Human Yautja
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~Chapter 4 - Terror~
I awoke to the feeling of my body being moved. I was being placed back into the bed by poor Rhi'ko. I couldn't sllep in it, the comfort was not what I was used to. But everytime I got out the bed and began to sleep on the floor, he would put me back. Eventually after accumulating a good few hours sleep we both decided to get up, realising we would just continue playing this silly little game. He dissapeared into the bathroom for a while and the sound of running water met my ears. After a few minutes he emerged and gestured inside to me.
"I have ran a bath for you. Take as long as you like. I will need to contact the others and tell them that you have awoken." He then looked me up and down momentarily. He seemed to be debating something, and it was somthing troublesome.
"Do you mind showing your scars?" his head tilting gently with the question. I shook my head signaling no.
"Good, I will have them bring you clothes to. As you nothiced yesterday, we don't cover ourselfs up like oomans do." I gave a little smile and walked past him into the bathroom. I didn't really get a good look at the place last night but damn, it was huge. The bath was a small swimming pool, thankfully he had only half filled it. Stripping myslef naked I gave myslef a brief look in the mirror. My body was marred in scars, bruises and cuts. Looking away I slid into the warm water slowly. I hadn't felt so good in years. I simply closed my eyes and relaxed, after an unknown amount of time to me a knock came from the door. I could here my friends outside, babbling to one another.
"Come in." Everything went quiet. I was not modest, not after the life I had lived but they though otherwise. The door opened slightly and Tsuna's head peaked in.
"You can come in. Its not like I care, and I doubt with all the recordings from the lab you have not seen me naked." The door slowly opened and Tsuna, Rhi'ko and Tseka entered. I turned and leaned over the top of the tub to talk to them.
"The matriarch will be here in a few hours. So we need you dressed and fed as soon as possible. " My clothes were placed on the unit to my left as was a big fluffy dark blue towel. Looking down at the ground I noticed something and smiled widley.
"Why do you only have four toes? It looks silly." I giggles softly and Rhi'ko gave my a grin.
"Thats because we are smart enough to walk with less than five." He got half the contents of the bath thrown on him for that little dig. Tsuna and Tseka laughed and I exclaimed to Rhi'ko that they did it. Tsuna handed me the towel and I got out of the bath and proceded stick my tounge out at Rhi'ko who stuck his out back, his happened to be about thirty centimeters long and like a snakes. My jaw must have nearly hit the floor, since my face envoked another round of laugher. They all stumbled out laughing so I could change in privacy. The clothes they brought were strange, more like armour. There was a short black net top with one sleave romoved so it didn't agrivate the blood scar, a pair of shorts, grieves an armoured bra and a belt covered in pieces of armour, one of which was embossed with a gold xeno fetus. After dressing in all the bits and pieces I walked outside and smiled widley at them all. I though I looked pretty damn cool.
"So how do I look?" They seemed to smile at me. Tsuna approached me and patted my shoulder, looking me up and down with a strange form of pride.
"You look like one of us, and now for the final piece. Our clan symbol." He handed me a long piece of blue velvet which had a beautiful white symbol on it, which I could only assume was the clan symbol. The fabric was attached to a belt which I hastely put on and possitioned the cape so it sat on my right hip. It finished off the onsemble nicely.
"Right then little one, time to get you fed before the matriarch arrives." Tsuna insisted. And so we went to the galley in the same little group and ate to our hearts content. Yet again everyone was hesitant to approach, well at least the males and the femals were damn near surrounding us. I couldn't help but laugh a little bit. Once done I was escorted to a large hall by Tsuna and Tseka, the others were made to stay behind. The hall had a massive window to one side looking out into space. I ran to it and looked out, the stars were everywhere, like fireflies. I heard the door in which I had entered open and heard a distinctly female voice.
"So this is the child?" I turned and faced her. She was in two words beautiful and intimidating. She stood taller that both Tsuna and Tseka and built to the same stature, her dark blue skin specled in black and white. She looked kinda like a dimond when you shine the light on it just right. I turned to Tseka who stood beside me as Tsuna spoke quietly to the matriarch and spoke without thinking.
"She is beautiful." Everyone looked to me and the Matriach smiled at me. She walked slowly to me, her movements calm and gentle, like water. Once she was infront of me my head was level with the top of her abs, but I was not affraid. Her hand reached out and petted my hair softly, her saphire eyes tamed on mine.
