Two days later, Cloud was walking through the forest together with Kite and the others, looking for clues about their prey.
"This place is strange, it seems to have been recently modified, but at the same time it looks natural" - Kite said with a frown while looking at the ground that was slightly dry despite how lush the grass was.
Cloud frowned because he too was confused and puzzled because he had passed this way a few days ago. He was sure of this, yet at the same time, something told him he was wrong.
"Ugh" - Cloud quickly grabbed his head as he felt his eyes turn red, only to roar in fury because he was finally realizing what was going on - "Get out of my Head!"
Those present were surprised to hear Cloud roar because none of them expected this kind of random reaction.
"Are you okay, Cloud?" - Kyoko asked with concern.
"GET OUT OF MY FUCKING HEAD!"- roared Cloud as he began to gasp for breath.
"Is it any fault of that?" - Netero asked seriously because he could tell such a drastic change in attitude.
Cloud quickly shook his head as he tried to relax, but the pain was getting worse and worse.
[Warning! Strange influence is affecting the user, initiating defense protocol!]
The pain quickly disappeared as the fury in the look, he quickly stood up and looked around with bloodshot eyes.
That had been the straw that broke the camel's back, it didn't matter that the [Dimensional Will] stopped him from trying to kill the chimera ants, however it was now directly affecting him, he could even be sure it was trying to subjugate him to its desires.
"Ok, I was trying to be passive with my moves against those things, but now" - Cloud said as he gritted his teeth in fury.
[We're sorry for the inconvenience, we promise that something like this, won't happen again].
Cloud looked around with a slightly calmer attitude and took his leave, only to disappear in the middle of the forest.
"What was that?" - Kite asked with a frown because he didn't believe that this man who appeared so calm would act so erratic.
"I'll tell you later, for now let's continue with the investigation" - said Netero while squinting his eyes.
Kyoko watched worriedly as Cloud disappeared into the forest, only to feel someone tapping her shoulder - "?"
"Better let him have some time to calm down" - Kyōka replied as she shook her head, after all, they had received the same information as Cloud, in other words, the stupid [Dimensional Will], had tried to get into her lover's head.
"Come on, we still have a lot of things to do" - Menchi said with a frown.
Pyon saw this with surprise, but quickly shook her head because it was better not to get in the way.
* * * * *
Cloud quickly took a breath as he squinted his eyes, only for a huge smile to appear on his lips.
The reason?
"Come on, we have to get back to the colony before they find out we're out!" - Chimera ant soldier exclaimed.
"This is perfect" - said Cloud as his smile grew considerably.
The fury he had been trying to calm, again flared up at the mere appearance of the clue that would ruin the plans of the entity responsible for his fury.
Slowly, he followed the duo with a grim smile on his face as he barely resisted the desire to tear those strange creatures apart.
"Just a little more" - Cloud muttered as his silhouette hid in the middle of the forest, waiting for the right moment.
* * * * *
"Ugh" - the Chimera Ant Queen slowly felt a huge discomfort in her stomach as her eyes widened in surprise - "Impossible, he can't come so soon!"
"My queen!" - Shaiapouf exclaimed in terror as he saw the unconformity in his queen.
"This is weird, weird, weird, weird, weird, weird" - repeated the queen as she felt her body grow cold - "Weird, weird, weird, weird, weird!"
"My queen!" - Shaiapouf exclaimed again as he tried to get closer, only to open his eyes in terror as he noticed how his mother almost devoured his hand - ". . ."
"I need, more, more, more, more, more, more!" - Queen Ant Chimera exclaimed as she began to lose control of her body.
Shaiapouf watched this silently as she gritted her teeth and called for one of the commanders.
"My lord!" - Peggy exclaimed as he knelt down next to the other commanders who had been summoned.
"You came at a good time, you guys will be more than enough for this" - Shaiapouf said as he nodded, only to attack the few that had gathered.
