Chapter 11

(Dante's pov)

"Dante..." I heard Shadow.

I look behind me and I see Shadow walking up to me and hugs me briefly.

"Be careful. I don't want to lose you."

"I will..."

"Dante! Stop wasting time and let's go!" I hear Bloodfang roar in anger.

"I better go before your father loses it." I sighed.

Shadow lets go of me as I walked to Bloodfang's group. The glare Bloodfang gave me was not pleasant. It was like the kind of glare a father would give when a guy is with his daughter that says "you better not hurt my daughter." However, you may not see it but I can tell he is pissed.

We marched to battle as I felt an unusual determination that I can take on our enemies without hesitation. The further we got away from our hive, the closer we were to the enemy hive. War has just begun...

(Rachael's pov)

1 hour later, I hear bush rustling near by as Jim readied his marine issued rifle as I ready my katana.

"Enemies..." Reaver growled.

Just as he said that, a drone attempts to pounce at me but I sliced it's head off with my katana. What surprised me is that when acid was on the katana, it didn't melt the steel.

"Hey, Jim. Nice find with the katana. It's acid proof." I said as I got on the defensive.

"For real? Must've been taken from the predators." Jim said as he killed a xenomorph from the distance with his rifle.

"Maybe."

9 xenomorph warriors and a praetorian swarmed at us knowing that we were on to them and that hiding was not an option. We had the upper hand due but as I lunged after the praetorian...

*STAB!*

He stabs me in the rib with his tailblade making me throw up a bit of blood of how nasty I got stabbed. He gave me this sadistic grin like he just won but that didn't stop me...without thinking, I sliced his tail off and just as I got for the killing slice, his expression was complete shock. I sliced it's head off as I carefully removed the tailblade out of me. I start gasping a bit of air trying to breathe as I covered my wound...it hurt like a bitch...

"Rachael!" Mizuki shouted as she rushed towards me.

"Damn...son of bitch got me good..." I coughed a bit.

"Jim! Get the medical supplies! Now!" Mizuki shouted.

Jim rushed in the hive and rushed back with the supplies as I start gasping for air. He takes a syringe out of the case with unusual liquid.

"This syringe should give you regeneration once I inject it in you." Jim said.

He injects it in my arm and noticed that my wound starts to recover quickly. I closed my eyes to rest as Blade panicked thinking that I was dying.

"Shhh...it's okay, Blade...I just need some rest..." I smiled.

"Let her rest, Blade. She's tired." Mizuki said.

But Blade was not having it. He puts his hand on the back of my head and held me close. No lie. Jim was going to protest but I told Jim to let Blade hold me cause he cares about me. Before I fell asleep completey, for maybe 20 minutes later, I hear Jim shout...

"Holy shit! The enemy nest is on fire! I think Dante did it!"

I sure hope he did...

(Dante's pov)

(5 minutes earlier)

The battle was gruesome in the hive...enemy xenomorphs scattered to the ground dead and lifeless thanks to the teamwork me and Bloodfang have. I took a custom flare gun (doesn't fire flares but fire balls thanks to Mizuki's imagination.) fired two rounds at the hive to set it ablaze and fired the last one at the queen setting her on fire. She starts roaring in agony as she tried to get the flames out of her but to no avail.

"Come on, Dante! Our job here is done!" Bloodfang shouted.

Me, Bloodfang and his soldiers rushed back to our hive as I see the other hive set on fire.

"That should make them flee." Bloodfang said.

"How are you sure?" One of his soldiers asked.

"With their queen burning to her demise, the remaining soldiers will flee, try to get revenge or better yet accept their fate by our executions. No matter what...they won't last long." I said looking away from the burning hive.

"Right..." Bloodfang said.

As we continued forward, I see Blade holding someone...this had me worried...

"What is my son holding?" Bloodfang growled.

As I got a good look what's he holding, it was Rachael!

"Not what. Who!" I shouted and rushed to Rachael in a panic.

When I got there, I was sighing in relief when Rachael looked at me rather tired.

"Oh...hey...did you win?" She asks me.

"Yes. What happened?"

"We were ambushed by our enemy and a praetorian stabbed me in the rib...I killed him though...Jim injected me a substance that now gives me regeneration that he smuggled from the medical bay at the base and it saved my life my dying."

She wasn't joking. I see the stab wound she used to have that now is a scar and I see the severed tail and head of the praetorian she was talking about on the ground.

"Blade wouldn't let me go ever since that fight...heh...I think he loves me." She chuckled.

"I can tell. Get some rest. You earned it." I smiled.

Bloodfang sees Blade with Rachael and I swear...Blade sees Bloodfang, holds Rachael close to him and back away as if Bloodfang was going to lose it. He probably was scared to see his father's temper and that's understandable cause Praetorians have a short fuse.

"He really cares for her..." I heard Bloodfang mutter.

"He does." I sighed.

Bloodfang didn't utter a word nor did he do anything to Blade and Rachael and went back to the hive with me and his soldiers. Finally some peace and quiet...

(A/N: sorry for the huge hiatus. Had to do some really deep thinking what Chapter to do. Anyway, I hope you enjoyed this chapter more to come.)