," Tsubaki said threateningly.
"Tsubaki, stand down, now," Obi ordered.
"Are you mad?" Tsubaki snapped at him. "You bring this... this thing in here and expect me to lower my weapon?"
"Tsubaki," Tokigawa called out. "I know it looks threatening, but if it wasn't for its help, we wouldn't even be here. And besides, are you forgetting that Tatsumi is a part of it? If you try to kill it, you'll kill the boy as well."
Tsubaki flinched at his response. She couldn't kill Tatsumi. He meant a lot to her and everyone else. Most importantly, he meant a lot to Ieyasu and Sayo.
While she didn't like this, the huntress, begrudgingly lowered her weapon and backed away from the symbiote.
"Fine. But if that thing tries anything, I'm taking it out," Tsubaki stated sternly.
"Geez, why is it that whenever I do something nice, people start acting hostile? I help the old man, he points a sword at me. I save Tatsumi TWICE, and he tries to throw me away. Honestly, you humans have no sense of gratitude," the symbiote complained.
"Wait, you saved Tatsumi?" questioned Sayo.
"Yup. Like these hunters and old man, I saved your precious friend from dying as a stain on the ground," answered the symbiote.
Ieyasu started bombarding them with questions. "But how? Why are you attached to him? What even are you? Where did you come from? Why'd you help-"
"Slow down!" The symbiote snapped. "I can't explain anything if you keep blabbing."
"Well sorry, I was just curious..." Ieyasu grumbled.
The symbiote huffed in annoyance. "Moving on, Tatsumi wanted me to give you my story. So all of you sit back, relax, and let me tell my tale. Ask any unanswered questions AFTER I'm done. And most importantly," they looked over to Ieyasu and said, "one question at a time," which earned a glare from the boy.
While some were a little annoyed by the symbiote's attitude, they decided to just stay quiet and let it talk.
The symbiote fires a web line to an empty chair and pulls it towards them. After positioning the chair backwards and sitting on it, they said, "It all started in a galaxy far, far away."
"What?" Asked Sayo.
For the next few minutes, the symbiote explained what they were, as well as how they met Tatsumi. All the while, the rest payed close attention to every single word they said, and by the end of it, they were left completely dumbfounded.
"And that's everything you need to know about me and how Tatsumi and I became partners. Now, any questions?" said the symbiote.
Ieyasu raised his hand and gets the symbiote's attention. "Yeah. I got one. Are you able to shapeshift yourself to look like someone else?" The boy asked.
"Maybe. I haven't tried that yet, but I don't think it'd be too hard," the symbiote replied.
"So does that mean that you can change hot woman by any chance?" Ieyasu asked with a giddy expression.
The symbiote gave Ieyasu a blank look before turning to Tokigawa.
"This is what I live with," Tokigawa said with a sigh.
"Hey!" Ieyasu shouted in anger.
The symbiote looks over to the rest of the group and asks, "Does anyone else have any questions? Preferably none that are completely stupid."
"HEY!!!"
Sayo raised her hand, bringing the symbiote's attention to her. "So, you really don't know your name or where you came from?" she asked.
"No, it's all completely blank," replied the symbiote.
"Ohhh, I'm so sorry to hear that. It must be terrible not remembering here you came from," said Sayo sympatheticly.
The symbiote shrugged nonchalantly and said, "Don't worry about it. They'll probably come back eventually. And if not, then whatever."
"Anyway, seeing as there's no more questions, I'll let Tatsumi take it from here. Nice meeting you all."
With that, the symbiote receded back into Tatsumi's body, relinquishing control to the boy again. He was quiet for a moment before nervously asking, "So, what'd you think of "him"?
"Tatsumi, this is insane," said Tsubaki. "How do we know what anything it's saying is true? It could probably be planning to suck your insides dry, or start some alien uprising or... I don't know, something else horrible."
"I know it's crazy, but if it wasn't for it, I would be dead. It saved my life. And honestly, I feel better than I ever was. Please, just trust me on this," Tatsumi pleaded. The group looked between each other, all trying to decide wether or not to agree. And the longer this went on, the more and more stressed Tatsumi became.
"Tatsumi," Started Sayo. "This is really, really, REALLY weird... After all, you need to be on check by me."
"He's an asshole, but for your sake, I'll try to tolerate him," said Ieyasu.
"While this is certainly a big change, I'll still be with there for you, no matter what," Obi said to his boy.
