Chapter 74: Fatal Attraction
…Later…
At the community center, Scarlett, the girls, and the other Chaos-Born groups could all be seen having their usual Friday meeting. Scarlett was seated in her usual spot as they did their usual rounds on everyone's progress.
"So we were like 'why not just eat all those rotting ones?! They're not gonna use them. Besides, don't those female treefolk produce more of those in like a day or two anyway? Right?' ", Malty, the Beelzebub leader says, regaling the group of her and her friends, act of 'community service' sneaking into the greenhouse to devour the leftover from Treefolk fruit normally cleaned up by personnel. She then notices Scarlett's bored expression then moves her hand in a circular motion to 'wrap it up', "Ahem, ANYWAY, long story short, guess who's girls got their first jobs? That's right! It's us!"
"And we get to eat as much fruit as we want! Well, sorta, they'll call us and let us know when they're short on cleanup personnel but still! Yay!", One of the Beelzebubs clarifies before cheering.
"Sooo you're basically getting paid to…eat the rotten or unripe fruit the humans do not want.", Tubala points out to the Beelzebubs as her Manticore friend raises an eyebrow, looking bored since the meeting started.
"Well, I wouldn't say 'paid' but hey…free food babyyyyy!", Malty says, pumping his fist up as the other Beelzebubs cheer excitedly, flying and doing mid-air flips, their wings buzzing loudly as the Scarlett and the devils cover their sensitive ears.
Tubala looks at the with an annoyed grimace. Not just for their obnoxious sounds they produce but the fact they're too stupid to see the humans are using them as a cheap cleanup crew.
"Ok, um, that's good you guys are finding work around here. It's good to start somewhere", Scarlett comments.
"Yeah, who knows, maybe you'll eventually be hired as full time sanitation control if you show your skills well enough.", Hana joins in wanting to encourage them as well.
"Whoa, you think so?", Malty pondered.
"We know so. Get out there and be the best damn living garbage disposals you can be!", Sharon stated giving a thumbs up and toothy grin.
Malty and the other Beelzebub get teary-eyed and smile happily.
"That is the sweetest thing anyone's ever said to us. Thank you.", Malty happily replies as Tubala and several others give them strange looks.
"Damn, I wish I could get that happy over somebody telling me to eat garbage.", Jenema, one of the hellhound twins remarks.
"I tell ya to eat shit every other day and I haven't seen you smiling.", Kehema her twin slyly remarks.
"Keep talking like that and imma slap the shit outta both your mouths.", Amara threatened raising her large muscular paw as both girls recoil, ears pointed down, submitting to their mother alpha.
"Ok, moving on, next up is checking the progress of some of our GED program participants.", Scarlett spoke up using her magic seal microphone floating in front of her lips.
"Move that we skip this part of the rounds.", Sylvia raises her hand up high with a slightly morbid tone.
"I also propose that we skip this part. Let's get to the Pyrows and their business proposal or whatever.", Jannali agreed, earning knowing looks from her sisters, except Kaiya, and Tristan.
"Finally!", Toakala Khan stated conjuring a small presentation board in a burst of flames, "Ok, so, how many of you are familiar with–?"
"Stop, hold on a second.", Scarlett quickly interrupts the Pyrow leader, "Listen, I CANNOT stress enough how important those GED are, they are going to make the difference in your ability to survive outside this facility if you want to find your own job. What's the issue?"
"I don't have any issues!", Jannali attests as her mother looks at her suspiciously.
"Except for being bad at math. They both failed their last exam and have to retake it next Friday.", Lowanna informs with a smirk.
"YOU WHAT?!", Amara stated, clearly upset.
"You are dead pu'chaka(fucking bitch)", Jannali growled at her sister.
"And ya'll are dumb. Well at least Kaiya and I managed to pass with ME getting the highest!", Lowanna proudly stated as Kaiya appeared distressed not wanting the attention on her.
"You got FIVE points more than her, sit your ass down!", Jannali barked.
"That's right! I'd like to see you use the quadratic equation bitch!", Sylvia stated, shooting up from her chair.
"Sylvia, bitte schon(please)...", Heidi softly pleaded.
"In what form?", Tristan asked, raising a sly eyebrow.
"Huh?", Sylvia stares at him.
"There's a standard form of the equation and the form used to solve for 'x'. Which form do you mean?", Tristan asks, earning a few looks from Amara and the other females. He notices and shrugs nonchalantly, "What? I read in my free time."
"Uhhh…the standard…?", Sylvia guesses.
"You…do realize we had to use the standard to find 'x' in most of the problems, right?", Hana points out as Sylvia looks at her confused, she then shows her the phone with a google image of the equation, "See?"
"Ahhh…", Sylvia groans looking, realizing what she did wrong as Hana's phone suddenly glows with light blue energy.
"Hang on, let me see this! It can't be that complicat—", Sharon says levitating the phone to her hand, taking a look before her face loses color seeing the equations and graphs on screen, "What?!"
"OK, give it here before you hurt yourself.", Jocelyn slides the phone out of a stunned Sharon's hand, giving it back to Hana.
"Yooo but what's craaazy about this? I looked at all your tests you brought back. You got ALL five muti-choice questions wrong! There were THREE choices for all of them!", Tristan stated garnishing chuckles from the other hellhound, the Imps and Pyrows. Tubala glares at him in annoyance wishing he'd shut up.
"That's—what's your point?! I know for fact those two didn't get all of their right either!", Jannali barked as Lowanna chuckled at her reaction and Kaiya softly whines.
"Nonono it's the fact that you got a multi-choice question like that wrong FIVE times in a row is STATISTICALLY impossible! You have to get at least ONE right!", Tristan stated with a chuckle as Jannali folded her arms growling lowly.
"HA! Guess that makes us the math geniuses of the pack, right Kai?", Jannali chuckles heartily, puffing her chest out.
"Ah! Well umm–", Kaiya utters, not wanting to make her sister more upset.
"Yeah, you were talking really spicy just because you passed the social studies class with an 'A'. How the mighty have fallen.", Krea teases and Jannali shoots her a glare.
"She's not Miss Thang anymore. She's Miss Dang.", Tristan slyly remarked, inciting hearty chuckles from the others.
"Haha! I bet if–", Krea was about to continue before Amara shot her 'the look' prompting her immediate silence from her eldest.
"That's enough! Ya'll stop laughing at your sister! I raise you better than that!", Amara lowly growls prompting all of her daughters and Tristan to go quiet.
"Thanks Mama.", Jannali says in appreciation before smirking at his siblings getting scolded.
"Oh don't be thanking me yet, you are GOING to take that test again! And you are GOING to pass it! Otherwise, the next 'F' you get will be my FOOT up your A-S-S! You understand?!", Amara stated in an authoritative tone.
"Uugghh but math is so haaard!", Jannali whined
"Life is HARD but we keep livin' it! We're proud hellhound women…plus Tristan!", Amara vehemently stated as Tristan raises his fist in solidarity, "We don't quit! Whether it's a prey, a mate, or a GED thing we don't stop pursuing our target until it's OURS! It's what we do! AIN'T THAT RIGHT UN'DENI(FAM)?!", She proudly barked prompting cheers, barks and fist bumps from her daughters; Even Jannali couldn't help getting pumped.