"Your little X'amd is indeed a strange one. But strong and by the sounds of things sweet. My name is Jira'tr, and I will be teaching you little one. I will teach you how to fight and how to hunt but first I need to aid you mind. It is broken and fragile, I wish to make it strong." So she she wanted me to dreg up all my old memories, all the things I had buried so deep because I knew I could not cope with them. Well this was not great news to my ears. Panic began to set in and they could see it. The matiarch ran her clawed hand down my face affectionately.
"I know this isn't what you want to do but it must be done, it will haunt you if you don't face the past." Swallowling hard I realised she was right. If I wanted to be in any way normal I would need this help, but I was trapped between the thoughts of losing the little sanity I had left over this and being a stonger person, I felt my head begin to hurt. If I was going to make a decision it would be now.
"I need your help. Please." I lowered my head to hide the inevitable tears. I was beyond terrified about this, but I wanted and needed to get better. Their gentle purring soothed me slightly.
"We will begin tomorrow little one. The sooner the better and the quicker its over." The matriarchs words helped, but at the same time I knew I would think about this all night and that meant no sleep, just more nightmares.
"Why don't you go to Rhi'kos room and rest. We can talk later, alright?" Tsuna asked. I nodded and wondered out the room with Tseka at my side. The walk was quiet, but Tseka's presence comforted me. When we reached Tseka gave me a gentle pet of the hair and walked away. Pressing my hand to the lock the door hissed open to reveal Rhi'ko sitting on his bed reading. He looked at my tear stained face and near enough jumped from the bed to get to me.
"I'm ok. Just a little upset. She's going to make me remember. I don't want to but I need to. God I am so many leveles of terrified right now." I could feel my body shaking, I was pulled to the bed and sat upon it. Rhi'ko sat across from me, his legs crossed and his eyes on me.
"Calm down. She won't push you. She is there to help you." My breathing settled and I looked at my knees. Tomorrow my trials began but for tonight I would simply have to wait.
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Hope you are all enjoying the story. More pics of the costume will be up soon hopefully.
I awoke to the feeling of my body being moved. I was being placed back into the bed by poor Rhi'ko. I couldn't sllep in it, the comfort was not what I was used to. But everytime I got out the bed and began to sleep on the floor, he would put me back. Eventually after accumulating a good few hours sleep we both decided to get up, realising we would just continue playing this silly little game. He dissapeared into the bathroom for a while and the sound of running water met my ears. After a few minutes he emerged and gestured inside to me.
"I have ran a bath for you. Take as long as you like. I will need to contact the others and tell them that you have awoken." He then looked me up and down momentarily. He seemed to be debating something, and it was somthing troublesome.
"Do you mind showing your scars?" his head tilting gently with the question. I shook my head signaling no.
"Good, I will have them bring you clothes to. As you nothiced yesterday, we don't cover ourselfs up like oomans do." I gave a little smile and walked past him into the bathroom. I didn't really get a good look at the place last night but damn, it was huge. The bath was a small swimming pool, thankfully he had only half filled it. Stripping myslef naked I gave myslef a brief look in the mirror. My body was marred in scars, bruises and cuts. Looking away I slid into the warm water slowly. I hadn't felt so good in years. I simply closed my eyes and relaxed, after an unknown amount of time to me a knock came from the door. I could here my friends outside, babbling to one another.
"Come in." Everything went quiet. I was not modest, not after the life I had lived but they though otherwise. The door opened slightly and Tsuna's head peaked in.
"You can come in. Its not like I care, and I doubt with all the recordings from the lab you have not seen me naked." The door slowly opened and Tsuna, Rhi'ko and Tseka entered. I turned and leaned over the top of the tub to talk to them.
"The matriarch will be here in a few hours. So we need you dressed and fed as soon as possible. " My clothes were placed on the unit to my left as was a big fluffy dark blue towel. Looking down at the ground I noticed something and smiled widley.
"Why do you only have four toes? It looks silly." I giggles softly and Rhi'ko gave my a grin.
