" Tobi!!! " Crystal screamed her lungs out, but it was too late... Tobi was already in the belly of the Demi-Terrack.
" shit! shit! shit! "
"curse that beast!"
"I knew something was wrong!"
"I should've dragged him out of there faster!" "that behemoth deserves to be killed!"
"Argh! This is getting me crazy!"
"why did it have to take Tobi?!"
"How dare that beast take my Head away!"
"Argh!!"
Crystal's blood began to boil... veins popped laterally across her temples, her eyes had massive bloody veins growing on her sclera, and her muscles began bulging like a hulk! " You beast... how dare you take my Head away from me! " Just then a great gust of wind began to toss the ship back and forth, and suddenly a heavy rain poured down! and just like clockwork, the demi-terrack came out of the water this time aiming toward the crew,
They were weaponless.
Terror rose on the ship, the whole crew was stuck, they were scared to their knees, and they could not run for their dear lives, the demi-terrack rose higher and higher into the sky! "how big is this behemoth!" A crew member cried out! "we're doomed! " "No... I have a family! " "Captain Alfstrat! Please save us! "The crew of the ship was terrified of losing themselves to the demi-terrack.
" SILENCE!!! "
The chattering of the crew got Crystal annoyed, her lashed-out shout at the crew made everyone shudder in fear, the demi terrack already took a turn the moment it caught a glimpse of Crystal and changed its course to the waters, this made Crystal furious!
"STOP RUNNING AWAY YOU BEAST! "
She took one step at the beast but was held back by Alfstrat "Young miss don't attack" He whispered to her, but having lost all common sense and rational thinking, Crystal yanked! her arm out of Alfstrat's grip made him stumble in his steps.
She could not contain the anger and frustration that she had in her rising body, Crystal returned to walking towards the beast, which was hiding below the ship, but something was off.
Although Crystal was irritated and aggravated and unable to think properly, it was in Ackerman's nature to be upset whenever their Heads were troubled or attacked, it was pure instincts but something about Crystal's reaction was not normal.
Her eyes had completely turned white and the bloody veins kept growing on her sclera, her hair shot out in every direction as if she had just been electrocuted, her breathing suddenly became heavier and she kept on getting bigger, literally.
All this was not in the instinct of an Ackerman she was displaying very very, abnormal characteristics, Alfstrat notices this and holds her back again by grabbing one of her arms but this time Crystal turns around in a fit of rage and punches him in the face!
By luck! He manages to escape her punch by swerving down low, the aftermath of that path of the punch was now a ripped wooden floor of the ship, Alfstrat immediately wasted no time backing off, but he had pissed off Crystal.
"ARGH!!" From the top of her lungs, she charged towards Alfstrat, sprinting towards him Crystal jumped in the air once she was high enough she extended her legs, and geared toward his head!
"Oh, dear..." Alfstrat takes a deep breath and braces himself for the collision! and just like clockwork, Crystal plunged into the floor of the ship bursting out shards and pieces of wood!
Just as the dust from the impact began to settle, Crystal looked down only to realize that she had not hit Alfstrat.
Immediately she bounces out from the crater that existed after the impact of her driving force, she stood tall and looked around only to see the horrified faces of the whole crew
"Young miss, please compose yourself"
Like a swift breeze of air, Alfstrat whispered in Crystal's ears to grab her attention, distract her and land a surprise flank fist punch!
Crack! Blood spilled on the floor, Crack! Crack! Crack! Alfstrat continued punching Crystal's jaw from one side to the other continuously, blood splattered everywhere eventually, Crystal stopped moving... She stood but she was not reacting... when it seemed that Crystal was worn out, Alfstrat stepped back before finishing the job by smashing her left cheekbone.
Crack! Thud! Crystal's bloodied face fell to the ground along with her body, she passed out.
"...what? She's worn out already?" Alfstrat was a bit scared, he expected more from her since she was an Ackerman and generally stronger than humans but...
"somethings not right..." Alfstrat whispered under his breath,
Just then Captain Lorenz came out from the corner holding a pistol in one hand, behind him were several weapons, rifles, blades, and rods, he shouted out aloud to the whole crew...
"EVERYONE! GRAB YOUR WEAPONS"
"Lorenz...!" Alfstrat glanced at Lorenz in shock. He was pointing the gun at Crystal!
"What are you doing?!! Step aside!" Lorenz yelled at Alfstrat who stood behind Crystal with his armed stretched across, he was blocking Lorenz from making a clear shot at Crystal.
"She's already out! You don't have to shoot!" Alfstrat yelled out! Lorenz did not care.
