AN- Hello, ShadowRebirth37 here! Yes… the long-awaited chapter 12! Lol. I couldn't leave you with that cliffhanger, no could I? Lol. This will be my longest chappie ever, almost as long as the whole of Rebirthing! Well now, Leiden can talk without mind-speech, by speaking Zoidian. I'm going to use a foreign language, and cookies to whoever can figure out which. Leiden is based on a dream and a creature that approached my friend and me when we were exploring the woods behind our house. Things are going to go even further downhill in this chappie, and y'all know what that means. Lol. I'll try to make this chapter long, but all the recent typing has screwed-up my wrist. I'll try, but no guarantees it'll be as long as chapter 10. Okay, this will start out with events from the last chapter, and will be from Raven's POV at first. All right, without further a due, chapter 12- No Escape (makes your hopes for Raven drop, don't it?)
.:Chapter 12- No Escape:.
Raven groaned as he was dropped on something rough and hard. He had no idea where he was, or what had dropped him, but he knew it wasn't Copper or Shadow. Whatever was standing over him wasn't friendly, he knew that much. He heard it growl and walk over to him, and that made him very nervous.
Suddenly, he felt something push sharply on his wounded side, causing him to groan. He opened his eyes just enough to see, and his blood ran cold at the sight-
There was another Organoid, glaring down at him.
'Where the heck did this one come from?! And why does it look so familiar…' Raven thought, trying to hold in a gasp of surprise. The Organoid glared at him for a moment, before it turned away and walked off somewhere. 'Okay… where the heck am I?' Raven thought as he looked around. The falling rain obscured his surroundings, and soaked him to the bone.
He tried to at least get up, but his shaky arms wouldn't support him and he collapsed back down to the ground. It was very cold, and the rain and blowing wind wasn't helping in the slightest. Raven thought he heard a growl from somewhere behind him, but he dismissed it as the wind blowing through the canyon.
A strange shuffling behind him caught Raven's attention. It sounded like an Organoid moving around, but thankfully it didn't sound large. He heard it walk near him, and he closed his eyes and pretended to be unconscious. Whatever it was that was near him stopped moving, and he got the feeling it was staring at him.
Suddenly, the unknown Organoid whined loudly, causing Raven to open his eyes. He couldn't believe what he saw- there was another hatchling, and it was looking right at him.
'Oh great… another one!' Raven thought, watching the hatchling carefully. The hatchling seemed scared of him, for it was shrieking and yelping. Gritting his teeth, Raven finally managed to get to his feet, but nearly fainted in doing so. The Organoid screeched and ran inside the cave that Raven was facing, disappearing into the black.
'Wonder where he's off to in such a hurry…' Raven asked himself as he slowly followed the small blue Organoid inside the cave. He saw it run into a small chamber, and he looked in at it. The hatchling was curled up on a pile of what looked like leaves, and was mewing even louder than Okamau.
Raven turned away from the hatchling and looked down the deep cave. There were more chambers, and he was curious as to what might be in them. He walked past the first one, not seeing anything inside, and continued to the farthest one. He looked inside, and gasped-
The huge Organoid that had brought him here was right in there.
'Helkat!!' Raven cursed in his head, thinking the Organoid had seen him. He held his breath and closed his eyes, waiting to feel the Organoid's teeth and claws. A few seconds passed in silence, and Raven slowly opened his eyes. 'It's asleep…' Raven thought, sighing in relief.
'I better get outta here before it wakes up…' Raven decided, slowly backing away from the sleeping Organoid and back down the cave. After he felt he was far enough away, he breathed a sigh of relief. 'Now… how do I get out of here?' Raven asked himself, looking around the darkened cave, trying to find a way out.
Raven walked towards where he had entered, but he heard a long, low growl coming from one of the chambers. He froze instantly, and the growl turned into a loud roar. Suddenly, he heard something behind him. He turned as fast as his injuries would allow, but he couldn't see anything. 'Where did that come from?' he thought, narrowing his eyes as he searched for the sound's source. With his back turned, he didn't see the shadow of a large Organoid appear, and then vanish into a small chamber…
'I must've imagined it…' Raven thought, turning back around. Now he wanted to get out as quick as he could, and he started to walk back towards the entrance. He rounded the slight corner, and froze in fear, for he could see another Organoid, looking inside the first chamber. All he could really see of it was its tail, whose spiked tip was flicking back and forth. But that was enough for him to jump behind the corner and press himself against the stone.