"ENOUGH OF THIS!", Tubala shouted shooting up from her seat as her Manticore friend, Beyla, gives an amused smirk, "How long are we going to keep dancing the elephant in the room like circus performers?"
"What are you talking about?", Scarlett skeptically asks.
"I'm talking about what happened earlier this week with those wretched angels! Why are we not preparing in case they attack again?"
Scarlett and Jocelyn look to each other a moment as murmuring was heard among everyone else in the room.
"There's no need. They won't be setting foot in our section of the facility, let alone attacking us, so long as they're obeying the laws set by ICEP.", Scarlett answers, understanding how she sounded but that was the truth of their position.
"Seriously?! And you expect them to keep their word?! Absurd!", Tubala challenged as several of the devils in her group agreed.
"Of course, their word to us is worth less than a rodent's dung. But they definitely won't defy the humans request if it makes them look good in comparison, right?", Scarlett counters as the other devils and everyone murmurs they're agreement.
"She actually has a point.", "They're definitely too arrogant to look bad in front of them.", "They're virtuous to a fault that's for sure.", Each of the devils around Tubala commented, all siding with Scarlett.
Tubala grimaces bitterly, chuckles, "Hehe, so what? We're just supposed to place our faith in the humans to stop like what that Bizzell human attempted to do", she said his name with clear disdain.
Scarlett and the others were taken aback a moment by her statement, remembering the dark human shielding them from the angel's wrath.
"Yeah, speakin' of which, where is that fine piece of meat anyway? Is he hiding somewhere or something?", Beyla ask with a wide, sadistic grin thinking of possibly hunting him down.
"I've been wondering the same thing. What? He didn't feel like coming to the meeting today? Or is he hanging with another group having some fun? If so, point me that way girl.", Toakala lustfully asks while a few Pyrow appear too eager to know where he was.
Scarlett sighs, "Not that it's concerns us, but he has been busy all week with an assignment and wasn't able to attend."
"Shame too, we saw him a couple times this week and I don't know what he's doing but he smells so delicious I could jump on his cock right then.", Sharon says with a lewd grin, slight drool rolling down her lip then noticing Scarlett and a few other giving her blank stares, "Oooh, I say that out loud didn't I?"
"Honestly, I can't be mad. You just said what I was thinking.", Jocelyn admitted with a snarky grin.
"Same.", Sylvia raises her hand in approval.
"THANK YOU, girls, for the input!", Scarlett stated firmly, looking back at her friends with a serious glare then took a deep breath, "Anyway, I can't say I have answers to his actions that day but I do know that retaliation against them at this time would only hurt OUR cause. If we're going to beat them at their own game, then we do so by continuing to better ourselves. Don't give them what they want and deprive them of any satisfaction at seeing us panicked and fearful of our place here. And no, that doesn't mean be ENTIRELY dependent on humans to solve our problems, but it does mean using their tools in our favor.", Scarlett finishes her statement as the other Chaos-born listen intently with many, even those in Tubala's group, nod and voice their agreement.
"What if we're wrong? What if the angels are watching us as we speak? Waiting for—", Tubala contests before Scarlett interrupts.
"Waiting for nothing because they'll get nothing. I.A. is keeping tighter tabs on them so it's unlikely any are bold or foolish enough to trespass in Chaos-born territory. Not after showing we are just as capable and our spirit is just as strong as our ancestors.", Scarlett affirms as Hana and the others look at each other with proud grins followed by the other Chaos-born that shared the sentiment.
Tubala looks around at them then sits down with an indignant expression, not convinced.
"Guess you lose that debate.", Beyla taunts with a wide grin, resting her chin to her large lion-like paw.
"Shut. Up.", Tubala hisses.
Scarlett pauses a moment, mentally preparing for what she was about to say, "Now the, before we move on, I'd like bring to your attention that we have received a request from another group to join the Chaos Faction? Fellow Chao-born like us."
Hearing this got everyone's attention.
"Wait, I know I'm not the most informed when it comes to other species even I will admit that but as far I know thought every chaos born species in this facility have already joined. Who could been possible hold out?"
"I was approached by three witches today who are a part of a coven somewhere in the facility. They are asking to join our meeting.", Scarlett informs them as Hana and the others look at her surprised. Tubala also shoots the red haired devil a shock and revolted glare at her suggestion.
The other Chaos-born were also shocked to here that, some intrigued other visibly disgusted at the idea and few just seemed confused at what just said.
"Wait, there's a coven of witches here too? Since when?!", Jocelyn stated.
"Wait, those little girls are Chaos-born? I just thought they gnomes who cosplayed as magical girls or something.", Sharon says in surprise
"And why in the fuck would we allow their kind in?!", One of the other blue skinned devils in Tubala group stated.
"They're not even real Chaos-born! They're just low-born human midgets with subpar magic!",
"Sorry to interrupt your yelling but would someone mind explaining how they are Chao's-born for those who doesn't know why it setting her off?" Jannali asked
"In case you don't know, back in ancient times our species bred with humans to increase our power. Witches were a byproduct of humans with devil mana constantly breeding with each other until the weaker devil's of our kind slowly lost themselves breeding to those humans that the traits that them devil's were gone completely. A diluted subspecies that has no place among true blooded Chaos-Born.", Tubala expressed in pure disgust then looks to Scartlett, "And you want to bring them in to sit among us? I refuse!"
"Yeah, we're not sharing a space with those broom huggers.", Maria Maple, the Imp leader, stated as the other imps wholeheartedly agreed.
"Plus, do most of us want to deal with them constantly calling our bodies 'inferior' to their Superior bodies?" another greater Devil called out.
"Superior bodies?" Tristan asked, looking at his sister's confusion.
"ALL of them are as flat as a cutting board and the body of 12-year-old human child! Super unattractive while saying all this is ugly.", Sylvia stated gesturing to her body before noticing Hana and another blue Lesser Devil look at her with raised eyebrows, "Uh, present company excluded that is."
The Pyrow table hearing that began to whisper and talk to each before finally breaking apart as their representative spoke up.
"Question: How cute are their boys?" Toakala Khan ask as the other pyrow's looked anxious and curious about answer
"They're a female only species.", Scarlett answers, guessing what she and others of her kind was thinking.
"Oh…how female are we talking here?" Toakala asked as Scarlett brought her hand to her face in annoyance
"Yo, uhh MON, there's your girl right there.", Tristan half joked, making a phone with his paw while pointing at the Pyrow.
"The point is because of their foolishness they have to further delude themselves by breeding with even more humans just to keep their shameful existence going. It gets even more insufferable when they refer to human males as…Big Brothers." Tulaba said with disgust.
"Sooo they're a bunch of magic girls with brother complexes? That's…actually not that bad compared to what we already have.", Tristan points out to the surprise of the other chaos-born.
"You can't be serious!" Tubala growled
"Yeah, I mean we're represented by a garbage goober(Malty), a sex fiend(Toakala), a discount devil(Maria), Erza Scarlet(Scarlett), and our mom(Amara), so I don't see why it's big deal if we let the witches join.", Krea debates as her siblings and Tristan agree.
"Tch, of course you hellhounds wouldn't understand.", Tubala remarks bitterly as Scarlett give her an incredulous look.
"Excuse you?!", Krea stated as she, her mother, sisters, and Tristan look to her offended.
"What do mean 'you hellhounds'? What the fuck?", Tristan barked.
