Saga 3 Episode 43: To Protect & Serve

## The Predator & The Prey

\*”Well this was it. This was the big endgame. Me and the professor were making our way towards the room it all started with. The smell of blood still tingling the hairs of my nose. It became replaced with dead flesh after a while…but either way my nose had gotten used to it after a while. It’s…rancid. But that thought alone was only a distraction. It just made it easier instead of thinking about not coming out of this alive. I’ve learned so much and I’m not even a cop yet…for what it was worth? I didn’t want anything thinking I’d been peer pressured into doing this. I made the decision to see this through when I could’ve bailed. At first I tried to pin it on the fact that this whole thing would’ve been my fault. I didn’t want the guilt of knowing I let this happen but I was wrong…so wrong. I felt a calling. Heh, I heard that from Mr.Leon one time, Connor’s brother. People like those guys in Heroes Inc do this kind of thing because they have this deep innert feeling, this…\_instinct\_ that tells them this is what they want to do. I was feeling that. And considering I’ve done some things here tonight I didn’t even think I was capable of doing because of that instinct? Gotta say I’m pretty proud of it…least that’s what I thought before it came back for me…the dark. “\*

\*”I hate the dark.”\*

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxmMnMTQvVs )\_Cho and the professor ran down the hall until they came to the glass walled room that this entire mess started in! The same markings from Cho’s first scuffle with the Wryms still there, cracks, holes, and all. He ran to the door, and it was closed this time. He and cotton looked in the glass to see the Wyrm still in the giant container! It had gotten bigger! Starting to fill the incubating tube up! Cho growled and wedged his fingers between the cracks of the door! The first time he couldn’t even pry it open successfully, he wasn’t strong enough. But he didn’t have that drive, that fire in his eyes that he had this time! Cho had been opening doors both physically and mentally, achieving goals with the mindset that he could! He not only pryed but ripped the doors from their hinges! Shoving them out of his way and causing them to  hit the floor, only for him to stomp his foot in the doorway, arms spread wide, with a loud roar announcing his presence in the room!\_

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\_There was seemingly no one in the room, as Cotton walked in beside Cho, holding he rifle in hand and rolling his shoulders to make sure the vest was on his body securely. He looked left and right, before speaking to Cho.\_

Cotton: Okay…I think we’re alone. You check the room, I’ll make my way over to the terminal. From there I can manually shut down the power in this room and make sure this thing never see’s the light of day. Mr.Kin, can you bring down the firewalls and make sure my password still works?

Kin:-from walkie talkie- Affirmative. I’ll start on it right now.

Cho: We’re not alone. Call me crazy but I smell…myself. I mean something like me not by b.o. –Cho sniffs his arm pit and gags- Okay well maybe it is my B.O.

???: I smelled you from the Furness room. You smell like sun soaked week old feces.

Cho: HEY WHO ASKED YOU TOUGH G-It’s you!!!

\_Cho looked beside the Incubation tube to see the same blonde haired man he’d seen earlier on. The one that smashed the wrym tank onto the floor the first time and unleashed the first wave of these bread bastards! Cho growled in response to laying  his eyes on this son of a bitch…he was the reason for everything! The blonde haired male turned to face Cho, now wearing different attire. A black dress shirt, unbuttoned at the top slightly and untucked. Black cargo pants, with the ends tucked into the boots. He had on a pair of leather black gloves, and an emotionless look on his face. His gaze was cold…but strong an admirable.\_

Cho: It’s over blonde guy! Step away from the giant wyrm and I promise you i’ll only rip three limbs off of your body instead of all four!

???: -tilts his head slightly- you’ve gotten a lot more feral than when you first came in here. Killing has brought  the best out in you. I like that. A man like myself would be disappointed if you were still a pup by the time I had to take your life.

Cho: Cut the villain monologue and fight! –looks at the professor- Know anything about this guy?

Cotton: His name is X…The Lion of The Sun. he’s the tenth ESPER…I recognize his photo from the file they made on him. He…must’ve been where some of the samples of the Wyrms went. Be careful…what ever they did with im and the Dragon DNA I do not know.

Cho: Fine by me! –squatted down on all fours- BRING IT ON YOU JOLLY BLONDE PIECE OF SHIT!

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gR6yWt\_VlY&index=48&list=PLYNBny7IRlVnrGC-RuQIVVorxDUTCk6dV )\_Cho pulled back as his claws stayed planted his claws into the ground, and pulled himself back before lunging at the giant blonde brute known as X! He reached his destination only for X to lash his hand out and grip Cho’s neck with his entire hand! Cho’s body stopped in it’s momentum entirely and he was left gagging and dangling in the air. His feet kicking left and right as he struggled to get free from his grip. X said nothing, the trained killer aiming to kill the boy not spit out witty banter. With one of his eyes closed, Cho reared his left foot back and shot it up! Tossing it to the base of X’s chin! The kick hit but he was un-phased! X only began squeezing harder and Cho could feel  his eyes rolling into the back of his head, before he reared that same leg back! This time coating his foot in fortification chi and driving it into his chin again, this time with some effect! X’s head whipped backwards as his grip loosened and Cho freed himself! Landing on the ground, he stood up and held his claws in a specific fashion! His claws elevated by his head as he uttered a low growl before his chi resonated off of his skin, forming the silhouette of a wolf around his body! With X stunned, he took the opportunity to move in and strike! Cho rushed over to the mid section of the towering X! he began lashing his claws out, left to right, left and right again each claw coated in a white fortification Chi aura designed to cut through nearly anything! His claws scratched the fabric of X’s shirt, across his chest, abdomen, and even a few hits to his face, before Cho pulled his arms back, and cupped his hands together, with a space between them before thrusting his arms forward! The bottoms of his palms touching one another as he double palm thrusted into X’s gut! Sending his body hurtling across the room and into a large water tank on the other side!\_

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\_His body lay in the broken glass of the water tank, as Cho sat there huffing and puffing demonstrating just how much effort he’d put into the attack itself. Chi included! Cho lowered his hand, as the professor would’ve taken this opportunity to run over to the terminal infront of where Cho was and begin typing away at it!\_

Cotton: Did you get him?

Cho: No…-he looks down to see his broken and jagged claws poking out of his fingers. He retracts them with a wince of pain.- It’s like…the chi…and my attack was hitting against metal.

X: Try something a little more draconic.

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kybKmVQ1lQ4  )\_X stood up, his soaked towering fame now with a ripped shirt. He tilted his head and ripped off the now useless shirt to reveal his bare body. However there wasn’t a scratch on his chest! In fact, there were only spots…spots that looked linked like a chain fence! There were dragon scales across his chest, before they slowly disappeared and faded back into his original skin tone color!\_

Cho: Dragon scales? Like Mrs.Yumi???

X: Dunno who that is, but it doesn’t matter. I to am a product of ESPERS “We can make you better” program. Except I didn’t chose to run or forsake the power they gave me. Your Chi attacks won’t work. Surrender, and accept your deaths. I will not request this of you a second time.

\_X clenched his fist tightly, the knuckles crackling a bit and as he did Cho stood there balling his own fist. He put up his guard, looking his adversary directly in the eyes. He couldn’t use his claws until they were healed so he had to make due with his fist! Cho charged in first! Cotton working his fingers on the keys’ as Cho had to hold this guy off until the dismantling of mother worm was complete! Cho drew his right arm back, crouched forward in a low posture, before he shot the arm forward towards X’s gut! Nothing happened! Cho repeatedly punched X’s abdomen hoping for a different result if he put more strength into it. X Took cho by the top of his head, his massive hand grabbing the crainium and applying pressure as if trying to crack an egg in half, and lifted Cho up! Cho threw punch after punch at X, often throwing as many attacks as he could but it was getting him nowhere! X’s strength was just to much! His skin was to tough! X raised his free hand drawing back for a punch! While suspended, Cho held up his guard ready to fight him even at this angle…but he ended up instead eating the skin of X’s knuckles as the massive hand smashed against his face. X grinded and twisted his fist against Cho’s face, smeering the blood and bruises all acorss it, before pulling his hand back.\_

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\_Stars cluttered the field of view that was Cho’s vision. It’s as if his entire soul left his body after that punch, as his body went limper than a wet noodle for a moment. It was only through sheer force of will he managed to even so much as take a breath! X continued this pummeling as Cho tried his best to block…but from this distance, Cho was in a bad predicament! X controlled his bodies entire movement and guided it to swiftly collide with licks to both sides of Cho’s face! Cho’s body trying to heal as fast as it was getting hurt, but it wasn’t working! Even if he didn’t look in bad condition Cho felt the pain of every blow.\_

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\_Cotton wanted to look over there…oh body did he want to look over there. but he couldn’t! he had to complete his part of the job. As he continued typing the screen came up red! He panicked, pushing the buttons as hard as he could but he shouted in Cho’s direction to let kin know through the walkie talkie!\_

Cotton: Kin! Handle the firewalls! I can’t go any further in the decryption process if you don’t!

Kin: I’m on it…

\_Kin sounded distruoght having to hear the pains of Cho’s scattered and spaced grunts, before finally a glimmer of hope appeared in the young Wolfbloods eyes! He brought his legs up,  wrapping them around X’s massive frame, before he made a loud snort noise! Breathing in through his nose, and puffing his cheeks out, he’d spit directly in X’s eye! X shook his head, letting Cho go by instinct alone! Cho fell to the ground on wobbly legs, before he capitalized on the situation! This was his one chance and he knew he couldn’t blow it! He didn’t usually fight dirty but in this case it was literally all he had. Stumbling over at a quick pace, and ignoring the side effects of the multiple concussions he’d received, Cho would’ve shot straight down towards X’s legs! Grabbing the backs of both of them before lifting his body up and slamming him down on the ground! As he did this, he’d keep himself between X’s leg’s (no homo) raising his right fist into the air and slamming it down into X’s private parts!\_

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\_X’s head shot up in response to this! His first response was…well that of any man’s. He gritted his teeth to hide the girlish scream he would’ve bellowed out of his mouth. Even professor Cotton over looking the fight blinked a couple of times before Cho shouted out\_

Cho: YOU THOUGHT THIS WAS A FAIR FIGHT? WELL CONGRATULATIONS!

\_Cho mounted himself over the top of X’s chest, in a full mount position, giving him the ultimate ground based advantage. His left fist raised up, swollen knuckles crackling to make a tight fist\_

Cho: YOU PLAYED YOURSELF!!!!

\_Cho unleashed a furry of punches! Holding X’s head in place with his right hand before he threw a continuous flurry of punches at X’s face with his left hand! Over and over, and OVER! Each hit making a sickening impact sound as Cho aimed to punch him in the eyes, nose, lips and everywhere else\_

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Cotton: It’s almost finished Cho! Hold em down we’re right at the finish line!

Cho: I KNOW I KNOW I KNOW I KNOW I KNOW I KNOW I KNOW!!!!

\_Cho kept throwing these punches, gradually picking up in pace and speed, before he felt a hand grip his attacking arm! Cho’s eyes widened  before X brought his body up and off of his, and tossed Cho to the side! Across the room he flew into a set of lockers! His back dented the locker before he fell to the floor! He struggled to pick himself up, grunting as he did. His body was trembling. Blood fell from the inside of his lips. He coughed a few times before X stood himself back up and looked over in Cho’s direction. Cho watched him walk towards him menacingly and he gave him a look of pure animosity before thinking to himself\_

Cho: This guy…he’s to strong! I can’t physically hurt him for shit! Okay, okay…gotta think on your feet Cho. Gotta think on your feet and be quick!

