I know, it's been a real long time since I've updated. I thank you all for still reading my fic. I'll be updating most of my other fics, and will be continuing the stories once again. I'd like to dedicate this chapter to all readers, and most importantly, to all those who took the time to review. Thank you so much! XD
By the way, this is based on the anime, as I've not finished the manga, and Reiran, is Ganko's doll (the one who looks like her mother).
The enemy was worse than she thought. There were barely ten of them, and yet Recca and the rest were struggling.
They were not human. They possibly could not have been. They were massive figures, bigger than Domon. They wore no clothes, only armour which seemed to be part of their bodies. Their grey skin and armour contrasted greatly against the white walls of the garden.
Their faces were scarred and decomposing. Their bulging eyes continuously rolled around, their noses gone, leaving narrow holes. Their mouths were set in grim lines; with glimpses of black, rotten teeth to be seen when opened.
They were incredibly swift, and seemed to suffer from no pain, no matter how deep the wound was. Their blood was thick and tar-like. She had never seen anything so disgusting.
She felt sick as she watched one of those creatures fling Kaoru into the willow tree. They had immense strength, and after seeing them in action, she knew that they were obviously superior.
She moved forward, ready to spring into action. Her arm was already pulled backwards, ready to push her fist through the creature's ugly face. She briefly remembered that she was intangible, but it was too late to pull back.
She waited for the burning sensation, but was astounded when she felt her fist collide with something sticky and brittle. Her eyes widened at the sight of fallen teeth from the creature's mouth.
She gaped at her dirty fist, covered with the tar-like blood, and rotted flesh. The creature was still standing, looking non-affected, and she took the chance to strike it again. This time, her blow to its face made it stagger a step backwards, and she stared awestruck, as Tokiya promptly slashed its head off.
Her stomach clenched as she saw large, fat maggots crawl out from the decapitated head. She breathed deeply as she surveyed the scene. There were eight left, another creature having just been killed by Joker. Only Joker, Kurei, Recca, Tokiya, Domon and Neon were left.
The odds were uneven, unfairly so.
She tensed as Domon plunged head-first into one of the house's wall. The wall crumbled, revealing Kagerou, Yanagi and Ganko. She heard two more inhuman wails from behind her.
Kagerou and Reiran were now bravely shielding Yanagi and Ganko. Shielding them against the creature approaching them. Kagerou had a katana in her hands, ready for battle.
She made her way towards them, moving quickly as she reared her fist back again. She was aware of Kagerou's amazed expression as she punched the creature's skull in. For such massive things, they had such brittle bones. She made a face as she felt her hand hit something soft. She was surprised that the creatures possessed brains.
The creature howled. Reiran, controlled by Ganko, used her strings to slice its head off.
She was pleased. The rush of ecstasy she usually received from fighting was rushing back and she was eager to defeat more of them. She moved towards the nearest creature in sight, and kicked at its neck. Her face screwed up in pain as she collapsed. The neck was covered in armour. She had not noticed it there before. It was hard enough that her bone had been smashed.
She struggled to get up, and was stunned when she discovered that within seconds, the bone, the crushed bone, had been mended. Grinning at her new-found power, she kicked the creature's forehead, and watched satisfactorily as Reiran once again sliced off the head.
She noted that the heads were sensitive areas, and that injuring the head meant that the neck was also particularly susceptible. There were only two left. Neon and Joker were missing. Kurei was evading the brutal attacks while Recca and Tokiya were slashing at their already weak creature.
Once again, she cuffed its head as Kurei took the opportunity of the sudden vanish of its neck armour to cut it off. There was another keening wail as the final one was struck down.
The garden was a mess. Their black blood covered the grass, and the maggots were crawling everywhere. All of a sudden, she felt tired and lethargic. She turned, proceeding to return back when she found herself face to face with a filthy Tokiya.
"Fuuko."
Her violet-blue eyes widened.