Garo Claymore of Knights

ESKK: Let's start this new chapter folks.

(Start Opening)

*Insert Divine Flame by Jam Project

You are one who will bring

As the song began young woman with long hair and silver eyes as she was nude yet beautiful before she met a man and kissed him as both were nude. But then the two were being ripped apart as if by fate.

-GAROOOOOO! GAROOOOO! GAROOOOOOO~!-

As the opening began different Knights appeared such as Garo, Dan, Zero, and a few Claymores symbols and all before the scene changed as if it was some kind of abstract artwork.

-Moeru gouka no naka umareochita senshi. Seou onore no yami to nikushimi wo-

The screen shows Trevor going from infant to his current age as it shows him wielding the Garoken which he ran through and sliced his way through his foes before spinning around.

-Hitoshirezu chikatta omoi hagane ni nari. Ankoku no me wo karu sono toki-

Shows the Makai Knights Garo, Dan, and Zero before it showed them fighting Claymores and one other Makai Knights known as Kiba before Garo met Kiba in battle as the two shared Silver eyes and Clashed against each other. The screen then showed Garo as his armor came off revealing Trevor as he fell downward torts a sort of abyss.

-Kakenukete yuku atsui nanika ga mi wo kogasu Kono inochi…-

The Claymore appeared before energies went passed her to reveal a Makai Alchemist which then the energy went passed her again to reveal the Watchdog before Zaruba appeared for a moment.

-Hoshii naraba kurete yaruze Ukabu honoo no kokuin ni-

Trevor's claymore appeared before the screen showed second more rusted and demonic Claymore weapon as it then split into two revealing a shadow man holding the Claymore and Trevor holding his own as both gave off an energy of either light or dark as they both stood on cliffs before it was cut off by Trevor charging in.

-Furimuku na! Kirisake! Yami wo tsuranuku made Konjiki no kiba wa uketsugu chi no sadame-

Shows Trevor running as he had the Garoken drawn before showing a young man jumping in with twin soul metal daggers drawn before showing another Makai Knight with his weapon drawn before it showed three figures and a fourth female figure holding a Claymore as energy passed through them each time.

-Kanashimi to setsuna ni nomikomareta tamashii-

The screen showed Trevor before his head went apart to reveal Mary in her Awaken being form as she spread her wings out ready to fight all those who would dare attack her.

-Tada hitori ten he to tsunagu hikari wa GAROOOOO!-

Energy burst out revealing the title of Garo Claymore of Knights as the song ended and in turn the story began.

*End OST

(Start from Cliffhanger)

"But how? How can there possibly be a male awakened being?" Helena asked as she saw the Yoma in question.

"No time to ask focus!" Trevor called out and in turn the Yoma after licking its razor sharp teeth fired off its tongue at the group forcing Trevor to deflect it from Deneve. Deneve was caught off guard by it but grateful none the less. The Yoma smirked at this as he gave Trevor a knowing look of sorts.

Helena charged in with a roar and tried to slash down upon the Awakened Being only for the Yoma to dodge her attack. "Helena above you!" Mirie cried out and in turn Helena looked up to see the Yoma coming in for an attack. "He's too fast get out now!" Mirie called out only for bandages to wrap around Helena and pull here away. Trevor had his sword in a reverse grip before freeing Helene and charging at the Yoma with equal speed. Their attacks met as Trevor then jumped over and slashed at its back noting a scar on its body a scar that matched the Garoken in its awakened form.

The Yoma jumped back and fired its tongue at Trevor only for Clare to jump in and use her Claymore to block it. She then stabbed her Claymore into the ground pinning the Yoma for a moment. Trevor then jumped off the Claymore tossing his mother's over to Clare who caught it with ease. From there Trevor pulled out the Garoken and slashed the hide of the Yoma with his weapon of choice. Trevor managed to slash through four of its arms but the Yoma chuckled and regenerated the arms with ease.

"That won't work this time boy." The Yoma said as if it knew Trevor which confused him before it released its tongue and went on the attack on Trevor. "I've been waiting a very long time for our little reunion!" The Yoma roared out and attacked Trevor who dodged and avoided its attack before landing nearby with the Yoma across from him.

"Sorry do I know you?" Trevor asked as the Yoma chuckled a bit.

"Oh I look different but I still remember that scar you gave me long ago." The Yoma said holding where the scar was on its body.

"Sorry you need to refresh my memory I can't remember every Yoma I've cut down." Trevor said as the Yoma growled to him.

"Oh don't worry I'll be sure to remind you." The Yoma said only for an arm to shoot out and slash through the extra arms with ease.

The Yoma glared at its Helena who had extended her arms much to Trevor's surprise and saw her eyes were yellow. "Thanks for the distraction." Helene called out as the Yoma glared at her before smirking. "Oh please pay attention." The Yoma scoffed before the arms once more regenerated. He then shot his tongue out at Helene only for Deneve to jump in. Deneve's arm was torn off shock as with some of her left side much to Trevor's shock.

"Deneve!" Mirie called out as Trevor saw this and glared at the Yoma.