"Thats because we are smart enough to walk with less than five." He got half the contents of the bath thrown on him for that little dig. Tsuna and Tseka laughed and I exclaimed to Rhi'ko that they did it. Tsuna handed me the towel and I got out of the bath and proceded stick my tounge out at Rhi'ko who stuck his out back, his happened to be about thirty centimeters long and like a snakes. My jaw must have nearly hit the floor, since my face envoked another round of laugher. They all stumbled out laughing so I could change in privacy. The clothes they brought were strange, more like armour. There was a short black net top with one sleave romoved so it didn't agrivate the blood scar, a pair of shorts, grieves an armoured bra and a belt covered in pieces of armour, one of which was embossed with a gold xeno fetus. After dressing in all the bits and pieces I walked outside and smiled widley at them all. I though I looked pretty damn cool.
"So how do I look?" They seemed to smile at me. Tsuna approached me and patted my shoulder, looking me up and down with a strange form of pride.
"You look like one of us, and now for the final piece. Our clan symbol." He handed me a long piece of blue velvet which had a beautiful white symbol on it, which I could only assume was the clan symbol. The fabric was attached to a belt which I hastely put on and possitioned the cape so it sat on my right hip. It finished off the onsemble nicely.
"Right then little one, time to get you fed before the matriarch arrives." Tsuna insisted. And so we went to the galley in the same little group and ate to our hearts content. Yet again everyone was hesitant to approach, well at least the males and the femals were damn near surrounding us. I couldn't help but laugh a little bit. Once done I was escorted to a large hall by Tsuna and Tseka, the others were made to stay behind. The hall had a massive window to one side looking out into space. I ran to it and looked out, the stars were everywhere, like fireflies. I heard the door in which I had entered open and heard a distinctly female voice.
"So this is the child?" I turned and faced her. She was in two words beautiful and intimidating. She stood taller that both Tsuna and Tseka and built to the same stature, her dark blue skin specled in black and white. She looked kinda like a dimond when you shine the light on it just right. I turned to Tseka who stood beside me as Tsuna spoke quietly to the matriarch and spoke without thinking.
"She is beautiful." Everyone looked to me and the Matriach smiled at me. She walked slowly to me, her movements calm and gentle, like water. Once she was infront of me my head was level with the top of her abs, but I was not affraid. Her hand reached out and petted my hair softly, her saphire eyes tamed on mine.
"Your little X'amd is indeed a strange one. But strong and by the sounds of things sweet. My name is Jira'tr, and I will be teaching you little one. I will teach you how to fight and how to hunt but first I need to aid you mind. It is broken and fragile, I wish to make it strong." So she she wanted me to dreg up all my old memories, all the things I had buried so deep because I knew I could not cope with them. Well this was not great news to my ears. Panic began to set in and they could see it. The matiarch ran her clawed hand down my face affectionately.
"I know this isn't what you want to do but it must be done, it will haunt you if you don't face the past." Swallowling hard I realised she was right. If I wanted to be in any way normal I would need this help, but I was trapped between the thoughts of losing the little sanity I had left over this and being a stonger person, I felt my head begin to hurt. If I was going to make a decision it would be now.
"I need your help. Please." I lowered my head to hide the inevitable tears. I was beyond terrified about this, but I wanted and needed to get better. Their gentle purring soothed me slightly.
"We will begin tomorrow little one. The sooner the better and the quicker its over." The matriarchs words helped, but at the same time I knew I would think about this all night and that meant no sleep, just more nightmares.
"Why don't you go to Rhi'kos room and rest. We can talk later, alright?" Tsuna asked. I nodded and wondered out the room with Tseka at my side. The walk was quiet, but Tseka's presence comforted me. When we reached Tseka gave me a gentle pet of the hair and walked away. Pressing my hand to the lock the door hissed open to reveal Rhi'ko sitting on his bed reading. He looked at my tear stained face and near enough jumped from the bed to get to me.
"I'm ok. Just a little upset. She's going to make me remember. I don't want to but I need to. God I am so many leveles of terrified right now." I could feel my body shaking, I was pulled to the bed and sat upon it. Rhi'ko sat across from me, his legs crossed and his eyes on me.
"Calm down. She won't push you. She is there to help you." My breathing settled and I looked at my knees. Tomorrow my trials began but for tonight I would simply have to wait.
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Hope you are all enjoying the story. More pics of the costume will be up soon hopefully.
