40 An Unexpected Friend

After listening to Brutos relay the information with the occasional insults, the Stedore couple grudgingly went into their lab and talked about their next plan. Brutos, now left alone with nothing to do, remembered the pet-cat of Lord Magistrate Juron. He looked around the living area and saw he wasn't there so he started walking around the house. However, the pet-cat was nowhere to be found.

'Stupid cat…' he cursed in his mind.

*srcreech* *screech*

Just then, Brutos heard a sound like someone scraping their nails on a wall. He followed the sound and as he reached a corner of the house, he saw the pet-cat scraping at a door. It's as if the pet-cat had something it wanted inside.

'Rhael would go nuts if she even saw a single scratch in her house.' Brutos teased his sister all the time, but he never wanted to go so far. They might change their mind and he won't be able to use the lab. He rushed to the pet-cat and tried to lure it away.

"What are you doing?!" he mumbled. The pet-cat didn't pay him any attention and continued to try and open the door.

Feeling frustrated, he carried the pet-cat and tried to twist the door knob. It didn't budge even for a bit. At that moment, a grin appeared on his face. 'Another secret, eh?' he thought. Looking around to check if the coast is clear, he mumbled a few words again and the red ball came into life again. This time, however, it shaped itself into a key.

"Just gonna take a peek…"

*Tick!* "Heh. Works like a charm."

He slowly turned the knob to open the door and entered quietly. The room was very dirty and shattered pieces were scattered all over the floor. It was evident from the cracks on the walls that a fight had happened inside. The etches on it seemed different, however, as it seemed to have been caused by powerful pressures.

He was looking at the markings on the wall when the pet-cat suddenly jumped out of his grip and into the bed. It started licking something.

"Meow! Meow! Meow!" the pet-cat got more excited.

"Shut up." Brutos irritatedly looked at the pet-cat's direction, trying to get it to be silent.

His eyes were diverted from the pet-cat to the figure lying on the bed. He saw a young, beautiful girl sleeping peacefully, unaware of her surroundings. Her clothes were ragged and it showed off her white, delicate skin. He slowly walked closer trying to keep his movements as light as possible. He didn't want to wake the young girl up. He wanted to savor the moment first. He moved closer and closer to the girl.

"Meow!", the pet-cat snarled and turned to Brutos, sensing the man's bad intentions.

"Shhh!" Brutos hissed at the pet-cat and shoved it away from the girl. The pet-cat's ear stiffened and it stuck its little claws on the sheets on the bed not wanting to get off.

"Grrrrr…" it growled one more time. It tried to fight but in was just too small and was no match against Brutos' strength. The cat fell and the blanket was pulled, covering it a wrap. As it struggled to get out of the cloth, Brutos returned his gaze to the young girl and saw her whole body, the blankets no longer hiding what's beneath. His lust started to overcome him and he started to move his fingers towards the girl's breast as he licked his lips and grinned wildly.

'So this is the Sera girl from the Orphanage Rhael kept talking about.' He thought.

'I didn't know she was a real gem.' He continued to talk to himself in his mind as he swallowed his saliva and licked his lips again. He couldn't contain himself any longer and he grabbed Sera's shirt and tore it apart.

Sera was startled from the pulling and she quickly stood up, pushed the man, grabbed the blanket and ran to the corner of the room trying very hard to cover herself.

Brutos being pushed away felt more excited and his arousal got the better of him. He started to cackle maliciously and looked at the helpless girl at the corner. He started removing his clothes as he moved closer to Sera.

"P-please don't. Please." Sera pleaded, her eyes now getting teary and scared.

Sera, grabbing the blanket, had freed the pet-cat helping it to escape. As soon as he saw that Brutos was up to no good, it closed its eyes and focused its energy. The small, fluffy pet-cat slowly started to get bigger and bigger, until it was as big as a tiger.

It's eyes flashed open and saw Brutos grabbing Sera and forcing her to the bed. The pet-cat knew that it was given by Juron to Brutos. That doesn't mean it didn't know the difference between good and bad. It jumped on to the back of Brutos, startling the man, and bit his left shoulder.

"GAHHHHH!" Brutos, not expecting the attack, shouted in pain.

He whirled around and saw the pet-cat become a large tiger-creature.

"YOU!!!", he screamed at it and immediately launched a counter attack.

The fire bolt was too strong and fast the pet-cat didn't even had enough time to react. Despite its size, it was sent flying and slammed hard against the wall. Brutos, still infuriated by the disturbance of the pet-cat, started to form another fire ball to finish it off.

"BRUTOS! YOU USELESS SON OF A B!TCH!" Rhael screamed as the Stedore couple rushed into the room. She quickly cast a freezing spell to prevent Brutos Griffith from moving.