"!" - Peggy opened his eyes in surprise as a fist went through his chest, only to start losing consciousness - "W-Why?"
"For the queen's sake" - Shaiapouf replied as he killed Cheetsu, Bloster, Turtle and Panda - "She needs to eat, but there's no time to go hunting."
"I-I see" - murmured Peggy with a sad smile as he felt how everything was getting dark - "All be for the queen's sake"
"All be for the queen's sake" - Shaiapouf replied as he sighed with regret because he honestly found this to be a waste, but there wasn't much he could do.
As [Royal Guard], he was important to the stability of the colony, so he couldn't sacrifice himself, that's why he called his subordinates because they were replaceable.
Without thinking twice, he took the corpses of his subordinates, not noticing how green eyes were watching him with hatred.
Slowly the silhouette appeared, showing Meleoron, the chameleon man who had been looking for Peggy so he could talk to him because he had remembered something about his past life. This was not abnormal because there were times when the commanders would meet to talk about some strange sensations they had when they did certain activities, the most apparent case being that of Colt who always talked to a strange soldier with the appearance of a normal ant. There were even times where he got into a fight with that soldier's squad leader because she was being treated badly, though now that he remembered a bit of his past, he could more or less understand why.
Meleoron sighed regretfully before running out of the place because he didn't want to be found out, much less when he was showing hostility against one of the [Royal Guards], and he couldn't do anything to contain these dark emotions.
He now understood why Peggy cared so much for him unconsciously, and why he was happy with being near the little penguin man.
"Father" - Meleoron murmured as he felt a huge sadness invade his inner self, one that fueled his hatred for Shaiapouf and the Queen.
It was amazing to see how the ability to have independent thoughts, had made the absolute loyalty of the chimera ants, slowly disappear from his instincts that could not be controlled.
"I promise I'm going to avenge you" - Meleoron muttered while thinking how to do it, only for the memory of a certain person, to appear in his mind - "Yes, he can help me".
Quickly, he became invisible thanks to his camouflage and ran towards the entrance, being as discreet as possible so as not to be detected, more when he remembered that the person who was standing guard at the main gate, was Youpi, another of the [Royal Guards].
* * * * *
Shaiapouf was silent, watching as the queen devoured her commanders with an expressionless face. It felt strange to watch her mother cannibalize her own kind, but there was nothing she could do about it.
"It's not enough" - the Chimera Ant Queen muttered as she felt weaker and weaker, as if something was killing her inside - "THIS IS NOT ENOUGH! I NEED MORE!"
Shaiapouf bit his lips as he nodded firmly - "I'll be right back, my queen."
Shaiapouf quickly left the royal hall, but as he was reaching the entrance to the chamber where the queen dwelt, he heard her let out a sharp cry of pain.
"My queen!" - Shaiapouf exclaimed as he ran back, only to see in terror as the queen was convulsing - "Mother!"
The Chimera Ant Queen seemed to pay no attention to him, she was only screaming in pain as the back of her body, trembled uncontrollably.
She could feel the life escaping her body and concentrating on her rear end as an agonizing pain, appeared in every part of her body.
"My queen!" - Shaiapouf exclaimed as he tried to grab his mother, only to see her push him away - "Wait a bit, mother, I will soon bring Neferpitou, she is the only one in the colony who has medical knowledge thanks to her skill and the books we stole from the human villages!"
Without a second thought, he rushed off in search of his older sister for a solution to the queen's problem, not knowing that this would be the last time he would see her alive.
"Where is she!" - Shaiapouf exclaimed as he noticed how Neferpitou's presence was nowhere to be found, and the queen's situation was unstable, not to mention potentially dangerous.
Five minutes had passed since he had started searching, and he was about to lose his mind, at least until he heard a familiar voice.
"What's wrong?" - Neferpitou asked as she heard her brother call out to her - "Why are you yelling so much?"
"There's no time, come with me!" - Shaiapouf exclaimed in desperation.
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