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKa-MqqJu3g&list=PLYNBny7IRlVlQVpe8xfJPnsRI2lEbpVyi&index=13 )\_Cho hopped up to his feet and took a peculiar stance! His legs were spread out, and his right arm was bent at his side, his hand balled into a fist. Cho’s opposite left hand hovered over the closed right fist, and Cho gave an extreme look to X as if he was preparing something! X stopped, being the intelligent fighter he was, he didn’t want to walk into something unexpected! Cho’s wolfish features came to as he entered his half wolf state! His chi glowing, a shimmer now white viscous like aura flowing from his body as he stared X down! The tension in the room began to rise as Cho’s foot slide along the ground slightly. X didn’t move. Cho continued thinking to himself, a bead of sweat dropping down over his healing brow. His face was littered with bruises, that were taking a while to heal. His body having to maintain double time to make sure he could even continue to fight! While he wouldn’t admit it the last 12 hours had taken a toll on his body and he knew he couldn’t go on forever.\_

X: Are you going to stand there all day, or do I have to just snap your neck like a twig.

Cho: Tch, don’t  you watch anime! The hero always takes a special stance when he’s planning something big! And oh boy do I have something up my sleeve for you tough guy! –thinks to himself- I DON’T HAVE SHIT PLANNED! But…I can use that bluff. Throw a bunch of quick attacks. He’s fast, but I’ll be damned if I’m not faster!!!! I’m NOT GOING TO DIE HERE!

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pj0JwHQer\_c )\_ Cho suddenly takes off! He darts off in X’s direction running towards him to the point where his body flickered form existence for a split second! Cho reappeared in front of X with his fitst drawn back! X raises his forearm to block Cho’s attack but the young wolfbloods body begins to shift and change motions…multiple times! In his half wolf form not only does his agility increase, but opposite of his best friend mike, his speed gains an insane boost! Users can move much faster than the average member of their species, some near or at the speed of sound, or even faster. However, some users may be resistant or even immune to the effects of high speed travel, including friction, g-force, inertia, etc. Cho in his half wolf form can hit a speed well over top race car records! Cho dances, darts, weaves , and moves infront of X to attempt to confuse his perception on where he is at this very moment!\_

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\_X appears unphased, but to be 100% specific he appears…intrigued. X begins to go on the defensive all of a sudden…As he does this, he interrupts Cho’s actions, only to launch out an overhand right handed chop to the back of his neck to stop his motion, sending his body to the ground! However Cho landed with his hands slapping the polished stone floor, one knee bent and the other leg outwards to stop and break the momentum of his fall before he leapt up once more and began going right back at it with everything he had!\_

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\_X thinks to himself, seeing Cho’s efforts double more than it’s previous amount.\_

X: It’s odd. He seemed like a baffling boasting kid at one point. After he took that stance there was a strange look in his eye. I noticed a change in his mind state…and my own.

\_Cho would’ve risen up now, throwing a slew of punches X’s way, however these punches in retrospect were arguably the fastest he’d ever thrown in his life! His arms whipped, and slashed around as if they were made of elastic, when really it was the boy’s arms moving, changing, and throwing attacks so fast, his arm faded and reappeared in the view of his foe!\_

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\_A dull look in his eyes to show Cho wasn’t all the way there…no he’d let the instinct of his wolf side take over! X picks up on this as he continues analyzing Cho like a book, blocking every hit the boy threw with relative ease.\_

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X: My actions no longer match my intentions at all. I feel…almost compelled to fight him. See what he’s made of. Wolfbloods are normally such savage and unruly creatures. But this one…it’s like every move is moving on its own, but there’s no blind spot. I can exploit any one of his attacks easily, but for someone on his level…this has to be some kind of trick…I throw my counter. A solid connecting two piece. Yet…

\_X interrupted Cho’s onslaught by throwing a crushing left uppercut into the boy’s stomach! He followed this up with a second uppercut with his right hand, digging into his stomach even more the second time around! Streams of crimson spewing from bruised lips!\_

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X: I’m pulling my punches…why. Why is it I want to see how far he can go. How far he’s willing to go….

\_X lunged! He leapt into the air, with his right foot bent, his knee to his chest as he was preparing to land and stomp Cho’s body into the ground! Cho however stopped his own motion of being sent back to the lockers! His outstretched hand, sliding against the ground, along with his feet behind him, his body still facing in X’s general direction! He wasn’t done, no the pain in his gut was nothing! He refused to fear death, and he refused to lose to this enemy! He pushed his entire body weight off of his lone hand and propelled himself into the air, meeting X half way! The bases of their feet collide high above the machinery and equipment inside of the lab, a small wave of force echoing from the Collison before Cho’s body is sent hurtling down towards the ground!\_

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\_All the tenacity in the world couldn’t make up for the difference in sheer physical  stature! Cho went flying through a glass counter! His back receiving shards of glass imbedded inside of it, as he hit the ground with a grunt! X landed, and began fast walking over towards Cho’s location! Thinking that it was finally over, he could see the twitches in Cho’s legs disagreed! Cho kicked himself up from the ground, and immediately began speed blitzing X once again…but this time he broadened his area! Bouncing, and zipping around the entire lab, pushing off of equipment, tables, walls and all! X watched these notions long enough before he reached his hand out to gasp Cho’s ankle! Stopping him from moving any further or farther from what he was! With his right leg grabbed, Cho would’ve found himself hanging upside down, looking up at X with a leaned up head! However the young wolfblood wasn’t done! During his round the lab trip, he’d picked up 3 syringes from various areas of the lab and he tossed them at X from a seemingly impossible angle! X narrowed his eyes, and furrowed his brow, before leaning his head to the side to avoid the dangerous needles, one of which shot straight through the mane of his hair. In doing this, Cho created a cover up in order to lift his free left leg up in attempt to smack X across the face with it! X being taller, Cho wasn’t actually touching the ground unless he reached his arm out, to which during this kick maneuver he’d done just that! However X was to perceptive! He caught Cho’s other foot and now had both of his feet in his hands! X had his next move in mind…tossing this little fucker to the celing and back again. However X noticed something about Cho’s legs...he didn’t have them. Infact all he’d felt in his hand was fabric! The moment his leg was grabbed, cho undid the cargo pants he’d been wearing over his ripped jeans, to slip his legs free, and with a twist to his right, balanced on both hands and digging his fingers into the floor through sheer strength and no aid from his claws, he broke the shocked X’s grip, forcing his arms to split apart and finding himself now free!\_

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\_X’s eyes widened slightly, not to the point of surprise, but back to his usual un-concentrated distant stare. Blue hues fell onto Cho’s actions, as he tossed the loose fabric to the side…not fast enough unfortunately. Cho was instantly in his comfort zone throwing those patened fast attacks he liked to throw! Punch after kick, kick after punch X blocked them all continuing his thoughts to himself.\_

X: I can kill him. I could pierce his chest with my entire hand…I think I know what it is now. Something about this boy compels to the beastly persona I also have. Yes…it’s like a game now. Being the dominant predator I’m toying with my food…but that’s unbecoming of me. I need to be careful…this is not the same child who was speaking before.

\_Cho switched the rap game up for a while there, before X threw an elbow and impacted him in the nose! His attack not at full capacity as his instincts were simply teasing the prey’s hope of having a chance to survive. Still impressively so, Cho as he was coming down began to throw his right leg up, aiming to smack X in the face once again with all his might! The kick sadly impacted against X’s forearm rather than his face! Cho could see X’s opposite arm drawing back for a killshot, and with his body moving on it’s own Cho backflips with his super speed! Cutting 3 of them rapidly before landing a distance away from his foe! \_

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\_Cho stood up menacingly. His body language reeking of an internal combat high he’d hit here. After all of the mental angst and near death scenarios he’d face, Cho had given into his instincts, essentially putting his body on auto pilot. This was only the wolf, fighting for it’s survival. Cho’s golden hues never left X’s standing frame for a second. That same glowing white aura steamed from Cho’s pours. He ripped off the bullet proof vest he’d been wearing, and tossed it to the side! He’d taken the walkie talk off of his hip and tossed it.\_

Cho: Cotton. Catch.

Cotton: Huh? Oh dear! –he struggles slightly but catches the walkie talkie, holding it and looking back and forth between Cho and X’s furious struggle.- Kin? Kin are you there?

Kin: Yeah I’m here. I’ve finished lowering those firewalls, you’re good to go…how’s Cho doing?

Cotton: He was getting killed out there! He can’t win this Kin!...or at least I thought so.

Kin: What’s he doing? Describe the scenario as best as you can. The camera feed in there is scrapped, I don’t have visual.

Cotton: Well right now their just staring at one another. Erm if I had to put it in rudimentary terms, it’s like watching two animals waiting for the other one to move first. Let’s see…

Kin: Is there any light in Cho’s eyes? Or is it a dull colored gold?

Cotton: Definitely dull. –takes his glasses off and begins to wipe them, sitting the walkie talkie down- if I’m not as blind as I think I am, I saw them turn red a couple of times. Well from what I could see, the kid was bouncing all over the place like a pinball. I can’t keep up with this stuff, I just work here and push buttons all day.

Kin: Hmm…professor, I’m going to give you a number to call. Video chat the number, and point the camera towards the fight.

Cotton: Is it really that important to do?

Kin: For your safety yes. Right now, the threat level escalated from one to two. Cho’s been showing signs of something I’m concerned about. If his eyes are dull gold, he’s not in control of the transformation. He’s emotionally let go, probably from the build up of stress and fatigue. It’s not uncommon in wolfbloods who experience repeated immediate physical stress and confrontation. In Cho’s case, his “personality” is essentially well exhausted. The Wolf inside of him however has been suppressed for hours and it’s currently the dominant personality. If he doesn’t come back down to earth soon you need to evacuate as quickly as possible.

Cotton: -swallowed hard.- how far gone is “Cho” do you think?

Kin: I don’t know…depends on how well he handles this fight.

## In Touch With One's Roots

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQUNZqUXWRk )\*” It was dark. Very dark. It’s an unsettling but very familiar darkness, that I should’ve gotten used to by now. I can see myself here, or at least I could. I threw I the towel. Gave  it up and let the wolf take the wheel. Fuck it you know? I figured why should I even try anymore…the human me just let the wolf take the wheel…yet I feel so guilty for doing this and I’m not even completely sure why I felt that way. This is usually the part where I’m supposed to give inspiring words, or see a vision of someone telling me where to go now. But I didn’t…at least at first. I was expecting SOMEONE to give me some kind of guidance and the person who did was…well. Not what I expected. Not at all…but boy am I glad he did. This was the first time I’d met him…Wapawet.”\*

\_Cho himself would’ve been sitting in what appeared to be a park. It was dark, there was a single brown bench sitting under a street light, and a concrete sidewalk that passed in front of it. \_

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\_The side walk itself didn’t seem to have an end in the horizon of Cho’s eye sight. He just sits there in his brown leather jacket, and jeans, looking at the ground. A somber expression on his face, though it wasn’t quite a sad look. It seemed more like…disappointment than anything. He was disappointed in himself and his ability to handle the fight going on so he threw in the towel. Just let the wolf handle it. Why not? He clearly demonstrated he didn’t have what it took right? In the struggle between man and beast when it came down to survival Cho was pretty sure which side of him was more cut out for it. Just thinking back on how he used to be…shy, observant. Not as brash or bold. Just Cho. Not The Rambunctious Wolfblood he is today. He thinks of these memories and it almost makes him shed a silent tear, wishing everything could go back to how it used to be.\_

???: Self-pity. A dominant characteristic of sociopaths, is also the characteristic that differentiates heroic storytelling from psychological rumination.