ArielHuntress
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Guan Thwei
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[quote name='X'amd' post='158810' date='Sep 3 2009, 10:01 AM'][/quote]
Very cool photoshopping I must say and I think with makeup it would look even cooler in real life.
Very cool photoshopping I must say and I think with makeup it would look even cooler in real life.
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MonkeyRaff
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Yeah and maybe she could have her skin color like the predators's skin color. With spots and maybe some litle quills.
Xamd
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Alas, New chapters! Very sorry for taking so long. Had holidays and been ill and had my leg fixed after the metal in it went crazy. So YAY!
~Chapter 5 - Beast~
My leason would begin in five minutes and I sat silently waiting for the matriarcs arrival. Fear crept up my spine and left a dizzying sickness in my head, my muscles froze and my tendons felt like they would snap I was so tense. The door hissed open and my head snapped up to stare at the imposing form of Jira'tr. She appeared to smile at me before looking over my body and frowning. I stared at my lap again, I looked as uncomforsatble as I felt clesarly. She silently moved and sat infront of me. The room was huge, but empty, a mirror sat on the wall behand me next to the door. It was an observation room, I could tell Tsuna, Rhi'ko and Tseka were watching outside. Taking a deep breath I raised my head to look at the matriarch.
"Sleep well child?" Her soft voice enquired. I shook my head signaling no. I gave her a weak smile and cracked my knucles to break the silence.
"Well the sooner we get started the sooner this is finished. Take my hadns little one." Offering out her huge clawed hands I took them silently, givving them a little squeeze to comfort myslef. I moved myslef a inch or two closer, god thes creatures were warm, the heat wa radiating from her.
"Now close your eyes and I want you to think back, thik back as far as you can and tell me what you see. I know this will be hard but you must try. Now calm your breathing and consentrate." I obeyed without question. For a moment or two there was nothing but black and then suddenly flashes of red, a womans face screaming, blood, knifes, the Xeno's. Too much to fast. Snapping my eyes open I looked into hers and something dawned on me, she had seen it to. She could see into my head. Her glazed eyes came into focus and pleaded with me to try again, so I did. The same happened, mashes of colours and pictures and screaming. Chaos. No other word for it, but I held on for longer and it simply got worse. Word became dissertainable. Whore, worthless, bitch, failure, monster, pathetic. I so desperatly wanted to open my eyes but something silently compleled me to hold on a little longer.
"Natalie, sweetheart. Time to come inside." That voice, that womans voice, I know it. But who? I grabbed onto that mempry and held it and a face appeared. Shoulder length hazle hair, pail skin, soft green eyes. Who the hell was this?!
"Mummy has made your favorite dinner petal."......................Mummy...........................Her face covered in tears and blood......................daddy stop hitting her.........................stop the screaming..............................................................KILL.
A horrific roar toar from my throat, pain tore up my back, my legs, gums, arms, head, everywhere. I looked at my hands and black claws were pushing through my nail beds and growing so fast. The taste of blood filled my mouth, fangs razor sharp and long. The muscles in my legs contorted and pulled, becoming far stronger. The skin on my back split open and black ridges pushed through, and a long black tail follwed. I was turing in to a Xeno. How the hell? My memories answered me. Visions on being starped to a bed invaded my head, injections, the queen. That was it. It wa the only way to make sure i could live through the procedure of the queen. Making me strong enough to last the conception and the birth. Hissing, my vission began to change, more heightened, everthing clearer even in the dark room. Ever sence was going crazy. Becoming stronger, more advanced.
Looking around I reaslsied I was surrounded by Tsuna, Rhi'ko, Tseka, Jira'tr, Det'kia and Det'kan. I took a few settling breaths to be instantly unsettled. The smell of xeno. It was near. There was one on the ship! She smelt strange, like a queen but also like a basic soldier. How the hell did I know the differece. Instincs were begining to overide and my body was ready to defend MY teritory.
"Xeno.........here." They looked at one another and then me. My tail swayed behind me hypnoticly, my legs getting ready to run. But the stupid beast was coming to me. She heard my call, my chalenge. I prepared to launch myself, facing the open door. Close now.
"Get........behind........me." The hissing growling mixing in with my words, but they obeyed. Alarms sounded, she had been seen by others. The sound of the feet could be heard in the corridor. Running into the room, she stopped about ten feet from me. She was assending becoming a queen. She hissed and I replied. This was my home, not hers. Mine, mine, mine, MINE.