"Let me get rid of these pest and then we can have our rematch boy." The Yoma growled but before it could attack Trevor stabbed at its back with the Garoken causing it pain before he managed to push it away from the group.

"Leave them alone." Trevor growled while grinding his sword against his arm by the flat side.

"Seriously do these two have some sort of history?!" Helena asked as Clare grabbed her original Claymore and held both Trevor's Claymore and her own Claymore.

"Well since you seem to know me on a personal level how about you talk." Trevor said as the Yoma smirked.

"I won't go into detail let's just say I was there the day you first donned your armor which was the day your father died to give it to you." The Yoma said as in turn Trevor was wide eyed with flashbacks of the past which were brief a boy crying over his father's corpse with said gathers gullet torn open as if eaten, Garo standing upon a mountain of Yoma corpses roaring in fury and grief, and that same boy with blood not his own covering his mouth weeping tears of sadness, shame, and grief.

"Trevor!" Clare called out and in turn Trevor nearly avoided the Yoma's tongue attack by using the Garoken's sheath to deflect it.

Trevor slash at the Yoma's tongue, only cutting it slightly as it retreated it back quickly before the golden knight could cut if off as the Yoma cringe in pain as it took back its tongue as it said, "Not bad, but it seem you lost your touch a bit."

Trevor frown at the Yoma as it spoken to him while it keep on saying, "Your skills are sharper I can give you that, but your strength and speed seem to have dim down a bit from the last time we fought, but then again you did gain strength after what you did."

"Shut up!" Trevor said as he toss up a rock with his sheath and hit it towards the Yoma, only for it to dodge it quickly as it embedded itself in the rock wall before Trevor rush to where the Yoma had move to, as it seem he was aiming for that as he try to slash at the Yoma, only for it to leap back and dodge his attack while he cut through solid stone as the Yoma was up on the Cliff wall again as he said, "Ah, what's wrong? You still feeling guilty after what you did?"

"The only guilt I'm feeling it not killing you from before!" Trevor said as he leap up onto the wall and ran up with great speed while his feet dug themselves into the rock wall itself as he swung his sword at it, only for it to dodge his attack again, while the Yoma aim for one of the other Claymore warriors with Mirie said, "Watch yourselves!"

The Yoma thrust his arms towards Clare as she prepared herself, only for a slash attack from the side stop the arms from reaching her with everyone is shock to see who it was as they seen Deneve with Mirie said, "Your still alive."

She observed her arm that was missing was now forming back but it was still pretty fleshy looking with bones showing, lucky no blood is showing leaking out, no doubt her veins seal up until her arm could fully form, as muscles form around her newly grown arm as Deneve eyes were glowing in their normal yellow topaz color as she said to the Yoma, "I hope your rotten flesh is burning!"

'I thought she was dead,' Mirie thought as she look towards Deneve as she keep on stating what she said, 'Her regenerating is unbelievable. I can't believe her entire arm is regrown.'

Looking for Helena looking at her arms and lets seeing they were in a different wear than the normal claymore uniform as she said, 'Helena's ability to lengthen her arms is a very advance techniques. Now looking at the design of her armor, I'm willingly bet her legs has the same attribute."

Suddenly Trevor came down as he held his sword at his sword before doing a quick slash motion his sword, sending a wave at the Yoma, while it dodges, as in its place was a slash arc where Trevor aimed at and hit before he even touch the ground as Mirie observed this as she thought, 'That almost looks like a wind cutter techniques, but the length of that sword and the distant he's at, he did touch the ground physically, is it a new technique he created?'

The Yoma cry out again showing its side was cut by Trevor attack, but the cut wasn't that deep but it was enough to make it bleed out greatly as the Yoma thought, 'If I haven't seen that move before, I might have been dead at that moment.'

Trevor landed on the ground as he looked at the Yoma with hatred in his Topaz color eyes, with vines barely visibly showing around his left eye, with the Yoma keep thinking, 'compressing the air around the blade with great strength alone, and comparing his yoki from before, its stronger more focus than before, more than any claymore could do with it I would say he using at least 15%... no even less than that, his power has been growing sense then it seem, but he still holding himself back, interesting.'

Mirie having similar thought as she sense Trevor Yoki herself and it seem fearful of Trevor even more as she thought, 'Helena's and Deneve's abilities would normally push warriors to their limits of their Yoki powers, but these two do it as its 2nd nature, but comparing their abilities to the half breed's Yoki, they wouldn't stand much of a chance. I was wrong about his power, I would have to be at 40% to 50% of my Yoki to match his if barely, and that may not even be enough. Are half-breed that capable of their energy that seem to be on a whole new level?"

All the claymore and Trevor prepare themselves to fight against the Yoma as it heal itself and regrew all of its lost limbs as it prepares to fight again.

(From the distant)

Miles out where the 4 claymore and Trevor was battling the male awaken being at, stood another claymore, and a different man in black with his lower face was cover, and his eyes seem to be dim of any color as if he was blind as the man in black said, "Tell me, what are you sensing?"