"Ok girls let's not–" Jocelyn
"No no! Let her speak, since she's got a big enough mouth. Let's see if the trifle little hoe has the guts to speak ill about MY pack", Amara spoke, rising up out of her chair, easily towering over all of them, glaring down at the devil woman who insulted her children. All the while Kaiya could be seen glancing between her mother and the manticore in panic.
"I guess she means to say you dogs have no pride.", Beyla says, raising up as well, looking up at the eight foot hellhound with a challenging smirk. Her tail whips as the spikes begin to stand erect.
"What the fuck did you say, you little bitch! I'll plant you scorpion ass in the ground!", Amara threatened, her eyes burning bright clenching her fist making her muscles bulge out as her children growled glaring at the manticore and Tubala.
"STOP!", Scarlett shouted, stepping between them, her red aura flaring intensely around her body and speaking in her demonic voice to emphasize her seriousness, "That's more than enough! Don't forget one of the rules of our faction, we DO NOT fight amongst ourselves, no matter our cultures or beliefs! Understand?!"
Amara looks down at Scarlett then to the manticore giving her a challenging look that said 'whatcha gonna do?' and softly growls before huffing. She raises her arm in front of her kids, signaling them to calm down as Kaiya's body relaxes seeing her family not going to start a fight.
Scarlett then turns to Beyla and the two stare at each other a moment, "Stand down."
Beyla emits a low growl before feeling Tubala's tail discretely poke her thigh getting her attention. The manticore sighs softly then slowly sits back down, "Whatever…"
"Now I don't care if you dislike or disagree with another chaos born view or beliefs but that shouldn't influence what we do here! We made this to help ALL Chaos-Born to stand with each other not against.", Scarlett firmly stated, quickly met with mixed expressions of approval or discontent.
"How about we just put it to a vote?", Hana suggested, getting all their attention.
"That seems fair to me. Ok, everyone who thinks the witches SHOULD be apart of the faction, raise your hands.", Jocelyn stated, raising her own hand up, followed by Hana and the others, all the hellhounds, all the beelzebubs, all the pyrows, then finally Scarlett as Tubala looks around in disbelief then glares at her, As Hana finished counting '' That's 42. All opposed?"
At that moment, Tubala, the other greater or lesser devils, and the imps raise their hands, except for Beyla, who doesn't bother, already knowing they lost.
"Alright, that's 23 so the majority says the 'witches are comin' bitches'!", Jocelyn stated playfully and emphatically.
"Then it's settled! Who wants to deliver the invite to our Chaos sisters in the Itty Bitty Titty Committee?", Sharon proposed then looked at Hana, "Hana, you like the honors?"
"I'd be honored to bitch slap you next week.", Hana remarked with a cold glare, conjuring a large hand, three times the size of her actual hand, made of blue energy. Sharon winces as Toakala eyes widen with a perverted grin, imagining what she could do with that hand.
"I will go meet them after today.", Scarlett says, wanting to make a good impression especially after her initially meeting with that witch.
"You know what, I think I will join you, specially since I have some free time." Hana said as Sylvia was about to say something but Heidi stopped her, shaking her head.
"You lose ka'laka(bitch)", Amara glares at Tubala with a taunting smirk.
Tubala clenches her fist then raises up from her seat, "I'm going for a walk."
"The meeting isn't over yet, Tubala.", Scarlett firmly spoke.
"I'm GOING for a walk.", Tubala shot an unflinching glare at her as Scarlett eyes widen, not liking her tone, as the black wavy haired devil walks away with a few other devils and Beyla following her.
"Hey, I said we aren't done! Hey!", Scarlett says before Tubala throws the door open, shoot one quick, menacing glare at the hellhounds storming out.
"Let them go! They'll be back once they've got it out their system.", Amara assures, having dealt with PLENTY of temper tantrums in her lifetime.
Scarlett looks at the doorway, feeling frustrated at not being able to stop them.
"She's right, Scar, don't worry about them. Give them time to mull it over then we can talk to them.", Jocelyn says in an encouraging tone.
"Yeah, they probably just weren't expecting an announcement like that, heck we sure weren't. They just have to process the idea of being around witches.", Hana points out with a more supportive tone.
Scarlett looks them, then the other Chaos-Born around her and quickly shakes off her doubtful demeanor. She is the leader of the faction and needed to act like it.
"You're all right. What do you say we wrap up this meeting for today?"
"Waiiiit! I didn't get to present my business proposal.", Toakala whined, hugging her presentation board to her chest.
"Oh, alright then but make it quick before the I.A staff say our times up.", Scarlett urges before taking a seat.
"Right!", Toakala stated happily setting up her board, "Now, who's ready for the new age of women's marketing guaranteed to not only provide us stable income but also promote our beauty as a species. Ladies…and guy, I present to you, OnlyFans.", Toakala says, flipping the page showing the website and a sexy image of her in lingerie. Several of Pyrow begin applauding her as everyone else looks to her in confusion.
Scarlett immediately starts feeling regret.
Unbeknownst to them, outside of the building in the distance, two male angels could be seen perched atop the building overlooking the community. Both were squatted down, their wings unfurled to cover much of their head and torso as their white feathers bend light around them creating a type of camouflage. One of them watched through binoculars as Tubala stormed through the doors down the block.
"Looks like they'll be coming out soon. What could they have been discussing, I wonder?", one of the angels ponders.
"Heavens if I know, Callen, Lord Baliel just ask us to keep an eye on them. He thinks they're planning something with this faction of theirs.", the other responds.
"Like what, Uri?"
"I don't know but it can't be good. Devils are always up to something. We can't let our guard down or our congregation could be in danger!", Uri responds closing watching Tubala and the other devils and manticore.
"Well, if lord Baliel commands it and he said Michael said he approved.", Callen shrugs as a gently breeze blew, "So, how's Ophelia doing by the way? I heard Miss Nepheli punished her quite severely."
"Uhhh she seems fine to me. I asked if she was ok and she said 'I'm fine. Don't worry about it.'. So that means she's fine!", Uri spoke in assurance.
"Heh, females are always so honest. So when are you guys having the wedding?"
"Hmm…I asked and she said when she's ready."
"Haven't you guys been engaged for two years now?"
"Yeah…but it's fine. We'll do it when she's ready. After that, we can start the procreation ritual Master Michael told us about.", Uri happily spoke.
"Lucky! I can't wait until I'm assigned my partner. Hope we're as happy as you and Ophelia.", Callen chuckles with a toothy grin, then notices a female in I.A. sky security uniform flying, "Oh! Hide!"
They both tuck their knees to their chest and huddle close, covering each other with their wings. The light reflects off them giving birth angles the appearance of their surroundings. The Tengu security patrol looks around for anything or anyone suspicious before flying away.
"I think she's gone.", Uri spoke before separating then refocusing on the community center.
….Later…
A couple hours passed since Caleb and Drei left the greenhouse and got back to his apartment. After he showered then rested for a while, he received a notification from Beechfauz congratulating him on completing his first assignment.
Caleb sent him his thanks and debated telling him about the Troll from the greenhouse but decided to let Sarah and the other staff handle it. He still wondered what is her relationship with Tubala to make her freak out like that?
Instinct told him to stay out of the devil woman's way just in case.
Caleb could now be seen heading out with Drei, dressed in cleaner jeans and black and red Akatsuki t-shirt, to get their celebratory food.
