Sh*t, we're doomed here. Kelby's frown deepened.
Swish! Bam! In a matter of a few seconds, the Batking is sent flying across the street.
"Am I seeing it right?"
"This is impossible."
"A-another mostro just appeared."
"If I'm not mistaken that's..."
The passengers of the bus were puzzled at the mostro standing next to Oz.
A fearsome, towering creature with hardened crimson skin and golden, pointy claws. A gleaming golden eye and long white hair on top of the head. Finally, a golden beak-like mask wrapped around its mouth. "Raaar!"
"It seems like something is odd with this mostro, don't you think? Koa?" Dr. Hekkell asked, glancing to his side. "Koa? Koa?" His brows furrowed, scanning around, looking for Koa. "Where the heck did that kid go? He was here a long time ago," he murmured.
"Agggh, I let my guard down once again." The Batking held its hand on its head. "Oh, look who is here," smirking as it glanced toward the crimson mostro.
"CrimsonBeak?" Oz whispered, lying on the ground, barely able to stand.
"Raaar!" A screeching roar by the CrimsonBeak, clutching its head as it fidgets.
***
Breaking News! A mostro killed a fellow mostro. Mostro outbreak occurred at Tuna Island port, taking the lives of 4, including the exorcist who responded to the incident. But in a shocking turn of events, a crimson mostro saves the day, slaughtering all mostro who attack the port. Dubbed by the people as "CrimsonBeak.".
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Whether it is in the form of traditional media or social media, the name of the crimson mostro has been at the top of the stories. Even in the streets, people talk about it.
"Have you heard about the rumors?"
"Rumors about what?"
"The CrimsonBeak saves the pregnant lady from being attacked by a mostro"
"Yeah, I heard. There's even a rumor that he's not a real mostro but a mostro killing machine."
"Really? If that's true, then the exorcist is no use."
As the news about the heroism of CrimsonBeak quickly spread, so did the rumors of its violent side also spread even faster, like wildfire.
Breaking News! CrimsonBeak had killed an exorcist. A video circulating about the CrimsonBeak had been going viral over the internet.
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"I really thought CrimsoBeak was a hero, but he is not."
"Yeah, me too, after that incident where he goes berserk and causes the train in the subway to collapse, killing a few people."
"I guess it is a mostro after all.
***
The Batking swiftly flew towards the unaware CrimsonBeak. Upon getting closer, Batking seized its neck and flew up into the sky. Once they are up there, Batking forcefully slams CrimsonBeak toward the nearby skyscraper.
Thud! CrimsonBeak landed on the eleventh floor of the building. The glass crackles, sending fragments of it toward the occupied office workers.
"Agh! A mostro"
"Everybody run!"
"Agh!"
A sickening scream from the office workers scrambling towards the door.
"Arggh," CrimsonBeak brushed off the fragments of broken glass on his body. It then rose from the wrecked desk and computers. But just as it did that, Batking appeared next to him. It grabbed CrimsonBeak's head with one hand before dragging it out of the building. Once outside, Batking slammed CrimsonBeak to the ground. Bam!
Batking then followed CrimsonBeak, who landed in the middle of the road. Its body is full of bruises and is lying in a mini crater created by the heavy impact.
As soon as Batking's feet touched the ground, it casually seized CrimsonBeak's neck. Lifting CrimsonBeak in the air. "You're such a waste of my time, CrimsonBeak, just like those weakling exorcists."
Batking draws its palm closer to CrimsonBeak, but as he does that, CrimsonBeak grabs its hand. Slowly pushing it away before violently rupturing its hand.
"Argh!" Batking immediately pulled its hand away from CrimsonBeak. Causing Batking to lose his grip on CrimsonBeak's neck.
"You b*stard" Batking clenches its fist, throwing a heavy blow.
CrimsonBeak catches the punch, landing a blow on Batking's abdomen, with blood pouring out of its maw. "Gwaah" CrimsonBeak followed its attack right away by throwing a left hook at Batking's forehead. This sends him a few meters away.
***
While holding her abdomen, Kelby clenched her teeth. Her weary body struggled to support the weight of her sibling Oz, whose eyelids were droopy in exhaustion. Together they stumble on a roofless bus with several passengers in it.
"Is there anyone of you who would let me borrow their phone?" she asked.
Greg immediately pulled out his phone from his pocket and handed it over to Kelby.
"Hello"
"It's Kelby; we're requesting support."
"Can I get your location, please?"
"We are currently at the rear of Tuna Island University, specifically in the middle of the road."
"Ok, please stand by; the support team will arrive shortly after."
"Click"
"Here's your phone, thanks."
"You don't have to; I got plenty of those," Greg said, grinning. "Besides, I'm happy to give something to someone who risked their life fighting against mostro"
Kelby furrowed her brow, gazing at Greg. "Ha? I did not ask for a phone because I don't have one; I just want to contact the Association for support."
"No, no, I insist you take it," Greg continued.
"Sorry, but as an exorcist, we are not allowed to accept things from the civilians." Kelby handed the phone to Greg.