Leaping at her using the strngth from my legs, she did the same and we meet in the air and crashed down to the grownd in a mix of claws, teeth and blood. My tail moved with a mind of its own and rammed through her rib cage and twisted, she shrieked. Her claws tore at my torso, and her second mouth came out to bite at my face. She was too slow. Moving my head to the side I bit into it and held tight. My jaw protesting but more preasure was applied. The appendige ripped off. The blood did not burn. It itched, but did not burn. Scrambling about on the grownd, we tore at one another, never seperating for a second. My clawed toes curled between her ribs, pulling twisting. The screaching and roaring constant now. I would finish this. With her next attempt to bite me I grabbed her mouth, her teeth tearing at my finger. I pulled and pulled, the sound of fleash tearing and bones grating to then break resounded in my ears. Tearing her bottom jaw off, and holding fast to the top, I jumped on the back of her. All my weight pushing her down. My free arm wrapped around her head and pushed forward in to the jaw that was being pulled abck. Everything caved. Her entire top jaw colapsed back and into her braid, her head snapping about mid way. I dropped the carcase to the ground and breathed deep. Looking up I realised the room was filled with the inhabitants of the ship and that all the cameras were tamded on me. Everyone had seen.
Taking a deep breath I roared my loadest, and I heard others roar with me. My friends and the matriarch roard with me on my victry. Tearing the remainder of the beasts head from her neck I rased it high and roared. More follwed this time and more and more until the entire ship was roaring with me. The xeno was dead and I did it. Singly handedly to protect these people. My people. The roar resounded again.
~Chapter 5 - Beast~
My leason would begin in five minutes and I sat silently waiting for the matriarcs arrival. Fear crept up my spine and left a dizzying sickness in my head, my muscles froze and my tendons felt like they would snap I was so tense. The door hissed open and my head snapped up to stare at the imposing form of Jira'tr. She appeared to smile at me before looking over my body and frowning. I stared at my lap again, I looked as uncomforsatble as I felt clesarly. She silently moved and sat infront of me. The room was huge, but empty, a mirror sat on the wall behand me next to the door. It was an observation room, I could tell Tsuna, Rhi'ko and Tseka were watching outside. Taking a deep breath I raised my head to look at the matriarch.
"Sleep well child?" Her soft voice enquired. I shook my head signaling no. I gave her a weak smile and cracked my knucles to break the silence.
"Well the sooner we get started the sooner this is finished. Take my hadns little one." Offering out her huge clawed hands I took them silently, givving them a little squeeze to comfort myslef. I moved myslef a inch or two closer, god thes creatures were warm, the heat wa radiating from her.
"Now close your eyes and I want you to think back, thik back as far as you can and tell me what you see. I know this will be hard but you must try. Now calm your breathing and consentrate." I obeyed without question. For a moment or two there was nothing but black and then suddenly flashes of red, a womans face screaming, blood, knifes, the Xeno's. Too much to fast. Snapping my eyes open I looked into hers and something dawned on me, she had seen it to. She could see into my head. Her glazed eyes came into focus and pleaded with me to try again, so I did. The same happened, mashes of colours and pictures and screaming. Chaos. No other word for it, but I held on for longer and it simply got worse. Word became dissertainable. Whore, worthless, bitch, failure, monster, pathetic. I so desperatly wanted to open my eyes but something silently compleled me to hold on a little longer.
"Natalie, sweetheart. Time to come inside." That voice, that womans voice, I know it. But who? I grabbed onto that mempry and held it and a face appeared. Shoulder length hazle hair, pail skin, soft green eyes. Who the hell was this?!
"Mummy has made your favorite dinner petal."......................Mummy...........................Her face covered in tears and blood......................daddy stop hitting her.........................stop the screaming..............................................................KILL.
A horrific roar toar from my throat, pain tore up my back, my legs, gums, arms, head, everywhere. I looked at my hands and black claws were pushing through my nail beds and growing so fast. The taste of blood filled my mouth, fangs razor sharp and long. The muscles in my legs contorted and pulled, becoming far stronger. The skin on my back split open and black ridges pushed through, and a long black tail follwed. I was turing in to a Xeno. How the hell? My memories answered me. Visions on being starped to a bed invaded my head, injections, the queen. That was it. It wa the only way to make sure i could live through the procedure of the queen. Making me strong enough to last the conception and the birth. Hissing, my vission began to change, more heightened, everthing clearer even in the dark room. Ever sence was going crazy. Becoming stronger, more advanced.
