Chapter Eleven: Running Wild
The morning awoke from its slumber as the two canine anti-heroes looked up at the large star's glorious rays on this peaceful morning. Damien was laying down on a tree branch he found to be comfortable while Lia was in the water, fishing with her bare hands.
The golden hound's onyx orbs gazed at the ebony jackal. The Angel shook his head with a smirk glued to his face, he couldn't understand why he was so attracted to the female canine. Lia was beautiful, smart, tough and caring however Damien had met girls like that before and it usually ended on a bad note most of the time.
With Lia though, it was completely different. Sure, she often hurt him in places he would rather not speak about. It just felt so good having her around, Damien knew that he was love struck however he could guess that Lia wasn't as fond of him as he was of her.
The vermillion hero was broken out of his thoughts as a large object smacked him in the face, covering his face in small scales and greasy slime. Lia hopped out of the lake with a fish in her hands, the fish struggling to break free.
"Next time, learn to actually catch instead of looking at me like you saw a hot girl." Lia stated as she walked over to the fire that the duo had prepared a few minutes before.
If you only knew Lia, if you only knew, Damien thought to himself as he flipped down to the ground and walked over the flames with his food.
Using three sturdy sticks, the golden hound had created a object that would cook their food on both sides as long as they twirled. Even Damien was surprised at how smart he was as he smiled at Lia who was using his invention.
The Angel and the Redclaw leader sat down together and waited for their food to be properly cooked. With precise time and perfect concentration on Lia's part, their food came out very nicely and it was absolutely great as waves of pleasure washed through their bodies, their taste buds feeling like they had just been in heaven.
"Damn! That's what I call some fish. How did you learn to cook Lia?" Damien asked, taking another bite of his fish.
"One of the Redclaw members taught me when I was a young girl though she died when I had been appointed leader from a deadly fire that was caused by Carnage and the Blackhearts." Lia explained as Damien sighed and finished his food in no time flat. He began to use the stick that his fish was on as a toothpick, picking at anything between the molars of his teeth.
Damien walked up to Lia and gave her a warm embrace which she did nothing to resist, she only accepted it. Damien's ebony pools gazed into the distance and using his keen sense of sight, he was able to spot some G.U.N soldiers, heavily armed with some G.U.N walkers and Phoenix leading the entire pack.
His eyes widened when he saw Phoenix pull out her signature longbow and summon a crimson arrow made of her specific chaos energy. The crimson and lime hawk fired her arrow at the duo, Damien with Lia in her hands jumping over the quick and powerful projectile as it flew across the lake at lightning speeds. The vermillion hound hung from a tree branch as Phoenix appeared below them.
"If it isn't Damien Angels? Look little puppy, I really don't have the time to deal with your little power problem. I just know that you're under arrest so if you don't mind coming with me, we'll make this as easy as possible for you." Phoenix explained as she summoned another arrow to her disposal.
"Uh…if I go with you, do I get to make love with you at all?" Damien asked with a foolish grin on his face while the question only irritated the G.U.N agent.
"No you god damn pervert!!! That's it! Time to do it my way." Phoenix screamed, firing her arrow at the jackal and dog. Damien let go of the tree branch and Lia as they began to free fall, fuchsia embers encasing Damien's right arm.
With his enflaming right hand, he grasped the arrow and destroyed it with ease while grabbing Lia with his left hand. He slammed his right hand into the ground, creating a ring of harsh flames around him and the jackal.
He threw Lia at one of the walkers, the jackal stabbing her Tri-Claw into the hull of the machine as it began to short circuit. Damien back flipped over Phoenix and some G.U.N agents as volleys of bullets and arrows came in his direction, the shots all missing their mark.
"Damien, get me down from here." Lia exclaimed as the golden hound nodded.
The anti-hero bounded forward, jumping onto a tank which was aimed the short circuiting G.U.N walker. Damien used the cannon to leap onto some G.U.N sentries, bouncing off each like stepping stones until he grasped Lia's hand.
The tank shot a missile and the G.U.N walker was destroyed in the process, the pilot ejecting before the shot hit. Damien began to dash away with Lia in his arms bridal style as flurries of shots flew in their direction, the golden hound leaping and dodging, trying endlessly to not get caught.
The golden hound saw a G.U.N walker shoot a tree down and out of shock, he threw Lia into the air and slid under the lumber before back flipping to catch Lia while at the same time, attacking as lavender flames scorched the machine like tar.
"Nice catch right?" Damien asked, earning a smack from Lia who motioned him to run away, the golden hound obliging.
Damien rocketed forward with Lia in his arms, G.U.N sentries, walkers and soldiers in front of him acting for a barricade. A gulp was emitted from the anti-hero as he roared from pure thrill and excitement although he was still scared.
Lia stabbed her gauntlet weapon into one of the sentries before using Damien's momentum to fling him upwards into the air. In-flight, Damien twirled around like a top as lilac gales of wind encased him in a top as the dog began to carve his claws into the G.U.N sentries, making the machines look like Swiss cheese.