\_Cho looked up into the distance. His wolfish ears twitching to try and pinpoint the location of the sound, working in conjunction with his nose to try and sniff out the new presence…but nothing. Nothing was coming to him and he’d speak up through a raspy voice.\_

Cho: Who’s there? hello?

???:-footsteps approach from an unknown origin- When you talk about your experiences to shed light, you may feel wrenching pain, grief, anger, or shame. Your audience may pity you, but not because you want them to.

Cho: -scoffs- If this is supposed to be some kid of pep talk, you’ve completely lost me in the dynamic here.

\_A hand slaps Cho’s shoulder, before a figure leaned over the back of the bench. It’s massive arms resting on the top of it, as he leaned over to look at Cho. He had shaggy black hair, really messy. He had bright golden eyes, and wore a cut off leather vest over a red shirt with ripped black jeans. He had a chain wrapped around his wrist, and a head band hanging off of the back of his head.\_

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???: In more human terms, you only bitch to be heard. Yet feel bad when people hear you doing it. Can’t be doing that if you’re gonna be a wolfblood.

Cho: Yeah? Well I didn’t ask for it. Still the wolf me is doing pretty well in this fight so far. He’s a much better fighter than I am.

???: You mean I’m a much better fighter than you right? Totally. Hell check out my sweet moves.

\_(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZmc0q8dHuY )The figure waves his hand to give Cho sight beyond sight, allowing him to see himself actually fighting against X! Cho’s body was moving so…fluently. So much better, faster, and arguably stronger than before! In the real world, Cho would’ve  been recovering from a punch he’d taken in the jaw! His body rolling backwards along the ground, through more desk, and cabinet talbes and work benches. He caught himself, pushing up and off of his hands! His eyes a duller gold than before as he was literally oozing bloodlust, and growling between every action! He wasn’t even speaking English at this point, only letting out grunts and roars! Cho raised his hands up, stabbing his fingers into the ground in a gripping motion, as he then proceeded to pull up and lift a large slab of the marble floor up into the immediate area infront of him! The slab of ground stood about 10 feet and as it was vertical Cho would’ve coated his arms in fortification Chi, punching the floor piece into pieces and allowing the pieces the be sent flying towards X!\_

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\_X at this point was still playing around, blocking, and throwing light punches to see what Cho had! He wanted to see the limits of his potential and as such he began blocking every single piece of concrete that came his way! As he did the pieces scattered and began creating a chalky like substance after them. X caught whiff of this and noticed he had Zero visibility.\_

X: I can smell you child…you’re going to have to be craftier…-pops his claws- THAN THAT!

\_X turned around, swiping his claws at the area behind him and his claws sank into the flesh of!...pants. X watched as his claws swiped through the fabric of the cargo pants Cho had discarded earlier! He’d been tricked! Cho using the smoke screen and his speed to recover the pants, and use them as a diversion, all the while Cho himself would’ve been leaping towards X in the air with his right hand reared back! a dangerous gaze in his eye as he threw the punch forward, stealing a blow from the side of X’s face! X’s head whipped to the opposite direction and so did his body! The first successful hit Cho had gotten this entire time and X would’ve plunged into the computer monitor against one of the walls!\_

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 \_Cho landed on the ground in a squat, his eyes narrowing as he watched X wipe his mouth, a smidge of blood dripping from his lip and a bruise on his cheek…that went away. Cotton continued imputing computer codes galore, while Kin watched the battle via video chat to monitor Cho’s descent into madness. Cotton clicked a few more keys before wiping his brow of sweat.\_

Cotton: It’s done! The incubator is shut down! Cho let’s go and get out of here while we have a chance!

Kin: You should go ahead and get to going doc. He’s not coming with you. We can’t compromise your life for the sake of his I’m sorry to say. He knew the risk of his task and he’s going to live up to it.

Cotton: We can’t just…

\*Back inside of Cho’s mind\*

Cho: See? I’m winning. Don’t see a problem there buddy.

???: Yeah? Well once you win, which you won’t mind you, you’ll end up killing him to. You’re in a state of bloodlust that most Wolfbloods don’t come back from unless they will it. Well since you’ve pretty much thrown in the towel, you’ve pretty much given your body over to me. Not that that’s a BAD thing. –he hopped over the seat to sit down beside Cho- but I’m not supposed to be the pilot here. You are. Besides you’re about to start losing pretty soon.

Cho: What makes you say that?

???: He’s a Raion. Raion’s and wolfbloods are never a fair match. Case in point because well they out match us in every category. I’ve fought maybe three and have beaten only one. And I don’t even count that one because it was a full moon and they run off of solar power.

Cho: -turns more towards the man- I’m sorry, wh-who are you?

Wapwawet: Thought you’d never ask. You good sir are one of the lucky few wolfbloods to be blessed with a wolf soul. I am Wapwawet, wolf spirit of travel and martial arts. It explains a few things like why you hate staying in one place and why you have an unruly nack for hand to hand. Didn’t you notice? You’re fights with that Connor aren’t THAT bad. Still bad but not like completely suck ass.

Cho: Huh. That’s why the order kept referring to me as that. Well nice to meet cha. I’m Cho obviously. –puts his hands on his knees and sighs- So what’s next? You gonna give me a power boost or some life lesson?

Wapwawet: -looks at his claws- Nah. I’m just here to see if you’re gonna kick the bucket or not.

Cho: Oh…well alright I guess.

Wapwawet: -rolls his eyes- Kid do I have to spell it out for you? You’re LAME. L-A-M-E. You’re just sitting here wallowing in some self-absorbed sadness and some created conflict of who you are. That’s the definition of a lame.

Cho: Hey it’s not self-absorbed! I really feel this way. Like it’s okay to be what I am sometimes but at other times I just wish I had things under control or wasn’t so...impulsive.

Wapwawet; That’s a sign of self-control issues. Not a result of you being all mopey. You gave in and let your body fly without a brain behind it. Let me tell you a secret, that’s not even me fighting in your place. I’m not an Oni, I can’t do that kind of thing. You’re fighting on my instinct. Lucky I AM  good fighter or this would be over for you a hell of a lot quicker. You want some help? I’ll give it to you but you have to accept it.

Cho: Accept the help? I’m like seriously all ears dude.

Wap: -shook his head- No. You have to forsake your humanity and accept that you aren’t human. You’re a wolfblood.

Cho: …I can’t do that. Mr.Connor taught me I was a man before I was a beast, and I take that to heart.

Wap: Mr.Connor is the same one who punts children because he has a rock in his foot. He’s the last person who should be boasting about humanity.

Cho: Hey don’t talk down on him!

Wap: -shrugs- I call it as I see it. Still don’t hear you accepting what you are.

Cho: Okay well…I accept it. I’m a wolfblood and I kind of like it?

Wap: -blinks- That’s it? You could’ve at least thrown a speech in there to try and convince me.

Cho: You don’t strike me as the type to care, and I’ve dealt with this personality trope you have before. There’s like a 70% chance you’d tell me it wasn’t enough.

\_Wapwawet stand sup and stuffs his hands into his pockets, flipping his black locks out of view of his golden hues.\_

Wap: You’re absolutely right. Which is why I think I’m going to go count the seconds until you kick the bucket.

\_Wapwawet starts to walk away down the side walk, until Cho stands up and reaches a hand out\_

Cho: Whoa , whoa, whoa! I don’t wanna die here! Help me out, the hell is wrong with you?!?

Wap: The same thing that’s wrong with you. I don’t care enough to try.

(http://listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=63oL09IgLKs#Yu\_Yu\_Hakusho\_Soundtrack\_OST\_-\_Ashita\_ni\_mukatte  )Cho: -stutters a bit waving his hands to come up with something to say- I mean okay I understand that but what am I supposed to say?! There’s no magic word, no fancy speech, I’m just a kid and I don’t’ wanna die here! I just wanted to be a cop, finish school, have a fucking LIFE! I’ve been doing some shitty things I can agree to that but I’m trying to change! Doesn’t that count!?

Wap: No it doesn’t. You didn’t have to do any of this. You had a chance to leave. You chose to put yourself in this mess. –looks back- be honest, would you really have sympathy for the fool who digs his own grave? No you wouldn’t.

Cho: But what if he thought he didn’t have a choice?! What if he was afraid something would happen if he didn’t?!

Wap: -tilts his head- You’re getting there…elaborate.

)Cho: I don’t know! Maybe he’s had an early grave before you know? Maybe he doesn’t want to go back to that, let alone dig the shit himself! Who the hell wants to do that? Who wants to live with those kinds of choices! Not me! I don’t want my life to be pointless anymore! I’ve got a goal, a drive! I’m sick of letting my fear of a grave hold me back from that! –points and starts to tear up slightly- It’s not fair that I have to run from my grave when there are people like Connor, and Kin, and Leon, who run head first towards it and leap right over it! I don’t want to go back to the dark! I don’t wanna feel cold! I just wanna…I wanna “Be!” I wanna live to BE something!

Wap: Called it. You don’t wanna die again. That’s why you do what you do isn’t it? Get a quick little rush from it or getting your little rocks off. You’re afraid that being what you are is going to get you killed.

\_Wapwawet walks closer to Cho, who’d started wiping his eyes with his jacket sleeve, gritting his teeth and trying not to cry or sniffle. It’d been building up inside of him for a while, the fear of what he was leading him to a fate he didn’t want, a fate he didn’t feel he deserved. He’d been thrust into a position bigger than him and it only caused the pressure to increase. Twas only a matter of time before he cracked underneath it. In the end he was still a kid. He could front all he wanted, but he was still incredibly young, and he had room to grow, room to learn. However he had to cope with the fact that the things he experiences, and endures are of his own choice. \_

Wap: Do you know what it means to be A wolfblood? A Wolf in general?

Cho: -finishes wiping his eyes and sniffles looking down- No…No I don’t.

Wap: We’re not savages. We’re not just beast to be kept on a leash. Not to sound cliché but we are a proud predatory race. Created from the Wolf God Okami, and put upon this earth too protect our kind, and the people we consider close.

\_Wapwawet withdraws his claws and scratches his own arm, a crimson liquid dripping onto the sidewalk.\_

Wap: Us, and every other earthbound creature created from dirt and clay, bleed. We have the same blood, the same hearts, living under the same sky. Yes we have beastly urges, but they can be controlled. We compromise our natures to be able to live in civilization with the creatures of the world we inhabit. We’re not just dogs Cho. We’re of a long and rich history that has made great strides, ruled lands as kings, and have been the bane of nightmares to our enemies. You only become this object you fear when you let the fear rule you. Consume you. I am not evil; I am not your dark side. I am you and you are me. –points- You’re Cho Kiriyu. Inhibitor of the Wapwawet Wolf soul and a Wolfblood. You are not a monster and as long as you remain true to yourself and what you are, you never will be. Do you understand now?

Cho: I think I do…up til this point I did blame a lot of my problems on what I was. Because I chose to. But you’re right…I can be a Wolfblood and still be me. –he looks at the palms of his hands- This is what I am. A predator who chooses his prey and can control his nature to coexist with others.

