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Chapter 2 - He had been waiting...

A shiver runs down everyone's spine. Everyone is looking here and there, searching with fearful eyes for who is doing all of this. The sky is cracking, revealing a pitch black layer behind it, like a void.

Everyone's instincts are suddenly ringing, screaming at them to run. But the fear won't let them even move a finger. The fabric of the air splinter as a black entity emerges from the dark, its structure like a mannequin, feature less and hollow, its eyes like flickering white dot. 

He sniffs the air, "Haaaaa.. It has been soo long since I had such a tasty feast, your young blood reeks of soulflux. Bon Appetito" It slowly approaches Damura, long and sharp claws growing from its fingertips. 

Gathering all of his courage to scream out loud, "Stop!! What do you want from us?!" Veguro trembles in terror. The black figure slowly turns its head towards Veguro "This one looks quite the energetic one, I like your face, filled with dismay, lets go with you first" It speaks, barely a breath. The air grows heavier, one-by-one, everyone falls to the ground like the gravity in the surroundings had just multiplied.

The black figure raises its hands towards Veguro, ready to strike him down. A faint voice comes "Don't yo.. *coughs blood* you dare lay a hand on my brothers" Suiryuu stands barely any strength left in him, blood is dripping out over everywhere in his body, his nose, eyes, ears and mouth. He falls to the ground, blood still flowing like a river.

"I will really enjoy savoring on your souls" The figure huffs in an uncanny way.

Damura laying in the ground, unable to move at all, blaming himself for suggesting to come here in the first place. "I should have forced them to not come, this is all my fault..." He whispers to himself.

"Aww.. Don't feel like that kid, even if you guys wouldn't have come, I was planning to devour all of your families too anyways, you just made the work easier. Haha" It laughs, with its wide wicked smile, revealing deep red blood, gushing out from its mouth.

The unsettling being comes closer to Veguro, lifting his chin with its long, gleaming black claws. The black figure elongates its tongue from its mouth, big red and uncanny.  "Oh ho ho! I can feel the soulflux, its getting me all excited, i can't wait to rip you open!". Its unnatural, grotesque tongue protrudes towards the base of Veguro's neck, slightly cutting it till his lips. Blood slowly flows, until Veguro drops unconscious.

"NOOOO!! Please let us live, kill me if you want to!!" Damura cries on the sight of Veguro at death's door. Damura accumulates all the strength left in him and dashes straight at the unknown figure. 

But it's no good, the black entity throws him straight to a wall with its gravity related powers, like he was just air. Damura pinned to the wall due the force, his head bleeding heavily. The entity teleports right infront of him. "Hey, don't force me to kill you. I want to have you see how I feast on you dear tasty families too, it would be so much fun... Ah! And don't forget to scream and cry ok?"

Damura's vision slowly fades, "My fault, its all my fau....." he passes out.

Suiryuu grabs the entity's leg "I won't forget you, you damn freak" his eyes blood shot filled with rage. The entity tries to shake him off, but Suiryuu won't let go. His grip hardens, almost making the creature feel pain. The entity gets angry and kicks Suiryuu off, slamming him to the black wall where the entity came from.

Suiryuu falls to the ground after hitting the wall, unable to shake off the pain. The dark figure is in bad mood now, "I you quite the annoying in aren't you, can't you just let me eat at peace."

"Oh! I know what you can do." The creature pulls Suiryuu back, squeezing him tightly with his telekinetic powers. "How about you rejoice a closeup view of me cutting up your friend and savor on his soulful blood. I will even let you try if you want" The creature grins, the creepy evil smile showing no signs of mercy. 

Suiryuu tries to break off the telekinesis, and one of his hands actually overcomes it! So he tries to grab the entity's neck, but it isn't that simple. "Humans never learn do they" The entity again slams Suiryuu to the wall even harder.

It concentrates its energy in its hands, forming a wobbly black sphere with white glow to its edges. "Guess I'll have to clear you off right now" the entity declares.

Suiryuu stares at the black figure with his eyes, blurred by his own red blood, "You will.... pa.. ay for this..." he lets out his words with a last breath, thinking how powerless he was infront of this unknown being. 

The Entity grins, his palm facing at Suiryuu, to finish him off with a final attack. "You almost make me pity... your weakness!!". As the dark figure is just blast Suiryuu once and for all.

---Silence---

The entity freezes mid-motion, the extreme ether surge engulfing the atmosphere. The creaking fabric of the sky pauses. The eyes of the creature start flickering erratically, twitching in disbelief. It steps back, fiercely looking here and there randomly, anxiousness reflecting on its face.

Suiryuu lays unconscious on the ground with no strength left in him.

In his mind, "Why did this happened, I shouldn't have ignored what those two were saying, forgive me... Veguro, Damura." Suddenly the atmosphere lightens, to normal, actually better. Suiryuu is able to handle himself now, so he sits down while the dark wall behind while the dark figure is confused.

"WH-WHO IS THIS!!" The entity roars fretfully, in its distorted voice

Suiryuu himself too, is confused for what's making the unknown being act weird suddenly.

Until.....

A sound reverberates, coming outside of the domain....

Knock....

Knock....

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