Ch 13: Blood

The meal was wonderful, sushi with a side of Asian chicken. Even better was the entire family was talking and speaking. Lucy obviously excluded from that as she preferred to just listen. Best of all, Lucy had finally stopped treating Celia has an outcast. She was friendly to her and even apologized for how she acted towards her the first time they had met. Unless her past life had been better than this, she would never trade it for anything. She felt like she had truly become part of family now, she was so happy. Now she didn't care what her life was like then. That was the past, gone and forgotten, all she cared was now. Kouta, Mayu, Nana and Lucy…they were her entire family.

It was nearing seven o clock now and the sun was beginning to settle over the horizon. Nana, despite her age look, acted like the age she truly was. She went outside, looking ecstatic when a swarm of fireflies came across the yard. Celia and Mayu laughed as Nana desperately tried to start catching them in a lamp. She failed miserably, but it was the thought that counted.

Lucy and Kouta stood near the patio's edge, watching with delight. They thought of having children of their own, but in truth felt just as well with Mayu and Nana and Celia there. Adoptive parents worked just as well, and besides…

…they both knew that any child Lucy bore would be a Diclonius and while they would raise it to the best of their ability, they did not want to take a risk. Not yet a least. Maybe one day, Nana herself had shown that Diclonius could be different even in the beginning.

When the sun settled completely and it became too dark, Kouta called the others inside. Mayu went to the kitchen and began to fix up dessert and Celia's inside squirmed with anticipation. Dessert was always a fun time because nobody knew what Mayu would serve up. Would it be chocolate cake with nuts? Would it be vanilla ice cream? The options were endless.

So they ate.

"Aaaaaah."

The yawn came behind Chelsea. "Chelsea, it's getting late and I'm getting tired, we need to find somewhere to sleep." Carmen mumbled. Yukia nodded her head in agreement and Chelsea had to agree with both of them. "Fine, then , Kamakura's got a few nice places, some households. Let's go to one, kill the people there and sleep for the day, we'll continue our search in the morning.

43 miles away, another set of actions was being taken. The Special Defense Team's main headquarters, located secretly in an underground lake was currently being occupied by it's commander. Jericho was going through an array of high end weaponry system, his face impassive as it always had been. He pulled out a gun, disappointed and returned it to its spot.

He finally picked out the gun he wanted, a Tungsten 50 custom caliber with quick reloading. It only held 100 bullets total instead of the 150 his last ones had held, but was far more powerful than the measly pistols he had been using. Of course Jericho was not apt to using just one gun, and found himself the lighter and less powerful 45 caliber magnum. Of course it held more rounds than the Tungsten yet he was not finished.

He went to the far end of the room, searching the weapon's bed for something unique. His eyes came along a certain item. It was unique and it only held one bullet. A unique bullet in fact, but only one. He took it, and clipped it inside his outfit hidden by his grey coat. Now he was prepared, and he felt he should be…he felt an omen was coming along.

He cocked each gun, made sure each one had its designated ammo. He took aim with each one, feeling each powerful weapon in his hands. How many had he killed with such brutal equipment?

It was now nearing Eight o clock and the others were getting ready for bed. Celia was already asleep, the days joy having exhausted her. Mayu and Nana likewise were both asleep and the only ones awake were Kouta and Lucy.

There came a knock on the door.

Confused on who would be knocking on doors at this late hour, Kouta was hesitant to go to the door. Against his better judgment he answered anyways and was greeted by three young girls with horns.

"Why hello there." Chelsea said, swinging her Vector out to lop Kouta's head off.

Lucy felt their energy the moment Kouta opened the door. She rushed over and in good time as she threw out her own vector and pulled Kouta out of harm's way. The others gasped, of course having not seen Lucy had thought the man had flown backwards like a wizard almost. Chelsea came in, Yukia and Carmen trailing behind. Immediately they saw Lucy, recognizing her as a Diclonius. Now they realized what had happened.

"Why did you save that scum?" Chelsea asked sternly, giving an accusing finger to Lucy.

"I'll thank you not to refer to my husband as scum." Lucy retorted, backing Kouta away with her vectors. That dropped out of Chelsea's equilibrium. "You…are a traitor?" She asked. First 7 and now…whoever the hell this one was, she couldn't recognize her.