"What's the name of this place again, I'm trying to set the navigations!"
"I think it's called 'Mary Sue's Southern Kitchen' or something. A name like that just blows expectations so I gotta try it.", Caleb replies, searching his pocket for his keys, unlocking the car doors before noticing another object falls out his pocket. It was Lyca's EpiPen that he had been carrying all week which he immediately picks up examining it, "Maybe I should leave this here."
"Hey! Are you ready to go or what? I'm hungry now!", Drei called out to from inside the car.
Caleb looks then shrug before placing it back in his pocket, "Eh just a few more days."
Caleb then gets in his car and drives off with Drei down the street, passing a short woman with black hair and a witch's hat. Her expression was that of deep melancholy as she walked with seemingly no motivation or purpose in her stride while dragging her broomstick behind her.
…Elsewhere …
At the very end of the shopping district there was a large, modern rustic themed restaurant called 'Mary Sue's Southern Kitchen'. A southern themed restaurant owned by two female dwarves that, apparently, fell in love with southern culture, especially its grilling. It was fairly busy with several liminals at tables enjoying traditional Southern meals. The song 'Paradise City' could be heard play on the loudspeakers.
"Howdy! Welcome to Mary and Sue's Southern Kitchen, I'm Mary!"
"And I'm Sue!"
Two dwarf women with auburn hair and a Swedish accents imitating an Alabama accents. They were dressed in a Crimson Tide red shirt with open jean jackets, jean skirts, and brown knee-high boots, along with nametag designed after the restaurant sign.
"What can we git fer y'all?", Sue stated, serving a table with three female Grizzlies.
"Can ya get us your biggest cuts of honey smoked boar steaks?", The grizzly bear woman said with a toothy grin.
"Sweet pea, I will deep fry you an entire goddamn hog if you want it!", Sue replies with a hearty smirk, jotting down their order then going to the service counter where human and liminal cooks and servers could be seen.
At the same time, Scarlett, the girls, along with Amara and her pack could be seen taking up one whole section of tables in the establishment. A few tables were reinforced with titanium to handle liminals of…immense proportions like Amara's.
"Mmm, you guys think I should've gotten the flame-broiled meatballs with mashed potatoes instead of the barbecue chicken?", Sylvia questioned, look to the register at the menu hanging above.
"Hey, if you don't want I can trade you my rib-eye steak. I'm keeping the mac & cheese though! That stuff slaps as the humans say!", Sharon happily offered, using human slang she read online.
"Why did I let you guys drag me here?", Scarlett lamented with a sulking expression. The only things on the menu even REMOTELY edible for a vegetarian like her were the onion rings and potato wedge. All of it was deep fried removing any nutritional benefit.
"Beeecause you like spending time with you best friends in the world.", Hana replies, fluttering her eyes with a cutesy grin.
"Ah yes, that's right, your ability to emotionally manipulate me.", Scarlett points out.
"Manipulate…or support? Ehh? Think about it.", Jocelyn slyly replies with an 'ah-haa' expression as Scarlett rolls her eyes, "Besides, it's good to try out somewhere different. Trust me the food here is great! Humans in the southern part of this country make some good food!"
"Ja, I agree. In fact, certain ways of preparing meals reminds me of the cooking in mein home country", Heidi added, thinking of the various pork related dishes similar to ones her clan would cook.
"Plus, the atmosphere might help your image. Can't have our gorgeous leader all depressed over a new member's outbursts. Hold your head up for the rest of the faction.", Hana remarks, trying to cheer her up as the others agreed.
Scarlett nods, a small grin of appreciation on her face before hearing Tristan and the other hellhounds burst out laughing a booth over.
"Yeah, she looked at me said 'There aint a therapist alive to fix whatever you are' and I'm like 'Chaka(bitch), there ain't a doctor alive to fix whatever the hell that is down there!", Kehema stated, pointing down between her legs as her siblings and cousin, even her mother, all burst out laughing fits, save for Kaiya who forces a smile and chuckles half-hearted for her siblings.
"Haa, you gotta be kidding me.", A barista with the nametag 'Nick' grimly remarked looking at the same group of Hellhounds as last time. He looked over his shoulder to his male coworker, "Please Don't make me do this."
"Dude, come on. I had to do it last time so now it's your turn. I don't need the boss complaining then reporting this to ICEP and you know what that means." Coworker said serious
"Yeah, I know.", Nick replied, fully understanding the circumstances behind their 'employment' for the time being. He took a deep breath preparing himself, "Ok. Do it for Mars. Do it for Mars."
As he walks over to the table, he quickly getting the attention of a few of the Hellhound girls.
"Oh lookie here, it's one of our favorite cuties.", Krea tease with a toothy grin, glaring at him like a piece of meat on the menu.
"You always seem to be here when we come in. Wassup matter, chommie, you wanna get into somethin'?", Darana leans in with a hungry smirk giving a good view of dark gray cleavage. Nick recoils getting a blush in his cheeks.
"Easy now, Dara, you don't wanna to think you're for the streets now.", Tristan chimes in cheekily.
"Boy, if ANYBODY is for the streets it's you! You are a whore!", Darana retorts prompting a playful, heated debate between the two as the others chuckled.
Amara lets out an annoyed bark, quieting the pair and the other hellhounds, "Calm your asses down! Your cousin is not some whore! He just ACTS like a whore, huge difference!", She stated as Tristan looks at her speechless at his aunts unrelentingly brutal honesty. She then looks at Nick with a softer demeanor and warm grin, "Sorry sweety, what was that?"
"Ahem, are…you guys ready to order?"
"We sure are. We'll have…32 rib-eye steaks, 19 lemon seasoned chicken breasts, 17 boar steaks, and 16 of those root beer float things, no chocolate, for each of my babies.", Amara lists off as Scarlett in the background listens with an incredulous expression. Though it wasn't too surprising considering hellhounds are a part of the 'hyper carnivore' class of liminal. Their diet is all meat all the time.
Nick appears taken aback a little, jotting it all down but remains neutral, "Ok, will there be anything else maam?"
"Yes, let me get a damn…hmm y'all gotta make these words bigger.", Amara utters looking directly at the menu in her hand as Nick raises a confused eyebrow. She then perks up, "Oh! I'd like to try some of these lemon bars . They look cute. there isn't ANY chocolate in them right?" Amara asked, double-checking.
"No, there's no chocolate in them. They're just lemon.", Nick replied.
"Then yeah I would like 10 of those. Actually put one of those in my root beer." Amara requested
"Alright, I'll be back in a minute with your food and drinks."
"Thank you."
"Yeah, bring me that meat, chommie.", Jannali saucily spoke, grinning hungrily, staring at his rear as he walked.
"Bitch you better share!", Krea remarks prompting chuckles among her sisters and Tristan.
"I fucking hate it here. Hey, Johnny, we got a big order coming in!", Nick stated, handing the note to one of the cooks.
As that was going, they were all oblivious to a certain black haired devil on the other side of the restaurant who had been tuned into their conversation using her species' incredible hearing.
Her eyes were focused on the human that was cooking their meal, then locked a menacing gaze on Amara. Still bitter at the hellhound matriarch and her children for humiliating her and supporting filthy witches into their gatherings.
"Mwaf! Ah! These boar are fuckin' good!", Beyla stated, seated next to Tubala, munching on two large slabs of meat.