\_Cho lets out a small sigh, closing his eyes and feeling an overwhelming sense of relief. Just then in his mind’s eye, his body flourished with a feint white aura. It flashed off of him before it released itself off of his being in the form of tiny twinkles that steamed from his skin, and teary eyes. He exhaled and rolled his shoulders a bit, feeling much lighter. Like the weight of his own guilt had been taken from his shoulders.\_

Cho: I like this feeling. The feeling of knowing who I am. Man I’ve been looking for this for so long only to realize I’ve had it right here all along…why didn’t you contact me sooner?

Wapwawet: -digs in his ear with his head turned up.- Ahhh I’ve never been good with this kind of stuff. Not fond of being sentimental but I had to stop being selfish. Prophet always said that would be my downfall and it almost was had I let you die. Well I guess  you’ll be needing some help here huh.

Cho: Well I would but hey. Before that, erm…you and me should talk some time. I don’t know much about Wolfsoul’s but I don’t want to be in the dark about it. Plus you must get lonely in here with no friends and all.

\_Wapwawet chuckled, looking up to the street light a bit. He remembered centuries ago where he and the Wolf Prohpet would travel around the world, fighting demons, saving kingdoms and reuniting the lands when it was  advent to do so back then…but that was another story.\_

Wap: -he laughed a bit- Trust me. You and me both have a friend in the same person. Anyway it’s time to get serious. This guy you’re fighting is going to end your life here so I want you to listen to everything I’m about to tell you. Alright?

Cho: -nods- Alright. I’m listening.

\*Back in the real world\*

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKa-MqqJu3g&index=13&list=PLYNBny7IRlVlQVpe8xfJPnsRI2lEbpVyi )\_Cho and X both would’ve been on opposite sides of the room. Cho’s dull eyed form panting an gasping for air as he now had some new wounds on his body that weren’t healing as quickly as they should be. The mental wolfblood held the wound across his abdomen…keeping his intestines from pouring out. X stood there, with one of his arms slightly larger than the other one. It had tan-ish fur on the form of it and his hand mutated in a much larger and more giant claw like form. Cotton would’ve been gripping the counter still contemplating weather or not he should run or not. Kin had advised him to…but what kind of person would he be to leave him behind?!? X popped his neck from side to side before speaking.\_

X: You’re a very formidable child. I wanted to test the limits of your abilities but that however requires you to reach your limit. I want to offer you a chance to join our organization. ESPER could make you so much better than what you are and draw out that potential that lays dormant inside of you. Don’t you want control over what you are?

\_Cho ‘s eyes looked left and right as if something had resonated inside of his head for a moment. Kin watching the video would’ve begun to notice as Cho put a hand on his forehead. Grunting through bloodied gritted teeth and falling to one knee seemingly in pain. X on the other hand began to undergo a metamorphoses. His body began twitching and convulsing, bulges began forming and stretching from the surface of his skin! The sound of bones cracking and stretching a long with muscle tissue tearing could be heard as his frame began to increase in height and width! X’s hair began to grow rapidly , forming from the sides of his sideburns as well as his head into that of a lions mane! His muzzle grew and extended slightly, as his legs now grew to rip the bottom half of his pants rendering them to shorts! When the shifting was done, X would’ve folded his massive arms over his 10 foot frame and stomped a foot forward letting lose a room shattering roar!\_

Cotton: Yup, I’m going to go stand over here at a MUCH safer distance!

\_Cotton made his way towards the doors, but the roar was so powerful it shattered the rest of the reinforced glass! The glass went flying towards him and caused him to fall on his ass! He covered his face with his arms and laid on the ground waiting for the room to stop trembling! X stood straight up towering over Cho’s frame. As he did X would’ve let a quick growl escape his muzzle before speaking. His voice gruff and deep, echoing off of the walls of the room.\_

X: What say you now Wolfblood? –snarl- Will you take the offer I have laid out for you? Live a life worth living rather than this pathetic shamble of heroism you hold on to.

\_Cho huffed and puffed for a second, lifting one of his knees up to his chest and holding himself up with his other knee still on the ground. Cho looked up through black locks that stuck to his forehead from the sweat of exhaustion. His eyes once again a bright gold and a pupil in the center of them! However it happened, he was back in control! Bruises and scratches littering his face as he spoke after finally catching his breath.\_

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Cho: S-…\*huff huff\* Sorry guy! Ngh!

\_Cho pushed down on his knee and barely managed to pull himself up to his feet. His knees visiably shaking as his left eye was almost swollen shut. He stayed hunched over using his knees for support but never taking his eyes off of X.\_

Cho: I….gah. I got you beat! The Wyrms been shut down…you’ve lost the war, even if I haven’t won the battle!

X: -closes his eyes- It is but a simple mannor of tourture this professor will cut the incubator back on.

Cho: Oh really? –he stood straight up, with his hands on his hips triumphantly with a laugh to match his posture.- You’re gonna have to go through me tough guy! I’ve got one more trick up my sleeve. –Cho flicked his nose with his thumb-

X: No. More. Games.

\_X raised his massive arm and swipped it forward! The wind from it sending out a gust of air and Cho quickly dove over towards the area the professor was in previously! As he did he swipped the phone that Kin was watching the fight via video chat! Cho ducked behind a broken counter for cover. He then looked down at the phone to Kin.\_

Kin: Welcome back to the world of the living.

Cho: No time for jokes! Listen I need you to confirm some things! I think I can get the professor out of here alive and myself but I need your help.

Kin: If it’s in my power I’m here. What do you need?

\_X snarled as he stared walking towards Cho’s hiding place. Cho could hear him and he’d whisper into the phone.\_

Cho: I need to confirm some facts about Raions…if’ Wapwawet is right, along with something I learned earlier, then I can do this…I can save the city tonight!

## Game Plan!

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMWnoJhBNF8&list=PLYNBny7IRlVm1xHhYq5qHlNSsKkocXSF2&index=14 )\_Cho would’ve now converted the feed to phone mode! He’d heard X’s massive body coming towards him and he quickly rolled out of the way again! It was getting harder and harder to find decent hiding spots in here but he had to try! As Cho was running, he’d be speaking to kin, blitzing around the room again at a fast pace! His legs felt like jelly but he needed to discuss these things!\_

Cho: Alright Kin! Raions! What can you tell me about them?

Kin: I don’t have any knowledge of them off bat…but –types- I can hack into their data files to pull up this “X” Character in the files of ESPER. Give me a second.

\_Cho would’ve seen X coming at him with both of his arms wide open! He grabbed Cho, squeezing him in a powerful bear hug! Cho’s arm still holding the phone to his ear as he yelled out in pain! His body was already broken to its limit, and he wasn’t making it any better trying to avoid attacks and take them at the same time!\_

Cho: -grunts- I-I don’t think I have a second!

\_Cho gritted his teeth before taking in a deep breath and holding his stomach in, reducing his size slightly before slipping through X’s arms, and cutting 4 back flips on one hand before landing some feet away from X! X wasn’t letting up however, as he’d appear before Cho the moment he landed to recover!\_

Cho: Dammit he’s faster to!!

\_Cho put up an “X’ block and took the bane of a full punch to his forearms! His body soaring through the open doors only to have his back dent the metallic hallway wall! Cho slid down it and groaned to himself before Kin chimed in with information-

Kin: Alright I’m back. I’ve found what they’ve given. I’m certain even they themselves don’t have all the information on this species…anyway their called Raions as you mentioned. African legends describe people who turn into lions or leopards. In the case of leopards, this is often because the creature is really a leopard god or goddess masquerading as a human. When these gods mate with humans, offspring can be produced, and these children sometimes grow up to be shapeshifters; those who do not transform may instead have other powers. In reference to werecats who turn into lions, the ability is often associated with royalty. Such a being may have been a king or queen in a former life, or may be destined for leadership in this life. This quality can be seen in the lions of Tsavo, which were reputed to be kings in lion shape, attempting to repel the invading Europeans by stopping their railroad due to attacks on humans.

Cho:-stands up slowly against the wall to by time- Does it say anything in there about Solar Radiation?

Kin: -pauses-…Yes. It says they draw their main source of power from UV rays opposite akin to that of Wolfbloods. This spans from their African origin. You got something up your sleeves?

Cho: This room doubles as an incubation room and a greenhouse. If my sight serves me correctly there are small UV ray emitters that pour out sunlight to keep the plants and plant life going.

Cotton: -speaks through the broken window seal- I see! You’re thinking if we set the emitters in reverse!

Kin: You could absorb the UV rays housed in his metabolism. Weakening him significantly at least enough to the point where you could fight and run. The mother worm is already shut down and she’s only got about 15 minutes before she dies. This can be done but you’ve gotta be on you p’s and q’s Cho. Doc can you handle those emitters?

Cotton: I sure can!

\_Cho tosses Cotton the phone and weakly rolls his shoulder.\_

Cho: If this doesn’t work I’m done for. But I’ve got a voice in my  head that gave me some pretty sound advice…

\_Cho ran back in towards the massive lion giant! Confidence in his eyes as he darted towards X with his right hand cocked back for a straight punch! X countered the young Wolfblood with a simple side step, only to drive his own left hand deep against Cho’s gut, his claws sinking into the still healing wound, before he thrusted his arm out swinging Cho away from him with a thunderous boom! Cho would’ve went flying but instead he threw his body backwards into a quick summersault before kicking off of his right foot darting right back towards his adversary and leaping into the air, spinning in a clockwise motion before lashing his chi infused calf out against the curve of X’s neck!\_

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\_The kick only seemed to do virtually nothing, as Cho caught his stance and took a ready stance not to far away from X! X retaliated with a loud roar coming straight for Cho with more attacks, but as he did Cho would’ve let the images of the brief teachings Wapwawet had instilled to him in his mind’s eye…\_

\*”Remember Cho he’s bigger than you. You can’t stand up with this guy and you need to understand that. As such you use your grappling element. The point is to hold him off not beat him. Think of this as…a sparring session rather than a fight for your life. Get loose, don’t be stiff. Be as unyielding and flexible as a piece of bamboo in the wind.”\*

\_Cho watched as X’s massive arm rose up and above his head! He was going for an overhead attack. Cho with his mindless little escapade he’d had earlier, actually managed to detect some pretty sound weaknesses. One of them being X’s fighting style; he had no. He compensated with his speed and strength to become a brawler type. He was more of a hardened killer and a lethal  fighter witch while it gave him a slight edge, Cho also had experience with combat real and sport. As X’s attack came down, Cho would’ve slide his left foot forward, pivoting off of the ball of his right foot to turn his back to X! his hands reaching up to grip the massive arm and with momentum,  his left foot rising up to hook underneath the back of X’s left knee, as he performed an over the shoulder judo throw!\_

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\_X hit the ground! He quickly recovered, rolling off of his back to his pawed feet only to lash out at Cho violently again! Cho’s golden hues were shining brighter than they had before! He quickly lashed his hand out, to push X’s blow backwards at the weakest point of its momentum! Deflecting the attack while at the same time he extended his opposite arm towards the side of X’s head, his right foot sliding beneath X’s left, only to push all of his and X’s moving bodyweight over to the side slamming him down once again! After doing so Cho took a small step back, and X recovred yet again, getting up to lunge at Cho but Cho took hold of his massive wrist with both hands and twisted himself and X’s body to counterclockwise slamming him down yet again!\_

