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Chapter 21 - real fear

Beatrice grabs Garfield's wrist and throws him over her shoulder into a rock. He crashes into it screaming in pain

Beatrice: "That's right! Feel pain! I want you to feel the damn pain!"

Garfield jumps off the rock slashing Beatrice down the chest launching her through the trees. Garfield follows her flying on a kaiju.

Beatrice: "Yes! I want more! More more more more!!! I WANT TO TASTE MY OWN BLOOD!!!!"

Beatrice stops herself before grabbing a tree and pulling if from its roots. Garfield's eyes widen as he witnesses the act of stretching.

Garfield: "You're a freak of nature…"

Beatrice launches the tree at him smacking him off the kaiju into the ice cold grass. He stands up wiping blood from his face

Garfield: "Where did she go…"

Garfield looks around at the quietly empty forest. His breath smokes from the cold of the air. His heart beat sounds like a drum against his chest and he grips his sword tightly

Beatrice: "Someone's scared…."

Garfield's eyes widen as he turns around. Before he's able to face Beatrice she cocks back her fist and punches him into the ground. His head slams into the ground as blood pours from his eyes, ears and mouth

Beatrice: "You are not so worthy of an opponent after all. Pathetic."

Beatrice turns away putting her sword on her back. She begins waking away until she senses Garfield's presence growing

Beatrice: "seems like the little kitty has some fight left in him…let's see what you really have…"

Garfield stands up wiping the blood from his face

Garfield: "There is a reason why they call me Tiger…it isn't just a code name…"

He wipes the blood from his eyes and they're more cat like. His nails grow sharper and his teeth sharpen. Beatrice feels his power growing and she grins

Beatrice: "Are you the strongest on the G.O.D?!"

Garfield raises his arm and three large kaiju appear behind him all frothing at the mouth.

Garfield: "My boss is stronger…but after my boss…is me."

Beatrice: "Then show me what you can do…Tiger."

Beatrice lunges at Garfield swinging her sword at his neck. He stops the blade the the palm of his hand and points at her

Garfield: "Left."

The kaiju on the left punches Beatrice in the rib cage launching her through the forest to the other side of the island. She lays on the sandy beach coughing up blood. Garfield walks out the forest into the sand and stares at her

Garfield: "Come on you crazy bitch. Let's both go all out."

Beatrice gives him a bloody grin before standing up and grabbing the two shackles on her wrist. She drops one and it slams into the ground creating a crater and the second goes straight through the ground.

Beatrice: "I've waited so long to be able to fight like this…I'm so…excited…"

She grabs her sword and her power level spikes causing Garfield to shiver. Her aura forms a devil and she opens her arms grinning evily

Beatrice: "If you defeat me I'll submit and do whatever you say…but if I win…I will claim you as my husband! And we will create many strong warriors together!"

Garfield shivers even more at the thought. His kaiju appear behind him and he takes off his shirt showing visible stripes going down his back and chest

Garfield: "I don't know what your problem is but I'm not losing to no psychopath…"

Beatrice: "Then let's start husband!"

Beatrice explodes from the beach swiping at Garfield with her blade. He dodges the attacks and throws punches from his kaiju. She grabs one of the Kaiju and tears them apart with her bare hands

Garfield jumps back in shock. He grabs his sword and lunges at her. She blocks his attack and kicks him into the air. He spins in the air as she jumps up and kicks him back down into the ground

He bounces off the ground and throws a rock at her head. It hits hear dead on distracting her for a second while he orders his kaiju to throw fire balls at her

Beatrice: "You play dirty! It's like a match made in heaven!!"

She soars through the fire balls taking no damage. She grabs his arm and head butt him. He flys back bleeding from his nose

Garfield: "You play too dirty!"

Beatrice: "There are no rules in war!! Now prepare to die husband!"

She lunges forward this time throwing a punch at him. He braces himself for the punch…after a second of not getting hit her looks up and sees Beatrice frozen in place. Her body is covered in ice head to toe.

