Book 3: Chapter 24.3: The Hunt Part III

Book 3: Chapter 24.3: The Hunt Part III

Scarlet

A wave of purple gook suddenly splatters out of the spider, spraying everything in sight including me. And the moment the gook touches me, it burns.

The liquid eats away at my skin, at my armor, at my fur on my arms, and practically at everything, leaving me screaming in pain. But the spider isnt in much better shape since it seems to have forgotten about blood retribution and has lost its footing, also screeching in its own pain.The inaugural upload of this chapter took place via N0v3l-B1n.

Through my purple coated and slightly spotty eyes, I see a woman with white hair appear in front of me with her arm raised. But I practically scream, Do not attack it!!!

White turns around to frown at me, but I push through the pain somehow to stand up, the color red reflecting off of the walls likely from my eyes flaring as I look at the creature, my prey, with determination set in stone.

I will not let another- I shout, only to cough out blood in the middle of that and then continue, -chance like this pass me by!

I step towards the spider, who is finally starting to get up, albeit with some struggle.

Not like the last time with the damned fucking wraith! I finish, may eyes suddenly widening as I realize just why this situation has been burning at me inside. Why I couldnt just let someone else deal with this creature. Not when I have a chance to kill it on my own.

The last time I fought a creature over one hundred levels above me, I was saved by Cynthia. Then I was saved when fighting the Rogue by Blue, even if he didnt seem to mean it.

I will not be saved again! Not like those times! I will kill this fucking spider myself!

A faint wave of surprise enters my mind from Tar, likely due to the emotional outburst Im having. But I dont care. I begin running towards the spider with my left claw, still partially burnt from the acidic poison it spit at me, raised. And the spider climbs to its feet as White steps back. The thing then turns towards me, only to suddenly stagger again when my blood shadow jumps on top of it, the thing having managed to find cover before the poison spurt happened. My blood shadow then stabs it again in the back, making it screech again, following which it slams itself into the wall and then skewers my blood shadow when it lands on the ground.

I stagger at the backlash before coughing out a mouthful of blood, but I continue forward anyways, briefly noticing the stump on my right arm slooowly regenerating again, the cells growing back at an incredibly slow but visible pace.

Good.

Amelia quickly pulls her daughter into her arms while nullifying any sense of pain her daughter has despite her being unconscious. Then she looks up at Ava who quickly kneels next to her and raises her hands, controlling the blood flowing out of Scarlet to stop and instead continue flowing inside of her body despite the lack of body parts.

That regeneration, Ava mutters as she notices the arm that is slowly growing back from the stump about a little past halfway down Scarlets forearm.

Shes part blood lycan. Right. I almost how could I? The danger damnit, I cant think straight!!

Amelia just holds her daughter to her chest as Ava begins using blood magic to heal the girls wounds in conjunction with Scarlets own regeneration. And after a few minutes, the worst of it is over, all of her burns from the poison having already healed thanks to her regeneration, the wound in her side closed up enough that it just lacks blood now, and her arm still slowly growing back, not being something Ava can heal herself as she cant regrow limbs. Even her clothes and armor were repaired through magic so that she isnt exposed anymore, the poison having done a lot of damage to her clothing.

Amelia leans her forehead into her daughters as her arms tighten ever so slightly around the girl, not daring to let go even as tears begin dripping down her face, seemingly startling the Bloody Valkyrie in the process.

At some point, the Fracture ends, the core shattering making Amelia open her eyes again to find a tanuki on the ground staring worriedly at Scarlet.

Shell be fine, Amelia says to her daughters contracted fae. And despite the tanuki nodding his head, he just continues to stare at Scarlet.

More time passes while the Guardians of the Garden begin helping the people of the orphan sector, healing the injured, restoring the buildings to what they were, and even speaking with the authorities of the city. And eventually, Scarlets arm finally finishes fully regenerating.

Amelia waits a few more minutes after that before finally floating up into the sky while still cradling her daughter to her chest in a way that would embarrass the girl if she were awake. Especially with the eyes watching.

But Amelia is too worried to care.

Im not leaving her until she wakes up.

A few seconds pass as Amelia frequently glances between the tanuki floating alongside them, Scarlet, and the Garden.

Her father would be proud though.