"I'm picking up Yoki aura, one of powerful two are average, another is very small and insignificant, and a third one is enormous easily surpassing the others." The woman said as she looked to the Yoki being given off from afar.

"That's are awakened being." The man said before the woman looked to him.

"I also sense a sixth aura a powerful one at that yet it's strange it's almost like the Yoki is in control and is able to grow and lessen without any detrimental effects to the user." The woman said as she wanted answers.

"Yes and that is our half-breed." The Man said as he wasn't done. "The Massive Yoki is in fact a male awakened being, and the half-breed is one who could very well be the catalyst to restarting an old project of ours, Galatea." The man said as he knew Trevor needed to be captured alive.

"Did you say a male?" Galatea asked as she looked to the handler.

(Battle)

"How can we be dealing with a male awakened being? I thought they were female fighters who happened to past their Yoki Limit." Helena asked as Trevor had a similar question since he thought they had all went extinct.

"Your Organization is to blame for these monsters." Zaruba spoke catching many off guard save for Clare. "In the past they had utilized both male and females for their warriors, but akin to the Knights armor only females proved to be best suitable for the procedures." Zaruba spoke as Trevor glared at the Awakened Being.

"Garo." The Awakened Being said as it glared at Trevor excited for its long overdue rematch.

"The problem with the males was that they awoken to fast, awakening was like there version of sexual pleasure the more they unleashed there Yoki the harder it became to keep themselves in check." Zaruba said as Trevor listened in.

The Awakened Being charged at Trevor who blocked and avoided the attacks with ease. The three warriors charged in and slammed there sword down on the Awakened Being only for the monster to push Trevor back and dodged the attack.

(Back with Galatea)

"Believe it or not our own half-breed is the child of such a warrior but due to the draw backs both projects had to end immediately. Our last half-breed is a lucky survivor while this one was just born at the wrong place at the right time." The man said as many Claymores were in awe when they saw how the boy's mother had given birth to try and save her offspring.

"And I guess the male warriors had no other choice but to roam the land as voracious eaters." Galatea summarized to which the man nodded.

"Precisely." The man said as the battle progressed from afar.

(Battle)

"And since the males were only bound to awaken they only produced females after that." Mirie said as that summarized what Zaruba was saying.

"I can't believe they're still around these guys should have been wiped out by now." Trevor said as he looked to the Male Awakened Being.

"Heh." The Awakened Being smirked as he saw they were well informed. "Not bad but there's one part of the story you neglected to cover." The Awakened Being said as he smirked. "And one whole story he refuses to reveal." The Awakened Being said as Trevor glared at him.

"Something was left out?" Mirie asked as Trevor glared for a moment.

"The real reason you were all specifically chosen for this hunt." Trevor said making the Awakened Being chuckle at Trevor.

"Well someone is perceptive." The Awakened Being surprising the female warriors here. "If I had to wager the reason he's here is to soften him up for the kill." The Awakened Being said as he looked to Trevor. "A half-breed like, himself is a rarity that Organization would fight tooth and nail to capture alive if possible using him may allow them to create warriors stronger then yourselves." The Awakened Being said as he smirked. "Considering the benefits he has I wouldn't be surprised if his kind manages to put the males back in as warriors." The Awakened Being said almost reminiscent of bygone days.

Trevor had a hunch as that being the reason but he knew and felt there was more to it. "How about we get to our fight boy... I've been waiting for decades to have another go at you." The Awakened Being sighed with some steam in its breath. "I'll let the girls go its only you I want boy." The Awakened Being said as he held his scar once more. "I still owe you for giving me this." The Awakened Being said as Trevor looked to the girls telling them to leave with just the look.

"We aren't leaving bastard." Helena said as the Awakened Being smirked.

"Then I suppose you'll have to take part in either dying or killing the boy." The Awakened Being said as Trevor then attacked.

The Awakened Being dodged the attack and in turn went for the Claymores. "There is a reason every Yoma in the Continent knows who he is!" The Awakened Being said as he stabbed through Deneve leaving a hole in her gullet.

"No!" Trevor called out just as the Yoma jumped up and sent its claws at the foes before Helena could react. Clare was hit before the Yoma got a powerful blow in in Helena causing blood to shoot out of her mouth.

"I tried to warn you lucky I left you all awake enough to hear the fun part." The Awakened Being said as Trevor roared in fury and attacked. The two traded blows as the Awakened Being laughed at Trevor. "Come now do as you did last time I left you three pieces of meat primed and ready! I want to face you as you were so long ago the day you had become the Silver Eyes Wolf that the Yoma had come to fear!" The Yoma said as the two then jumped back from each other.

"What is he talking about?" Mirie asked as Trevor glared at his foe.

"How do you think one like him is able to do as he does, because feeding is wholly optional for him yet he chooses not to leave himself at a disadvantage?" The Yoma said making Trevor tensed. "He alone managed to slaughter my brethren one time and left a mountain of their corpses in his wake all without awakening." The Awakened Being said as Trevor then attacked but it dodged and landed on the wall.