Garfield: "Huh?! What the hell?…"

Kora walks out the forest holding Fox over her shoulder. She looks at Garfield with a pained expression holding her eye covered in blood

Garfield: "Huh?! What are you doin-"

Kora: "Get up…"

Garfield: "What happened to you…"

[10 minutes ago back at the other beach]

Kora stares at the copies of Hana as Sora floats above them reading her book. Kora lunges at Hana swinging her ice covered fist

Sora: "Dodge left."

Hana dodges left and lands a hit into Koras chest sending her back. Fox raises her hands and launches blood bullets at all the copies. One of the copies dodges the attack and kicks her into the forest.

Kora: "Don't die, Hamiru."

Fox: "I won't-" she vanishes into the forest followed by all the clones. The original Hana coughs getting koras attention

Hana: "So Tatski is a very important figure in your plan…interesting…"

Kora: "if you can break through your mind wiping with your powers why won't you do the same for your friends."

Hana: "Sora is needed for right now so keeping her obedient is the best option. And Beatrice is a helpful dog. Yes I remember everything we went through as children…my friendship with Tatski is still dear to my heart. But I have my own adjective…so I can put our friendship aside."

Kora: "You're cold."

Hana: "that's ironic coming from you…hahaha"

Kora lunges at Hana. Hana stands still not budging one bit. Koras fist freezes and she throws an ice cold punch at Hana's face

Sora: "Duck. Left hook. Sweep. Slam."

In that instant Hana dodges Koras fist and lands a hook to her jaw. Kora stumbles back but before she can recover her legs are swept from underneath her and she floats in the air for a second before being slammed into the frozen sand coughing up blood

Kora: "Damnit…"

Hana holds her staff above Koras face and tilts her head. Her staff glows red and her eyes shine red

Hana: "Artifact…now…"

Kora opens a portal under her and falls through it. Hana sighs and points her staff the direction of the ocean sending a powerful blast towards it. At that same time Koras portal opens and her eyes widen in surprise as the attack hits her dead on in the face. She flys towards the ocean landing a foot away from the water throwing more blood holding her eye

Hana: "That trick doesn't work on me. Even without Soras foresight I can still predict predictable outcomes. You're supposed to be the strongest in the G.O.D? My expectations for your organization is very low…and you're not even the strongest in your clan either…Markus Mahrogu is the standing head until Tatski is retrieved correct…"

Koras eye widens as she hears the name. She rolls to her feet and slowly stands up stumbling to gain her footing

Kora: "Master Markus name shouldn't be said so lightly…he's the strongest man in my clan…a true warrior"

Hana: "And yet he sends his lackies to do his dirty work…you're only working with Connie Warri to collect all of the artifacts. I know all about your clans plans."

Koras face switches to one of pure rage. Her first time showing emotion is one of rage. She creates a sword made from ice

Kora: "Who told you all of this?! This is top secret information!"

Hana: "Your clan isn't as secretive as they seem…"

Kora: "Explain what that means, now."

Hana crosses her arms and tilts her head slightly in deep thought. Kora takes the opportunity and lunges at forward swiping at her throat

Sora: "Dodge. Kill."

Koras eyes widen at Soras prediction and she jumps back standing defensively at her original position

Hana: "Quick thinking…but to answer your question…the Mahrogu clan is feeding information to several governments. What that information is…I couldn't tell you because I have no knowledge of it myself"

Kora: "Master Markus would never sell out like that! You're lying…YOURE LYING!"

Hanas face becomes smug and she laughs hysterically. She raises her staff and launches a attack at Koras chest. Kora dodges but Hana appears in a red flash. Her eyes widen before blood splashes into Hana's face as she grins

Hana: "I did tell a bit of a lie…I only know your clans current head due to eavesdropping on Cujacks conversation. I made everything else up…I just wanted to see you crack…"

She smiles sadisticly as she holds Koras limp body by her throat. A pair of footsteps burst from the forest and Fox lunges at Hans covered in blood and open wounds

Hana: "Hamiru Mahrogu aka Fox…you somehow defeated my clones…you're seriously impressive"

Hamiru jumps at Hana launching a barrage of large blood slashes. Hana swipes most of them away and dodges the rest of them

Hamiru: "GIVE ME BACK MADAM KORA!!!"

