(CHAPTER 8: RAIN)

"Sha-"

A drip of rain soon turns into a downpour.

This is bad.

This is really really bad.

"So you knew it right? You are so screwed." He stood up from the ground, wiping the blood stain from his lips. He was true, I couldn't control heat, not anymore, the cold raindrop cools down everything before I could do anything. "But on the other hand?" He tosses the spear midair. "I, am not."

The spear burst into pieces, as the raindrop all froze in track. "Ice element user." I cursed under my breath, this the worst situation I could've ever get myself into. He stare at me before suddenly raises his finger, and snapped. One of the froze raindrop shot towards me like a bullet, I couldn't dodge it on time, and it hit me square in the feet. The ice bullet pierces through my leg, I let out a groan as I kneel to the ground. Another snap, I raises the pipe, barely blocking it in time.

Snap.

Snap.

Snap.

He snaps, faster and faster at each pace, veins popped out from his face out of excitement, shards pierce through my body. "Rey!!" Aiko couldn't hold it anymore, He dashes towards me, but was pushed back by me rudely. She fell back in a puddle, her cloth was soaked in murky water.

"R-un."

"Huh?" She look at me, those ruby eyes, maybe today will be the last day I see it again. I tried to stand up and fight, my leg was pierced with dozens of hole. Blood was leaking out from the wound like a wine barrel. I tried to lean on the pipe and force myself up, but the pipe that was equally as badly beaten like I was, snapped. I lost my support suddenly as I feel to the ground, my face smeared with dirt. I punched the ground beneath me, as if I was blaming gravity for it.

"Look at you worm, waiting for your girlfriend to save you?" He approached, his friends laugh alongside him, those darn pussied expression on their face was long gone. He grab my by my ears and pulled me up, like a prey. "So what are you going to do huh? Save him? I would like to see you try!" He shook me, showing me to Aiko. I could felt the piercing pain coming from my ears, it would rip apart any second by now.

With what's left of my strength, I spit towards his face, a spit filled with blood and mucus. "You son of a bitch!" He slams me towards the ground and kicked me right in the torso. My body curled up in pain as if gasped for air, barely breathing. Rain water poured on my face, I am cold, so cold. Aiko dashes towards him, trying to stop him, but he instead grab him by her by those ears and toss it towards me. We clashed together and flung into the drain. "You think you can become a hero huh? You are born as a loser!" He roared, taking out a silk handkerchief from his pocket and wipe his face.

"Stand up Rey, stand up." Aiko grab me by my shoulder, trying to escape, but that darn bastard found out before we could even set a foot. "Escaping huh?" He conjure another round of ice bullets from the rain. "Let's see how far you can run," He waved his hands, the bullet shot out all at a time. "With a broken leg."

I felt a strong tug, I was pulled towards her as she hug me as tight as possible. I heard a sharp sound of flesh being pierced, before she fell to the ground, with a thud. "Ai-aiko." I spoke, my lips were shaking. The pain of my wound were numb, it was the pain of my heart that broke me apart. "Aiko." I ran my fingers down her cheeks, that always smiling face has stopped smiling.

"Get the girl, fuck her now." He turn around and ordered his friends. "I wanted to see his expression, seeing it coming and unable to stop it." "Sure Wilson." His friends let out a gleeful smile. One of them stay there to look at the cat girl while the other approached. "You fuckers!" I limp towards them, trying to stop it but Wilson grab me by my head and pin me towards the ground, before stomping on it with his feet. The stone heard leather beneath it pierce through my skin, blood mixed with rain drips down from it.

"Now look." He grab me by my face and forced me, as I see Aiko being tugged away, his friends rip apart her cloak, taking off her clothes. Their face is like ones of a demon, greedy to devour a helpless, innocent soul. "No. No, stop!" I screamed, desperation crept towards me. I am powerless, too powerless to do anything. And in the face of desperation, awakenings always happened. The moment in face of losing your love ones, power emerges, like a sprouting life.

Demon Hound Form One: Hell Beast