'How the Helkat am I supposed to get out with that Organoid blocking the entrance?!' Raven thought, struggling to come up with a plan. He looked around the corner, but the Organoid had vanished. He leaned out a little farther, and slowly stepped out from around and then hid behind a small indent in the rock. Peering around, he quickly made his way further down the cave, stopping behind indents and ducking in inlays whenever he heard something.
'At this rate I'll be out of here in no-time…' Raven thought with a smirk, noting the Organoid was nowhere to be seen. Just as he stepped out from behind the indent he had hid behind, the Organoid appeared from the chamber almost directly across from him…
… and it looked right at him.
"Helkat!" Raven muttered under his breath, ducking back inside the inlay as fast as he could. The Organoid didn't make any noise or growl, so Raven wondered if it hadn't seen him. He slowly peeked around at the Organoid, and just as he did, a loud snarl filled the cavern. He froze, but it was too late, it had seen him. A second later, the rock above him literally exploded as the crimson Organoid's tail smashed into it, showering him in dust and rock.
Raven shouted and ducked away as the crimson Organoid's tail smashed down, just inches from where he had been standing only a mere moment before. He staggered out into the middle of the narrow corridor, coughing from the dust-filled air and holding his broken ribs.
Raven realized that he was completely exposed, and he knew that he wouldn't stand a chance against the same Organoid that had nearly killed him twice before, because now Shadow and Copper weren't here to save him. His ribs were screaming in pain from the sudden movement, and the dust was choking the air from his lungs. He coughed in a vain attempt to clear his lungs, but he only succeeded in filling his mouth with blood.
The slashes on his side were burning from the clinging dust and all the movement, but Raven ignored the pain and kept his eyes focused on the Organoid directly in front of him. The large Organoid glared at him with narrowed eyes, which glowed like emerald fire. That's when it hit Raven- he had walked right past the Organoid earlier.
'Of course…' Raven thought, looking at the Organoid's color, '… red is virtually invisible in low light, and with its eyes closed I didn't see it when I looked in that chamber…' A loud snarl from the crimson Organoid broke his thoughts, and he snapped back to reality. The Organoid growled again and stepped towards him, and Raven took a step back away.
The crimson Organoid continued to approach him, and every time it took a step Raven would back away another step, keeping as much space between him and the Organoid as possible. It took him a moment to realize that it was forcing him deeper into the cave, farther and farther away from the opening that was his only chance of escape. The Organoid growled lowly and looked behind him, almost like it waiting for something to happen…
The attack came swiftly and silently, without sound or warning.
Raven screamed in pain as he felt icy claws rake his back, and felt warm blood spread across his shoulders. Focused on the red Organoid, he hadn't heard the other Organoid creeping up on him from behind. Gasping at the searing pain, Raven fell to his knees; the pain was just too much. He knew that crouched down he was defenseless, and that if he had any chance at all he needed to get back on his feet. He gritted his teeth and slowly tried to get to back up, but his body refused to move.
Growling cruelly, the Organoid behind him laid its metal paw on the back of his shoulders, pressing the tips of its claws into him slightly. Raven groaned weakly, even though the Organoid wasn't putting much pressure on him. He struggled weakly, trying to escape, but it was useless. The Organoid growled and pushed his claws into him more, but Raven wouldn't be still.
"Es sei denn du mich dich auseinander zerreißen wünschst, stoppen zu kämpfen und annehmen, daß es keine Hoffnung für dich gibt, menschlich!" The Organoid hissed coldly, pushing its claws into him further. The Organoid's words pierced Raven like an arrow, even though he couldn't understand him. He stopped squirming and stayed still, and sure enough the pressure on his back lessened.
"Das ist Recht, tun, da du erklärt wirst, Mensch…" The Organoid growled, retracting its claws slightly. Raven groaned weakly, knowing that he wouldn't be able to remain conscious much longer. His body was racked with pain, but he knew if he let his consciousness slip he would never wake up. He looked back at the Organoid behind him with half-closed eyes, vision cloudy from pain. The large feline Organoid glared down at him, its eyes narrowing dangerously.