Tubala covers her face with her hand softly sighing, regretting bringing the Manticore along but needed her for extra protection. Tubala notices the monoeye cook telling the human cook to prepare their drinks. She narrows her eyes, getting an idea as she lowered her one hand below the table.
At that moment, Caleb and Drei enter in through the front, taking a look around. He was fairly impressed having been to plenty of similar establishment over the years.
"This place looks pretty good. I wonder if they got any-" Caleb was saying as he looked around that when he sees causes him to stop in place.
Drei looks to him confused, then notices where he was looking and quickly understood giving him a plain stare, "Seriously? Again?"
Caleb couldn't help being hesitant to go in. All throughout the week he'd been avoiding that group of Hellhounds out of sheer anxiety. Their last interaction didn't end well so he wasn't sure if they were still bitter towards him.
"How could I know they'd be here?"
"You really think that their lives revolve around finding you? They haven't made any attempt to talk to you all week yet you avoid them like they're diseased or something." Drei question him with a dubious stare
"that is not what I meant. I mean It just feels like everywhere I go they are right there at the most inconvenient time.", Caleb replies, recalling every instantly this week he nearly crossed paths with them.
"So you see them when you open your bathroom door?" Drei ask with raised eyebrow.
"That's…never mind. Let just go somewhere else before drawing any attention-
"Oh! Caleb-kun, is that you?!", Called the voice of Hana.
"Fuck me.", Caleb curses looking to see Hana happily beckoning him to join them while Scarlett sees him and tries to avoid getting involved.
"Hey there hun! Come join us!", Jocelyn waves to him.
"Yeah, plenty of room here!", Sharon joins in.
Caleb lets out a small sigh, knowing there was no point in leaving now, "Ok, we'll eat here."
"Bitchin' ", Drei responds, glad to try the delicious smelling meat nearby.
Caleb walks over, avoiding eye contact with the hellhounds nearby, then takes a couple seat Sharon happily snatches from a table close to theirs and dares a female wererabbit to do something good about it.
"Oh! Looky what we got er'. A couple of mo Junebugs joining the flock in the cabbage patch!", Mary, the dwarf woman stated in a over the top country accent.
"What?", Caleb responds, not understanding a word of the nonsense she just said.
"I'm Mary darlin'! What can I get for you and your friend?"
"Ok, haven't even gotten a menu yet but, what do you recommend?"
"Ooh, go for the steak dinner. ", Sharon stated getting their attention "It is so moist and soft on the inside, the steaks good too. Hahaaaa got'em!", She chortles, slapping her hands together as Scarlett and Hana roll their eyes.
"I don't think you know how that joke works.", Sylvia says to her.
"Well, I recommend the hickory smoked chicken breast with yams and broccoli and cauliflower sugar."
"Wha?! They DO have real vegetables here? I didn't see that on the menu!", Scarlett stated, incredulously.
"We're still updating them. Sorry hun.", Mary replies as Scarlett grumbles in annoyance.
"Yeah I'll take that with Dr. Pepper if you got it."
"We do have that.", Mary says with a smile.
"Excellent."
"I'll have the same, extra chicken, hold the vegetables, and some sweet tea.", Drei requested.
"Coming right up, you two sit tight now. I'll be back in two claps of Dwarfs rear", Mary winks at Caleb with a small blush then walks away.
Caleb smiles back awkwardly as Scarlett softly grumbles at him.
"Ohhh, am I imagining things or were you just hitting on the dwarf just now? Got a thing for petite women hun?", Jocelyn playfully teases as Scarlett gives her a side glare.
"I guess Hana and Drei over here better watch out.", Sylvia chimes in on teasing him as Drei shoots her a skeptical gaze.
"Ohhh? Caleb-kun, does seeing us make your heart race? Can we give Camilla-sama a run for her money hmm?" Hana asked with a knowing grin that was both adorable and devious.
"Come on, it ain't like that at all!", Caleb contest, slightly annoyed as Scarlett looks at him doubtfully, which he notices, " It ISN'T!"
"Ooh, speaking of money, you're a guy right, Caleb?", Sharon asks.
Caleb raises an eyebrow, "That's part of what I identify as, yes."
"Is it true human males pay, like, TONS of money to females on OnlyFans?", Sharon asks, earning groans from the others, except Sylvia who also seemed curious.
"I…what?"
"You don't have to answer that, hun.", Jocelyn assured him the looks to Sharon, "We're NOT doing that."
"Aw come on?!", Sylvia whines, "It sounds like easy money."
"No. Whatever Toakala and other Pyrow do is on them. We have standards dammit! We HAVE standards.", Scarlett responds, arms folded in indignation.
"What do you think Caleb?", Sharon looks to him expectantly.
"Yeah I'm not getting into that. Personally, I've never spent a dime on anyone's OnlyFans when PornHub is fuckin' free.", Caleb honestly responded as Drei raises an eyebrow and the girls look to him with mixed expressions.
"You watch PornHub too? ~What are you into, hun?~", Jocelyn asks with a curiously devilish smirk.
"I am also curious.", Sharon grins, resting her chin to both elbows on the table, leaning towards him attentively.
"We've gone from an awful conversation to a worse one, thank you for that.", Scarlett says in a sarcastic tone.
"What? I was just being honest.", Caleb shrugs.
"The truth doesn't always set you free.", Drei remarks continuing to eat.
As they started chatting, in the booths full of hellhounds,Tristan was the first to notice Caleb sitting with the Scarlett and the others. He was about to call out to him but then remembered their last encounter and chose to give him space. At the same time, he KNEW his cousins and if they realized he was there…it wouldn't be good for anyone. He had to keep them distracted.
"Yo, Aunty, tell us the story about those salamander that attacked you and uncle Rados again while we wait.", Tristan requested earning the horrified stares of Kaiya and her sisters.
"No, no! Tristan what are you–", Kreã stated.
"Great idea, nephew! I'd love to!", Amara excitedly stated.
"Mama please.", Lowanna begged.
"There I was…", Amara started as all her daughters through their hands up groaning, yet again subjected to the salamander story they've heard thousands of times since they were pups, "back to back in the Obsidian Fields surrounded by salamander warriors. My husband in my right hand, brass knuckles on the left, and 15 pups in my belly. Ready to give these fire booty ka'lakas(bitches) a fisting straight from hell.", She continued as Kaiya and a few others covered their faces in embarrassment.
"Whyyyyy?!", Kreã quietly screams at Tristan who shugs with a goofy smirk.
…in the kitchen…
"Hey, are those 16 rootbears ready for table 7 yet?", Sue asked, stack the last of their food in a large wheel cart. She didn't hear a response from the employee (Johnny) as he kept his back to her, seemingly in a daze, "Hey? Didn't you hear me?" she yelled again, startling him, his eyes flickering with blue light then looked around realizing where he was.
"Oh, uhh…what?" he said, confused, not sure what was going on as he suddenly felt as if his head was hit by a hammer.
"I said, are the root beers ready?!" she asks, getting increasingly frustrated before handing the cart over to a human female server.
"OH, yeah. Sorry I'll get those out!", he hesitantly spoke, looking down at the foaming beverages next to the half empty vanilla ice cream before him. He proceeds to grab two each, placing them all on a nearby serving cart.
Sue shakes her head then mutters, "We ask for a little more help and they give us this?"
Once she was out of sight, he released a sigh as Nick came over "Johnny, are you trying to get reported?!" he asked his fellow coven brother.
