Ayume Michiyo- A zoanthrope that can turn into a Pegasus. Even though she isn't very out going but her actions vary depending on her emotional behavior, she is a good friend of Uriko's and she is Kenji Ogami's (Bakuryu) classmate. She does have strange feelings for him though. She has long blackish hair with dark violet streaks and red rose colored eyes.
Shirei Kinka- A zoanthrope (which she turns into polar bear) who works with Long, she is supposedly his apprentice but there isn't much explained in that. She has glasses with blue medium length hair and green eyes-also she is simple minded but she can be tricky to fool.
Maea Tigami- A zoanthrope (she turns into a black bear) that helped create Shenlong; even though she and him are the only ones who get along with each other they both choose to destroy their other halfs (Shirei and Long). She has long midnight blue hair with forest green eyes.
Naori Tawanori- A young woman who helps Alice with her work but she is also a mysterious zoanthrope which no one has found yet to be of existence. She has medium length silver hair and light purple eyes.
Takase Hito-A school mate of Uriko's; he helps her find out the truth behind her past as he searches for his own. Takase is also a zoanthrope; which he turns in a serpent snake with dragon wings. He has short gold spiky hair and brown eyes. He is outgoing but sometimes serious.
Chapter 7: More stories...
"Rubbish...let's leave before that admiration of yours comes back." Xion said looking at the puddle of the dead zoanthrope. "Did that thing cut you too deep?" he asked changing the subject. Ayume looked at her wound on her neck. "This seems as if you have had it worse." Xion complimented. "Eh, go die somewhere. I am not interested in speaking about my injuries. Can you put me down?" she asked arrogantly. Xion placed Ayume down cautiously as she almost stumbled to the floor. "Shit, how could that thing be so dangerous..." she said as she placed a hand on her scar. Xion shook his head, "You are just careless." The two left the laboratory and headed down the hallway. So, um, how are we going to explain this?" Ayume asked worried. "We won't tell them. If so then they wouldn't shut up about it." Xion said coldly. Ayume held her head down and then smiled. "Thanks Xion. For helping me with that experiment." she said cheerfully. "I didn't mean to protect you. You just looked like a pathetic weakling." Xion commented. "In that case-" Ayume punched Xion in the chest causing him to cough. "What the hell was that for?!" he asked coughing up spit. "Heh, for calling me weak...you may be the Unborn but I am the one to stop you and the water god. Remember that." she said just as she entered her room. Bakuryu was reading business papers quietly. He seemed so focused that he couldn't get distracted from the slightest movement or sound.
"You found what you wanted?" he asked not taking his eyes off the papers. Bakuryu was in regular clothes, a muffler as usual, a green short sleeved shirt, cordoroy pants and sneakers. His hair was spiked up differently too. "Yeah. Then again no." Ayume said plopping on the bed. "I do not want to see these experimental zoanthropes die like this. Thinking about it makes me sick." She made a disgusting look as she glared at the ceiling. "Those beasts weren't even humans anymore. I don't think beasts is the right word for it. Those creatures were completely made of liquid. They kept saying my eyes were haunting them...I felt like I was going to break out in tears." Ayume explained. Bakuryu turned around to face the girl. His golden-brown eyes were focused on her. Ayume didn't notice him watching her and began humming a tune. "I did some of my research on this Cronos. He is the pheonix zoanthrope. Though that is his hyper beast and his normal beast is a penguin. We had a discussion earlier today. I asked why he kept wanting you to spend time with you. He laughed cheerfully and made a stupid comment in saying I was jealous. I told him that was not the reason and asked him what he wanted from you. Cronos simply stated the answer. It was power and the connection to the failed experiments in the past and present." Bakuryu clenched a sheet of paper. "He wants you as a toy. That will not happen. I will kill him before that happens." Bakuryu threatened.
"Kenji, I know you are pissed but finish your business papers. You know that the prototype of Kohryu is in delay and we wil soon have to test it." Ayume smiled. "I am suppose to fight Uriko for practice. It's a private fight. Takase, Mae, Naori, and Shirei will be watching. You can come if you'd like." she sat up running her fingers through her hair. "I'm going now." she sighed as she left the room with out saying good-bye. Bakuryu understood Ayume's silence and continued doing his work. "She is maturing...that is good." he thought smiling to himself. In the arena, there was a large crowd of people waiting for Ayume to appear. Ayume entered the arena and noticed the crowd and shook her head, "Damn, there has to be this many people. I guess Bakuryu wasn't kidding about Cronos wanting to use me for power." The crowd began shouting with excitement as King Orion was sitting on his throne. "Ready Ayume?" Uriko asked excitedly as she was bouncing. "Guess so." Ayume said as she moved in her fighting stance. It was almost the same as Bakuryu's but slightly different because she didn't use so much ninjutsu. "Heh-fighting like you boyfriend, huh? Let's just see if you have the strength like him!" Uriko changing into her beast form. Uriko meowed playfully as she was ready to strike Ayume. "It seems that you won't change into your beast. You'll soon have to!" Uriko hissed cheerfully but she felt annoyed as she walked over to Ayume. "Heh, why the need to?" Ayume commented just as Uriko scratched Ayume in the arm. Ayume wasn't able to dodge Uriko's strike in time since the beast made Uriko faster and more powerful.