"Ah… was falsch ist, menschlich? Verletzte ich dich?" The Organoid sneered before lifting its head and laughing cruelly. Raven had no idea what the Organoid was saying, but he knew its voice, he had heard before, somewhere…
A loud growl from the crimson Organoid broke his train of thought. Raven turned and looked at the red Organoid, whom hadn't moved since he was attacked. It looked at him and narrowed its emerald eyes, its face contorting into a twisted grin.
Raven lowered his head and closed his eyes as it started to walk towards him, waiting for the inevitable. He heard it stop a few feet in front of him and growl, and he could feel its eyes on him. Growling, the Organoid behind him moved its paw off his back. Before Raven had a chance to even move, he felt the Organoid's paws grab his arms and pin them to his back. Down on his knees with his arms behind his back, he was at the Organoids' non-existent mercy.
'Now I can't even try to defend myself… I might as well give up…' Raven thought as he heard the crimson Organoid lean down and felt its hot breath on his face. He closed his eyes tighter and turned away, knowing all to well it wouldn't help much. The Organoid behind him dug his claws into his arms, causing him to groan and open his eyes slightly. The crimson Organoid moved close to him, its face mere inches from his own. Raven closed his eyes and coughed involuntarily, spitting blood onto the Organoid's face. This, unfortunately for him, angered the crimson Organoid, and it arched his tail around towards him.
Raven cringed as he felt the tip of the crimson Organoid's spined tail curl under his chin, the spikes pressing against his throat. The Organoid growled lowly, lifting Raven's head with its tail. Raven groaned and opened his eyes slightly, dull amethysts behind his smoke-grey hair. The red Organoid met his gaze, its fiery emerald eyes burning with hate.
With a wicked growl, the narrow tip of the red Organoid's tail silently wrapped around Raven's neck, threatening to strangle him. Raven groaned weakly and squeezed his eyes shut, feeling the cold metal of the Organoid's tail tighten slightly around his throat. Growling, the Organoid slowly tightened its tail like a snake, denying Raven the opportunity to breathe. Raven started to struggle, trying to get free of the Organoid's grasp, but it was hopeless.
Suddenly, Raven stopped struggling, and his body went limp. The crimson Organoid smirked cruelly and raised its clawed hand, ready to deliver the finishing blow to his unmoving prey. Raven managed to open his eyes just enough to see the Organoid, though his vision was blurry from lack of oxygen. He watched helplessly as the crimson Organoid's claws came down silently, and closed his eyes, waiting to feel its claws slash his throat…
He never felt the claws.
Silence filled the room; even the two Organoids stopped breathing and held their breath. Raven wondered if he was dead, but he realized that if he was dead he wouldn't be in as much pain as he was in now. He groaned weakly, and was surprised to feel the Organoid's tail uncurl from around his throat. Raven gasped as soon as the pressure around his throat eased enough that he could breathe, trying to get air into his burning lungs.
A loud squeak caught his attention, from somewhere behind the crimson Organoid. Raven opened his eyes slightly, looking towards the sound's source. He wasn't surprised when he saw the hatchling staring at him with its bright yellow-orange eyes. The crimson Organoid was turned away from him, facing the little hatchling. The hatchling looked at the red Organoid and squeaked, cocking its head as if it was confused. It chirped and looked at him, its eyes more curious than aggressive.
The crimson Organoid growled, and the hatchling bounded over to its side. Again, the Organoid growled, although it sounded more like a purr. The hatchling looked up at the large Organoid, answering with a quiet growl of its own. It looked away from the looming Organoid and to him, cocking its head. Chirping, the hatchling walked up to him, stopping a few feet before him.
Raven watched the young Organoid with cloudy eyes, barely able to keep his head up. The hatchling seemed scared of him, for it wouldn't get any closer to him, no matter how much the red Organoid urged it to. A low growl from the Organoid behind him was his only warning before it dug its claws sharply into his arms, causing him to groan and lower his head. The hatchling squeaked and moved closer to him, back into his sight, almost like it wanted him to see it.