"No! I'm just not sure what-"
"You know what, just get on those order of drinks out before she comes back." Nick scolded him before going back out to collect the empty plate left by previous customers.
"Right. What the fuck was that? Shit I could really use one of Callista hugs of her's right now my head is killing me.", He mutter to himself pushing the drinks out of the kitchen, not even seeing the now half empty bottle of chocolate syrup behind where the root beers once sat or the magical seal that was on him.
'Huhuhu, in the end a dog is still a dog.', Tubala thought to herself with a satisfied smirk, 'No leader and that pack will fall apart. Maybe your kids will see things my way after you're gone, bitch.'
Seated at the in the Hellhound both Amara was finishing her story
"Yes ma'am I killed 17 salamander warriors that day and gave birth to my first litter of pups that evening. And that, my children, the story of how our pack started.", Amara proudly spoke as her children wore embarrassed, doleful, even bored expressions.
"Here we go, your orders.", The human servers stated, bringing the cart with their food.
"Thank Chaos! Gimme ma steak!", Jannali stated in relief as the others releases cathartic sighs eagerly taking the trays passing on them around.
The second Amara and kids each got their food, the pack began eagerly and voraciously scarfing down chunks of meat, most barely even using the utensils. Their tails happily wagging as they savored the tasty meat while the sound of gnashing jaws a canine yips filled the booth.
'Hate to be the one that has to clean THIS booth.', the server thought, recoiling at the savage sight.
While the family of hellhound are enjoying their food Tubala patiently waits until she sees what she was waiting for as sget then subtly nuges Beyla and whispers "Their about be show to go with that food of your's"
"Here are your root beers!"Johnny said pushing the cart of drinks to the booth then starts handing them out as the hellhounds happily accept.
He reaches for one root beer that was a bit darker than the rest with a lemon bar sticking out of it then pauses his pupils eyes twinkling with blue light for a moment.
"Here you go ma'am, enjoy.", He stifly spoke, handing the darker root beer to Amara.
"Thank you sweetie.", Amara says with a smile accepting the drink.
The employee snaps to attention, blinking rapidly, the jerks his arm back inadvertently knocking over the last root beer on the cart, spilling it on the floor.
"Whoa! Hey, what the fuck, bulu(man)?! You knocked over my sis drink!", Kreã stated in annoyance as Kaiya pouts sadly and her other sisters started yelling at him too.
"I-I'm sorry! I-I just–"
"What in tarnation is going on over here?", Sue asks, appearing from behind the counter then sees the root beer spilled on the floor.
"Jackass over here, spilled my sister's drink!", Lowanna stated, patting a now embarrassed Kaiya's head.
"I-It's ok. I–"
"It's fine. Kaiya, baby, you can have mine while I wait for a new one here. After all, I am a paying customer and a good one at that riiiight?", Amara says with a slightly unhinged grin at the dwarf and employee, making them shudder as she hands her drink over to Kaiya.
"Yes ma'am! O-Of course we sho'nough appreciate your business! We'll be right back with a new drink", Sue smiles then shoots a glare at the employee, "You! Clean up this mess then get her a new root beer before I buss yo head wide open!"
"Y-Yes ma'am! Right away!", He stated rushing to grab some towels as Sue rolls her eyes in exasperation.
"Haha! Mama really used 'the customer always right' on them!", Lowanna chortles.
"No child. I used the 'Mama is always right' on them.", Amara grins before biting a chunk out of boar steak as Kaiya starts to take sips of her drink.
She noticed it was pleasantly sweet with a rich texture then took a few larger gulps of it.
While that was going on, Caleb could still be seen with the girls enjoying his meal while trying to ignore the loud hellhounds shenanigans close by.
"They sure is loud over there.", Hana remarks looking at Amara and the others.
"They're always loud.", Scarlett remarks, casually eating her potato wedges.
"Yeah sometimes we forget they hold back a little during our meetings. Speaking of, noticed a certain someone's been absent the last couple meetings.", Sharon coyly remark looking over at Caleb.
"I was busy. I just OFFICIALLY finished my assignment this week at the greenhouse and couldn't be gladder. Sorry if I've been too preoccupied to hang out.", Caleb plainly replies.
"Oh, we perfectly understand. You can just ignore Sharon. I usually do.", Jocelyn assures, waving it off.
"Hurtful.", Sharon expressed with a displeased frown.
"Trust me, I understand that sentiment. I've been bored since my suspension from the spa because of that bullshit with the angels.", Jocelyn replies with slight disdain.
"Oh yeah, how you guys been holding up since then?", Caleb asks
"We've been doing fine, thanks. Heidi and I have mostly been focusing on our GED classes. We both got 'A's on our last math test!", Hana proudly stated as Heidi happily agreed.
"Awesome! That's great to hear you girls have your studies locked down.", Caleb praises, genuinely happy for them, making them both blush in content.
"Ha ha ha yeah it's good their shit is locked down. Meanwhile, mine is just down in the crapper hehehe..", Sylvia bitterly seathes with her head down while muttered as dark aura emanated from her body.
"Is…she ok?", Caleb asked, concerned.
"She's just upset because she sucks at math.", Sharon jeeringly spoke.
"Sharon what's 22 times 15.", Jocelyn asks raising an eyebrow.
"What?", Sharon stated.
"330.", Drei plainly answered.
"Lucky guess.", Sharon puffs her cheeks out in annoyance.
"No guessing, just skill. I was doing multiplications and measurements by the time I was six…months old.", Drei casually replies before taking a bite of chicken.
"Overachiever much.", Hana mutters in slight jealousy.
"No, I just had a teacher with high standards and who taught me how to make most of what I have." Drei said
"Yeah, I feel that but don't beat yourself up too much. Everyone has different ways of learning. Maybe try changing up how you study or memorize like…using something you enjoy and adding it to the problems. That way you have a bit more motivation.", Caleb suggests as Sylvia and the others look at him curiously.
"Something I enjoy? Hmm…I like prank videos. I always ger ideas for spells from them.", She admits with a giggle.
"There you go. That's something to build from trying to think about math problems as like an extension of that process. Math is in everything believe it or not, even in magic.", Caleb replies, thinking of his 'experiments' with his powers at night.
"Math is…magic? Not sure if I follow…", Sylvia thought before a lightbulb goes off in her head, "Maybe you could…teach me?", She asks as Scarlett and the others look to her dubiously seeing through what she was doing.
"Well…don't have much to do this weekend. Sure. How's tomorrow at noon?", Caleb asks.
"That's perfect! Thanks a bunch!", Sylvia happily replies.
'Slick ass bitch', Jocelyn thought shooting an incredulous glare at her.
"H-Hey can I join you guys?", Sharon asks earning shocked reactions from the other girls, "I'll have to take the GED math class soon too. I might as well get a headstart.",
"Sure, I'm fine with it.", Caleb replies.
"Thanks, you're such a sweetie. Let's call out little Caleb-eration official.", Sharon jokes as Sylvia happily grins.
'Dammit, great, now I wanna be failing math!', Hana internally laments.
Scarlett look between both of her friends with a slight scowl then looks at Caleb incredulously. A strange uneasy feeling creeps into her senses at the thought of those two alone with him. It was an aching tightness in her chest she felt once before. She didn't sense any ill-intent in his words meaning he genuinely wanted to help them. Maybe…
"H-Hey? Is it fine if—",
"Kaiya?! KAIYA!"
