"We've got a name." Grim easily snapped the strands of blood off and grabbed Cherry by her neck. He used his freakish strength and lifted her high in the air.
"I've failed to see what these Granians in here fear in you." He taunted with a smirk. "You're not the hype they all made you to be." He glared at Grand Master in disappointment.
"Never take your eyes off of her." Grand Master stuttered. Grim quickly turned his attention back to Cherry, but she was no longer within his grasp.
"Where did you go, girl?" He asked angrily as he turned around. "Show yourself."
"Hahahahah," Cherry cackled as she made more blood strands wrap Grim's body from neck to toe. He tried setting himself free but Cherry made sure to tighten the strands.
"Let me go, human." He shouted. -
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Cherry, who was in her full-blood mutant form, stood in front of Grim in her seven-foot height. To make herself more intimidating, she added a few more inches to her height by adding strands under her feet. *ROAR*
"Say your prayers to whatever gods your species pray to." She said with her high-pitched, loud roar of a voice. With her mouth wide open, she used her blood drain skill and vacuumed Grim's blood out of him. However, instead of the usual green blood the other Granians had, Grim's was black and as soon as the first drop got into her body, she deformed back to her human state as she cried in pain.
Her blood strands de-solidified and the whole cell floor was covered in blood. Grim stood over a crying Cherry and smirked with a devious, taunting smile. "Tsk tsk, little girl." He taunted. "How do you think we found out about blood mutants? Do you not think I didn't know about your blood-draining ability?"
He crouched over her while glaring deep into her soul. 'Who do you think killed an entire planet filled with those mindless, savage brutes, huh? I did. Did you think I would stupidly come in here without taking extra precautions? Do you think I don't know about the power of Blood mutants?"
"H-how…" Cherry whispered as she held her swelling throat. "How did you….did you…"
"Oh, you mean my black blood, huh!" He smirked again as he rolled her body all over the blood on the floor. "It's a defense mechanism I evolved to fend myself against blood mutants. It's a little something I like to call poison blood. You cannot drink, or absorb my blood so I'm untouchable."
"Doesn't mean I can't…KILL YOU." Cherry sprung up from the ground, raised her arms and all the blood on the floor gushed up like a volcanic explosion, slamming Grim's body onto the ceiling. She transformed once more and made a long scythe with her hand but as soon as she got close enough, Grim smacked her on the back of her neck with his tail, causing her to pass out.
With her down, Grim was able to move again but that sudden move made him feel rather uncomfortable about Cherry. "Have to be careful around this one." He said. "She's growing too powerful too fast. Make sure to keep an eye on her."
As Grim walked out of the cell, Cherry used her finger, made a small incision on her arm and shot a little drop of her blood on Grim. She then continued to act asleep as she waited for her turn to strike back.
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"I told you, she's something else, isn't she?" Grand Master spoke as he and Grim left the room. While they did, Cherry's blood crawled its way onto his tail and jumped onto the walls of the ship and hid in one of the crevices.
"You were right about her." Grim replied, having been taken back a little by her strength. "She reminds me of Kazhak. That strength and form of hers is just too much for a little girl like her."
"Indeed," Grand Master continued. "If only we could control her. We'd have her as our most powerful weapon. But her brother is who I worry of."
"Tell me, how exactly did he escape." Grim asked.
"According to those dimwits in charge of watching him, his body's circulatory system burst open and covered him in his own blood. Then, he burst out of the cylinder and jumped out of the ship when we were just leaving the planet's atmosphere."
"And this was after he just woke up?"
"Indeed. It seems anger triggered him to fully exploit his form."
"Of course it did," Grim scoffed. "Has this pompous lifestyle made you forget about where we came from or how many species we have fought? You know those beings are driven by anger and that little girl has plenty to spare. If we're not careful, her rage could soon cause her to rage out like her brother did and trust me, she'll do more than escape from here."
"I hope it does not come to that." Grand Master sighed. "What are your plans now? Do you hope on leaving for Earth tomorrow?"
"Tomorrow? Are you insane?" Grim laughed. "My men have already left for the Earth. Turns out your gas has done more good for us than for them. Go have a look and see." Grim ran back to his spaceship and led his remaining troops to Earth while Grand Master looked at what exactly Grim was talking about.
He saw the red men, abandoned human settlements and even more exciting, the new, improved, and evolved beasts that roamed and destroyed everything in their paths. However, the smile on his face turned into a frown as he watched a couple of people killing a large beast with what seemed to be like super natural abilities.
"AAH!! DAMN IT!!" He bashed his hands into the control panel. "HOW COULD THOSE WRETCHED BEINGS STILL BE ALIVE? THAT GAS WAS MEAN'T TO FINISH THEM OFF."
"That's the least of your problems." A voice echoed in his head. He quickly turned around but so no one in the room with him.
"Don't worry. You're not losing your mind." It sounded again. "But I'll make sure you do, very very slowly."