Raven didn't like the way this hatchling looked, the spines that covered its body and its piercing eyes gave it an evil appearance, and it made him nervous. It looked nothing like playful and gentle Okamau; it looked more like the spine-covered feline Organoid that was holding him down. The young Organoid chirped and looked at the deep slashes on his side, almost as if it was concerned with his condition. It looked up at him, and jumped up onto his lap, still looking up at him. It lifted its head up close to his face, chirping quietly. Raven watched it carefully as it opened its jaws, like it was going to bite him, but it lowered its head away for some reason with a quiet growl, and jumped off him, walking back over to the crimson Organoid's side.
"Er möchte nicht weg von ihm einziehen?" The feline Organoid said, with what sounded like astonishment in its voice. The crimson Organoid nodded, "Gut ist die eine Überraschung…" It said quietly, looking at the little metal creature. The crimson Organoid growled something to the large metallic feline, and it perked its ears up.
"Möglicherweise würde Raserei weg von ihm einziehen, außerdem muss er erlernen, wie man jagt und gefangennimmt Opfer…" The silver Organoid growled, an evil grin spreading across its muzzle. The crimson Organoid looked at the other and it smirked as well. It nodded, and the silver feline laughed cruelly.
With a powerful swat of its heavy paw, the Organoid knocked Raven to the ground and walked around to his front. Raven groaned as the Organoid placed its paw on the back of his right shoulder and pushed him down into the stone, pinning him down on his stomach. He looked up and saw the Organoid standing in front of him, its jaws hovering over his already wounded shoulder. With a loud snarl, the Organoid lunged, snapping its jaws shut on his shoulder. Raven cried out in pain, the Organoid's long fangs sinking deep into the back of his shoulder. He groaned and squeezed his eyes shut, but surprisingly the Organoid didn't bite down any further.
'It's almost like it doesn't want to kill me… yet…'
Orkari heard a loud scream from deep in the cave, partially drowning out a snarl from Leiden. He breathed a sigh of relief when he recognized the scream as human, and not Organoid. 'I guess Leiden caught him… I hope he got knocked unconscious, even I don't want to see a human suffer like that…' Orkari thought, shuddering at the thought of what Leiden would do to the human. He could hear Leiden's deep-throated growls, and his cold, booming voice as he spoke Zoidian, which he couldn't understand at his young age.
Then, Orkari heard Ambient's familiar growl. It wasn't the normal, friendly growl he knew so well, this was an angry, scary growl. Orkari didn't like the way that his father's voice sounded, and he wondered why he sounded so strange. Ambient had told him to stay put when he had run out of the room after the human, but his curiosity was starting to outweigh his obedience. For the moment he was following his father's orders, but he didn't know how long he could hold off his curiosity.
Another growl from his father was the tap that broke the Liger's shield. His curiosity got the better of him, and he just had to see what was going on. Orkari ran out into the main chamber, and looked around. He saw some rubble and stones that weren't there before, and saw where Ambient's tail had smashed the fragile rock. 'Hehe, the human musta tried to hide, but no one can hide from Ambient!' he thought, laughing quietly.
Orkari heard another growl from Ambient deeper down in the cave, and he ran down towards it. He quickly rounded the slight turn and froze at what he saw- the human was down on his knees, Leiden had his arms pinned behind his back, Ambient's tail was wrapped around his neck, and Ambient had his clawed hand raised above his head. Orkari watched as his father started to bring his hand down, claws fully extended.
"Fahzer!!" Orkari screamed, shocked by his father. Ambient froze immediately, his claws a mere inch from the human's throat. Leiden's head snapped up, and Ambient wheeled around to look at him. "Fahzer, how could you?!" Orkari whimpered, shocked that his father was about to kill an unarmed human. He had seen Leiden do this to other humans, but he had never thought that his father would even think of doing such a thing.
"Orkari!" Ambient yelled, uncurling his tail from around the human's throat, "I told you to stay in your chamber where it's safe!"
"Safe?" Orkari snapped back, on the verge of tears, "Safe fum him? He can't even protect himself, let alowne hurt me!"