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\_X growls in agitation! This time instead of getting up he swipes his massive arm at Cho’s legs! Cho’s body turns horizontal as he falls against the ground on his shoulder! He grunts in pain, but he is quickly cut off by X shoving his foot into his gut and sending him sliding across the floor before Cho rolled and sat up on all fours! X didn’t look phased by these throws and Cho knew this…he only hoped X didn’t catch on to his game. Cho actually gave X a snug smile and it only agitated him further! He knew Cho didn’t have a reason to be smug so why was he? X darted towards Cho on all fours, transitioning to a straight sprint, and lashing out yet another punch towards Cho’s injured abdomen! Cho’s reflexes seemed to match his speed in movement as Cho opened his own arms, catching X’s punch and letting his body twist a bit. The momentum of X’s punch expelled completely before Chi wrapped fist slammed into the side joint of his elbow twice! Cho went to counter further throwing a superman punch towards X’s face, but X simply charged in! Cho’s punch hit but it had no effect as X barreled through with Cho’s fist against his face and grabbed the young wolf blood by his face! He leapt up into the air, and with Cho’s face in grip he reared his body back like a wet towel before slamming the back of Cho’s head into the marble floor!\_

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(https://soundcloud.com/pankakes-andaxolotls/trigun-ost-scattered-rain )\_Chunks of marble rising around Cho’s head and body as X pushed him deep into the ground with the ease of his strength! Cho’s body twitched for a moment. A healing factor was a thing of the past as it was literally becoming more exhausting for his body to heal than to take the pain. It was much less than effective as Cho could feel his body melding and fusing with the ground beneath him. Cho’s mouth left wide open as his eyes were a white coloration. His arms and legs shook as if he was shivering as he struggled to try and get up! He had to! Cotton would’ve been in the corner of the room fiddling with the UV emitter as fast as he could! Sweat dripping from his wrinkled brow as he worked as fast as he could to rewire the emitters to set them in reverse! Whipping sweat from his brow his concentration was quickly broken by the sound of Cho shrieking at the top of his lungs after a large sound of “BOOM!” came from behind him! Cotton took in stuttered breaths…he had to focus! He had a job to do and once again he was being forced to let Cho get hurt on his accord. X would’ve been using Cho as a human trampoline! His massive body well over 300lbs leaping up 20 feet into the air before coming down and landing on the young Wolfblood’s stomach! Cho could feel his ribs cracking with every impact! His body sinking into the ground more and more! He’d spit up a stream of crimson that only served to fall and land on his neck and chest! Cho could barely breath and he was certain had not been for his fortification Chi at least 3 of his ribs would’ve punctured one of his lungs.\_

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\_X landed on him one more time before he slowly stepped off of him and looked down at the boy. A snarl escaping his muzzle before he picked Cho up by his neck. Cho’s body hanging like a limp noodle covered in bruises and blood stains. His breaths were raspy and heavy, his mouth gapped open like a fresh corpse. Cho’s eyes fluttered open as he looked at X… the sheer will of the boy could be taken as utter stupidity as he raised his left hand. The hand shook violently as he threw a punch as hard as he could towards X’s jaw! The punch hit but…to no avail.

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\_X raised his hand to slap Cho’s hanging body to the side! His body flying and hitting the glass of the incubator that was housing the mother wyrm. The glass cracked and a spot of blood was left in the center of it as Cho had a few shards of glass hanging from the back of his head. His body slid down to the floor as he sat on his ass. His head hanging over as his stomach rose and fell at least showing he could still draw breath. \_

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X: You’re on the brink of death. I’ll give you credit, I stopped pulling my punches after you came to your senses earlier. I’ll give you your credit, you’re tough but stupid. This isn’t a fantasy tale where someone comes in to save you. –he begins walking over to Cho- I will kill you, and take your body into the organization as a test rat. Fighting ability like yours cannot be wasted.

\_Cho wanted to answer but he couldn’t. He just sat there, using the heighted terminal to pull his body up to stand. He leaned on it, lifting his head up enough to look at X through one eye, the other one finally swollen shut. Cho tried to talk but it failed to come out. He started fast walking towards X with his arms hanging by his sides, as if he still had a chance in the world to hurt this man. His pace picked up and he started to jog and managed to get up some kind of guard to attack, but X was just playing at this point. X attacked first, throwing a punch that rocked the side of Cho’s face. The sound of a skull cracking echoing through the broken room. A punch to the gut opened both of Cho’s eyes and an uppercut that followed, would’ve put Cho back on the floor but X kept him afloat, grabbing the entirety of his neck. He wasn’t finished here…the beating continued. Impact after impact, grunt of pain after agonizing grunt of pain, Cho had no choice but to take the full brunt of his opponents attacks. Even with his new found determination and unwavering spirit his body…it was giving up.\_

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\_After the grueling beating,  X would’ve let Cho go once again only to drive his massive right arm into his neck/chest  region. This \*SNAP\* was a lot louder than the others. Cho’s neck shot forward after the impact, giving him whiplash on contact and X drove his frail body all the way to the metal wall across the room. Cho’s body sinking into it as if he’d fallen onto a soft bed and the sheets blanketed around his body. \_

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\_Cho’s neck hung there limp. The rising and falling that was once present in his abdomen wasn’t there anymore…Cotton picked the wrong time to look and check on him as his glasses fell off of his face from the massive cold sweat he’d broken into. The lenses rolled along the ground and fell to the floor in what seemed like slowed motion. Cho just sat there…no witty comment. No retort. Just a broken barely recognizable body propped against a wall. A continuous red stream of blood flowed from Cho’s chin. His neck was broken and it could only be assumed the worst had transpired. X began walking backwards, keeping his eye on Cho. He knew better than to underestimate the little Wolfling but without the sound of a heartbeat he’d figured he was in the clear this time around. He began to turn towards professor Cotton who’s legs had frozen with fear. He could only look up at the tall lion shaped giant in fear and pleading. He went to speak but he could only swallow spit as X’s gruff voice spoke in a meancingly calm tone.\_

X: The queen arguably has 5 minutes before it dies from lack of life support incubation. If you want to keep your head attached to your shoulders I suggest you prevent that from happening.

(http://listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=nftxDrStny8#Cowboy\_Bebop\_-\_The\_Real\_Folk\_Blues\_%28ending\_theme%29 )\_Just then however the sound of coughing could be heard behind him. X slowly turned his lion head around to see Cho now on all fours. His hair hanging over his head as he looked towards the floor. He made repeated gagging noises, until he finally vomited chunks of blood and stomach acid onto the floor! The liquids splattered against the marble and Cho had to lug himself over to his right to avoid falling face first into his own projectile throw up. After doing this he put his hands in front of him in a push up like motion. His body begging him with every action  he made to stop, to just give up and throw in the towel for now. He’d fought the good fight, and his body didn’t want to fight it anymore. Yet even still, he pushed. He forced his wobbly arms to stop wobbling and he pushed himself up off of that possessive marble floor his body had bonded with over the course of his time in this room. Cho stood straight up, his head tilted up a bit as he took in gasp for dear life. His eyes were narrowed, bruised, blackened and glossy. Cho lifted his weak hand to wipe his lip, his eyes now brown as he looked at x with a weak and fleeting determination. However…the longer he stood, the longer he forced himself to stand in the face of this foe he could not beat, that fleeting light of determination only seemed to glow brighter. X completely turned around, lowering his head at Cho. His cat like eye slits widening before narrowing again as he clenched his massive fist.\_

X: You rise yet again Wolfblood. My patience is completely diminished…my next blow will indefinitely kill you.

\_Cho stood with shoulders hanging, and raspy wheezing noises coming from his recovering neck. He held his head up long enough to look at X. He sniffled through his nostrils one good time before a tear or two rolled down his cheek. He was scared…scared to death. He wasn’t about to hide it. The tear came from the thought of this actually being his last bout here. He had to remind himself that courage doesn’t mean to not be afraid, but instead to face the danger even with heinous amounts of fear in ones heart.  He put up a weak boxing guard, his arms barely holding themselves up as he panted a couple more times before he used what could arguably be his last breath to say these words.\_

Cho: \*huff\* \*huff\* I can do this all day….

\_X growled in irritation at the valor of the Wolfblood. He began running towards Cho once again. Each step in Cho’s eyes happened in blurs. He couldn’t see that well and his vision kept blacking out. Each time it did, he saw X getting closer and closer. Cho let out a disoriented giggle before X arrived at this target point. A swift left hand coming from below and rising up to impact it’s victim. As it did a loud blood curdling cry could be heard. The young Wolfblood’s yell of pain mixed with a dying roar echoed through the halls of the facility, even spreading to the bare outside air of the facility itself. It was the cry.. of a dying animal. \_

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Part 3: That Moment When A Plan Comes Together

(http://listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=WvUdYCbmJAI#Metal\_Gear\_Solid\_3\_OST\_%28DISC\_2%29\_%2F\_16\_-\_Way\_to\_Fall  )\*BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM!\* \_Loud thunderous impacts could be heard at this point. Cho himself had lost complete track of time during the later half of this fight. Here X was driving his massive Lion fist into Cho’s torso repeatedly. Each punched cocked back far enough to where his fist became eye level before he threw them. Each punch digging into the young Wolfbloods body. Every time his mouth opened there was nothing but red to be spilled, and it was even further worsened by the fact all of the damage was caused by sheer blunt and brute force. Cho would’ve been happier to just get cut…the pain was only in the flesh opening not so much the flesh being left open. With these punches all of the damage was internal and god only knows what his healing would’ve permitted as important to keep up as opposed to other body parts…X would finish his flurry, throwing one more punch and knocking Cho through the thick reinforced steel wall. His body pushed through the metal as a whole, and his back felt every individual inch of steel being bent by his mass alone only to come out on the other side and lay on the ground. His head tilted to the side, eyes closed, and more of that god awful raspy breathing could be heard escaping his airways.\_

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Cotton: Almost…..

\_He’d been fiddling with one more of the UV emitters. He’d been moving as fast as he could but between unsteady hands and the fear of Cho dying at any moment it began to make him nervous…sloppy even. He wasn’t so sure anymore but  he had to persevere! To continue on! He’d had to give Cho a fighting chance! He stopped for a moment to think about something. X’s attention had only been on Cho and Cho couldn’t get any breathing room…\_

Cotton: Maybe I…No. I’d only get in the way…I have to focus on…

\_Cotton paused his train of thought. He took a moment to reflect on the work he’d been doing in this facility, damn near his entire live. Over 30 years of being fooled into thinking he was making the world a better place. 30 years of inventions, oppression…but the dream made it worth it. For him the dream of using science to better the world and the people inside of it was worth all of the turmoil that came with it. He and Cho started off with a bit of a rocky relationship but he could at least understand the fears he was feeling. The feeling of hopelessness that had driven him to such lows, he could only imagine how any other cop would’ve coped. He then considered that if Cho made it out of this alive he still had a chance to do good things for other people….it was this thought burning in his head that made him start to think more clearly…possibly more irrationally...but…\_

Cotton: My entire life’s dream has been shattered in one night. The legacy I’ve left behind will never be the one I would’ve hoped it would…but maybe. Just maybe I can change that. Right here and right now.

Kin: Professor I’m seeing that you’ve got the emitters reversed. That’s good. Go ahead and throw the switch and make your way out of there. Hopefully some kind of way Cho will catch up.

Cotton: -he smiled and nodded.- Well part of your plan sounds accurate Kin. One of us will definitely be making it out some kind of way.

\_Cotton hesitantly connected the last of the re-wired wires into it’s socket. The UV emitters made a slight noise, similar to the sound of a car changing gears. He then stood straight up, and began removing his lab coat, now wearing nothing but the dress shirt underneath. He took the phone out of his pocket and spoke to Kin.\_

Cotton: Mr. Kin can I ask  you a favor?