"What's going on?" Nana yawned, coming over and stopping quickly. Chelsea's eyes flashed warningly and her breath stopped. The same thing could be said for Nana.

"You!" They both yelled and this time Chelsea lost herself. She charged at Nana, too shocked to do anything and was sent spiraling through the window, landing sharply outside. Yukia and Carmen seemed to be beyond words, but their attention soon turned back to Lucy. This was a traitor who had to be dealt with.

"Kouta! Get Mayu and Celia and run away!" Lucy screamed, throwing out her vectors and forcing the other two girls to make a hasty retreat outside. Unless their ears were broken, they had heard the name Celia. Could it possibly mean? They didn't have much time to ponder as Lucy walked out of the house, her crimson eyes ablaze with fury. Her vectors were channeling rapidly so that the dirt around was being kicked up and spinning around her like an aura. Despite this, the two girls held their grounds.

"Go away." Lucy warned. "I will give you this one chance, go away and never come near my family again." She growled. They would not listen, they arched themselves, their vectors coming out. Lucy shook her head mentally, what fools. Not since 4 years ago had she ever killed another person before, she hoped Kouta could forgive her.

They charged, Carmen zipping to the right and Yukia to the left. Their vectors hit thin air as Lucy's on vectors propelled her into the air. She rushed to the side, away from the house. She knew at this point Kouta would have gotten both Mayu and Celia out. Still, she wanted to much as much distance between them and her fight. She saw the vector coming at her and blocked it with her own. Such amateurs, but brave nonetheless. Her vectors swung out, blocking their attacks as easily as cutting butter. They were getting annoyed as two on one was not enough. They could not get through Lucy's defenses.

"You think you're doing so good? We'll kill you traitor and then we'll kill that damn human you love so much!" taunted Carmen.

Her words hit Lucy directly and it was decided then. She would have been glad to have let them live and even if she did kill them, it would've been painless. A blow to the brain so quickly it was like going to sleep. But this threat to her husband, the man she loved was unforgivable. She crossed her arms, leaving them slight in front of her chest. The whirlwind of vectors increased and this time both Chelsea and Yukia looked nervous.

Yuka was sent hurtling into the air, screaming and Carmen looked on in horror. Her vector pursuing, Lucy grabbed the flying Diclonius from the air and forcibly threw her into the ground. Too shocked to see it coming, Carmen's right side of the face was forcibly ripped off. Screaming bloody murder, she felt to the ground sobbing, her hands touching the bones of her face. Lucy was enraged now, a threat on her family, a threat on the people she cared for…was unforgivable. Yukia was forcibly smashed into the ground, breaking her nose, arm and ribs.

"I will forgive none of you." growled the infuriated Diclonius. It was an unfair fight to even begin, it would only get worst for the two girls now. There was a tug on Yukia's left arm and she felt it splinter, it hurt. Then it came off, a violent ripping sound with blood and sinew everywhere. Her pain became her humiliation as Lucy compulsorily smacked Yukia around with it. She gasped, her vectors disabled because of the vast pain.

"How dare any of you…" Lucy hissed.

Yukia's left leg was ripped off.

"Threaten my family!"

"You bitch!" Carmen screamed, gaining enough sense to relieve the pain and send out her vectors They were blocked simply by Lucy's superior abilities. She was the first to die now, a blood mess as Lucy's vectors zoomed in and made a vertical slice. Her two halves plopped in a puddle of gore. Beyond herself now, Yukia began to scramble as best as she could away from Lucy.

"Please…Please!" She pleaded, shaking uncontrollably both from pain and fear.

"I told you to leave, and you threaten my family." Lucy slowly said.

"PLEA…!" She stopped mid sentence, looking downwards. Lucy held her still beating heart in the palm of her Vector. She collapsed and died. Breathing heavily, Lucy looked over to where another fight was happening. Then she felt it.

It was like nothing she had ever felt before, a sense of dread that engulfed her. She fell to her knees, gasping for air she didn't even need. She did not want to know what it was, she just didn't. She'd rather be a total nutcase murderess listening to that awful Voice that was in her head then know what kind of abomination she was sensing. It was terrible, it was like hundreds of…deaths. That was the best that could be described, deaths in general. The end of ends.

It was something that was inhumane.