"Orkari…" Ambient sighed, "… come here." Orkari sniffled and ran to his father, not making eyes contact with him. When Ambient looked down at him and he didn't return the eye contact, he sighed. "Orkari, do you see this?" he pointed to a circular scar on his neck.
"Yes…" Orkari muttered quietly, barely glancing up.
"This human's parents gave me this, he gave me this. He's not as harmless or innocent as you think, little one, and I don't want to happen to you what happened to me." Ambient tried to make his cause seem just, but Orkari was suspicious, despite his distrust and fear of humans.
"But he's ownly a hatchling, how could he have hurt you?" Orkari asked, looking up at the crimson Organoid with wide-eyes.
"He hurt me when I was weak, just like a coward!" Ambient said, narrowing his eyes slightly, "I brought him here for you… you need to learn to use your special gift, and he is perfect for you to use it for the first time on…"
"But… but I can't… he's hurt and can't fight back… it wouldn't be rwight…" Orkari lowered his head, know what his father wanted him to do wasn't right.
"It's alright Orkari, he's not fighting back because Leiden has him restrained, not because he's hurt, just do it…" Ambient said softly, urging the hatchling on. Orkari looked away from his father and to the human, whom hadn't moved since he had rounded the turn. He chirped and walked over to the kneeling human, looking up at him, watching for any hint of aggression. The human looked back at him, his eyes cloudy.
"All you have to do is bite him, Orkari, like the Zoid Core pieces I brought for you..." Ambient urged him on, growling softly.
Suddenly, Leiden growled, and the human groaned and lowered his head. Orkari chirped and walked closer to him, now only a few inches from him. The human looked back, eyes narrow and dull as Orkari looked at the slashes on his side. 'Ambient said he wasn't hurt, he lied, these are from his claws...' he thought, staring at the deep wounds. Orkari chirped and jumped up on the human's lap, careful for any sign of aggression. He chirped and lifted his head up near the human's face, curious about why he wasn't moving. He opened his jaws slightly, just wanting to bite him and get it over with. That's when he saw the blood on the human's mouth. He growled and jumped down off the human, for he hated blood, ever since he saw the human that his mother had killed when they raided the nest. He had blood coming from his mouth and from the slashes and bite wounds that covered him. Ever since he had seen that human die from blood loss, he hadn't been able to stomach the sight or smell of blood.
"No fahzer… blood… I don't like blood…" Orkari whined to his father, shaking his head.
"That's okay Orkari…" Ambient said quietly, "… why don't you go back to your chamber?"
"Okay…" Orkari sighed, walking back towards his chamber with a yawn. He heard Leiden say something in Zoidian, but the only thing he understood was Raserei's name. Just as he rounded the corner, he heard the human cry out in pain. Orkari looked back, and saw Leiden had the human pinned to the ground, jaws clamped on his shoulder. He heard Ambient say something, but all he caught was "… let Raserei have him…"
'What would Raserei want with a human?' Orkari thought, watching Leiden drag the human back into the cave. He thought about it for a moment, but couldn't think of anything. Remembering what Ambient had told him, he turned away and walked back to his chamber. As he slipped inside, the mention of Raserei still weighed heavy on his mind.
'Why would Leiden take the human to Raserei? He wouldn't hurt him… would he?'
.:End of Chapter 12:.
AN- Well, how did I do on my longest, and well-awaited, chapter? I thought I did pretty darn good, what about you? Lol. Listen guys, I translated Leiden's real lines to another language, and depending on what site you use to try and translate them, you might get a different translation. Like at one site, I don't remember which, it gave me 'distribute' instead of 'struggle'. Its complicated. If you can't find an accurate translation, shoot me a PM and I'll give you the accurate translation. Oh… an evil cliffhanger… and one with someone you don't know!!XD Man, I bet you guys are dying to read the next chapter, huh? Hehe. Well, I'll give you a hint, and your hopes for Raven will just drop like stones when I say Raserei is Leiden's son!! Oh, what's gonna happen to him? You'll have to wait and read! Please review guys!! As all ways, anonymous reviews are accepted and highly appreciated!! I love to hear from you guys, cause I myself, once upon a time, anonymous reviewer!!XD Lol. Again, as all ways, all flamers will be fed to Leiden!! Non- flamers, you're safe! Lol. please review!!
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