"I'll stay by your side as well. After all, Sayo and Ieyasu just got you back. We can't let them lose you again," said Tokigawa.
Tsubaki stood in silence, still insure about this. Feeling a hand on her wrist, she turned her attention to the pleading eyes of her sister.
"While I don't completely trust this thing, if my sister believes that we can work this out, then I'm all for it. But, I will keep an eye on it, just in case."
"Guys" said Tatsumi happily as he's glad that the most important people to him were going to stick by him even with this symbiote on him.
Tokigawa then turned to Torr, "What about you, Torr? You willing to keep this secret?"
"Fine by me," the veteran hunter said. "Kid saved my life. The least I could do is keep my mouth shut."
Tokigawa turned to the doctor and asked the same question. The doctor replied with, "As long as you're able to handle this, then I'm fine." He then turns to the boy and adds, "If you want, Tatsumi, you can come see me so I can make sure the symbiote isn't causing any unwanted effects to your health."
"Sure," Tatsumi said.
"Well, that settles it then," said Obi. "The symbiote will remain a secret for now."
Tatsumi smiles and releases a breath he didn't know he was holding.
'Looks like things worked out,' said the symbiote in his head. 'Now we can move onto a more serious matter.'
Tatsumi raised a brow, "What's that?"
'Giving me a name, you moron! I can't go around just being called a symbiote. That'd be like calling you "Human" all the time.'
"Hmm, I guess you're right," Tatsumi agreed. "Hey guys, now that things have settled down, you mind helping me come up with a name for it?"
Everyone looked between each other before voicing their agreement. "Sure," Sayo shrugged.
The symbiote suddenly formed over Tatsumi once again and took control. "Try to think of something creative. Something that just rolls off the tongue," they said.
"Ooh, ooh, ooh," said Ieyasu as he got everyone's attention, "Since you have spider powers, how about we call you Spidey?"
The symbiote rubbed their chin in thought before shaking their head, "Nah. Doesn't feel me."
"What about Fang?" Obi suggested.
"Meh, pass."
"Webs?" suggested Torr.
"Are you even trying?" The symbiote asked with a deadpan look.
"Gooey," suggested Tsubaki.
"Ugh, no. Just... just no," the symbiote instantly dejected.
"Toxin?"
The group turned to the person who suggested the name, which was the doctor, with quizzical expressions. "Why Toxin?" Asked Tsubaki.
"The symbiote is capable of producing a potent neurotoxin that induces paralysis, so I figured we could call him... err, it... the symbiote Toxin," the doctor explained.
"Toxin... Toxin..." The symbiote quietly repeated the name to themself. They then smiled and said, "I love it!"
"Well, then that's settled," Obi commented.
"It's an odd name choice, but I like it," said Sayo.
"Congratulations, you got a name. Can we get Tatsumi back now?" Said Tsubaki.
"Why are in such a rush?" Asked Toxin with a grin as they approached Tsubaki. "Am I too ugly to be around?" Toxin got up in Tsubaki's face and asked, "Do my big teeth and claws bother you that much?"
Tsubaki pushed Toxin away from her with a scoff, saying,' "If you're trying to scare me, it's not going to work. I'm a hunter. Dealing with scary things is literally my job."
"That so? Then I'll just have to get under your skin another way," Toxin said with a chuckle.
"What do you-"
Toxin's tongue landed on her cheek and gave her a long and slow lick. Everyone stared at Tsubaki, who was wide eyed and completely still. Soon, her left eye started to twitch. Then she started to shake.
"Sis, are you-?"
Tsubaki held out her hand to stop her sister from speaking. The huntresse took some deep, calming breaths...
Before she screamed so loud, it was likely that half the village heard her.
After Tsubaki ran out of the room for the nearest place to wash the saliva off her face, everyone turned to the snickering Toxin.
"I like her."
Sahne Eis, Medical House Rooftop
Lying atop the roof, Tatsumi gazed at the stars. While everyone else was asleep inside the Medical House, Tatsumi couldn't get himself to join them. There was too much on his mind right now. So he figured he could just take some time to watch the stars. The calm atmosphere and the beautiful sky always managed to soothe him. But unfortunately, his new friend didn't have the same liking to this as him.
'This is boring,' Toxin complained. 'Let's go do something fun, like swing through the forest again.'
"Not now, Toxin. We'll do it tomorrow," Tatsumi replied.
'Come ooon. Don't you wanna feel the wind on your face and the adrenaline in your veins?' Toxin insisted.
