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Chapter Cover: Torchwick seating down with a cigar at his lips and he was holding his cane by his hand.
Chapter Fifty-Five
Mysteries of Las Hazard
The island was quiet and it wasn't a peaceful silence either. It was heavy and it feels like something was pushing down against her ears because of how heavy it was, and as if that wasn't the only thing that felt wrong to her. The Aura-less place was starting to give her the chills that they were being watched and Blake didn't like the feeling at all. The young woman was glancing at the area around her, her Faunus ears standing up and in full attention at what was happening around her, listening for any type of sounds that could be coming from the area around them but it was just completely silent.
"You know…I was thinking of going into a vacation one of those days," Torchwick spoke out breaking the silence once again, "All tropical islands and enjoying the sun. Giving how the Vytal holidays are almost upon us…it will be good ways to get away from the cold you know."
"Would it kill you to shut up for a few minutes?" Mirkia asked turning toward the man that was following after them.
"Well, you're the ones that took me to this place," Torchwick answered letting out a wave of smoke from his lips, "And since I am an involuntary member of this little side trip we're on, excuse me if I am trying to lighten up the mood."
"Well we aren't trying to lighten any mood," Mirkia argued, "How about you just shut up?"
"Both of you quiet," Blake snapped.
The two which were following after her looked up toward her. Mirkia must have seen something on her face for the young woman was instantly frowning. She had placed a hand upon where her sword was and her eyes glanced around herself.
"You heard something?" she asked.
Blake turned her attention forward, glancing at the trees that were in front of her.
"Nothing," she said, "And that's what's worrying me…you would think in a place like this, we'll hear the type of animals that lives here but…there is nothing...not even birds."
"That's…bad?" Torchwick asked, a look of apprehension upon his face.
Blake gave him a glance.
"It's unnatural," she said, "Considering the time of day."
Suddenly she could hear something moving in the trees and Blake instantly turned toward it, her hand aiming toward her back where her sword was. The young woman stared at the direction the noise came from, her golden eyes instantly focused, and getting ready to draw it.
Then a howl echoed.
"That sound," Torchwick said glancing toward it.
"A Grimm," Mirkia said drawing her sword.
Then more howls followed and Blake glanced around herself staring at the area around them taken aback by the sudden appearance of Grimm and she found herself surprised that she couldn't sense their presence unlike before when they were in Vale.
I can't tell from which direction they're coming from, she thought, Just what is going on? Why can't I sense them?
"Blake…," Mirkia said.
"I know," she said, "I can't sense them either."
"Maybe we should run rather than stand here and let the Grimm find us," Torchwick told them sounding a little apprehensive at the situation that had been presented to them.
"It wouldn't matter if we run or not," Mirkia told him.
Torchwick glanced at her.
"Oh…and why is that?"
"The Grimm are drawn to Aura," Blake spoke out as she placed her hand upon the handle of her short sword, "and since Mirkia and I have high amount of it, they will find us no matter were we go. It's better to face them head on and be done with it then be taken down with our back turned."
Torchwick let out a sigh as he spun his cane and glanced around him. The Grimm howled again and this time they sounded even closer than they did before. Blake can hear them now, the footfalls of paws against the ground as the sound of something that was running toward them with speed and she turned her attention toward where it was, narrowing her eyes lightly getting ready to battle.
Then from the trees, five Grimm burst from it. They were Beowolves from the look of it, but something about them was different thought even as she thought that, Blake body was reacting on automatic. The young woman pulled out her sword and then with yell she slashed at their oncoming form.
"Gambol Slash," she yelled.
The sudden burst of purple slashed at the Grimm as they were completely overcome by the attack that she had launched at them. The ground shook with the sudden amount of power as the trees that were in front of her were completely destroyed from the attack as wind danced around her. Blake's golden eyes were narrowed at the direction she had launched the attack.
"Wow," Torchwick said his eyes wide at the wave of destruction that had appeared in front of them at the attack.
"Well, those guys didn't stand a chance," Mirkia said relaxing.
Blake stayed silent for a few moments as she stared at the destruction in front of her when then from the smoke, a Grimm shoot out of it causing her eyes to go wide with surprise that the Grimm had managed to survive her attack.
The large creature launched straight toward her with a clawing attack but all he hit was Blake's clone which dissolved when it was hit as the real Blake was already in the air above the Grimm coming down toward the creature's back with her sword poised down to stab at it's back. She stabbed the Grimm straight through it's skull causing the creature the fall down into the ground with her upon it's back.
This Grimm…managed to withstand my Gambol Slash? Blake thought frowning as she stared down at it.