Mirie is surprise by what the Awakened Being is saying and to Trevor respond to it, he is right, as Mirie trying to put the pieces together, as she took it Trevor gain his armor from his father when he died, Trevor can eat but it's only an option he choice not to do leaving him weak, taking out 3 claymore as the Yoma said he left 3 pieces of meat for him to eat.

The responds, the actions, the reason the Awakened Being is so clearly more focus on Trevor wanting to fight him at full strength was-

(With Galatea)

Galatea felt something going within the Aura of half breed as she went 'Hu?' with the man in black asked her, "Is something wrong?"

"The half-breed seem to be spiking in rage, and it becoming larger. Something must have Anger him greatly," Galatea said as the man in black said, "Perhaps the Awakened Being is making him remember."

"What do you mean? Making the half-breed remember what?" Galatea asked as the man in black said to her, "The reason so many Yoma's know of him, and the reason we know of him well enough to know he was alive and well after his birth. He was within these lands before and with his Birth father, for whatever reason we don't know but during this time a large amount of Yoma and some Awakened Beings came here, as when the father died, something unexpected happen."

Galatea looked at the man as she said to him, "What happen?"

"The reason he was alive afterword's is what he did before, as Yoma feed on human to gain strength and maintain it, the warriors would gain such strength themselves, as its one of the reason why we forbid a warrior to kill humans as once they taste the flesh of humans, they can hardly stop themselves and it would draw them closer to become an awakened being, but with the half-breed, this is not the case," the man said as Galatea is surprise what the man is saying as she said, "So the reason he survive the hordes of Yoma and few awaken being because…"

Galatea trail off as the man in black said to her, "Yes, he did-

(Man/Mirie)

"He ate his own father/He devour his own father!"

(The battle)

Trevor grab his mother sword and throw it at the Awaken being as hard and as fast as he could, but the awakened being saw this coming, and dodge it, feeling the force behind it as it embedded into the rock wall with only the handle to be visible to see.

Mirie is shocked by this, Trevor gain strength of not only because of his armor he gain from his father, because he ate him too and it seem he wounded and left a scar on the Awakened being when it should have heal from it easy, but the wound it gain seem wasn't a normal one, as the awaken being saw her face as he knew what she was thinking as he went on saying to Trevor, "It seem the claymore had figure it out, there is no use in hiding it Garo."

"Shut up! Because what you say doesn't matter anymore, I know what I did… and I will regret it for the rest of my life," Trevor said surprise Mirie even more as is shock by this as she look to Trevor as he went on saying, "I didn't do it by choice, it was force upon me by my father."

Mirie watch as Trevor started to cry, tear came forth from his eyes as Trevor said, "He wanted me to take his sword, and his flesh while he was moments away from death."

-Flash back-

A younger looking Trevor and his father within a cave as the sound of Yoma can be heard outside the cave, with as Trevor's father lay against the walls of the cave while missing a leg, and bleeding out from his gut area he holding back with his arm as Trevor was trying to help him, but was instead given the red sheath sword that was place his hands by his father as he said to him, "I cannot go any further… this is my last quest."

He cough out blood after that as Trevor yell out, "Father!" was about to reach out for him but his father held up a hand to stop him as he said, "You cannot save me Trevor. This was bound to happen one way or another… I just didn't figure it will be this soon."

"Please don't say that. I can save you, get you out of here and heal your wounds," Trevor said to him as his father give a weak laugh before he said to him, "These wounds are too deep to heal, you cannot save a dying man, but you can grain them one request."

"W-what do you mean?" Trevor asked his father, as it seem he push his own hand deep inside of his torn open gut slightly, while hiding it with his coat as he said to Trevor, "My request to you is… take my sword and flesh, and grow strong to defeat all the demons that awaits you, but always remember to live… for sake of me… and your mother."

Before Trevor could question him his father suddenly at him and put his bloody hand up against Trevor's mother while it seem he shove something into his mother and held there while he said, "He strong my son."

(Outside the cave)

As Yoma's that stood outside the cave, with Horrors on the walls, hanging around the cave entry, with some Awakened being stood by, with one that stood off from the distant, all hear the sound of yell before it turns into a roar, as a golden light came forth from the cave itself, the horrors were scared off, while the Yoma and awakened being were blinded by it before green flames seem to have erupted from with the caves itself while killing some of the horrors that tries to flee.

The Yomas backed away from the cave, as they look towards it, they saw something within the flames themselves, as shadow appeared within the green flames a pair of glowing golden eyes from its head is seen as the Yomas back away in fear as they sense a great amount of Yoki spilling out from the figure as it raise up a sword behind the flames before it flash down sending a wave of flames down upon the Yoma killing a huge among of them as they cry out in death.

(Flashback end)

Trevor still remember that day, he cannot forget what his father had done "My father gave up his life for me… forcing me to eat his flesh... And I have to live with that forever… as I may not remember you… but I will not forget of what you and those other monster had done… I will never forget!"

Trevor charged at the Awaken being with Garoken drawn out as he charged at it and try to cut it down but it seem fast enough to dodge his attacks while hitting him at his gut area, knocking him away while causing blood to out of his mouth as he skip across the ground hard.