One of the hellhounds, Jannali, loudly cries out followed by her mother, sisters, and other customers erupting in a panic.
"What the hell is going on now?!", Caleb stated as he, along with Scarlett, the girls and Drei get up to see what the commotion was all about.
They were shocked to see one of the hellhounds was on the ground violently wheezing, unable to breathe and coughing up bloody vomit. Beside her was a shattered glass with remaining root beer and chocolate syrup.
"KAIYA!", "BABY!", "WHAT'S HAPPENED? WHAT WRONG WITH HER?!"
"KAIYA!"
"SOMEBODY CALL I.A. MEDICAL STAFF! HURRY!", Tristan ordered, almost begging.
Scarlett and the others quickly rush over to see what was happening shocked upon seeing the hellhound girl on the ground.
Mary and Sue arrive on the scene lured by the commotion in their establishment.
"What going on—oh gods!", Sue expressed, horrified.
"What are you all waiting for?! She needs help!", Scarlett shouted at them before a few employees rushed out of the restaurant. Mary quickly made a call on their phone to I.A. medical services.
"Move aside! Move aside! I'm a medic! Give her some room", Drei stated, her healer instincts kicking in, levitating above the hellhounds and customers crowded around the poor girl. She lands in the middle of them quickly checking her out. She immediately understood the issue and knew what they needed.
"WHAT'S WRONG WITH HER?!", Kreã stated, panicked with tears in her eyes.
"She's having an allergic reaction! Did she ingest anything with chocolate in it?!", Drei inquires.
"NO! I MADE SURE THEY DIDN'T GIVE US ANY!", AMARA stated cradling her wheezing child, her face and neck swelling badly, "PLEASE DO SOMETHING!"
All the while, Tubala and Beyla was watching curiously.
"You weren't wrong this is definitely an entertaining show.", Beyla remarks, biting off a large drumstick.
Tubula watched while who she intended isn't on floor this may work better in her favor a grieving mother sorrow can easily be turned into angry with just right few words and open her eyes to enemy who stole her daughter from her.
"Don't any of you have an EpiPen!?", Drei stated
"A Epiwhat?!", Lowanna stated confused and afraid.
"You CAN'T be serious! You're canines that don't have or even know what an EpiPen is?", Drei remarks in disbelief.
"NO!"
Scarlett and the girls look to each other visibly starting to panic, fearing the worst for the young hellhound.
"I called the medical staff! They'll be here in a few minutes!", Mary stated.
"It will be too late by then!", Drei stated, gritting her teeth, "Dammit, maybe I try supplying air manually before she goes into anaphylaxis shock! You tilt her head up!", Drei stated as Amara does as asked.
Caleb watches horrified at the scene inadvertently feeling his hand, brush up against something in his pocket. His eyes widened in realization, reaching in his pocket for Lyca's EpiPen.
He immediately knew what needed to be done and takes a step towards the hellhound pack. He then halt seeing one of them cry out flash her large, imposing fangs triggering flashes of that night with Chrolla and her pack.
Being dragged into the woods to get mauled to death, watching his now werewolf girl nearly die protecting him…made his hand still and his body cold and hesitant to move forward. For moment, debating if he SHOULD do anything.
At that moment, Kaiya starts gagging loudly, her entire body convulsing violently in Amara's grasp as she struggles to keep her eyes open.
"Dammit! She's in shock!", Drei cursed, clenching her fist failing to save her.
"NO! NONONONO! BABY STAY WITH ME! COME ON BABY! SOMEBODY HELP MY BABY! PLEASE!", Amara cries out in despair as her daughters start sobbing over their dying sister. Tristan's body was trembling, feeling powerless as waves of grief washed over him.
Scarlett, Jocelyn, Heidi were visibly distraught as Hana, Sylvia and Sharon were already in tears. None had any spells that could help anything like this.
Caleb jolts from his thoughts, time appearing to slow to a crawl their anguished cries echoing around him, accompanied by his ever increasing heartbeat. He could see past the others just enough to the hellhound girl, face swollen and on the brink of death as her mother and Drei tried desperately to save her.
'What if it was Lyca?', his inner thoughts proposed prompting his hand to tighten around the EpiPen and adrenaline to surge through his nerves. Before realizing it, his body was moving with haste.
"Move aside! Gimme some room!" Caleb yelled as he pushed his way to hellhound girl, surprising all of them. Once he was through, he kneeled down beside Amara and Drei, "Let me see her!", He requested, quickly taking out the EpiPen, removing the cap with his teeth.
Drei eyes widen understandingly giving him room as he took the hellhound girl in his arm, ready to support him in case. Amara looks confused with tears rolling down her eyes.
"W-What are you–", Amara was about to question noticing the needle-like instrument in his hand but Drei lays a hand on her arm in assurance.
Caleb looks down horrified and deeply saddened at the girls badly swollen face, body trembling and breathing shallow. He then sticks the needle into her outer thigh through her tight fitting blue shorts and injects the liquid adrenaline.
Kaiya's chest jolts up gasping loudly for air, taking deep but steady breaths to everyone's surprise and relief, as her swelling, slowly starts to die down.
Her the swelling around her eyes clears up letting see, vision slowly clearing. First thing she sees is Caleb's face with a deeply relieved expression then sees her mother's smiling tear-stained face.
Drei, not taking any risks, use her chi to help channel air into her body while helping the adrenaline shot circulate throughout her body. She also uses her chi to amplify her own, speeding up her body's recovery until all the swelling is gone around her neck.
"Mama…?", Kaiya's weakly utter, her voice raspy.
"YES BABY! I'm here, Mama's right here!", Amara sobs happily, hugging her daughter close to her.
"Kaiya!", Kreã happily cries as she and the rest of her sisters along with Tristan quickly surround their mother, trying to get a good look at her.
"Hey! Don't crowd her! Give her room to breathe and rest!", Drei firmly stated, prompting them to do as told, before looking to Caleb, "Good job back there. Really came in clutch."
"Y-Yeah.", Caleb plainly replies, looking at the resting hellhound girl, feeling glad she was ok.
At the same time, Scarlett and the others happily celebrate as Jocelyn, Sharon, Sylvia and Hana were about to rush Caleb in excitement but the hellhounds females beat them.
"Thank you so much!", Kreã happily stated, tackling Caleb in a hug, pressing herself against and nuzzling his back, startling him as her large, muscular arms lock him and large soft breasts inadvertently squish against him.
"You saved her!", Jannali stated hugging him as well, expressing her gratitude by roughly nuzzling his face, pressing her ample chest to his within sparkling eyed grin.
Soon all of Amara's daughter's dog piled him, hugging and tearfully expressing their thanks. Even Tristan couldn't help joining the pile.
"Yooo! That was amazing, chommie!", He expressed, ecstatically.
Jocelyn and the other girls, while understanding their feelings, couldn't help feeling left out of the pile. At the same time, getting a weird outside-looking-in feeling.
Mary and Sue, along with the customers and employees couldn't help but applaud the young man, glad no one died this evening.
Further away at their table, Tubula was doing her best to suppress her anger, digging her claws into the table as she watched THAT human pest having those mutts press themselves against him, showering him with affection after he ruined everything.