Hana: "You have to take her from me…"

Hamiru puts her hands together and rubs them together. Hanas arm starts bubbling before exploding into a bloody mess. Kora drops to the ground and Hamiru catches her running back towards the forest

Hana: "You can control the blood of a living being as well? How marvelous…Sora how much do you think she's worth…"

Sora: "She's very valuable…blood manipulation is only passed down by the Mahrogu clan…she's a rare find…"

Hana: "That's what I like to hear…we'll take her and the artifact…"

Sora: "Kidnapping a Mahrogu might start a war with them…you know what type of people they are…"

Hana: "They're already fighting their own people…who cares."

Hana waves her staff and four large bloodhounds appear. She points at the forest and they launch straight into it chasing Hamiru

Hamiru runs through the frozen forest breathing heavily leaving a trail of blood behind her. She freezes for a second when she feels a large spike in power

Hamiru: "Garfield?"

She peaks over a bush and sees Garfield clashing with Beatrice. Stumbles back from the large clash of power before hearing the dogs and continuing running through the forest

Kora wakes up and stares at the dogs behind them. She waves her hand and a portal opens beneath them and they fall in. They float in a green space while other objects float around them

Hamiru: "You're alive?! Thank goodness…"

Kora: "This mission has not turned out how we expected it to…therefore I'm going to send you back to the clans estate. Take the artifact and go through that portal"

Hamiru: "I'm not leaving you here alone! If you're going to die then I will too. We are Mahrogus not cowards!"

Kora: "This isn't the time to be stubborn…one of us has to go give the artifact to master Markus…"

Hamiru: "We will give it to him together!"

Kora: "Jesus…fine. Look we're going to have to fight strategically…that woman with the book can predict our movements and the one with the staff is even more dangerous…it's a slim chance of us winning…"

Hamiru: "I'm willing to take that chance if it means fighting beside you…and plus…I want revenge for Rat."

Kora nods before a portal opens under them and they fall back into the forest. Kora looks around and spots Hana. She's staring at them from a distance…her face twisted into a soulless smile and her eyes pitch black like voids. Hamiru shutters at the sight.

Hana: "Those portals are annoyance…I was gonna let you run free…but I changed my mind…besides you tho…I want to test the limitations of your blood manipulation…"

Hana steps forward and a wave of fear fills Kora and Hamiru. Hana takes another step and the trees and plants around her begin to die and wither away

Kora: "This woman…is pure evil. She is the reincarnation of-"

Hana appears infront of Kora her eyes now red and her breath freezing in the air

Hana: "The devil?"

Kora jumps back but Hana grabs her face and her hand glows red. Koras eyes widen as a vision begins to flood her mind. Hana throws her away and she throws up blood. Hamiru is frozen in fear as she stares at Hana. Hana turns to her and raises her hand

Hana: "Crunch."

Hamiru feels her organs snap together and she falls forward limply. Hana turns to Kora and walks over. She grabs the back of her shirt and rips it off. Kora has the Mahrogu family crest tattooed on her back

Hana: "I have grown rather bored of this encounter…we will see each other again…next time will be your last."

Kora shakes in pain as the lazer finally stops burning her skin. She slowly pulls herself up and points at Hana

Kora: "I'm going to kill you…you've just disrespected my family's crest…"

Hana shrugs then grins. Her mouth widens unnaturally and her eyes dilates like a cats widening her pupils. Kora is frozen in shock as Hana continues to stare at her unnaturally

Hana: "Now I wish I could play longer…but I have other things to attend to…good bye for now…"

Hana turns away and begins slowly walking through the forest. Kora sighs before looking over at Hamiru and throwing her over her shoulder. She limps through the forest into a dense bush. She witnesses Beatrice jumping into the air throwing a devastating attack towards Garfield and she uses the rest of her strength to freeze her in place. She walks out the bush holding her eye covered in her blood and other open wounds

Garfield: "What happened to you?!"

Kora: "I don't want to talk about it…"

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