Mirie watch as Trevor was losing focus of the battle, his anger was getting the best of him, despite his strong Yoki aura, it seem there are some flaw to him that seem…human.

Trevor stab his sword into the ground and use it to life himself up as he put his feet under him to stand up before pulling out his sword and ready himself as he said, "I' will kill you, you soulless bastard."

Mirie could not believe that Trevor is still able to move after a hit like that, as with most warriors she knew would be stud for a bit before they could move again or at least out cold for the rest of the fight by a blow like that, but it seem with Trevor was moving by sheer will power, forcing himself to move, to fight, to do anything to kill the Awakened Being before him."

(With Galatea)

Galatea still sensing what is going on out in the distant as she soon said, "I sense an uneasiness and surprise within the auras, and the half-breed's aura seem to be still growing in anger, it's like a beacon from here."

"His present is becoming more potent to be sense then. Good no doubt she can feel it too," the man in black said with Galatea soon question, "She?"

"Yes, the she, the mother that gave birth to the half-breed, who was original number 1 before Teresa, as after she gave birth she became an awaken Being herself to protect her child and became the 4th Abyssal One," The man in black said as Galatea is shock by this as she said, "An Abyssal One? If one were to show up, there no way of knowing what she will do."

"She would do what her mother instinct would do, and try to protect her child, as it would not be the first time she has done so," the man said making Galatea have more questions, but it seem that will have to wait as she sense something different now as she said, "Hold on, the stronger aura change a bit, it seem it went from uneasy and surprise to, calm and focus, but I cannot judge the situation any clearer than that from this distant, perhaps if we move closer."

"We can't, if we move any closer then they will know we were watching, let alone we would be expose for her to find out if she would appeared," the man in Black said to her, and maybe fearing what the half-breed mother would do if she did find them before they could make their move.

The man in Black did wonder… what has happen for Mirie to suddenly change moods?

(Battlefield)

Trevor and the Yoma stair down at each other as Trevor was barely holding up at the moment as it seem he wasted a lot of his own energy to fight, and he gave his last piece of food he has to Clare from before as the Awakened being said to him, "Come on Garo, eat one of them, become strong so I can face you again, and defeat you this time."

"I will not eat any of them… I choice not to eat the flesh of anyone anymore, Human or Claymore, as I rather tear out my own organs than to do that," Trevor said as Mirie seem still by Trevor answer, seemly calm as she sighed and walk up as with 3 claymore down and a half-breed barely on his legs, she has no other choice but to use her special skill.

The Yoma then sighed in frustration causing his breath to be seen. "Very well if you want to do it the hard way so be it." It said glaring at the group. "I shall show you the pain true despair shall bring you." The Yoma said all but forcing Trevor to cross the line again via proxy.

"Trevor!" Zaruba called out and in turn the Yoma charged at them before Mirie could react. The two were blasted back by the Yoma's attack as Trevor kept his footing and glared at the monster before him.

"Still you deny yourself boy face it you are like me a monster the only difference is you desperately want to be human but you and I both know that is impossible." The Yoma smirked as Mirie attacked only for the Yoma to bash her away and take a stab from Trevor. Trevor then pulled back and began swinging that Garoken at it wildly only for the Yoma to block or return the attack. Just then a burst of speed came by and the two saw Mirie carrying her fallen allies to safety.

Trevor already knew the plan Mirie would use her speed to help Clare, Deneve, and Helena by carrying them to safety while Trevor took on the Yoma and kept him busy. "Truly still refusing to feed you know you can't beat me without that edge from before!" The Yoma called out as Trevor then with a burst of his own speed appeared at the Yoma's back and stabbed into it.

"Don't assume the outcome just yet." Trevor growled as he was then thrown off by the Yoma. The two parted ways as Trevor and the Yoma saw Mirie had managed to get both Clare and Helene to safety in one fell swoop.

"Impressive that one truly earned her single digit ranking." The Yoma said as Trevor saw it. "And with it her call sigh... Phantom Ghost Mirie truly the fastest warrior of the Organization." The Yoma said as it smirked to Trevor.

Just then Trevor jumped back from another attack by the Yoma and in turn was met with the Mirie who stood next to him. "I go left you go right." Trevor said to which Mirie nodded in agreement.

The two then charged in as the Yoma laughed to this. "Well someone seems to seek an honorable death! How heroic!" The Yoma called out as the two came in. But the two then went opposite directions as the Yoma blocked Mirie attack only to be slashed by Trevor. The Yoma then attacked both of them only for the duo to vanish not long after and begin to slash the Yoma up.

Nearby Helena leaned up with Clare as they saw the entre battle play out. "Damn their good." Helena said as she glared at the duo mainly Mirie. "I don't get it if she could do that all along why did she wait till now to pull it out?" Helena asked as she glared at the battle taking place. "In fact why doesn't that guy pull out that armor everyone is so intrigued by?" Helena asked but it was Clare who had the answer.

