The helicopter's wing beats hit the air loudly hastening its ascension away from the monster chimera, the wind pushed back the monster's wings that was all it could do before its sharp claws cut them from above throwing half of the rotor blades all over the place, a black blade half a meter long shot at the upper floor of the two story building Michael hid in plunging into the debris next to him "Sh*t little bit closer and thing would have decapitated me!"
He leaned over, the copter went down like a bag of bricks he caught a glimpse of the woman reporter with the mike, she'd thrown it away her face deformed with tears, snot, and screaming, terror colored on her face as well as the other guy who held the large camera for dear life. The pilot's face was caked in sweat repeating something like "Mayday!" into his microphone.
The metal bird hit the ground heavily it exploded on impact killing its occupants instantly shaking the entire place parts of it flew away into the buildings shaking the already crumbling building Michael was in, he sprang through the hole he crashed in aiming for the farthest point away from the decimated chopper. He wobbled but ultimately escaped most of the flying chunks "Ah!" he pulled out a small metal cylinder that had stabbed his abdomen midair.
"My paralyzed arm is throwing me off balance not to mention that the wounds are healing slower than usual." he slipped out his belt from around his waist and tied it in a makeshift sling hanging his arm across his chest tightly then stared at the carnage caused by the chimera.
Many parts of the street had caught fire; the upper floor of the building that Michael now noticed was an office space had crumbled completely into a mass of debris, and the once beautiful junction center was in shambles some of the plants and flowers unearthed the statues were a broken mess, blood thickly spattered all over. The blue and white helicopter itself still alight in flames some parts of it melting in the heat, charred corpses the only remainder of the reporters and pilot.
The chimera landed right before it flames seemed to part before it as its wings flapped down it roared Michael fought against the fear curdling in his throat knowing if he had even a chance at escaping terror would hold him back, the monster's back had healed completely "Nothing like a human snack to heal ya, right!" he bit his lips at the shitty luck that plagued his existence then it him "the Heart!"
"The glowing part near its left limb is its heart, I only need to tear it out to kill it!"
"In one swift attack to end this I need to concentrate on speed but first extremely sharp claws" he gathered the remaining dregs of strength he still had "Sharp claws like the monster's…" he focused celestial energy on his good hand "…like how I crystallize the invisible cloak but thicker and more durable"
Golden light formed on his hand shaping itself around it as a thicker extension of the hand with longer fingers and long sharp claws "I think I will call these-
'Chimera Claws'
The monster slowly walked over the wreckage hesitantly pawing over the metal and exposed road and scattered bricks sniffing around, a small blast of fire from the chopper's depleted fuel tank into its face surprising it but did nothing to seriously hurt it the monster just jumped back swinging its blood-stained mane in agitation.
"Now I need to run and attack to its side while it's still distracted!" he sprung at breakneck speed at the chimera raising his clawed hand ignoring anything else his eyes trained on the left side of the monster nearest to its heart the monster sniffed around the remains of the chopper.
"Die Monster!" Michael wanted to shout as his feet raced swiftly catching wind, he moved in a blur singularly focused, something tingled in his guts
But it was too late Michael slammed into the chimera's brown stone-hard paw throwing him back, he felt the bones in his right cheek crack then break, flying back crashing into a red sedan almost ten feet behind him then bounced off it onto the road behind it leaving a large indentation of his back on the car its windshield cracked and broke. A loud rush burst throughout his body then he was on the ground writhing in pain unbelievable pain he did not have the energy to even shout.
The monster despite how it seemed had never lost track of Michael only that it deemed him too weak to be a threat as well good prey tasted better after a hunt while still alive, eating the other humans had helped it regain most of its strength to heal hit injury and replenish some of its energy reserves, it roared excitedly at the sight of the broken weak prey clinging to life.
Michael lay on his back practically every bone in his body was broken, he bled all over his tattered clothes, half of his face went numb only his eyelids were mobile staring at the sky his eyesight blurry.
"My body is barely healing, a normal person would have died ten times over guess this is the end for me" he coughed weakly blood drooling on his lips and down his cheeks "I will try to be more careful in the next life maybe I will be reborn as an angel, is that even how this works? Maybe this is the only second chance and no third? Well, whatever!" he could hear the monster a few feet away "At least I died fighting!"
"Oho! What's this I see, an angel about to die at the claws of a barely week-old insect?" Michael did not recognize the man's voice, nor did he have the energy to raise his head "How the mighty have fallen" the man sounded amused. Whoever it was passed by Michael only made out his dark silhouette, hands in pockets glancing down at him "Don't worry little bird, you are not dead yet and unlike you, I am strong."
The monster stopped moving wary of this newcomer
"What, no more attacking?" the man spoke mockingly "Little cat" the chimera roared in a fury challenging the man "HAHA! That's more like it"
The chimera flew up and dived at the man raising its claws in front of it ready to tear the man apart, yet he stood unmoving smiling "Guess I'll play a bit"
as it came down hard, the fact that he was not even a little bit scared angered it even more.
The chimera dived down so hard that it left a small crater on the road and into the black earth underneath, yet it hit only the ground.
"Oi Oi Kitty cat over here." the man stood looking down over the edge of the crater "Do cats not see at noon?" "Nope that doesn't sound right!" the new prey seemed unfocused unable to understand that it was about to be eaten well prey will always be stupid the chimera brandished its razor-sharp teeth
"Are you smiling? That's one creepy cat, should I keep you as a pet? that's a no for me"
The chimera moved in a blur leaping over the hole just above the man wings raised mouth wide open "…after all I like my pets strong"
The man jumped as well and kicked its maw shut sending it flying into the side of a cafe demolishing the entire structure, the monster erupted from the debris its lower lips bleeding black and golden in a daze, it shrugged off the broken bricks and window glass and went after the man its body booming the whole street shook in its wake. The man was behind it in a flash, "Interesting did someone put you together like a jigsaw puzzle, well no matter"
He grabbed the thick scorpion tail right where it connected to the stinger and tore it off sending intense pulses of pain rippling in every part of its body, the monster let out a painful growl, "Well I would love to continue playing but that bird is about to die so…" he clutched at the torn chitinous tail and pulled throwing the chimera into the air before forcefully slammed it onto the ground, everything beneath it broke or forcibly got blown away to the side.
The man climbed onto the exposed belly of the chimera, it lay limp breathing heavily its body sunk farther under the man's weight, its golden heart pulsed rhythmically beneath its skin. He yanked it out in a fluid move "Right!" then leaped back to the ground his left hand in which he held it covered in golden fluid.
The monster completely became immobile its body losing color and started to melt into black goo,
"Fascinating" he remarked excitedly at the sight "Shoot is he already dead"
He appeared above Michael who was barely awake, his vision almost gone dark "Take this" he crashed the heart golden blood dripping into Michael's lips the heart broke into golden sparkles mixing into the thick golden fluid into Michael's lips merging with his body.
Suddenly he felt better the pain was still there but had become bearable and was quickly fading, he felt the fatigue of the whole day pile up inversely as the pain subsided, Michael could not make out the face of his Saviour except for his dark shadowy body and-"
Glowing crimson red eyes.