Still gyrating, Damien discharge mauve flames combining with the winds to make the flames to proliferate all over the scenery. The blaze caught the soldiers and walkers, burning them to cinders or severely injuring them.
Damien released himself from his spinning top shape and ricocheted off one of the thrashed machines, grabbing Lia and flying over their opposition.
"I think it's time to get out of here. I'm really not in the mood to hang out with those old friends of mine." Damien said, grasping Lia tightly as he landed on a mossy tree branch, sliding forward at an intense velocity.
The duo began to rocket forward until volleys of bullets fired at them from their side. A G.U.N walker was firing at them from mid-air as it propelled itself upward using jets from the bottom of its machinery. Damien scowled and began to jump as best as he could to avoid the ammunition.
The golden hound arced his arm back before a slicing gale of wind chipped the side of the machine. Damien began to lean back to slow himself down before jumping down from one mossy branch to another. It had seemed to work until the robot had appeared in front of them, causing the duo to groan from frustration.
The machine wasn't going to give up yet as more bullets rained down upon the two canines, Damien leaping forward to get ahead of them. The bullets began to crush the branch to the point that it couldn't hang onto the large tree it had been rooted on.
You have just got to be kidding me man!!! Damien thought.
"What are we going to do now Angels?" Lia asked as Damien smirked.
"I really have no idea but the best thing we can do right now is rough it out until we reach the end of this branch…hopefully." Damien replied as he leaned forward to gain more speed, Lia holding onto the dog securely as they jetted forward like missiles.
Damien squinted his eyes as the forceful wind began to make his eyes water a bit. The Angel used his keen eyesight to spot where the branch ended, the end not too far off. The vermillion character reeled his arm back sending an arcing gale of wind to shape the end of the branch to an upward diagonal direction.
With his plan set into motion, Damien threw Lia at the G.U.N walker as she grasped the hull of the machine using her Tri-Claw to stay in place. Reaching the end of the line, the G.U.N walker propelled itself more higher as Damien used his momentum to rocket upwards and above the machine.
With no relent at all, Damien summoned a sphere of onyx and amethyst and allowing gravity to take its toll as he flew downward, crushing his Dark Repulsion attack into the top of the machine, the dome of dark chaos energy intensifying and releasing itself in a giant detonation of the G.U.N walker.
"And this is where I say bye-bye bad guy!" Damien screamed as he grabbed Lia from the hull and flew down onto another tree branch which led them into a new area. The machine on the other hand wasn't as fortunate as the pilot was killed in the explosion and the machine parts fell into the deep green jungle.
As for the canine duo, Damien and Lia landed on the floor awkwardly, the jackal landing on top of the golden hound, their faces directly in front of the other as amber met ebony pools. Damien smirked at the jackal who kneed him in his leg causing the hound to jump up and down in pain.
"Ouch, that really freaking hurt!!!" Damien exclaimed as Lia brushed herself off, scanning the location for the first time since the duo had arrived.
The duo of canines had entered the ruins of what had seemed to be an old library or laboratory since there were vials used for holding chemicals on the floor and books discussing scientific endeavors in them. Rats and other foul creatures made their way around the ruins.
Desks and chairs were broken, water began to leak out from pipes and posters were torn or smudged with specks of dirt. Old photos held in picture frames were on the floor, either dirty or wet from the water and glass was scattered across the ground as the two began to walk across, looking for an exit out of the abandoned building.
Damien closed his eyes and began to walk forward stupidly without any raged to where he was going and he slammed into a bookshelf. The supporting shelf began to rumble as books rained down on the goldenrod colored hound, burying him in a temporary grave. His head popped out from the pile of books as a final book hit his head and landed in front of him so he could read it.
"Hey Lia, you have got to look at this!" Damien screamed as Lia began to walk over to the hound.
"What have you got there?" Lia asked as Damien jumped out of the pile of books with the book in hand.
"This book is going to help me figure out what I am!!" Damien exclaimed showing the book to Lia, the title of the book popping out at her. It read: Mysterious Energies: The Study of Supernatural Abilities
"Hey, you're right. Open up the book!" Lia commanded as Damien did what he was told. Unfortunately for the golden hound, the writing in the book was illegible. Damien began to flip through the pages only to find the same result before reaching the end of the book.
"Nothing…it's hopeless," Damien muttered until Lia pointed at the back. Damien found a small excerpt in gold lettering and read it. "The gut who wrote this book, Vortex the Rabbit, lives in Megalone City which isn't that far from this jungle. Just a mile south. Let's go find him and see if he can figure out what's up with me." Damien said as Lia nodded, the duo dashing off to their next destination, Megalone City.
To be continued…
A/N: We got a bit of plot development with a bunch of action to boot. Yes, we shall be introduced to a new character soon and boy are the next three chapters going to be a blast to write. What can this Vortex do to help Damien? What shall become of our heroic duo? And when shall Mario and Darius make another move against Damien? You'll have to keep reading! Review guys! Thanks! Bye.
