"I'm serious, Brand! I think we can defeat this thing and eat-!" She was about to say something but ended up covering her mouth in disbelief.
"Are you out of your mind!?" Lucy shook Kyoko's shoulders as if she needed therapy, before the mad woman could say anything else, Arisa pulled her to the side, perhaps to make her get back to reason. I don't know what's wrong with Kyoko... did I fuck her too hard?
"Forget about Kyoko's suggestion, she's hungry. I think the best option is to wait until everything is finished before making our way through. I don't know who is going to win, either that thing or Blackwatch, but whoever wins should make way after they're done. We can take that chance to go through, let's just enjoy the show" I shrugged my shoulders and got Clarent from the Humvee before switching my gaze to the side shops to see if there was anything of interest.
*BOOOOMMM!!*
*BOOOOMMM!!*
The more explosions and rockets were launched at the monster, the more my words resonated with them.
"Brand-kun is right. They're heavily geared... rocket launchers, grenade launchers, heavy rifles... yep, let's stay out from this one guys! anything interesting nearby?"
Hirano was wise enough to give me the reason, throughout the whole ordeal I didn't place my gaze on Higuchi more than once and all I saw was his frightened expression when he saw that worm. Perhaps he's reconsidering his foolishness, but it is too late, I'm expecting you to leave soon, fella.
"W-What is it doing?" Saya stuttered, rather consternated. I wasn't paying attention to her, instead, I was heading to a corner shop nearby to see if they had anything of interest, I want to find good medicinal equipment for Shizuka to treat our wounds better.
*GROWWWLLL!!!!*
We heard a rather loud growling noise from the creature, none of us none the wiser until Lucy yelled, too late to our dismay.
"BRAND WATCH OUT!"
"Eh?"
!!!
Before I was even able to turn, all I saw was the sun getting covered by an incoming gigantic object that was heading in my direction.
"What the-"
*BAAAAAAAAAANGG!!*
*BOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMM!!!!*
One of Blackwatch's heavy trucks fell beside us as if it was thrown like a baseball... it crashed heavily against a building that wasn't that far away from me and proceeded to explode. Creating a ball of fire, rubble, dust and broken glass that fell all over us!
I instinctively jumped on Shizuka that was close to me to protect her and everyone else did much the same.
"AAHH!"
"Mikoto-chan!"
I hurriedly turned my head around to see how a rather big piece of rubble had fallen on Mikoto, it hit her head and she fell out cold, getting helped by Takashi.
My senses all flared right at that instant, 'We were just attacked?! From this far away?!'
"Everyone get back in the vehicles quickly! Takashi take care of Mikoto!"
I thought we were safe but we weren't. My gaze turned towards the worm only to see how every single one of the Blackwatch officers had their eyes on us. This worm just picked up one of those gigantic trucks as if it was a toy and threw it at us, to make things worse... now Blackwatch knows we're here!
"Why is it attacking us?!" Saya yelled at me as if I was omnipresent and had all the answers. Little did I know I happened to have a nigh-omnipresent entity in my head at the time.
'He's not attacking your group, Brand-kun, he's attacking YOU~' Chiyo's voice sounded amused as if she was eating some popcorn while watching a movie.
"What do you mean?!" We all got in the car just to see to my dismay how the path behind us wasn't completely blocked, but it would be difficult to get pass all the rubble and the Blackwatch armoured vehicle right this instant.
"Shizuka, try to make your way through! we need to turn around!"
'You're the bigger monster here, that's why~ he wants to get stronger and in order to do so, there is the perfect prey to devour just right here'.
Chiyo's explanation wasn't convincing me, but the worm's next code of action made it clear that she knew what she was talking about.
*GROWWL!!!*
The gigantic worm growled a last time before struggling to get back into the ground where it had protruded from. All of us just gasped... my ridiculed eyes just saw how the ground beneath the Blackwatch units started to crack ever so slowly, increasing in speed, towards us!
"IT IS COMING!" Even before Hirano and Saeko said anything, I already knew how fucked we were.
This thing is after me.
"Lucy, load the rocket launchers just in case and move back!" I came out of the car, they didn't know at that point, but I was intending to face this thing on my own. No more running away.
"Brand, what are you doing get back in the car!" Rei yelled at me from inside the vehicle, Shizuka too wasn't driving away as if wondering what I was doing.
I wielded Clarent and stood in front of the humvee, walking towards the incoming cracking ground as if ready to die. But I'm not ready for either me or my girls to die... it is time to face reality.
'Chiyo, what can I give you to deal with this thing?'
'Call me onee-chan, also Brand-kun, I'm very much looking forward to seeing a fight between monsters'.
'Onee-chan, if you're not going to help... ugh! I know you're aware of a lot of things you're not telling me. So tell me how to use my strength and I'll give you some of my blood in exchange! a lot of blood'
I didn't mind being a shameless bootlicker, if is going to get us out of this, I'll do it.
'A lot?~'
'A lot!'
'How much we're talking about?~'
'As much as you want!'
This woman just keeps stalling, Lucy, Kyoko, Saeko, Saya and Shizuka are screaming their lungs out for me to come back but I'm already way forward, we can't escape... if I don't face this thing we're all going to die. I'm tired of this... tired of being in a situation where we can die. If I don't become stronger this scene will just keep repeating!
'I want some of your saliva and semen as well, Brand-kun... I want us to feel pain together~'.
'I will give you anything you want, just tell me how to kill this thing!'
'Very well~ Maybe you should start by realising what you really are. I know you are a monster, but I don't know what sort of monster you are. As far as I can tell you're an infection just like them, but you're different, while they're unable to control their own instincts, you are completely under control, I dare say whoever did this too also placed a suppressor... but as this infection spreads, that suppressor is slowly weakening'.
*CRACK!*
*CRACK!*
*CRACK!*
"That's good and all but what should I do?! What defines a monster according to you!?"
I placed the sword in the middle and saw how the creature was less than a hundred metres away from me, coming closer and closer.
"BRAND! GET AWAY FROM THERE!" Lucy was literally panicking, I didn't turn around but I imagine she was trying to come and someone is stopping her.
*GROWLL!!*
'A true monster? what an interesting question~ If I had to define it, it would be an unyielding and violent will lacking any sense of humanity and composure, Brand-kun. An unparalleled thirst for power and also, A DESIRE TO KILL, THEN DEVOUR!'
*BAAANGG!!*
The worm finally came out in front of me, making me realise how little and insignificant I was in comparison, it threw itself towards me with its rows of hundreds upon hundreds of teeth, a mouth big enough to devour a public bus.
'Kill, devour and eat... If I don't kill this thing right now, WE'RE ALL GOING TO DIE!'
*RUMBLE!!*
A hazy read aura started to emanate from my body, I felt it... just like back then when I faced that creature, no... stronger than that time! In front of me, there was not a gigantic monster that wanted to eat me... in front of me, there was a gigantic monster that I MUST kill!
*BAANNNGGG!!*
I took a single step forward, crashing heavily on the ground and producing a gigantic row of spider cracks before swinging Clarent. I didn't pray to Sonasha or the gods, I didn't ask for survival.
There was only a single thing in my mind.
KILL.