Kin: I’ll see what I can do.

Cotton: In my office, there’s a brown leather back notebook. Please give it to Cho when the police arrive and he successfully makes it out of here. By then the doors should open up with the coming of the new shift and it’ll be my farewell present.

Kin: Farewell  present huh…okay. I’ll do that.

\_Cotton and Kin kept their words short, as the mutual tone and understanding of the professor’s mindset was made clear by the two of them with such few words. Meanwhile Cho would’ve once again been struggling to stand himself up. Propped up on his elbows, he looked at X with one eye open. That same bright burning golden eye he’d had for the past few minutes. X began cracking his knuckles and walking towards Cho. He wasn’t playing around. If Cho didn’t stay down he would kill him…Cho knew this, but his pride wouldn’t let him give this bastard the satisfaction of having broken his will. That’s when another sound could be heard in the background.\_

\*WHAM!\*

\_X stopped what he was doing to look around the new part of the room he and Cho were in. he didn’t see, hear, or smell anything unfamiliar. Cho by this time turned his body to begin pushing up and on his hands now in an all fours position.\_

\*WHAM\*

\_X turned around and Cho peered out from his position, raising his head. The both of them saw the professor using the butt of the rifle he’d had earlier to smash it into the glass of the mother Wrym’s chamber!\_

\*WHAM! WHAM! WHAM!\*

X: You belligerent old fool!

\_X began fast walking towards the professor, an angry perk in his step. Cho started to raise his right hand, planting it forward and using his left knee in conjunction to begin a slow painful crawl. He saw what was coming and he had to stop it! The professor was the key to this entire fiasco of things! He was the key to completing this shit hole of a task! Even though he wasn’t fond of the professor’s work he in no way hated him! X was going to kill him!...he was going to…\_

Cho: P-professor! Get out of here you idiot! If…if you die this is all for nothing! Run, run away!

\_Cotton had managed to make a giant hole in the glass! It shattered and the liquid would’ve begun spilling out of the tube! X stopped as the incubative liquid splashed to the floor in front of him. He looked up at the giant larva now sitting at the base of the tomb. It’s fleshy pink colored skin started to develop blue viens in it’s surface…showing it’s immediate declining state of health.\_

X: -growled in irritation- DO YOU REALIZE WHAT YOU’VE DONE?!? THIS WAS THE KEY TO THE PLAN! THE PRECURSOR TO  YOURS AND ESPER’S WORK! ARE YOU SENILE OR WHAT?!

\_Cotton dropped the rifle and unwrapped his lab coat from around his waist. He started wrapping part of it around one of his hands and finishing it off by wrapping his other hand in the ends of it. Now having two giant white cloth wraps on both hands with a thick piece of it connecting them in the center, Cotton would’ve looked up at X. There was fear in his eyes, but he wasn’t shivering…he wasn’t afraid. \_

Cotton: I’ve probably gone senile years ago, but I’m thinking my mind has never been clearer! You’re dream is dead. The mother larva even if cut the incubator back on is DEAD! I’ll burn every piece of retched work I’ve ever done for this damned company if it means preserving the reason I became a scientist in the first place! We’re not bettering humanity or it’s advances, we’re destroying it!

X: You’ve just signed your death warrant old man…I’ll take your head from your shoulders and simply let them extract it’s secrets using what’s left of your foolish brain.

Cotton: You can try!

\_X stepped over the liquid with a loud roar! His hands raised in the air in attempts to bring them down and grip the professor by his skinny body! The professor looked up at him and with the timing that came along with the fight or flight effect in the brain he’d roll his tongue around inside of his mouth and spit an object at X’s eye! X stepped back! He’d felt something sharp piece the skin of his eyeball! He professor held one of the screws from his emitter rewiring under his tongue and used it as a cheap parlor trick to distract X. He moves as fast as he can behind the big lionesque brute and jumped up! He threw the large cloth around X’s neck and started to pull on it! Trying to choke the life out of him! Cho watching this from a distance continued to crawl but his legs gave out! Now on his stomach he used all the strength he could muster to pull himself forward! Crawling as fast as he could! A look of panic on his face because deep down inside he knew he wasn’t going to make it. He knew he wasn’t going to make it to save the professor in time…but he would still try!\_

Cho: STOP! D-don’t be a hero! Just live! Live god dammit!

\_Cho pathetically reached his hand out, his fingers trembling, stained with his own blood. X reached behind him and took hold of the Professor’s body! Grabbing him by his shirt and slinging him forward! His back hitting the ground…and his spine being severed on impact! The professor’s cheeks puffing up before a dark red splash of blood began to stain his lips. X raised his massive foot…and stomped on his chest. The professor’s body jerked in reaction to this. The life was already beginning to leave his eyes. Cho started to get frantic! His body trembling from the effort he was exerting to move to him! To…to keep trying for a better way!\_

Cho: STOP IIIIIIIIIT! KILL ME FIRST DAMMIT, HE’S JUST AN OLD GEEZER! HAVE A HEART HE HAS A FAMILY!!!

\_X turned his head to look at Cho, his back still facing him. He loomed over the professor’s body menacingly while looking back at Cho with narrowed eyes. His blue hues were dull and damn near lifeless.\_

X: In this line of work, I don’t have time for the concept of having a “heart.

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlMWSAcQce4 )\_X would’ve knelt down and held his hand in a thumping motion. His hand only inches away from Cotton’s forehead. Cotton would’ve reached his hand out towards Cho, the hand trembling as he went to say something. His lips were moving but his voice wasn’t coming out…and it wouldn’t get the chance to. X’s finger left it’s chambered position and thumped the professor’s forehead. As it did…his head exploded on the scene. The brain matter, eyeballs, and fragments of skeleton skull shattering and hitting the floor in a soft gorey noise. Cho’s eyes widened in such disbelief. He knew there were people out there that could just take a life with ease and not care…but this guy was something else. He just didn’t value life at all…the professor was supposed o be a valube asset wasn’t he?! So why!? Why was his life so expendible! Cho’s hand dropped to the floor and so did his forehead. He slammed  his fist onto the ground a couple of times in frustration.\_

Cho: God dammit….

X: You have failed in your task. –he looked over at the dying larva- ESPER needs only but a sample of the queen to reproduce another one. Learn from your defeat pup.

\_X slammed his hand inside of the large, pulling out a large chunk of it’s flesh and ripping it out to hold it in hand. He turns to take the professor’s coat and begin wrapping the sample up inside of it. X ties it into a knot, and begins to walk towards the exit doorway.  Cho starts to pull himself up, feeling his heart beating up a drum session in his chest. He weakly begins to talk, a deeper tone in his octives as he looked at X with such a powerful malice.\_

Cho: Y-You’re not gonna kill me?! Get over here and finish me off! NOW!

X: You’re going to die from over taxing your healing factor. The damage I’ve done is to far gone for you to recover. You are not worthy of a quick death. Rot here with the professor.

\_Cho closed his eyes and began gritting his teeth. He was furious! He couldn’t protect one single person from having their life taken, then what good was he supposed to be? He knew Kin would just tell him this kind of thing happens on the job all the time but so what? It doesn’t have to! Not everyone deserves to just be written off as a casualty. Cho had a plan, he was going to get him and the professor out of here!...he!...\_

\*Flashback\*

Cho: Ahhhhh geez. Not looking forward to fighting those things again but I’m feeling back in tip top shape. That stuff you hit me with was invigorating.

Cotton:-stands up- I’m glad you think so. Adrenaline for a supernatural being is like candy. If we’re going to make our way back to the mother worm we’re in luck. Through that door over there is the waste disposal pit. There’s a large bridge that crosses right over and will lead us to the front door. From there it’s just a short walk to the room and we can shut it down.

Cho: -raised a brow- you’re awfully eager to help…what’s your motive.

Cotton: -adjust his glasses- Contrary to popular belief I do have a family. It’s a secret however. They live in a country condo outside of the city of berlin. Near the mountains…it’s very peaceful. I have a wife and a daughter and we’re supposed to be going skiing soon.

he stuffs his hands into his pockets and looks up towards the ceiling with a sigh

Cotton: I’m never home. Haven’t been home in 2 years, but I write, and face time when I can. I’m supposed to have my first grandchild in a month or so. –he pats his chest- I made this card for her a long time ago but I want to give it to her myself.

\*Flashback end\*

\*”It was right then and there the second part of my miraculous adventure happened. I don’t know…at this point something grew inside of me. The thought that this old man wasn’t really a bad person hit me like a bat out of hell. He’d been working his entire life at something just to find out it was all a lie. Everything he’d ever done had been manipulated for someone else’s gain. To find that kind of information out can crush a man’s soul. In some form of way this sacrifice he made to give me another chance…was him making a decision for the first time that he knew for a fact would impact someone else other than himself for the better. When someone does that for you, you DON’T throw that opportunity away. It was at that moment I realized he gave up something much bigger than himself for ME. Even if I didn’t deserve it, I had received the request to live at the cost of someone elses life and I wasn’t about to waste it. My body began to move on it’s own after that. I felt this surge of power that…wasn’t mine. If that makes sense. It felt foreign…it felt luke warm. It was the same feeling I got that one time when I rushed to save Naomi in the war. My body just moved back then to. The things I thought I could never do I just…I did them. I later on found out this was a thing with all wolfbloods…they call it pack surge. While not official I considered him an ally to me…a friend. When a wolfblood see’s someone in his pack perish, they can for a short, SHORT time tap into something. It’s hard to describe…but even though he was dead I didn’t feel alone. I didn’t feel like I was fighting for myself anymore. I was fighting to avenge. Wherever that power came from…I made the best of it. Plus my genius was starting to show.”\*

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCi1wWiIXgg&list=PLYNBny7IRlVka5wfhbJrzQjPogaU9shs7&index=15 )\_X was almost out of the door when he stopped. He felt a pulse in his own body and he raised his clawed hand up to where his heart was. It was racing…on what grounds? He wasn’t scared, and he had nothing to fear…so why was he nervous all of a sudden. He turned around to look and see the once downed wolfblood now with an elbow on the floor and his opposite hand planted to the ground to pull him up, a white aura flooding from his very pours. The aura every few seconds would’ve pulsated off of Cho’s body, his image sending a double silhouette of himself occasionally. As he begins to push himself up X takes specific notice…that he wasn’t trembling anymore. Just like the professor before Cho’s body was no longer shaking in weakness. It oozed strength and even without being able to sense Chi,  X could feel the presence of Cho’s intimidating aura shrouding the room. Cho pulled himself up to a squat, his right hand remaining on the floor, with the aura still pouring from his being. He started to breath much harder but out of rage and empowerment rather than exhaustion. Finally Cho began to stand himself up, raising his head to look at X dead in the eyes. Cho’s eyes were no longer their glowing gold. They were a solid red coloration, similar to his sensei’s. His pupils were a lot smaller, his brow was indented with the fiercest scowl he’d ever given another being in this lifetime, and he had a massive frown across his face. He was so enraged words couldn’t even begin to describe the things he wanted to say…so instead he said nothing. He just stood there.\_

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\_X threw the coat wrapped flesh to the ground, and popped his neck from side to side. He looked Cho over like the analyst he was. He noticed a few key things, such as how the blood that stained Cho’s body was evaporating into vapor. His muscles were much tigher and clumped together, giving him a more solid build than he’d had before. X showed no sign of fear however still thinking himself vastly superior to the young wolfblood. He turned to Cho and began pacing back and forth meancingly. He snarled before speaking to Cho in a condescending tone.\_

X: What new trick is this? Is this some new drug you’ve taken as a last resort? Perhaps some new undiscovered ability? Can you not understand the difference in our abilities is more than just simple will and gritt. It’s physiology. Science. There is in no way shape or form that you could ever hope to beat me here. I will grind your bones into meal to make SURE you do not test my piatence again! –in an irritated tone- Do you hear me?!

