Mon. cont.
The world begins to spin in his head causing Takeshi to freeze up for a second, which sends him towards the ground below. He crashes through the treetops and lands harshly on the dirt. He lets out a small, pain-filled groan before trying to get up but failing.
"Takeshi?" Ren finds him and runs up to him after he lays there for a few minutes.
"Takeshi what happened?" She kneels next to him and tries to wake him up.
"R… Ren?" Takeshi slowly opens his eyes and sees her kneeling there.
"What happened?" Ren studies him, fear and worry in her voice.
"I…" Takeshi starts. "Move!" He quickly shoves her backwards before a large sword stabs the ground where she had been. She looks up to find Ryland standing there with a smirk.
"Well now. I only wanted him but now, I'm getting two for one," he reaches forwards and pulls the sword out of the ground before turning towards Ren.
"Leave… leave her…" Takeshi's voice shakes as he tries to get up.
"Oh brother. Don't waste your energy. That blade had more than enough to weaken and knock you out," Ryland turns to look at Takeshi.
"You…" He starts but a needle is suddenly stabbed into his back. Once the liquid is injected, Takeshi falls to the ground unconscious.
"Leave us alone!" Ren growls at Ryland as a girl walks from behind where Takeshi had been standing. She was the same age as them and as she walked, her jet black hair shined as sunlight hit it. She wore a long, blood red dress that flowed with each step. Ren could feel her studying her with her dark brown, almost black, eyes. Ryland quickly moves towards Ren and holds her by her arms as the girl approaches them. The girl pulls out a syringe from her bag where she uncaps it and injects the liquid into Ren's arm. Ren tries to get away but fails and after a few seconds, her eyes start to droop and she passes out.
"Mhhh," Ren lets out a small groan as she opens her eyes. They were in a cave where Takeshi laid in on the floor in the middle as Ryland stood near him. The girl was crouched next to Takeshi, a hand in his hair while Ren was chained to a large metal hook that was drilled into the wall. Torches were attached to the walls around them.
"We could use his genes," Nimue, the girl, messes with Takeshi's hair who slowly came to from passing out.
"Why? I have the same ones!" Ryland growls at her.
"Oh Ryland, honey, chill," she rolls her eyes. "With you we can have tons but with him," Nimue pauses. "With him I only want to use him once," she smirks as she stands up and turns to face Ren.
"Now her, you can do anything with. She's all yours," Nimue gives Ryland an evil smile.
"With pleasure. I've been waiting to get my hands on her," Ryland starts towards Ren.
"No you leave her alone," Takeshi growls, forcing Ryland to turn back to look at him.
"Oh? He speaks!" Nimue looks back at Takeshi, a bit caught off guard.
"Yeah I speak, and, if you lay as much as a finger on her, I will shred you," he glares at Ryland as he starts to stand up.
"Cute, but you wouldn't do anything, you can't. You barely have enough juice in you," Ryland smirks.
"Leave her alone," Takeshi growls and starts towards him, stopping only when he gets yanked backwards due to reaching the end of the chains.
"Leash too short?" Ryland laughs.
"You wish," Takeshi growls before turning into his original form, his large black wings nearly filling the whole cave way as he stands there. "I said to leave her alone," he growls as he takes another step towards Ryland.
"Or what? You can't get out of those chains," Ryland laughs.
"You underestimate me. Watch me," Takeshi lets out a low growl as he balls his hands into fists. A dark crimson red light faintly begins to hover around the cuffs where the chains attached to him.
"Don't," Ryland growls, grabbing a sword and holding the tip to Takeshi's neck.
"You act like I'm scared to die brother," Takeshi nearly laughs, his voice practically inhuman.
"Aren't you? Cause if you die, then she's here all by herself and then she's all mine," Ryland smirks.
"I won't die until she's free. I can hold myself," Takeshi growls.
"I'll let her go if…" Ryland starts.
"If what?" Takeshi holds eye contact with him.
"If you turn back to human," an evil grin crosses Ryland's face.
"Ok, humor me. Why?" Takeshi asks.
"Easier to deal with you that way," Ryland replies.
"Fine, just let her go," Takeshi responds before turning back into his human form.
"Ok, but first," Ryland starts to turn to face Ren but quickly turns back around, stabbing the sword into Takeshi's side next to his stomach.
"Takeshi!" Ren screams, horrified as Takeshi lets out a sudden gasp. Ryland pulls the sword out, forcing Takeshi to drop to his knees.
"Blades laced with your chemical weakness," Ryland laughs before glancing at Nimue as he stands over his brother. "Now, let her go."
"Wh…" Nimue starts.
"No. Let her go. Now!" Ryland growls at her, causing her to start towards Ren. She begins to unlock Ren's cuffs as Ryland crouches down and takes Takeshi's chin in his hand, lifting his face so their eyes meet.
"Does she really mean this much to you?" Ryland glares at him.
"Yes," Takeshi replies, still a bit short of breath.
"A human girl means this much, to you?" Ryland raises an eyebrow.
"I said yes," Takeshi responds.
"And, you would die to save her life? A human life?" Ryland laughs.
"Yes, I would," Takeshi growls as Nimue gets Ren free.
"You love her, don't you? You love another human girl," Ryland glares at him.
"Yes. I love her. Now let her go," Takeshi sighs.
"She's good," Nimue looks at Ryland, who turns to face Ren.
"Now go, and don't be stupid. You know who would win here," Ryland growls.
"Takeshi…" Ren starts.
"No. Go Ren. And don't look back," Takeshi looks at her, their eyes locking.
"Oh but I would love to see her face when…" Ryland starts.
"Stop it," Takeshi glares at his brother. "Ren, go," he looks back at Ren.
"But," she starts again.
"No Ren! Go!" Takeshi nearly yells, trying to hide the emotions in his voice.
Ren hesitates before turning and starting to run out of the cave. When she reaches the entrance, she stops and turns back to look at them. By now, Ryland is facing Takeshi again and so is Nimue. Ryland has a pistol in his hand, pointed at his brother's face as he lies on the floor. The sound of a gunshot rings out through the cave quickly followed by Takeshi slumping to the floor as Ryland wears an evil, satisfied smirk.
"Takeshi!" Ren screams, tears streaming down her face.
"Ren, we have to go, now!" Maiman is suddenly at her side in her human form.
"How… what…" Ren turns and looks at her in confusion.
"We have to go before they change their minds about you, and, knowing Ryland, that won't be too long. Come on!" Maiman grabs Ren's hand and starts to pull her into the surrounding forest.
"But Takeshi! We, we can't just leave him there! Maiman!" Ren practically whines as she tries to go back into the cave.
"No Ren! Come on! We have to go! Please!" Maiman whispers harshly and pulls harder.
"Maiman…" Ren starts but gives up as Maiman pulls her deeper into the forest and farther away from the cave.