Looking around I reaslsied I was surrounded by Tsuna, Rhi'ko, Tseka, Jira'tr, Det'kia and Det'kan. I took a few settling breaths to be instantly unsettled. The smell of xeno. It was near. There was one on the ship! She smelt strange, like a queen but also like a basic soldier. How the hell did I know the differece. Instincs were begining to overide and my body was ready to defend MY teritory.
"Xeno.........here." They looked at one another and then me. My tail swayed behind me hypnoticly, my legs getting ready to run. But the stupid beast was coming to me. She heard my call, my chalenge. I prepared to launch myself, facing the open door. Close now.
"Get........behind........me." The hissing growling mixing in with my words, but they obeyed. Alarms sounded, she had been seen by others. The sound of the feet could be heard in the corridor. Running into the room, she stopped about ten feet from me. She was assending becoming a queen. She hissed and I replied. This was my home, not hers. Mine, mine, mine, MINE.
Leaping at her using the strngth from my legs, she did the same and we meet in the air and crashed down to the grownd in a mix of claws, teeth and blood. My tail moved with a mind of its own and rammed through her rib cage and twisted, she shrieked. Her claws tore at my torso, and her second mouth came out to bite at my face. She was too slow. Moving my head to the side I bit into it and held tight. My jaw protesting but more preasure was applied. The appendige ripped off. The blood did not burn. It itched, but did not burn. Scrambling about on the grownd, we tore at one another, never seperating for a second. My clawed toes curled between her ribs, pulling twisting. The screaching and roaring constant now. I would finish this. With her next attempt to bite me I grabbed her mouth, her teeth tearing at my finger. I pulled and pulled, the sound of fleash tearing and bones grating to then break resounded in my ears. Tearing her bottom jaw off, and holding fast to the top, I jumped on the back of her. All my weight pushing her down. My free arm wrapped around her head and pushed forward in to the jaw that was being pulled abck. Everything caved. Her entire top jaw colapsed back and into her braid, her head snapping about mid way. I dropped the carcase to the ground and breathed deep. Looking up I realised the room was filled with the inhabitants of the ship and that all the cameras were tamded on me. Everyone had seen.
Taking a deep breath I roared my loadest, and I heard others roar with me. My friends and the matriarch roard with me on my victry. Tearing the remainder of the beasts head from her neck I rased it high and roared. More follwed this time and more and more until the entire ship was roaring with me. The xeno was dead and I did it. Singly handedly to protect these people. My people. The roar resounded again.
alekszandor
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I've read it all and all I can say is: 1, Wow! 2, I hope I can make my backgroundstory as good as yours! 3, Kudos for the halfbreed solution for your costume, really seeing forward to see it done! 
/Alekszandor
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Xamd
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Hey there my fellow Preds. I'm back and finished uni. time to get this story rolling again. Thanks for all the support, now onto the next chapter.
~Chapter 6 - Embracing~
I paced the room restlessly, my tail flicking behind me. I wasn’t used to it yet, it was more of a hindrance when I didn’t need it, but in a fight it was pretty damn useful. I was moved to the training room before being left with only Rhi’ko, Det'kia and Det'ka. The others I could hear outside talking to one another. It was not clear what was being said but the fact I was able to hear through a steel door was strange to me. Every sense was a million times what it once was and I was far from used to it. My wounds were mending at an incredible rate, the deep lacerations on my torso were long gone and the bites on my arms were more like needle marks now.
“Try and sit still. You’re getting yourself riled up.” I turned to look at Det’kia as he spoke to me. The problem was if I stopped moving all I could do was hear the deep rumble of the ship, the thudding of their hearts, the stink of the other xeno. It was all too damn much. I did not respond to his request, instead I paced slower, taking deep breaths with each stride on my hands and feet. It was strange walking on all fours. My arms and legs had adjusted in such a manner that I managed it gracefully. My body was close to the ground, looking more like a large cat stalking its prey. The door hissed open and all turned to face the older Yautja.
“So you have not changed back.” Tsuna could really state the obvious when he wanted to. I shook my head signing no.