"Guess your show had a plot twist even you didn't expect." Beyla teased as finished last of her food "Still I would say it quite entertaining
"Be. Silent.", Tubala growled with clenched teeth.
While Caleb was being dog piled, Drei took a look around and found the broken glass and black substance among the shards. She dips her finger in it and smells confirming what she thought.
At that moment, Caleb, unable to breathe from being smothered by the hellhounds while feeling powerless and panicking under their strong bodies, their claws, this heat, was just like Chrolla's.
"STOP!", Caleb lets out a fearful cry, unable to take anymore startling Krea and her sisters. His instinct to escape quickly overwhelming his rational thinking. He teleports out of the pile then reappearing in a flash of purple energy back at his table while still on the floor, shocking everyone, especially Tubala and Beyla.
He was hyperventilating, as Amara, her daughters, Tristan, and other bystanders looked at him worried, confused, and astonished. Scarlett and the others also appeared concerned as Caleb quickly stands to his feet, doing his best to control his breathing a little.
"T-Take care of her.", Caleb shakily spoke before turning and running out through the door.
"Hey, wait!", Scarlett called out to him but he was already gone.
Drei rolls her eyes, "You've gotta be kidding me."
"What the…did you guys see that too right?! I'm not going crazy from grief?", Kreã utters in astonishment.
"If you are, we're right there with you.", Tristan spoke, trying to process what he just saw. Who or what exactly IS that Caleb guy?
"I.A. MEDICAL TEAM! Where is the hellhound?!", Stated the human leader of a trio of medical staff, a female wood elf and female wererabbit, in white and green uniform, carry medical supplies and wearing gloves.
"Yeah you're a bit late, Dr. Do Very Little, she's stable.", Drei remarks walking past him then points at the broken glass, "And there's the cause of her allergic reaction. Someone put chocolate in her drink and, given it's consistency, a LOT of it. ", Drei spoke walking to her chair and placing two twenties on the table for their food.
Scarlett, the girls, Amara and her kids were all taken aback by the revelation.
"No way! Someone…tried to kill Kaiya? Why?!", Jocelyn expressed in disbelief.
"And who?!", Amara expressed, becoming furious at the thought of anyone attempting to hurt her kids then looked down at an unconscious Kaiya.
"That's for you to find out. I have to go babysit a fully grown human man.", Drei remarks, exiting the restaurant.
"Ohoho damn! Didn't see that coming. That Caleb human is full of surprises.", Beyla expressed licking her lips hungrily and not just for the meat on the plate. She turns around with a toothy grin, surprised to see Tubala was gone, "Wha? This fuckin bitch…could've at least let me we know we dining and dashing.", Beyla mutters to herself, sneaking away while she has the chance.
Kreã, her sisters, and Tristan turned to Sue, their fangs bared and eyes seething with rage standing over her.
"Who made our drinks?", Kreã growled as she and the rest were ready to rip off the head of the person who poisoned her sister.
Sue trembled fearfully as did the employee in the kitchen that made their root beers.
'Fuck! Fuck fuck fuck fuck FUCK! This can't be happening! I didn't do it! It wasn't me, Callista! IT WASN'T ME! ', the employee despaired, huddled in the corner as Nick looked at him incredulously.
…Meanwhile…
Drei walks could be seen running along the sidewalk tracking Caleb's scent passing by a group of little girls walking toward the restaurant. She finds him in his car, a block away from the restaurant, doing deep breathing exercises to calm himself.
"I…I paid for our food, just because we save lives doesn't mean we can dine and dash.", Drei remarks, trying her best to ease the situation.
"Not in the mood, Drei, ok? Dammir", Caleb utters, not wanting to talk right now, gripping the wheel in frustration.
He couldn't believe he used his nightmare powers in front of all those people. The last thing he wanted was to draw attention. Now…
Drei understood his obstinance. Knowing she can't imagine the complicated emotions going through his head right now or maybe she didn't want to.
Still, she can't let him stay like this.
"Listen, I.A. security will likely be here soon. They'll be wanting to ask you questions so it's best to stick around and not raise any…more suspicion.", Drei spoke, referring to him, whether intentionally or not, showing his powers off in front of so many people, "Pull yourself together until then, I'll be right beside you. I promise."
Caleb looks at Drei for a moment of respite before it is interrupted when yellow flashing lights and sirens from I.A. security could be heard approaching up the street. Caleb sighed, looking ahead as the flashing lights drew closer, partially illuminating his weary eyes, still barely coping with everything that happened.
Caleb opens the car door, prompting Drei to step back.
"Let's just get this over with.", Caleb flatly spoke as he got out of his car.
"Understood.", Drei nods to him before walking alongside him.
…meanwhile…
Tubala could be seen walking with haste down a nearby alley leading away from the restaurant. She wore a furious expression as black lighting pulsates around her tightly clenched fists.
"I almost had them. I almost had them in the palm of my hands. I could've shown them how wretched their kind truly are!", Tubala growled in pure rage, black lighting rippling around her body, even her teeth as her eye burned with red mana.
Her thoughts bombarded by images of those men, the Malones, along with their 'customers' brought down into the playpen to ravage her body day in and day out. Her mind then turns to Caleb Bizzell. How dare he stand in her way, again?! And what was that power he used to teleport?! Was he really human or some kind of half breed?! Is that the power he's using to manipulate those fools? These humans, these MEN, think they have all the power over us and her kind have nothing! THEY'RE WRONG.
Tubala punches the concrete wall, indenting the shape of her knuckles into the stone with dozens of fissures spread across a large radius of her knuckle prints as black aura enshrouds her body, even her wavy black hair stood on end rippling.
She remembered the stories her mother told how THEY used to rule everything, such was the will of CHAOS! How humans served THEM, how they were a proud and noble race. Then the angels ruined it all. Devils these days have forgotten who they used to be. It was time for someone to correct the natural order, restore the world to how it should be. Where HER kind should be. She knows where to start.
Tubala takes a deep breath calming herself as the black aura around her died down. She could hear the sirens as I.A. security personnel converged on the location and decided it was safer to walk back to her living unit.
She thought of Scarlett, the only Devil that appeared to not be completely useless, just a bit naive. Her plan may have mostly failed but it undoubtedly open their eyes a bit more.
'They'll see. They'll ALL see things my way soon enough.', Tubala thought with a smirk, enjoying an evening walk home.
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SUP FAM! Miss me?! Hahahahaha I'm just trolling. Anyway, back again with another chapter right on time for the weekend.
Welp, I've done it! I've reached ONE MILLION FUCKIN' WORDS! HOLY SHIT THIS STORY LONG. Gotta say, did not expect for it to go this long star
ting out. I thought I'd run out of idea by like chapter 20 or something. But I just…kept on going and look where we are. Much love for the ones who've been with me since the very beginning, may your weekend be nothing but bliss because you deserve it. New comers, hope to see you with me when I break TWO million.
Anyway, hope y'all enjoyed this chapter, it was fun to write. Don't forget to share your opinions because I love hearing from y'all. Don't forget to check out my DeviantArt/GoatmanofAnime. Someone actually drew ME…or at least what they think my persona looks like. I like it, they gave me black Tims.
That's all for now. Be safe, hug your loved ones, drink water, get rest, don't make an OnlyFans with Pyrows, and ill see y'all in the next one. Peace Fam!
** 'My-Mind' by ProducedbyMelv plays in the background**,