"out of the way or else...!" Lorenz cranked up the pistol ready to shoot at Crystal but Alfstrat would not budge, "Lorenz I know you have resentment towards Ackermans but she's just a kid-"
"Shut your mouth! If you how much I resent Ackermans tell me why are covering her?!!"
Alfstrat could not speak. He turned his head away in guilt and nervousness, "She's just like you..."
"Don't you DARE! compare me to an Ackerman!"
Lorenz snapped back at Alfstrat, "huh?" Crystal had disappeared from the ground. "where is she?!" Alfstrat turned his eye to look behind him to see Crystal wasn't there!
"What...?" Lorenz's let down his hands in utter horror, From the shadow Crystal towered Alfstart by a meter! "Alf! Get away from there!" Lorenz alerted Alfstrat of Crystal's impending punch that was headed toward him.
Alfstrat turns to the side to see
Crash! Into the floor of the ship sent Alfstrat flying and landing on his back, "Krugh!" Abstract coughed up some blood, he had also broken his ribs which caused him to bleed from his nose,
Alfstrat struggles to stand up but when he does Crystal comes sprinting toward him, Alfstrat is unable to walk or run away, he holds his abdomen and calls out Crystal's name
"Crystal Get a hold of yourself!" But he did not recognize that he was no longer speaking to Crystal but he was speaking to a monster.
Crystal comes in another blow to Alfstrat's abdomen "Blurgh!" Alfstrats coughs up more blood, as he lands far away on the floor
Cough cough coughs More blood spewed on the floor, Alfstrat manages to look at Crystal who was walking towards him, with a dizzy vision he sees the zombie-like Crystal slowly walking towards him, her bleeding skull and her bulky build slowly reducing in size until she was in her normal height and size "Young miss... Your brother is... Cough... Is in danger...-" Crystal looks down at Alfstrat, in a demeaning way, her blue eyes were covered with busted blood she said, "Die." She crushes the rib of Alfstrat by stepping on his chest "Crack! Alfstrat struggles to breathe and shudders in fear that he might die.
"..." He falls to the ground in pain, as blood bursts from his nose and mouth, he accepts his faith.
But as he feels his insides rupture he hears gunshots!
Bang! Bang! bang! Following the sound of a thud! Alfstrat feels someone fall on him, he opens to see Crystal on the floor, his heart sinks!
"Lorenz! Why did you shoot her!" Alfstrat shouts out but Lorenz grabs him by the collar and pulls him up, "ARE YOU CRAZY!"
"..." Alfstrat could not respond to Lorenz's anger, he was severely injured and weak, and shouting back was not what he wanted to do,
"her brother... If her brother dies... She dies..."
Lorenz was infuriated by the care Alfstrat has towards the two siblings, he punches him again and threw him to the ground in anger. Thwack! Thud!
"You're crazy..."
"You're really crazy Alf!"
"Lorenz listen to me... let her save her brother...please" Alfstrat struggles to stand up on his two feet, but he manages to do so and holds his abdomen, he holds Lorenz's shoulders and cries out "Please... She's just like you... Don't you think... Your sister..."
"Don't bring her into this... She's gone already..." Lorenz's voice got deeper and infuriated.
"We can't control Crystal... Just let her save her brother" Alfstrat begs.
Smack! Lorenz hits Alfstarts hands off his shoulder and yells at him
"What is wrong with You?!!"
"YOU CAN'T STOP AN ACKERMAN THAT HAS GONE MAD!"
"ARE YOU DUMB?!"
The two men were in a fit of rage at each other but were unable to notice that Crystal was waking up from her unconscious, her bleeding had completely stopped and she was retaining some strength so that she can save Tobi.
She slowly and gradually gained enough stability and strength, like lighting, she dissipated from the floor and ran to the other side of the ship,
The two men did not notice this until they heard a drop in the water below them,
"she's gone?!..." Alfstrat gasped
"how did she even?" Lorenz was shocked! He went to the side of the ship and points a torch at the water, he sees Crystal swimming with the scuba dive-like equipment and two oxygen tanks on her back.
"There's no way she swimming with so much on her?!"
"I told you... She will save her brother..." Thud! Alfstrat falls to the ground finally and passes out
"Alf!" Lorenz runs towards Alfstart and calls out to Dr. Dona
He manages to carry Alfstrat to the med bay and luckily he finds Dona there.
Bang! Lorenz slams the door open and drops Alfstrat from his arms on the bed,
"Captain! What is going on?!"
"Oh my....!" Dr. Dona falls to the ground, she could not believe what she just saw...
Alfstrat looked like he was going to lose his life at any moment, his body was extremely cold and his breathing had slowed down, he was struggling to breathe because of how painful and unbearable it was since his lungs were inflamed and ruptured!
"What happened to him?!"
"It's her... That Ackerman! They're all the same!"