"Blake watch out," Mirkia yelled.
The dark haired girl instantly turned toward her back finding a blast aiming straight toward her. Without really thinking about it, Blake pulled her sword from the decaying Grimm's body form beneath her and turned toward the attack which slammed against her sword's defense causing her to grit her teeth in anger…
But the blast still managed to push her back through the air and she slammed against a tree before falling down upon the ground, seemingly dazed by the sudden attack.
Mirkia turned toward where the blast came from, her sword already at the ready to battle against whoever had send that attack but what she saw made her stop cold. Standing there with a hand raised toward them was a Grimm.
But it was unlike any Grimm she had ever seen before.
It's body was the same as the ordinary Grimm filled with dark fur and bones seemingly growing out of it's skin with the plates upon it's back. What make it stood out was the way it stood. It wasn't lightly hunched forward similar to the other bipedal Grimm, but it stood straight similar to a Human being, thought it's face was still covered by the white bone Grimm mask she was used and the glowing orange eyes could be seen staring at them. It's face was still similar to a Beowolves filled with large teeth and he let out a large roar which sounded more powerful than the usual howl of the Beowolves and from around them, Grimm were appearing around it.
What the hell…, she thought, What is that Grimm?
The Grimm let out a roar again and Mirkia let her Aura surge forward as she stood there watching the other Grimm launch themselves forward at her.
Wait…they're following its order? She thought, What the hell is going on here? Why are the Grimm…?
Suddenly gunfires drew her attention away from him and found that it was Torchwick and the man had a gun aimed straight at the oncoming Grimm and he was actually taking down some of them with his weapon and Mirkia surged her Aura forward and she launched into the fray and with her sword she was slashing through the Grimm around her like they weren't even there. She had this frown upon her face as she slashed through them. Her sword was slashing through the Grimm, with quick succession wanting to take them down as quick as possible. Her eyes caught an attack coming form the side so she jumped back avoiding the slash that had came at her.
She then turned her attention toward the strange Grimm that stood behind them, and it looked like he was simply observing the battle and not taking part in it.
A Grimm with a conscience? She thought, But how is something like this even possible?
The growl of a Grimm brought her back to the battle and she pared the clawed attack with her blade thought from the weight of the attack, she was slid backward and with a yell, Mirkia launched herself forward again, slicing the Grimm into two pieces at her sudden burst of speed.
A purple wave of attack completely destroyed the Grimm that were in front of them as Blake landed down beside her, her sword drawn. The dark haired girl had blood dripping on the side of her head but other than that she looked okay.
"Blake," Mirkia said.
"I'm fine," she answered, "That last attack took me by surprise, but I'm alright…who was the one who did this?"
"That Grimm," Mirkia said indicating where the strange Grimm stood.
Blake did stare at the direction she aimed at and let out a soft gasp.
"What…?"
"Something strange is going on Blake," Mirkia said as she slashed at a Grimm who had gotten too close to them.
Blake nodded.
"I knew something strange was going ever since we found Arkos body," she said, "Can you handle things here…I'm going to take him down."
Mirkia gave her a look but she nodded.
"I'll handle it," she said, glancing toward Torchwick who had fallen down on the ground with a Grimm getting closer to him, "And I'll keep our little friend out of trouble."
Blake gave her a nod before disappearing in a burst of Accel.
Just be careful, Mirkia thought before jumping toward where Torchwick was and slicing the Grimm that was about to kill him.
"Get up," she said giving him a glance, "What happened to your gun?"
"I ran out of ammo," the man said, "Well it's not like I was planning to enter a fight today so I didn't bother taking a lot of ammo with me…totally your fault by the way."
Mirkia rolled her eyes.
"If you have enough strength to complain then you can fight," she said turning toward the approaching Grimm.
Torchwick let out a small sigh before pulling himself up.
"I'm never taking you out on a date."
"Who said I wanted to date you?" Mirkia snapped at him.
Blake had come to a stop right across the strange human like Grimm. The creature had glanced at her when she appeared, the glowing orange eyes staring straight at her direction as a growl escaped from its throat.
The dark haired girl narrowed her eyes at him as her Aura surged around her and the Grimm simply continues to stare at the enemy across her. It didn't attack her outright like the Grimm from earlier meaning that this Grimm, somehow, has considered her a threat and wasn't going to blindly attack her like that.
Blake decided to start the fight by launching her signature Gambol Slash attack straight toward the enemy across her, releasing a large wave of purplish color straight toward the enemy as he was completely overcame by the blast of the attack she had launched. Then, his figure seems to appear right in front of her with his hand aiming straight at her but Blake used her cloning ability again, as the attack simply hit straight into the clone that had stayed in the place she was in few seconds ago.
