The boy lay there, crying and whimpering in pain all the while holding his hands over his left eye. Blood seeped down his cheek, staining his hands and his jacket. It hurt so much, so bad. This was unlike anything he had felt before and it was becoming hard to handle.
A few feet away from him, the woman stood, holding a single, bloody red thread between two of her claws. Lights shined around it, showing how alive it was, even for being extracted from its holder.
"Just what I needed," She chuckled, taking out the red thread locked away in her heart. Bringing out the dormant Life-Fibers, she brought a single strand to the live one, the thread pulling towards each other for the source of energy. The second the live one attached to the dormant, the threads came alive, pulsating with new blood and energy as it grew.
"Finally..." She murmured, bringing the threads to her chest. A flash of light, and the threads entered her chest cavity. She let out an exhale, feeling the new source of power start to travel throughout her body.
Turning to Kenta, a hand rose towards him, and the threads that had kept him captive before entangled around him, creating what looked to be a cage. Kenta didn't take much notice to this; the pain shooting through his eye was keeping him distracted.
Seeing that the boy wouldn't escape, the woman turned to the edge of the cliff, overlooking the valley around them and the ocean below. Raising her arms out to both her sides, the Life-Fibers began to work at her command.
"Life-Fibers will make an extravagant comeback... And this time, there's no stopping them," The woman spoke with a calm voice, letting the fibers form and contort around her, engulfing the cliff side in thick red...
Uzu came home to a dark and quiet house. It was late into the night, but that didn't send a chill down his spine.
"Satsuki?" He called, but only was with silence. Blinking, he discarded his jacket onto the nearest chair and walked through the dark home, turning on lights along his way.
The sound of a door opening and closing alerted him and he turned, expecting his wife. Instead, standing there was his teenage daughter, Minori.
"Sorry about being home late... I meant to call you but studying went on longer than I thought," She started, trying to excuse herself for her absence as she dropped her bags on the floor and placed her coat on a hook near the doorway. She was a spitting image of her mother, except her hair was a dark green with a single braid trailing down her back.
"Minori, have you heard from your mother?" Uzu asked, and the girl looked over at him with confusion. Shaking her head, he sighed and ran a hand through his hair.
"She's probably still working. It is tax week, so she's probably stuck at the business with paperwork," Minori tried to sound optimistic, and Uzu nodded at that.
"Wouldn't she call one of us though?"
"That's a good point..." Minori trailed off, looking away as she bit her lip.
"I'm going to go call her. You should probably get to bed, it is a school night after all," Uzu turned, and the girl sighed but agreed nonetheless. Grabbing her bags, she headed to the back of the house, walking to her bedroom.
In the kitchen, Uzu paced as he waited for someone to pick up on the other end.
Satsuki heard her phone going off, catching the other's attention.
"Now what?" Ryuko snipped, and Satsuki glared at her before rising from her seat and walking away from them.
"Probably a business call, I'll be back," She replied before walking upstairs. This left the others to continue discussing their plans to harness this creature and the Life-Fibers in its body.
"Hello?" Satsuki answered, now in the upper part of the home.
"Oh thank god you picked up! I was getting worried!" She recognized the voice on the other end and sighed tiredly. Of course, she forgot to tell him that she would be gone.
"What's the matter Uzu?"
"What's the matter? I come home to a dark house without any signs of my wife, and you think there's something wrong?" He countered.
"Was Minori not home?" Satsuki felt a rush of panic. Like she needed her child to be missing as well right now.
"She just got home. Studying went on longer than usual," He replied, and she relaxed with relief.
"Satsuki, what's going on?" She heard him ask, and she looked around, trying to come up with the best possible answer.
"Look, it's a long story, b-but there's a good chance we'll need to bring everybody together," Satsuki spoke, met with silence.
"W-Wait, you mean something's going on to the point where we need to gather everybody?" Uzu sounded utterly confused.
"Yes,"
"Where are you now?"
"Inumutas,"
"Well, that's two down. I dunno if Ira is awake at this hour-"
"Uzu, he's got five children, three of them are younger than five. I'm sure he's awake," Satsuki cut him off and the man thought for a moment.
"Alright, so we'll be meeting up at the Inumutas?"
"Yes, I can send the helicopter to come pick you up,"
"Okay... u-um... What about Minori?"
"Take her with you,"
"W-What?! But Satsuki, what if this is dangerous-"
"She isn't a child anymore, Uzu. She's strong enough to protect herself,"
"A-Alright... We'll see you soon and Satsuki?"
"Yes?"
"Love you," Her heart fluttered at that, but she smiled nonetheless.
"Y-Yeah... you too," She could practically hear his grin on the other end. With that, the call ended, allowing her to register everything. This was serious however, and the need for her former Devas to be present was growing. The small group was the only ones that knew how to fight Life-Fibers.
Slipping her phone back into her pocket, she stepped over to the doorway, her heels clacking against the hardwood floor as she exited the home. She spotted the two pilots sitting on the ledge of the back of the aircraft and waved to them.
"What is it, my lady?" One asked, getting to his feet.
"I need both of you to pick up my husband and daughter, as well as another friend of mine," Satsuki commanded and both pilots exchanged glances.
"But what about you and your sister, my lady?"
"I'll be fine. Now go! That's an order!" She commanded, and both pilots nodded before slipping inside the helicopter. She stepped back, watching the aircraft come to life, the blades starting to spin. Within minutes, the helicopter had flown off, everything around it shaking sporadically.
"O-Oi, where are they going?!" She heard her sister call from behind her, seeing their only ride take off.
"I'll explain inside," Satsuki replied and Ryuko blinked with confusion...
"So the Monkey and the Toad are going to be joining us for this lovely get-together?" Nonon sneered, her arms crossed over her chest.
"Precisely, I feel like this isn't something easy that we'll be dealing with. If we can get everybody together, the better chance we have at defeating this creature," Satsuki explained.
"Yes, but you do realize we're not as... young as we used to be, right?" Nonon countered.
"I understand that, yes,"
"How do you expect us to be able to fight this creature when we're old? We can't possibly stand a chance to Life-Fibers at our age!" Nonon acknowledged and Satsuki thought for a moment.
"There will be ways, I know that,"
"Sis?" Ryuko cut in and the older sibling looked at her.
"What is it?"
"I think I have an idea who could help us," The woman smirked.
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