***
Batking spits blood out of its maw as it rises from the wrecked concrete wall. Its torso and arms are full of bruises. It flew straight, with its arm reaching forward in a snatching motion. "You, CrimsonBeak, you are seriously making me angry, Gwaar!"
On the opposite side, CrimsonBeak charges forward. With its heavy footsteps, the ground quivers slightly as he passes. Its face has an etching diagonal mark of pointy claws.
Upon meeting, Batking hovers past CrimsonBeak, evading the swinging claws. Batking then turned and came back to snatch CrimsonBeak on the shoulder. But CrimsonBeak outstretched its sharp claws and grabbed him before slamming him hard into the ground. Thud!
CrimsonBeak leaps at the lying Batking, raking its claws at its back multiple times. After that, he walks at Batking's broad wings, pulling them with full force. Ripping the wings from the body. What follows next is a burst of darkened blood and an ear-splitting sound of agony. "Gwaah!"
Swoosh! CrimsonBeak leaps to his side, narrowly dodging a surge of wave-like azure energy that blasted past him.
CrimsonBeak's gaze narrowed as he stared at the approaching figures clad in white. His fist was also clenched.
"Too bad it missed." A voice came from an orange-haired man sheathing his gladius back, his name is Bruno.
"Hitting two birds with one stone, what an opportunity!" Matt seconded. A lanky guy wielding a rapier.
Alongside these two are the three other men on their rear. Wielding distinctive sheathed blades wrapped around their waist.
Zzzt! CrimsonBeak suddenly quivers in pain as an arcing of violet bolts of electricity envelopes his body. "R-ah-ah!" He then falls off the ground, revealing Batking, whose arm is stretched, palm facing as the bolts of electricity vanish from it.
A damp, sticky flesh rapidly emerges from Batking's back, recreating the already ripped wings. He flapped its wings a couple of times, splashing its sticky liquid across.
One by one, the five exorcists unsheathed their distinctive blades.
"Sorry, I have no time to deal with you," Batking said, his wings flapping, hovering above the ground. "What the...?"
Glancing down at his legs, he spotted a couple of hands clutching his feet, slowly pulling him down. "CrimsonBeak?" His brow furrowed.
With his muscles tight, CrimsonBeak forcefully slams Batking to the ground. Thud!
"Hold on."
"Why not?"
"Let them fight for now, and once they're both exhausted, we'll strike them both."
Bruno made a halting gesture to his comrades.
Batking stood, baring his teeth. His wings flutter, rushing forward in a snatching motion. "You're quite troublesome, CrimsonBeak, but this time I won't..."
CrimsonBeak quickly leaps forward, grabbing Batking's arm and pinning him down. Clenching his fist, he throws a heavy blow at Batking's forehead. With its stabbing beak, he pierces Batking's neck, sucking his blood. This erupts a raucous scream that echoes across the area.
"This is bad; he's drinking Batking's blood," Matt said, furrowing his brow.
"Everyone, let's attack," Bruno instructed, glancing at his comrades.
Together the five exorcists yell a distinctive word simultaneously to their blade.
"Thousand Dispatchers of Death," Matt raises his rapier before a murder of crows arises from the blade's tip.
"Roaring Azul Slash!" A wave-like azure energy erupted from the gladius blade wielded by Bruno.
"Flaming Torch!" Yellow flame engulfs the katana of a long-haired exorcist.
"Gravel Maw!" A bearded exorcist inscribed his saber in the air. Drawing a line that materializes a huge maw-like gravel before him.
"Insecta Knight!" The eye-patched exorcist stabs its katana on the ground. The ground quivers, dirt, and rocks arise alongside a humanoid mantis clutching a dual saber.
"Raar!" CrimsonBeak growls, stepping away from Batking's body.
Lifeless, Batking lay on the ground with its huge maw gapes. His eyes were as wide as they had ever been. And a darkened gash on his neck marked by CrimsonBeak's victory over him. Suddenly his fearsome-looking appearance slowly transformed into an average mid-60s man. Dress in white tacked-in long sleeves and black pants.
Fwoosh! The combined attack lunges toward CrimsonBeak, who goes berserk after drinking Batking's blood. Upon collision, the air rumbles, creating white smoke, a mixture of dirt, brick, and feathers.
As the blast dimmed, the five pairs of eyes narrowed, tracking anything that came in. Their hands tightly gripped their blade, and their posture was in the attacking position, showing their alertness for the imminent retaliation from CrimsonBeak.
Thump, thump, thump. The sound of footsteps is coming from the fading blast.
"Guys, don't let your guard down; he's coming out," Bruno noted, his voice resonating slightly.
Swoosh... Swoosh... Swoosh... A sudden swirling vortex of red-white energy that looked like a storm was cast at the waning blast of the explosion.
"It's an impeto; everyone run!" Matt warned, his eyes bulging in fear.
Swish...Boom! Just as the five exorcists leaped out of their position; the swirling energy was fired at them. Creating a huge burst of explosion. Doubling the size of the combined attack they projected earlier.