"I said no and I mean it. Give it a rest," Tatsumi replied in a stern tone.
'But whyyy?' Toxin whined.
Tatsumi quickly sat up and shouted, "Because I'm tired! Now give it a rest!"
'Ugh, fine, let's stay here and watch the sky for hours. That's waaay more fun. After this, let's go watch some grass grow or paint dry,' Toxin replied sarcastically.
Tatsumi huffed and laid back down, commenting, "Never thought an alien could be so bratty."
'And I never thought someone who would want to dedicate their lives to hunting beasts would be such a spoilsport. Guess we're BOTH disappointed.'Tatsumi growled. "Look, I've had a long day. Not only did I wake up with an ALIEN attached to me THIS MORNING after NEARLY DYING, now I have to deal with the villagers and how they'll react to said alien. Not to mention how you act."
'What do you mean "how I act"?' Toxin questioned with a growl.
"You know exactly what I'm talking about. Or do I need to remind you about you're "joke"?"
'Ah, that. Are you still so worked up over it?'
"Yes, I am!" Tatsumi nearly half shouted. "What the hell were you thinking?!"
'I was thinking that I should do what you wanted to do,' Toxin replied in an annoyed tone.
"What are you talking abo-"
Toxin cut off Tatsumi's question, 'Don't play innocent with me. You wanted him dead the second you saw him hurt your old man. I just acted on your desires.'
"You're wrong, I just wanted to stop him."
'Stop lying, Tatsumi. We share a conscious now. Everything you think, I will know. And I know that you wanted that you wanted to take his life and hear him scream and beg while you're doing it.'
"I... I didn't..." Tatsumi tried to think of something to say that would refute Toxin's claims, but none came to mind. Everything they said was the truth, and he knew it.
"You're right," Tatsumi said in defeat. "I wanted to kill him. I wanted him to make him suffer as long as I could. But I was angry. And acting on my anger is wrong. Killing is wrong."
'If killing is so bad, then why did the old man and the hunters kill, huh?' Toxin questioned, recalling Obi mentioning that they had killed some bandits before they arrived
"Because sometimes, killing is the only option," Tatsumi explained.
'Ohh, so killing is bad, except when it's not. That makes complete sense,' the symbiote said sarcastically.
"Killing is bad when it can be avoided. It's even worse when you try to do it in a horrible way."
Tatsumi heard what sounded like a scoff before Toxin continued, 'He was gonna rob a group of people, kill them and leave their corpses in the snow for the animals, and you're telling me he didn't deserve what I was gonna do? You're too soft.'
"Say what you want about me, but like it or not, you're gonna have to follow my rules if you want to stay with me," Tatsumi sternly told Toxin. There was some silence before Tatsumi heard them begrudgingly say, 'Fine.'
"Good. Now do me a favor and shut up so I can finally relax."
Toxin grumbled in annoyance as their voice faded away from Tatsumi's head, leaving him with the silence he so wished.
Going back to gazing at the stars, Tatsumi said to himself, "This is my life now..."
And, that's a wrap. Again sorry for taking to long with this. Also, thank you all for your name suggestions you guys gave me. I appreiate that. Now with the questions I got for this fanfic:
First question asks if Toxin will eat brains like Venom and if I'll follow the same cannon plot or do a different approach to it? Next chapter will explain Toxin's diet and yes the story will be different from the cannon story.
Next question asks if Toxin will have the same weaknesses to fire and loud sound? Of course he will, it's a main staple for the symbiotes to have these weaknesses.This one asks if I'm going to do a Akame Ga Kill!Thanos crossover. I'm doing it along with Darksied.
Some of you have asked me how I was going to do the offspring thing that symbiotes go through. I don't actually plan on doing that concept anytime soon as I want to focus on Toxin.
Dcraus has asked me for Akame Ga Kill! with Matrix, Lord of the Rings, and Prophecy. Here' my answers:I seen the Matrix, but I don't feel like it. Never seen Lords of the Rings and not a big fan of the movies. And never heard of Prophecy and i'm on interested on doing it, but thanks for the suggestions anyway.
This one wants to know if carnage will be in this? I won't answer this question as you'll find out later on.
Finally, this commenter asks if Knull, God of the Symbiotes, will appear? I'll think about it.
Final suggestion is Spiderman Noir in the world of Akame Ga Kill! No, since I don't know anything about Spiderman Noir.
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