Chapter 7: The Aeternae Hunts

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Cleondra's eyes shifted all about to capture any sudden movements from the beast before her. She knew the venom from that emerald snake tail will put her down in less than five minutes, with it's constant shifting came the goat whose ice attacks kept trying to restrict her. Finally the lion was a great threat even without the two, it's size and strength was something beyond normal standards.

"You truly are a perfect hunter." She smiled. Cleondra grabbed the small keychain that held metal tubes about them. She took one off and placed it in the palm of her hand. "Gun Chain." She announced. A silver pistol popped out of the chain and without hesitation she sent shots at the beast, one bullet seemed to meet the target out of the four she fired. 

Annoyance was plain on the Chimera's face especially the lion part.

"I hate dealing with animals." She stated in a tiresome way.

From behind her she heard an explosion coming from Darren and his team's area. 

"What the hell?!" Her head spun to them.

Whipping through the air, the Chimera's tail violently lunged at Cleondra. She jumped back and got another cylinder from her chain. 
"Sword Chain." From her hand extended a blade that was half her body size. Cleondra cleaved at the night and took the tail from the beast. 

It howled and leapt back, but still it was determined to kill her.

"You won't let me check on my interns ya bastard." She growled.

"Miss Cleondra." Ren Ol called out. "I'll go check on the boys, you should be able to handle this right?"

"Yes I can." Cleondra did not take her eyes off of the beast. "Still how can you help them, your a injured."

"We all have our ways of fighting." Ren Ol dashed towards the T-Squad area.

Bit by bit the voice of Malvick had been banished to the corners of my mind, the threat before me was causing a deeper disturbance. 
Christopher's third degree burns must be close to hell for any other person, maybe even death. Still he stood before us and laughed manically. For the first time in my life I felt a fear that left me shaking. 

"Come on now." Christopher walked closer to us. "Don't tell me you boys are afraid now. All that teamwork and other things really hurt me see." His finger dragged across his visible muscle. "I'm not gonna lie, this pain is the best! You lot should be proud to have me in this state."

Without warning, I watched the gap between him and me closed. His fist clenched and sent me into several trees until one stopped me from going any further.

"Darren!" Joshua flew towards me. 

"Look out Joshua!" Chris called out. 

Above his head, a kick to the temple swung like an axe. Sending Joshua away from the group as well.

"Bastard!" Japheth jumped into the scuffle. His hands hardened and he sent wild swings only slicing air. Christopher's mocking laughter was making the young man's attack was becoming a crazed frenzy. Finally a blow seemed to connect.

"That was a nice hit." Christopher giggled with the fist intact with his face.

"W... What?" Japheth stepped back, sweat was rolling through his body. 

"Snap out of it!" Chris jumped above Japheth sending a wall of flame to separate the two. He then grabbed Japheth and tried to lead him away from the enemy. When they were away, the flames spun about Christopher.

"The same trick, huh?" Christopher walked through the flame.

"What a monster." Japheth said through gritted teeth.

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