“I don’t feel any change coming on either. I’m just.....ugh...I don’t know how to describe it. I can’t stay still. Every piece of me is saying to wander and look and check the area for more. I can’t smell any, which is weird in its own right, but I just....” I couldn’t even finish my sentence. I was completely terrified of the idea of being like this forever. My clawed hands tapped on the metal grating of the floor, my tail curling around me. We were all clueless. Well most of us.
“I have an idea.” Oh lordy lord. Det’kan had an idea. He was not the smartest of the bunch, but to hell with it. We all looked at him expectantly.
“It sounds like she is still in like...fighting mode. She is still edgy from battle and she needs to waste herself out. You know. Just like if you get in a fight with someone you really hate and after the battle you still wanna keep going. Like that.” That....was the most sense he has ever made. And that’s what it felt like. The needed to hunt and fight. The needed to protect my territory.
“You are a genius.” I beamed at him. A huge smile split his face. As if his ego needed more inflating. But a little voice at the back of my head warned me. If I got in a fight, I might get carried away and really hurt someone. Instead I looked about the room. There were training dummies and such which would work perfectly but before I could jump in Tsuna stopped me.
“Have you tried climbing?” I simply looked at him. My face clearly said all. Why in the name of the face raping spider monsters would I climb? He smile and explained that while the hard meats were weaker than them, they made up for in stealth, agility, speed and the ability to move on any surface. It hit me. They wanted to see how good I was at what the xenos could do.
“Okay then.” I approached the nearest wall assessing it. It was a smooth metal with a couple of vents built up it. The ceiling was like the floor, grates. It looked far easier to climb on, but the ceiling was high. Looking directly up I crouched as low as possible. The muscles and my legs going tight, spring building in them. I launched myself at the ceiling and my hands grabbed on and my feet simply pressed against the metal. I didn’t need to grip anything; it felt as though I was sticking to the surface. I had no idea how I was doing what I was doing but it was so amazing. I wandered around the ceiling, no feeling of blood running to my head, no nausea. Nothing. I wandered over to the slick wall and pressed my hand against it. Again this unusual stick, like a magnet. Carefully I wandered back down to the floor and stood.
“That was amazing.” They all laughed at my childish enthusiasm of the situation. Next up to try was the sight. Placing on their masks so they could see, the lights were turned off and they moved around the room. For a few seconds it was blackness and then shapes became clear again. Soon after colour. I could see. As I sat my vision got better and better until I could see pretty much perfectly. Since they were testing my sight I decided to test my speed. Returning to crouch on all fours I aimed directly at Rhi’ko.
“Brace yourselves.” And so they did. Bolting straight at Rhi’ko I jumped and bounced off of his chest using him to turn around and run for Jira’tr. Doing the same again I then went to Tseka and then Det’kai. I turned to get Det’kan to find that he had moved, and was still moving. He continued to face me but was running about the room. I ran at him, turns out Yautja are a lot slower that Xeno’s. Within seconds I was jumping on his back and trying to pull him to the ground. Resounding laugher echoed through the black room before the lights were put back on. I remained on his back for a moment more, my tail poking at his ribs. I looked over at the dummies and took aim. Using Det’kan as a jumping post I launched myself at it. My claws dug in to what would have been the stomach as my tail rammed through the chest. My tail moved swiftly, stabbing the dummy through the head while my clawed feet clutched into its waist, anchoring me to it. My hands dug into its chest before dragging downwards and tearing it to pieces. Jumping off of the mangled bit of cloth and straw I looked at my handy work. That would kill most creatures’ right? Behind me I heard them speaking in hushed tones. I turned and enquired what was going on and the answer made me grin.
“Would you like to go hunting with us?”
~Chapter 6 - Embracing~
I paced the room restlessly, my tail flicking behind me. I wasn’t used to it yet, it was more of a hindrance when I didn’t need it, but in a fight it was pretty damn useful. I was moved to the training room before being left with only Rhi’ko, Det'kia and Det'ka. The others I could hear outside talking to one another. It was not clear what was being said but the fact I was able to hear through a steel door was strange to me. Every sense was a million times what it once was and I was far from used to it. My wounds were mending at an incredible rate, the deep lacerations on my torso were long gone and the bites on my arms were more like needle marks now.