"Because it's limited." Clare spoke getting Helena's attention. "Trevor can only don that armor for 99.9 second so he tries to save it for when it's closer to the end. Mirie on the other hand no doubt tries to save her move as a finishing move." Clare explained as they saw the battle progress. "Trevor may end up getting his hand forced here but Mirie on the other hand didn't intend to use this move so soon in battle." Clare said getting Helena's attention. "You see producing that much Yoki Aura is amazing but a technique like that is bound to take a toll both physically and mentally." Clare explained a she watched the battle take place.

The dup then slashed through the Yoma's arm and side as it tried to keep them both at bay. "If I were her I would limit myself as to how many times I use this technique maybe 10 times 20 at most but that is the maximum amount for any battle." Clare said as the battle raged on. "Unfortunately she has currently used it over 30 times now I'd be surprised if she didn't awaken very soon." Clare said as Helena was wide eyed to this.

Helena then glared at Clare refusing to listen to this before growling. "Oh what the hell do you know!? I'm not going to sit here and listen to the lowest rank warrior!" Helena growled out as their attention then returned to the battle.

The Awakened Being suddenly use one of his arms to grab Mirie and slam her into the ground, while using two other to attack Trevor but he block them with but his sword and sheath, keeping the two arms at bay and try to push back, but the Yoma put him in an awkward possession to do so as the Yoma laugh a bit as he said, "I got you both."

Mirie cough out blood while Trevor could not budge the arms away to get the Male Awakened being off of her as Helena cry out, "Helena!"

"It was impressive of how long you lasted, but in the end it was all wasted efforts. All I have to do is wait for you to reach your limit, while trying to pin down Garo, so he can watch at what I am about to do," The Yoma said as he give a smile over to Trevor.

"Don't, you dare do it!" Trevor said as he knew what the male awakened Being was trying to do, as it seem he is planning on Planning Mirie while he just watches as the Yoma stick out his tongue and ran it across Mirie forehead as it said, "But before that, I will take great pleasure of how to torture before you die."

Mirie eyes widen as the Yoma stick his tongue into Mirie's guts and started to wiggle it around, causing more pain to her as she scream out loudly before she started to spit out blood with Trevor bare his fangs at the Awakened being as his Yoki increase and started to push the arms back a bit as he yell out, "Stop it now!"

Helena try to get up to fight but the wound on her back was too much for her as she fell down and said, "It's no use, I can't... I can't make my body move!"

Helena started to cry as her tears mix with her blood as her eyes look as she seems to be on the edge of despair as she said, "This is it. I don't know what he meant, he promises to get us through Despair and he has."

Mirie still coughing out blood as the Awakened Being still moving its tongue within Mirie slowly killing her as Trevor... bow his head to his as he said, "This... isn't the end."

"Hu?" Yoma said as he look towards Trevor as he keep on going as he went on saying, "Even if you kill her, and the others... more will come anyways to cut you down sooner or later... and if you even kill me... I would not care as when I die my sword will be left behind for someone else to pick it up... no matter how far you push us, no matter how much pain you may cause us... Cause if we're going to die... then I rather be dying while fighting."

"What nonsense are you saying?" The awakened being said as Trevor suddenly tone down his Yoki as his face vanish, and his eyes return to a normal silver as he look up at the Yoma and said, "I'm trying to say, just knowing someone will keep fighting no matter how weak they could be, they won't give up that easy."

Clare suddenly gotten up as she reach over to her Claymore, before reaching out to Trevor's claymore that was stab in the rock wall as she pulled it out with ease as Trevor went on saying, "As when you underestimate the weak... will be your greatest down fall because no matter what not all of us will fall into despair."

"He's right," Clare said as the Yoma turn to her as he saw her with both claymore as she said, "Despair will get us kill, and this battle has gone on long enough."

Clare cape flap in the wind as she faced down the Yoma as she said, "This Awakened Being is powerful, but it will not leave here alive. Trevor, when the time comes, attack as well."

Trevor nodded as he knew what she meant as he thought, 'Clare is the weakest of the claymore, and if she fights against Makai Knights, she could get overpower by three common knights with ease… but when dealing with Yoma or awaken being that could be on the same level or beyond of a knights… they won't stand a chance against her.'

Trevor smirked and in turn slid the Garoken across his arm as he knew he had at least one more ace in the hole. Yes he knew the edge it gave him and luckily he had a bit of a bypass to use it. But those were only to be used as a method of last resort despite the edge it gave him since it was still experimental. Trevor and Clare in turn charged into the battle with Clare duel wielding the Claymores while Trevor went on the attack with only his Garoken in hand.

The two began their counter attack on the Yoma as they hacked and slashed at it in hope of besting it somehow. They came upon the Yoma who in turn sent his claws at them. Trevor and Clare in turn were able to avoid them without much fuss from it. For Trevor it was odd the way he was moving it was like he knew what to do just as the Yoma attacked. For Clare it was second nature but for Trevor it was a benefit of being half-breed. The more his body suffers the bigger and harder it bounces back.

For the downed Claymore's there were shocked as we as the Yoma who saw this. "How are they doing that?" Mirie asked as she saw the way they moved.