The dark haired girl launched at him with her sword and slashed at it, causing the Grimm to jump back as blood, actual blood flew from the wound that had appeared upon it's body. Blake stared at it, completely taken aback. That cost her for the Grimm had raised a hand straight toward her direction and launched a ball of concentrated Aura straight toward her and it hit her on the shoulder causing an explosion to take place around her.
Blake yelled out in pain as she was blasted backward through the air and landed down upon the ground on her back. She can feel her shoulder smarting at that attack and she glanced at it, noticing that her clothes was damaged from the blast and it had bruised quite heavily…
What the hell was that attack? She thought.
The Grimm then appeared in the air above her again and Blake saw his hand was placed in a claw like shape and then in the middle of the palm the same ball from earlier formed upon it's hand and then it launched it straight toward her and Blake had to roll away letting the attack smash the ground she had been lying on causing it to blow upward as stones and debris flew everywhere.
Blake had placed herself upon a crouched position as the Grimm continued to launch to strange Aura like blast toward her forcing the dark haired girl to run as the numerous attacks caused the ground to shake with the power that was behind the said attacks.
It's Aura based attack I can feel the Aura within them but, she thought, glancing at where the Grimm was, There is something else in that attack…
Then the Grimm dashed after and Blake turned to face him as he launched his hand forward and she blocked it with her sword, holding the weapon with both of her hand. She can feel the weight behind the attack as it was pushing her back, her feet sliding upon the earth and then the Grimm let out a roar as it continued to push her.
And Blake used that moment to use her cloning ability simply disappearing as he pushed forward, leaving the Grimm wide open for attack and it was something that she took advantage of. With a yell, Blake launched her attack.
"Gambol Slash," she yelled as the purple blast completely overcame the Grimm that was in front of her causing a large explosion as the ball of light grew from where they were.
Blake hand landed a few yards away from the explosion, huffing lightly at the amount of power she had unleashed. The girl was staring at the destruction in front of her and saw the mangled remains of the Grimm she had been fighting right now. Her golden eyes stared at the creature that was inside the destroyed crater in front of her.
That took care of that, she thought, But…that thing…this Grimm could fire Aura and even has enough intelligence to match me in battle. Just what is going on in this island?
"Blake are you okay?"
The girl turned her attention toward Mirkia who was running toward her with Torchwick in tow. The gangster had removed his coat and was now wearing a long sleeved shirt with a vest over it. His bowler hat was still seating on his head.
"I'm fine," she said, "I have managed to defeat that strange Grimm."
Mirkia glanced down at her noticing the wound on her shoulder, "Is that shoulder okay?"
Blake touched it and rolled her shoulder a little. It strung like hell but it wasn't a problem to her.
"No…It's fine," she said, "It's not a priority right now."
Blake turned her gaze toward the forest in front of them, narrowing her eyes at the distance in front of them.
"Something really strange is happening here," she said, "That Grimm was using Aura when we fought and it was a lot smarter than the average Grimm. I really don't feel comforted by that thought."
"He was the one leading the others," Mirkia told her, glancing at her, "And they were following it's command like it's their leader or something. I have never seen the Grimm react in such a way before."
"Is that so?" Blake said.
Damn it Adam, just what the hell did you get yourself into?
Unknown to the group, on a nearby tree, a single Eye was seating right there upon the trunk of the tree staring at them unblinking.
A monitor was showing the images of the two Faunus girls and the young man upon the screen as a person was seating in front of it. The person had both of his hand joined together as he was staring at them, his eyes glinting behind the glasses that were seating upon his nose.
"My…My," he said, "They have managed to defeat the Hounds…they're better than I expected."
"Shall I go and eliminate them?" a voice said, coming from the figure standing behind him.
"No," the man at the monitor said, "I'm rather interested in them. It's not everyday such fine little fighters walk into your backyards…I wonder why they are here?"
He leaned backward still staring at the monitor in front of him. It made him smile as he was observing them, the smile growing even larger as the trio started to move again.
"Tell me little rats," he said, "Are you ready to walk into my little laboratory? Are you ready to face true terror? Are you ready to experience the full Las Hazard experience because if you are…I bit you welcome into my hell but if you aren't…well, you can just die."
A small chuckled escaped from his lips.
"It's seems that they're heading toward the Hounds Cages," he said, "Once they're in…don't let any of them escape…they have just become valuable test subjects."
A mysterious figure watches from the shadows...What are his goals?
Next Time: Hell's Wonderland
Jacques0 out.
R&R