“Try and sit still. You’re getting yourself riled up.” I turned to look at Det’kia as he spoke to me. The problem was if I stopped moving all I could do was hear the deep rumble of the ship, the thudding of their hearts, the stink of the other xeno. It was all too damn much. I did not respond to his request, instead I paced slower, taking deep breaths with each stride on my hands and feet. It was strange walking on all fours. My arms and legs had adjusted in such a manner that I managed it gracefully. My body was close to the ground, looking more like a large cat stalking its prey. The door hissed open and all turned to face the older Yautja.
“So you have not changed back.” Tsuna could really state the obvious when he wanted to. I shook my head signing no.
“I don’t feel any change coming on either. I’m just.....ugh...I don’t know how to describe it. I can’t stay still. Every piece of me is saying to wander and look and check the area for more. I can’t smell any, which is weird in its own right, but I just....” I couldn’t even finish my sentence. I was completely terrified of the idea of being like this forever. My clawed hands tapped on the metal grating of the floor, my tail curling around me. We were all clueless. Well most of us.
“I have an idea.” Oh lordy lord. Det’kan had an idea. He was not the smartest of the bunch, but to hell with it. We all looked at him expectantly.
“It sounds like she is still in like...fighting mode. She is still edgy from battle and she needs to waste herself out. You know. Just like if you get in a fight with someone you really hate and after the battle you still wanna keep going. Like that.” That....was the most sense he has ever made. And that’s what it felt like. The needed to hunt and fight. The needed to protect my territory.
“You are a genius.” I beamed at him. A huge smile split his face. As if his ego needed more inflating. But a little voice at the back of my head warned me. If I got in a fight, I might get carried away and really hurt someone. Instead I looked about the room. There were training dummies and such which would work perfectly but before I could jump in Tsuna stopped me.
“Have you tried climbing?” I simply looked at him. My face clearly said all. Why in the name of the face raping spider monsters would I climb? He smile and explained that while the hard meats were weaker than them, they made up for in stealth, agility, speed and the ability to move on any surface. It hit me. They wanted to see how good I was at what the xenos could do.
“Okay then.” I approached the nearest wall assessing it. It was a smooth metal with a couple of vents built up it. The ceiling was like the floor, grates. It looked far easier to climb on, but the ceiling was high. Looking directly up I crouched as low as possible. The muscles and my legs going tight, spring building in them. I launched myself at the ceiling and my hands grabbed on and my feet simply pressed against the metal. I didn’t need to grip anything; it felt as though I was sticking to the surface. I had no idea how I was doing what I was doing but it was so amazing. I wandered around the ceiling, no feeling of blood running to my head, no nausea. Nothing. I wandered over to the slick wall and pressed my hand against it. Again this unusual stick, like a magnet. Carefully I wandered back down to the floor and stood.
“That was amazing.” They all laughed at my childish enthusiasm of the situation. Next up to try was the sight. Placing on their masks so they could see, the lights were turned off and they moved around the room. For a few seconds it was blackness and then shapes became clear again. Soon after colour. I could see. As I sat my vision got better and better until I could see pretty much perfectly. Since they were testing my sight I decided to test my speed. Returning to crouch on all fours I aimed directly at Rhi’ko.
“Brace yourselves.” And so they did. Bolting straight at Rhi’ko I jumped and bounced off of his chest using him to turn around and run for Jira’tr. Doing the same again I then went to Tseka and then Det’kai. I turned to get Det’kan to find that he had moved, and was still moving. He continued to face me but was running about the room. I ran at him, turns out Yautja are a lot slower that Xeno’s. Within seconds I was jumping on his back and trying to pull him to the ground. Resounding laugher echoed through the black room before the lights were put back on. I remained on his back for a moment more, my tail poking at his ribs. I looked over at the dummies and took aim. Using Det’kan as a jumping post I launched myself at it. My claws dug in to what would have been the stomach as my tail rammed through the chest. My tail moved swiftly, stabbing the dummy through the head while my clawed feet clutched into its waist, anchoring me to it. My hands dug into its chest before dragging downwards and tearing it to pieces. Jumping off of the mangled bit of cloth and straw I looked at my handy work. That would kill most creatures’ right? Behind me I heard them speaking in hushed tones. I turned and enquired what was going on and the answer made me grin.
“Would you like to go hunting with us?”
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