Cho:….

X: Do you have nothing to say anymore? Are your quips high and dry now?!? SPEAK!

Cho:….

\_Cho began to move. He raised his left arm, stretching it outwards, while raising his right arm, cocking it back so his closed fist rested at the height equal to where his eye was. X spread his legs a bit unsure of what this was. He’d been instilled with the overall knowledge of Wolfbloods and their physical capabilities and yet this was a new phenomenon to him. X wiggled his fingers waiting for Cho to make his move, waiting to see just what the results of this new silent determination were going to be! X begins to think to himself…\_

X: He can’t really think things have changed so quickly can he? What is his plan? There’s something about his eye coloration that’s changed. He’s looking at me as if he knows he’s going to win here…I have to show him the difference. No need to psych myself out about it…Yes. What difference could a little aura make for one such as him, to compare to me?

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCi1wWiIXgg&list=PLYNBny7IRlVka5wfhbJrzQjPogaU9shs7&index=15  ) \*Ssssssssssssssss-BOOM!!!\* \_A small hiss noise had been made that rung into X’s ears and suddenly all he saw was red. His eyes still wide open as a fist had lodged itself right into the bridge of his nose! Blood flying from the creases of skin being indented by the fist that asserted it’s dominance over h is being, only for his vision to become shakey and blurried for a few seconds. Before  his vision could even adjust itself, his body had been sent hurtling backwards!! Then right before his body could even so much as reach the hallway a blurr of motion moved towards him once again! Even with his vision restored he was only able to see what looked like a traveling mass of white coming towards him only to disappear once more. The young empowered wolfblood appeared behind X in the air! His left leg forward and his right leg pulled back, cocked like a bullet in the chamber of a gun before the foritified right left made it’s way forward in an arch, Kicking X in the very back of his neck! The impact causing the rest of the frame where the viewing windows and doors once were to completely shatter and fall of of their hinges!\_

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\_X went soaring through the rest of the mother larva’s tank, causing it’s loud sloppy mass to fall to the floor and X’s body to smack into the wall close to the top where the ceiling was before he fell down to earth again falling slam to the floor! X looked up, his brown mane now stained with blood as his nose…was broken. He was bleeding! X felt his own nose and winced at the pain, but this wasn’t right! Why wasn’t he healing?! Why were his dragon scales not absorbing the Chi as fluently as they once were?! X growled standing up and snarling with a roar before speaking and yelling out.\_

X: WHAT DID YOU DO?! WHAT’S WRONG WITH ME?!?!

Cho: -walks towards X with a crimson glare-  I’ve got you figured out Raion. You draw power off of UV rays, metabolize it into physical energy and mandarin energy. Before you killed the professor…-Cho clenched his fist- He set the UV emitters to drain all of the rays rather than emitting them. Tell me…do you feel it yet?

X: FEEL WHAT YOU LITTLE PIECE OF-

\_X went to stand up but as he did he started to wobble back and forth. His mouth wide open as he groaned in pain. Stuttered breaths left his muzzle as he held his head in pain! His face scrunched up over and over again as his body began to grow and contract in size as if he was losing control of his transformation.  As he yelled out in pain his legs suddenly felt weaker than before as he fell to one knee!  His neck suddenly forcing his head to turn to the right, a crook and a cramp inside of it, causing the blood vessel to swell and his muscles to react and clump together! X reached a hand out as his body started to decrease in size, his hair falling from his head going from brown to blond again. Blood began spilling from his lips as he raised his right arm only for it to twist and contort! The bones inside of it snapping! X grabbed his now broken right arm with his hand as he lowered his head to the ground crying out in a contious mix of rage and discomfort!\_

X: -breathes sharply through his teeth- M-My body—wh-what did you DO!?

\_X’s expression however changed as he thought back to their previous scuffle. Every area Cho had hit, was now suddenly being effected by the full force that was impacted upon him. With the UV emitters draining the solar energy straight out of his body, he was no longer metabolizing enough of anything to keep his body in a near impervious state. He’d now been completely transformed back to the state he first started the fight in and with this realization he’d look up from the floor with a thick hate in his eyes. This body, this one small prepubescent teenager and a dingy old man had outsmarted him! He missed every warning sign of it fighting this child! Cho stood about 40 feet away from him, his fingers twitching slightly as he’d look down at his own hand. Watching the white energy flow from his body. What Cho was really experiencing was known as Pack Surge. When a Wolfblood loses an ally they consider very close to themselves, a valuable ally of circumstance, or mainly a member of their pack or one who is temporarily inducted into their pack, that Wolfblood is able to draw upon the bond shared with that individual as a temporary but very potent boost of power. While not as strong of a boost as a Wolfblood would receive if they lost their mate, it is a substantial increase to a Wolfbloods overall physical ability. Their speed, strength, durability, all things mental and physical increase to give a Wolflbood the chance to avenge their fallen comrade. This boost solely depends on the bond shared: the stronger the bond, the higher the boost, and the oppose applies as well. This power does not make a Wolfblood invincible, but it can be used for a game changer or a quick escape.\_

Cho: I can feel this power slowly fading away from me. It’s temporary…it doesn’t feel like it’s mine anyway. –he clenched his fist- Just mean’s I’m gonna have to go ahead…and put an end to all of this right now before I do run short.

\_Cho returns his gaze to X who still seems to be trying to get himself together. The hits Cho threw at the time were some of the hardest he’d ever thrown so it was no surprise to him that X would be so heavily effected without his little hax gimmic to protect him any longer. Cho let out a low hellish growl, as the smokey white aura started to accelerate in it’s production. Cho’s black hair flickering and raising up as if the wind had picked up from beneath him and with a held grunt, the white aura eclipsed his body before it calmed down once again only to surround Cho in what was now a full flickering flame of white Chi. Cho raised his left arm and bent it, only to tuck his right arm by his hip, bending said arm as well and keeping it clenched into a fist as he spread his feet apart and began to prepare his final trick for the night…\_

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\_X stood himself up off of nothing but sheer primal instinct. He forced his body to morph back into his Werelion state standing back at his ten foot dominant height! He huffed and puffed, now looking about as beat up as Cho was at this point. His left hand clenched into a fist as he began to flex his muscles and tense up. He was going to strike for he to took a slightly lowered position. He got down on one knee, keeping his only good hand to the ground. Cho could see the contortions in his muscles. His ears picked up on X’s sense of breathing. His hearbeat. He was getting ready to pounce at him, arguably with everything he had left. Cho’s right hand began to consume and take all of the aura that layered around his body. The white fortification chi taking hold to his right forearm and hand, as it began to illuminate the specific area. Only for it to grow and expand to cover his entire bicep and stop right below his shoulder. Cho’s face began to show discomfort in what he was doing and for good reason. X saw this as an opportunity! The self-proclaimed apex predator pulled his weight back before thrusting it forward! He lunged at the Young Wolfblood and the entire time he did Cho’s red eyes never left his, as Wapwawets last words began to ring in his head about the maneuver he was about to preform. The pros and the cons of such a move…\_

\*Flashback to earlier in Cho’s mind\*

Cho: I don’t get it. If this move is so dangerous why’re you giving me instructions? Are you setting me up?

Wap: No I’m not. I’m instructing you because this move will be the only ace in the hole you’ll ever have against a Raion. That and other people who completely dominate you physically. You only get one shot though so try not to mess this up will ya?

Cho: Alright, alright…jeez no faith in me much.

Wap: None what so ever. Now then, the goal of his move is to use your Chi base to empower your physical capabilities in order too pierce or puncture your target. You posture your arm low and by your waist. This forces all of the dormant energy stored within the body’s cells, muscles, and Chi System to focus into one spot. Similar to the principle of Chi Shuchu. It empowers that specific part you channel it to but the rest of your body is left completely vulnerable. You’ll pretty much lose any buffs you have in exchange for the ultimate one shot. You use Fortification so once you do this, you’re arm will temporary feel numb, almost as if it’s not there. what you will feel is the weight of your own energy storing itself into your arm. When you feel this you posture your body low, your center of gravity has to counter balance the weight of which you’re carrying or you’ll lose balance and the move will self destruct on you.

Cho: This is a lot of preparation for one move...not so sure I want to learn it anymore.

Wap:…you know what okay. Let me skip a few things and get to the usage part. When you feel the weight balance itself out, you pull the weight back, like loading a sling shot. Once that’s done you shoot the weight forward. You’re body will follow the weight you throw forward, accelerating you at an alarming pace in one instant. Possibly past the speed of sound. Once airborne you have to clench your buttcheeks tight together, time your breathing at just the right moment and then release the weight upon your opponent in a single punch.  A punch, a kick, a shoulder tackle, it doesn’t matter but keep in mind it’s only meant to be used in a single body part. When you use this for the first time if you try to go super billy bad ass with it you’ll mess your body up so much so to the point where you’re healing factor will take you an entire week to recover the damages.

Cho: WHAT THE HELL? WHY BOTHER? WON’T THAT ONE PART BREAK ANYWAY?!?!

Wap: -shrugs- Maybe. You didn’t let me explain it all Mr.Impatient. The best teacher is experience so get out there and experience it then. Just don’t get mad when it’s over…huehuehue. Anyway when you use this move it does have a name. It’s called-

\*Flashback End\*

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7yAUqWamto&index=97&list=PLYNBny7IRlVnrGC-RuQIVVorxDUTCk6dV&shuffle=21454 )\_Cho’s red irises shrunk in size, as the seriousness on his face increased tenfold! He verbally recited all of the steps in his head to perform the move. His arm now not only glowing white, but white streaks of lightning began to spark off of his arm as a whole! A static like noise being emitted as he pulled his weight back!\_

Cho: Sorry Wapwawet…but I need more than this!!!!

\_Cho’s legs also began to glow the same coloration as his arm did! Once this happened, Cho squatted down as low as he could before he too lunged into the air at X! The two of them coming in fast! Like two bullet trains on the same rail, about to collide right into one another! Only this time one of those bullet trains was traveling much faster than the other one!  Cho rushed towards X, the speed at which he moved caused his facial features to be pushed back by the sheer wind! Tears leaving the corners of his eyes as the air streamed against their surface! His fanged teeth gritted together as they showed even more prominently as he darted towards his enemy! Veins protruding from his forehead, a growl escaping the closed teeth, and blood squirting from his arms and his legs, Cho screamed the words that formed the name of the move as loud as he could afford to!\_

Cho: Wolfbloooooooooooooooood!!!!!!

X:?!?

Cho: CRASH!!!!!

\_Cho thrusted the sparking arm forward straight into X’s gut! The fist impacted it’s target, bypassing the weekend Dragoon Scales and causing Cho’s fist to temporarily lodge itself inside of X’s abdomen before X would’ve been sent seemingly floating slowly in the opposite direction! A loud \*THOOM\* emerged as Cho’s fist impacted and rolled off, X’s body flying backwards and there was a slight and small pause…after this pause, X’s stomach would’ve been filled up with rushing amounts of air pressure, filling in the void of space left by  Cho’s fornication chi coated arm destroying every single molecule of oxygen in that immediate area! Causing the air to rush back inside of his gut and expand rapidly, resulting in a secondary concussive impact that sent X’s body hurtling through 3 rooms of the facility!