Ayume kicked Uriko in mid-air sending the cat back a few feet. Uriko screeched and tackled Ayume sending blood flying into the air. Ayume was about to scream angrily but she punched Uriko in the stomach and backflipped away. "That bitch ain't bad..." she thought as she coughed up blood. Uriko laughed, "Come on and fight me Ayume! Don't be scared!" "Fine, if that's the way you want it..." Ayume's hyper beast aura appeared. This amazed everyone; Cronos was right next to the king and he was smiling. "Beautiful...she's beautiful." he thought. "Come on Uriko! Let's play...!" Ayume's voiced changed with the voice of the guardian. Her aura was flowing outside of her violently aiming at the pedistols right in front of the crowd. "Now feel my wrath!" Ayume charged at the cat and shoved a fist into her stomach. The back of Ayume's shirt ripped open as pegasus wings ripped out causing the girl pain. Blood was running down Ayume's back and she didn't feel a thing. Flying up into the air instantly made the crowd cheer for more. King Orion was impressed. Cronos only focused his gaze on the angelic zoanthrope. "Wow, this girl is amazing!" One person out of the crowd shouted. "Yeah! She looks like she could be an angel!" Another person said. "She is Ayume, one of the guardians. The Pegasus Zoanthrope!" Cronos announced loudly. Ayume's eyes changed as she looked at Cronos laughing. "Die you bastard!" her beast aura flew at him striking only an inch away from his feet. "Has Ayume lost it?" Maea questioned Naori. "Yes. Her beast is controlling her now...Uriko! Get out of there, Ayume is not herself! You have to get out of there quickly!" Naori shouted.
Inside the hallways,Yugo ran towards Bakuryu's room. "Yo! You have to come see this! A zoanthrope has been spotted outside in the arena, it ain't Uriko or Takase!" he said as he slammed open the door. "Ayume is out there? Shit!" Bakuryu scolded as he slammed his hand on the desk before running out into the hallway. Shina, and Gado were out in the hallway silent. "Who's beast power is that?" Gado asked concerned. "Bakuryu?" Shina looked at the teen boy angrily. "I can not explain it-we have to stop her!" Bakuryu said running away. The rest of them followed. The sky grew dark as Ayume's mane and tail appeared. Her mane was jet black and it covered her bloody back and face. The tail was the same color. "How could this happen so early? Ayume never showed any symptoms of beast power." Bakuryu mentioned. "You mean-the girl you've been dating was a zoanthrope!?" Shenlong asked surprised. "Yes!" Bakuryu blushed embarrassingly.
Ayume kept striking her beast power everywhere sending everyone in panic except for Cronos. King Orion was infuriated. "Cronos stop this girl. She will kill everyone here." he ordered. "Yes sir!" Cronos transformed into his pheonix beast and flew into the sky. "Ayume-calm down. You are scaring all these people." Cronos said roughly. His voice wasn't the same cheery kind anymore. "Kiss my ass!" Ayume commented as she coughed up some liquid. It was clear and goopy, her beast power was doing this to her. "Besides, I am a toy anyway. Created to destroy gods and unnecessary zoanthropes. Like your damned experiments!" Ayume completely changed into her pegasus beast as she charged at the pheonix. "Tell me if this hurts...!" she screeched as the pheonix had its wings out to defend himself. The pegasus headbutted the pheonix dead on causing the bird to stumble back.
"We beasts are not toys to play with..." Ayume thought out loud as she kept attacking Cronos. Cronos sent a burst of flames at the pegasus's direction causing the impact to be almost deadly. "Simmer down pegasus! You will not be able to stop me not if you can't even handle your own power..." Cronos said calmly. "I'll show you my true power then!" Ayume insisted as she flew around him. Bakuryu, Yugo, and the others were finally outside and noticed two zoanthropes in the sky. "I can't reach that high-Xion...go get Ayume down." Bakuryu ordered. "Why should I? She seems interesting to watch." Xion nagged. Everyone glared at Xion silently. "Damn it. What am I to you all her caretaker?" Xion complained just before he became the Unborn. The Unborn headed towards the pegasus calling out to her. "Do you think Xion will harm Ayume?" Shina asked. "I guess so if that's the only way to stop her." Yugo answered as he focused on the sky. "If I could only reach her...Ayume is in pain if she can't handle that pressure in beast form." Bakuryu said as he looked around. "I can to get that high for a while-hold on!" Takase changed into a flying serpent. "I can not hold you for long so let's hurry." he said rasping with his beast tone. Bakuryu climbed on the serpent's back and Takase flew over to them. "Ayume!" Bakuryu called out. The pegasus turned to Takase and Bakuryu flaring its nostrils. "...Kenji." Ayume thought as she glared at Bakuryu and Takase.
"Ayume, change back into your human form! You are harming a lot of people here!" Bakuryu shouted. "People? What people? All I see is...!" Ayume looked around the arena and noticed Uriko bleeding on the ground and the people in the crowd running away. One little boy was crying with his mother holding him close. Cronos had a smirk. "I am a monster...just like the ones held in the laboratory. The scar they gave me, it's still there. No blood...what have I done? These people, these zoanthropes...will there be any peace between them?" she thought as she closed her eyes. The pegasus zoanthrope disappeared and Ayume was falling with pegasus feathers floating softly. "She can't take that long drop!" Alice screamed. Bakuryu stood up on Takase's back and leaped over to catch Ayume. Ayume was unconscious as she fell, "Pegasus...zoanthrope...guardian...what am I really?" she thought as Bakuryu reached out to grab her hand. Xion caught Ayume just in time and caught Bakuryu by the arm. "You two are heavy." he complained. "Thanks for the notice but will you place her on the ground?" Bakuryu asked annoyed. "Fine." Xion growled as the three landed safely on the ground.