"He's figured it out." Zaruba said to himself as he knew what they were both doing. Humans in general had a gift in them a gift forged throughout the history of mankind. A gift forged in the fires of disaster and destruction tempered by the hammer of survival and will the human races ability to adapt as time went on. This ability was often disregarded, forgotten, or frowned upon but it is humanities greatest gift when properly used and channeled. For one whose body can handle more than the average fighter this gift was a god send for it allowed the one who uses it to adapt and learn as a battle progresses.

Trevor and Clare saw it the Yoki flow how it moved and how it went about. The duo remained calm through it all while making note of the Yoki's flow and limits as they slowed down to a walk. At first they easily deflected a few attacks but once they had time to adjust they began walking torts their now worried foe. The way they moved they had a perception far greater than any other. Trevor had a powerful healing factor one cannot deny that but his abilities are still growing to this day.

The Yoma once more attacked and in turn the two fighter's side stepped away from the oncoming attack. Trevor held the Garoken to the side as he was calm about this. It was as if he was possessed by another force as the Yoma saw him. "No..." The Yoma gasped as behind Trevor it saw a phantom of a particular Claymore moving the same way he did. "Her your hers." The Yoma said as he knew this boy was HER child her beloved son.

"Trevor." Clare urged to which Evan nodded.

"Yeah." He said as he cut open a portal with the Garoken. From then his armor shot out and in turn Garo appeared growling at his foe ready to end him.

"No. NO! Die! Why won't you DIE!?" The Yoma roared sending more of his tendrils at them as Trevor smirked to him.

"Didn't you realize it?" Garo asked as he glared at the Yoma. "You were destined to fail before this fight even started... after all how can, you face something made with Awakened Beings in mind." Garo taunted as the Yoma was horrified to learn of what he just said.

The Yoma then found itself losing its tendrils to both Garo and Clare as Mirie saw the whole thing. 'I understand now... back then in that spar they weren't exactly looking at me... they were looking at my aura keeping tabs of how it flowed and used his next move accordingly. Even then the boy he was holding back more than any of us thought more then maybe even he realizes." Mirie said as she began to understand. 'A warrior with all of our strengths but none of our weaknesses no wonder the Organization had desired those like him he's basically the be all end all for Yoma… and would make us obsolete.' Mirie realized as Trevor held back even more so then he realizes.

'When facing an opponent any opponent Trevor uses his Yoki as an intimidation method to let any would be attacker know is ready and willing to defend himself. In the wild animals also have ways to intimidate and establish their dominance over others, Alpha Males as they are called.' Mirie said as she watched this remembering how Trevor had done that. 'I don't even think he consciously knows he's doing it its possibly engraved into him since birth.' Mirie thought as she saw the two approached their foe. 'Further more when Clare faces an opponent superiors to her in strength it makes it that much easier for her to track their Aura.' Mirie thought as it struck her like a freight train. 'Against this awakened being who has no trouble unleashing his abilities these two are the ideal fighters for this battle.' Mirie said as she realized what Trevor meant when he said his previous comment.

'Impossible?!' She mentally realized as she knew what this meant. 'Did she develop this ability with the sole purpose of hunting awakened beings?' Mirie thought as it had to be the truth.

(Nearby)

Galatea gasped a bit as the robed figure saw this. "What is it?" He asked as he looked to the Warrior.

"Something has changed, interesting." Galatea said as she noticed this.

"Is that so?" The man asked as he knew if this change was to be expected this entire operation would only suffice in the defeat of an awakened being.

(Back to the battle)

Garo and Clare charged at their foe and began slashing his arms off. This was going to be a one sided fight as the two had cut off an arm each opting for the Awakened Being to send out his tendrils. This resulted in two slashing through them with trained ease. It didn't stop there as the Awakened Being then shot out his tongue only for Garo to catch it with his arm burning it due to the properties of the Soul Metal. The Awakened Being cried out in further pain just before Claire came in and cut the tongue off. Clare then jumped over and cut off the remaining arms from the Awakened Being with ease.

The two then charged in intended on finishing it as Clare stabbed at the back only for her sword to grind off it. The Yoma chuckled only to cry out in pain when he found the Garoken stabbed into his chest. "Ladies you can jump in any time to help me finish this." Garo said as Mirie was back on her feet.

"Of course." Mirie said with a smirk as she was once more battle ready. Clare then jumped off the Yoma's back before it could attack her as Clare smirked as well. "And Clare good use of that skill but word of warning try to develop with it more too either switch between battle and tracking or use both at the same time." Trevor said as he knew such skills was a rarity even among Makai Knights

"Noted." Clare said as she was ready for the next attack.

Mirie, Clare, and Garo then dodged the Yoma's attack as it had its remaining arm dug into the ground to use its tendrils. Garo of course removed his sword and in turn the Yoma's wound began to bleed profoundly from the stab wound Garo had inflicted upon it.

"Damn it, this is the 2nd time you did this to me!" The Yoma yelled out as Garo turn to him and said, "Then I better finish it this time, would you two ladies agree?"

Mirie and Clare both nodded as they were prepared to kill the awaken being once and for all as the Yoma said, "Wait… let me reasonable here. I'll tell you anything you want to know, I swear it."