\_His body traveling faster than a sniper bullet, he crashed through those thick steel walls before he finally stopped being smacked and imbedded into bathroom tiled walls! A giant bleeding hole in his abdomen as his eyes had rolled to the back of his head! His body now literally scrawny, every bit of metabolized energy had been sucked out of his body, and the once proud now frail Raion would’ve let out one final breath before his head slumped down. His chin touching his chest as the sound of repeating drops of blood hitting the floor echoed quietly in the bathroom his limp body now called home.\_

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3DFwAuAOoo&index=89&list=PLYNBny7IRlVnrGC-RuQIVVorxDUTCk6dV&shuffle=21454 )\_Cho’s had an astonished expression on it as he was in complete shock and awe of what he’d just done! He’d never known he could be capable of something like this. Never known Wapwawet would be capable of something like this! Cho’s body lingered in the air for a second as he began giggling with a disoriented expression on his face. Tears streaming from his eyes to express the joy he’d felt for defeating such a foe. It was over. The mother Wyrm was now dead, the larva now a dried and brittle piece of flesh on the floor. Cho’s body fell to the ground face first, nearly lifeless. The moment he hit the ground he was unconscious. His arm from the bicep down was now a gangly and nasty burnt pinkish brown color. There were multiple lacerations all around the flesh, and one could even see at least three compound fractures, bone protruding from different areas of his arm. His legs had received the same punishment as his single arm, his other arm the only properly colored piece of flesh left on him. He disobeyed Wapwawets warning about using the move improperly but it was just enough to get the job done.\_

\_ The phone in which Kin had been using to keep contact with them had died, but he immediately left the house in order to go and gather the police officers from the station. The lockdown of the building was no over, as the security walls began to recede and retract back into their storage areas. Beams of sunlight begin to hit the rooms from the windows and skylights all around, including a single small ray of sunlight hitting Cho’s unconscious face. The hardest part was over as police sirens could be heard in the distance, quickly coming to the scene of a long and torturous night. The cops finally arrived and began swarming the area. They darted down every hall, inspecting every room and corridor to find any survivors and they only saw the scattered remains of dead bodies, belonging to both humans and these Wyrm creatures.  Some cops had finally made their way over to the room Cho was in, one of the officers walked in and covered his mouth! He almost puked on the spot smelling the smell of freshly ripped skin and rotted corpose. The loud smell of blood filled their nostrils and they quickly put on their gas mask.\_

Officer 1: God it stinks in here!

Officer 2: Yeah, yeah quit your gripping. Let’s keep looking for civilian casualties and surivors. We need to search this whole place up and down.

Officer 3: Man you KNOW this place is getting shut down.

Officer 2: Hey I’ve found someone. Looks like a young boy.

\_The officer kneeled over Cho’s bod, taking his glove off and putting two fingers to Cho’s neck.\_

Officer 2: Hey he’s got a pulse! Call the rescue team in here, and get him immediate medical-

(Pause music)\_The officer who called for back up would’ve been quickly swatted to the side like a fly! His body flying across the room and slamming into an already broken countertop, crashing through it and knocking him unconscious on the spot! The other officers raised their guns only to see a worn out, still bleeding X towering over Cho’s downed body! He was foaming at the mouth like some kind of rabid animal! A crazed look in his eye as he took in heavy amounts of air, his shoulders rising and falling as he stood there with the look to attack anything that moved! The officers began opening fire but the bullets richocheted off of X’s hide! X raised his good arm into the air, a loud roar leaving his throat as he prepared to finish Cho off for tricking him and putting him into such a vulnerable state of being! He began swinging his arm down with all of his might until from seemingly out of nowhere a shadow swooped in through the door way! It zipped past the other officers , stopping only when it arrived to X’s position! A lone hand reached up to take hold of X’s wrist! The hand with it’s own claws protruding from it, as it squeezed with such force, X’s wrist would’ve crackled and popped, breaking after only one squeeze! The mysterious shadow of a figure then proceeded to scream out:\_

???: SHINOOOOGIDACHI!!!!

(Start music again)\_The shadowy figure after breaking X’s wrist, lowered its stance, crouching down with its right arm extended down and his left arm crossing his chest. His motions reversed as his right arm retracted to his right side, bending and curling it’s hand up into a fist, and his left arm extended outwards, his hand straight like an arrow with all of his fingers extended, the figure rose to a stand as quick as it ducked, striking it’s left hand out at X’s throat to close and collapse it in on itself, before his chambered right hand shot out in a straight Karate punch, his posture lowering again as to keep a secure position, shooting  a punch that impacted X in his sternum, cracking it AND every single rib in the rib cage, before X’s body was sent back down to the ground! The marble floor rising to coat his body’s shape as his consciousness had been lost with the first punch…the second punch was simply for good measure.\_

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\_The figure stood up revealing itself in full to be Kin Tasanagi. He sported a blue unbuttoned blazer with a white dress shirt and black tie beneath it. His black slacks fit comfortably stopping at the black dress shoes he wore to complete the outfit. Kin tilted his head up and adjusted his tie.\_

Kin: Nobody is allowed to harm my pack…Lion, Tiger, or Bear. –he leans down to pick Cho up, tucking his body beneath his armpit and turning towards the door.- I’ll take care of the boy. You men get this place secure and block off every crime scene. We’re shutting this entire area down for good.

## **Epilogue**

D2God: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPoEA43cqKc&list=PLYNBny7IRlVnrGC-RuQIVVorxDUTCk6dV&index=71 )

”Since that night. A night I still sometimes consider maybe the worst twelve hours of my life, I started to take my job a little more seriously after that. ”

An image of Cho in the hospital bed, with a full body cast, Kin, and his mother Victoria talking to the doctors.

”After that night the docor’s told me I’d broken almost every major bone in my body, and atop of that I’d probably never walk again or use my right arm for anything else in my entire life. Kin told me though that I’d heal but it’d take a while. Appreently what ever Wapwaet taught me the jerk taught me improperly. The move I used, is a one shot thing. Every time I so much as try to use it I snap my bones in two. Unlike external damage my healing factor takes a looooooong time to heal that kind of chi based damage. Kin says it’s best to put that move in the past but that I’d be okay….i healed in about 4 days but I had business to take care of.”

An image of Cho standing in line at an airport, boarding a plane to Germany is shown. Another image of Cho leaving the plane, and taking a car to the professor’s old country home is shown, where Cho proceeds to walk inside and sit down with the family, his right arm still in a cast as he begins to tell them what happened. He hands his daughter the birthday card her father never got to give her.

”I found the professor’s family. Took me weeks, and he hid their location well but I took his personal journal and figured it out. I wanted to let them personally know what had happened and that their husband and father was a good man. In the end he left the positive impact he’d always wanted…for a while I didn’t think it was worth it. He had no idea how I’d come out of that fight…but he believed in me so I wasn’t going to let that be wasted. He had a good family and he was a better person than I prejudged him to be previously. Another few days passed and I got myself back together finally.”

A scene plays where Cho accepts his Junior Kasaihana Police Officer badge, and allows it to hang from his neck attached to a chain. He looks at it and smiles, before walking out to his new hover bike Connor had gifted him after hearing about his big break

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Cho hops onto his motorcycle and begins to ride off into the city streets

”Lot’s of strange things happened sense then. I talk to Wap when I can but he’s….kind of a dick. Doesn’t really help much just tells me to figure things out on my own. So I did and do. One night I woke up with this huge epiphany and wrote out all of my ideas for this new style I’d been writing on paper.  I filled up an entiiiiiiiiiire composition book about it and well Mr.Connor said it was ass but I think I’m onto something here. So now here I am. Sitting up at four in the morning reading over the professor’s old notes.  I’ve seen a name in here that the professor repeatedly wrote about. Someone named “Wong” from Neo China. I’ve marked him as someone I should look into, to see how deep the roots of the professor’s old organization goes. Kin told me that X was apprehended but he escaped while being transferred to another facility…I’ll be ready for him when he returns, should he ever. I’ve been looking a lot into Psychology and the workings of the human mind and the human body. I realized a lot of my problems come from lack of understanding and not being as insightful. Kin and hell even Connor both look at scenarios for what they are not what they’re not. If I’m gonna be a good cop I need to excel in the books, not just my ability to hit things. I took an oath , and while cops take this oath every day…in my case I guess I kind of took it to heart. I put my hand over my heart, and I stood in front of the class of fresh officers that were hired with me and I said…”
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[6/14/2016 9:41:55 PM] D2God: Cut to a scene with Cho standing on his apartment complex rooftop. The moon in a half crescent, with his brown leather jacket covering a white wife beater, a pair of blue jeans and white tennis shoes. His badge hangs from his neck, and his hair slicked back, flickering in the nightly winds as he recited the oath he took in his head to himself, while looking at the rest of the district.

Cho:\*”On my honor, I will never betray my badge ,my integrity, my character, or the public trust. I will always have the courage to hold myself and others accountable for our actions. I will always uphold the constitution, my community and the agency I serve. And should I ever be able to help it, no one gets left behind.”\*

Parallel to these events…

Two figures stood on a much higher building than the one Cho had been standing on seemingly watching over him. One of them had a pair of binoculars to their eyes squatting down on the edge of the roof, both of them wearing dark brown ragged cloaks with hoods to conceal their idnetities. The figure looking with the binoculars would’ve put them down only to stand and speak to the second figure.

???: Looks like everything’s going as it should. Uncle Cho should be meeting up with Mike soon  enough and they should be heading to China in the coming weeks. Still sis I don’t know why we have to wait until THAT particular moment to  intervene. We could stop everything right here, right now if we wanted to.

The other figure who’d been revealed to be a female, would’ve lowered her hood, shaking her dark brown hair out of her face, and rubbing the back of her neck with a hand on her hip

???: Don’t be stupid. The flow of time is very delicate. Hell our being here right now is already putting the very exsistence of certain events in jeporardy. It is only in that specific moment that we can reveal ourselves, and give the proper warning. To late or to soon and we’ve failed…then the reality we’ve known becomes the only one we ever will.

???: Yeah? Well I’m still kicking dad’s ass before we leave this time period. I don’t care what happens to the world, my old man is gonna get what the hell is coming to him!!!

He clenched his fist, and it began to ignite and burn bright! So bright in fact it singed his cloak and burned it completely off of his body only to reveal a short and stocky young male with pink hair, fanged teeth, and a black vest with matching cargo pants. The female rolled her eyes and sighed in frustration.

???: God dammit Xanu I can’t take you ANYWHERE! I should’ve left without you like I planned to UGH!

Xanu: -furrowed his brow, and frowned with the corner of his lip- Maaaaaaaan you actling like a bitch. Mom was right you were less fussy when you were a brat.

The woman stuck her middle finger up at Xanu while walking in the opposite direction

Xanu: Real funny Serena. Let’s just make our way to  China and make sure the ground work is laid out like it’s supposed to be.

The two figures now revealed to be older versions of the Ryoji children began to sprout bright red Draconic wings form their backs and take off into the dark purple hued night sky! But where why were they here out of their time? Perhaps a warning to the present? But why such a specific moment to give it? All questions to be answered at a later date and place..
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