A/N: Chapter 7 of Ginga Densetsu Alayus. Enjoy!
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Chapter 7: P4's demise
Jerome flew straight as an arrow towards P4, clearly aware of the risk of being getting killed in the process but the goal is the arteries and nothing else matters. Closing the gap between them, P4 did something surprising, he jumped.
"What?!" Jerome stopped himself and watched his adversary land a few feet away, a smugged look on his face.
"Too bad Jerome, I won't fall for the same trick again."
"Damn...we were so close." GB growled in annoyance.
"You dogs aren't even worth my time…lesser breeds that serve those humans. I'll kill you all!" With that P4 pounced, his claws outstretched. "Jerome! You are the first to go!"
"Go Ohu soldiers! Protect the paradise with your very lives! Monsters like him are to be terminated!" Smith commanded and the dogs rushed forward, their lips curled back in deadly snarls.
"Measly fleas…...Get out of my way!" P4 barreled through the dogs, knocking them back with just his sheer size. "The only one I want to kill right now is Jerome!"
"You are not going to kill Jerome or any dog for that matter, not when the leader of Ohu stands before you." Tokimune stood defiantly between P4 and his prey.
"The leader…...HA" P4 burst into short chuckles. "There is no leader in my eyes, just a plain mutt. No dog or humans can claim ownership of these lands; it's only the strongest that can reign these lands. Survival of the fittest if you must. Those that are weak are forced to find some other place to live."
"Everyone has the same chance of living here in paradise. No one is stronger than the other; we lived in perfect harmony until you came around. Such unnecessary actions are absolutely forbidden here!"
"I don't care. If you won't step aside, I will kill you along with the rest of them useless fleas." Getting agitated, P4 recklessly attacked, his gleaming fangs yearned for blood.
"Leader!" The dogs howled in panic as Tokimune watched his opponent close the distance between them. Before P4 could grasp his opponent, a blurred shape intercepted and knocked him back.
"You!" he stared angrily at Alayus who stood protectively in front of her leader. "Young pup, this is a fight against grown dogs, step aside!"
"No! You're gonna have to get through me first!" Alayus challenged him, her lips curled upward.
"AHAHAHA such confidence in a small dog. Fine, I accept your challenge!" Rushing forward, P4 snapped his fangs together only to find nothing. Alayus nimbly jumped away and took off running.
"Come this way! Catch me if you can!"
"Stupid brat, get back here!" Totally ignoring the other dogs, P4 raced after his little prey who bounded through the trees like a bunny.
"Follow them!" The rest of the dogs followed the pair, Tokimune and Weed in the lead. Alayus led P4 to the edge of Gajou, where the cliff drops steeply into a raging river. Alayus screeched to a halt and turned to face her foe.
"Now you have nowhere to hide little puppy." P4 licked his fangs in anticipation, his eyes were burning with fury. Letting out a roar, he pounced, claws outstretched.
"Watch out!" Weed exclaimed but Alayus predicted that sort of move. Dropping low into a crouch, she felt P4's jaws snap overhead. The massive animal misjudged the distance and he leaped over the edge. Trying to snag a piece of rock to stop his fall, Alayus didn't give him that option. She jumped after him and gripping his tail in her mouth, dragged him with her and away from the cliff.
"Let me go! We'll both be killed!" P4 screamed as they both fell towards the water. From her place, Alayus noticed a log wedged between a gap where the water rushes through, producing a large waterfall at the other end. A pointed end of the log was sticking up, ready to kill any animal unaware of the dangers.
Sorry but the one who is dying today is you! Flipping the massive dog over so that his paws were flailing in the air, the distance between them and the log shortened quickly and then nothing.
The other dogs stared with mouths open before trying to figure out what has happened. The sound of P4 screaming had died and then nothing. No more noise was emitted. Jerome was quite surprised as he rushed to the edge and peered over. The sound of rushing water reached his ears but none of the screaming.
"Come on, we have to catch up to them!" Weed took off running down the path and the rest of the pack followed him. Reaching the bottom of the waterfall they saw trickles of blood running with the water.
"Wh—what is that?!" Looking at where the source of the massive blood flow, they saw the gaping mouth of P4, the sharp end of the log protruded through his chest. The eyes were dead as the water flowed over his dead corpse.
"My word….." Smith gasped, never in his life had he seen such a brutal kill.
"Where's Alayus? Is she..." GB asked, looking around for the pup.
"No, she's this way!" Weed let his nose lead the way, Alayus's scent lingered faintly but was easy to track. The scent led the dogs to an open area where the water collected.
"There!" Weed pointed at the bobbing head of a dog treading water.
"Hang on kid, we're coming." Tokimune and Tony jumped in and swam over. Barely conscious, Alayus let them carry her back to shore where she was welcomed with happy cheering.
"You did it kid! You killed the monster!"
"That was so cool and bad ass!"
"That was reckless of you, don't do that again!" Smith scolded her but his eyes were shining with pride.
"HEEY!" A shout reached their ears and they saw Ken and Kagetora running towards them with their small army. "We saw the massive corpse of the beast and then the trail led us to you. Are you okay?"
"We're fine. Now that the monster has been taken care of, Ohu can once more be the paradise it was meant to be."
"It must be that kid again." Ken strutted over to Alayus and nudged her shoulder. "Good job kid."
"Thanks." Alayus wagged her tail a bit, embarrassed by the praise. The moment was cut short when the sound of a helicopter hovered over them.
"There they are sir." The pilot spoke to his passenger as they looked at the large group of dogs.
"Yes..." the man looked out the window and looked at them.
"Don't come down here!" Jerome suddenly barked, looking at the aircraft. "This is a dog's paradise, no humans allowed!"
"Jerome." All the dogs looked at him, baffled at his sudden barking but Jerome ignored them.
"If you dare step foot down here, I won't show you any mercy. I will kill you with my own fangs!" Jerome stared intently at the man, his gaze unwavering.
"Sir, it seems like that dog is talking to you. Shall we descend and get him?"
"...no." The man shook his head, giving Jerome one last look. "Let's go back, we don't belong here." Without a word, the helicopter turned around and left. The dogs watched it go with interest but were glad that there won't be any humans to disrupt them for the time being.
"What's the plan now?" Ken asked the group after a while.
"The same as always." Smith spoke, "It is to protect Ohu from threats like what we witness today. This paradise is ours and we will not tolerate anymore dangerous actions. It is our duty as soldiers to fight for the peace that was established by our leaders."
"With that said," Tokimune stood up followed by Tony and Akame's substitute. "We will part ways here. John, Akame and I will stay here to make sure anything else doesn't show up. Let's go." The three leaders took off and disappeared back into the heart of Ohu, leaving the others to do whatever they needed to do.
"I want to look for my father." Weed stated simply.
"That's right, our whole journey was for Weed here to find his dad." GB agreed, being the godfather he is.
"I wanna join you too. My dad should be out there somewhere and I'm gonna find him." Alayus smiled at the thought.
"I'm coming too." Jerome padded up. "My original mission was to kill P4 and then leave but now that I have a purpose, I'll accompany you till your journey ends."
"We will too." Ken and Kagatora added. " As Ohu soldiers, we will dedicate our lives for the peace of this paradise." The dogs behind them roared their approval.
"Alright everyone! We're off!" Weed took off like a silver arrow and the rest of the dogs followed him out of Ohu to their next destination.
A/N: Done with this chapter, I hoped you enjoyed it!