"Careful, he preparing an attack," Clare declare as she could sense the Yoma building up its yoki for it as Mirie said, "I know that. I am in the single digits."

Mirie vanish before the Yoma's claws could hit her, only piercing a ghost of an image of her, while Clare dodge it like it was nothing, while Garo just charge forward dodging the claws while cutting off the Yoma's last arm as he cry out to this as the soul metal put the stump of his arm.

Mirie prepared her sword as she said, "It's sad, I had a lot of question I wanted to ask you, but I doubt you would tell me the truth."

The Yoma looked afraid as he had no more arms left and was far too weak to recover his strength and regrow new arms, while being surrounded on three fronts as Garo said, "Let finish this now."

Having less than 30 seconds left, he rather get it done now as the other agreed as all at once, as both Clare and Mirie cut across the Yoma's chest while Garo stab it through its heart.

The awakened being spit out its blood as its important organ was destroyed by the soul metal blade as Garo pull his sword away as blood pour out from the Yoma's wound, and with the amount around, it would be impossible to recover from this as the two claymore warrior just watch as their comrades finish off the awaken being with the half breed dealt the killing blow while seeing the golden armor for the first time… it was something else to behold.

The armor soon vanish with Trevor swing his sword out to the side to get the Yoma's blood off of it before sheathing it back in its red scabbard as the Yoma cough out as he said with what little life it still had left, "I was beaten… by a women… and a weaken half breed… how?"

"You underestimated us, even in a weaken state, a warriors can be at their strongest when near death," Trevor said as the Awaken being eye him as he did not have any strength left to move, but to delay his death with the remaining of his Yoki as it started to fade as he said, "I guess… that true… I guess there is… more than power... but a final… warning to you… half-bred."

Everyone face the Yoma as it was dying it said to Trevor, "There is… a rank higher than… number 1… a Zero rank claymore that is… as deadly as you."

"Rank Zero? I never heard of such rank, or meet this woman," Mirie said as being in the single digits, she would know most that other low ranking warrior could not know of, yet this Yoma knows of a Rank Zero warrior as the Yoma give a dying chuckle as he said, "There little you… know of as rank… zero is a male."

This surprised everyone as there was a male claymore within their rank, and it's this rank zero? As the Yoma looked at their faces and saw the confusion as he said, "The look tell me… you didn't know… which I suppose they are doing… something right."

"And how do you know of such rank or if this male claymore does exist?" Trevor question as the Yoma said, "Because… after you… kill many of my brethren… many of us escape… and try to regain our strength… taken human to feed upon… at that time… he came to destroy the rest of us… try to use human as hostage… but it seem he… was now bound to the laws… as the rest of you."

"What do you mean?" Clare question the claymore as he said, "He… cut through them to reach us… many died by his sword… said to us how foolish… we were and… his task was to kill… us no matter the cost… of a few human lives… which I ran before he could… kill me."

"That a lie, the organization will never let such a thing happen," Mirie said in anger as she doesn't believe the organization would order such a thing as the Yoma give a laugh before coughing up more blood as he said, "Doesn't matter… if you believe me… but to the half… breed, he may come for… you one day… and will kill… anyone to get to you, including you… clay…moressss…."

The Yoma took its final breath as its Yoki was now gone, and the life left its eyes showing a clouded yellow in its eyes.

Trevor was now putting the pieces together of this other Male. He was told this other half-breed was well within the Organizations ranks. But to hear that he was not only a part of it but a warrior for them... Trevor knew something big was going on. For him the way this Zero Rank was described... meant he was supposed to be off the books someone who didn't exist. If this is the case he has to be the kind of warrior who handles tasks that the Organization didn't want the people to know about. The fact he killed humans with no reprimanding on his part suggested this.

"The Rank of Zero." Trevor said to himself as he knew whoever this guy was it was highly suggested they try to steer clear of him. From what he gathered he is not to leave any witnesses to his actions human or Yoma.

(A bit away)

"Oh dear why did that Yoma have to spill." A young man said sitting upon a large spire a bit away from Galatea or those warriors sensory range. He sat there and ate a bit of dried meat while watching the scene. This was the same man who Trevor and Clare had met before as he swung his legs a bit while sitting. He sighed and removed his sunglasses as his skin rippled a bit with his Youkai. "Still I suppose it wasn't a total loss I gained valuable information... might make it worthy of enduring the annoying lecture later." He said as he stood up with a smirk.

"I wonder what he can do though." He said to himself as he stood up and allowed his form to change to a different human form... his true form. Unlike others he was blessed with several abilities such as the Yoma ability to disguise themselves. It was of course because of his half-breed nature but his favorite ability was one no other possesses. "Though I wonder how Clare will respond to the truth of Teresa." The young man said before he smirked. "We shall see." He said before jumping down and going to wherever the Organization needed him to go next.

What no one could tell darkness was growing and the questions remained... will secrets be revealed or shall they allow darkness to stand victorious. Once can only wait and see what the outcome of this will be.

(TBC)