Beast In The Woods

The Hunter Protects

The Hunter ran through the woods after making sure Tokoyami and Shoji were alright. He caught the scent of an unknown person up in the trees but the scent was faint, they had moved on. He focused on the scent of Kacchan and Todoroki he had grown to know. He could even hear them as flames shot up in the air with explosions next to the source. He picked up the pace and quickly found what they were fighting.

A man in some weird clothes was dangling in the air by the teeth that extended from his mouth. To Izuku, it looked weird and off-putting. But that feeling didn't stop him from leaping full force at the villain attacking his packmates. Some teeth shot at him in an attempt to spear him but the Hunter swung his claws and they shattered in midair.

The collision was violent as the Hunter smashed his fist to the side of the villain's head as they landed. Multiple teeth speared through his chest at the same time. There was no way of dodging the attack when he was on top of the villain so he took them head-on. He roared in pain but he continued to strike at the villain until he went limp. He shattered the teeth from his mouth to free himself and began to pull the spears out of his chest.

"Jesus! Izuku!" Kacchan shouted in alarm at the sudden attack. He also was worried for his old friend because of the multiple lethal injuries he had sustained.

For the second time that day, Izuku had to regrow his heart. His left lung was knitted close, his kidney reformed, and the punctured large intestinal line was fixed while ejecting the bile that leaked out from it. He growled in pain at everything while keeping his blood flowing manually as his heart took up the task again. He was very aware of the diminishing energy he had at the moment. He had to heal himself too many times that day and the training from earlier that day depleted his stores even further. The dinner wasn't enough to put him back at full. But for his pack, he would continue.

"Are you well?" Todoroki asked to his side with worry written across his usually stoic face.

"I've healed, get back to camp. I'll find the rest of the pack." A dozen voices intoned.

"Like Hell!" Kacchan argued immediately.

"You will slow me down, I am from the woods. Go." Izuku turned to his old friend and pointed in the direction of the campsite.

"He is right." Todoroki put a hand on the blond's shoulder. "He is much faster and can track them down. We'll just slow him down."

Kacchan glared at the two of them and gave out an angry growl before nodding. "Don't die." He said to Izuku.

Izuku nodded and turned to the nearest scent he could pick up. He was at least half a mile away when he saw the gout of flames that shot up in the air behind him. With his enhanced hearing, he heard Todoroki shout out. He pivoted back and ran as fast as he could back to his packmates. He picked up the scent of that person who was in the trees earlier and ran faster. He found Todoroki running in the wrong direction of the camp, alone.

"Where is Kacchan?" The Hunter yelled and found where his old friend's scent disappeared.

"A villain took him!" Todoroki shouted back.

"Go to camp!" The Hunter yelled behind him and quickly followed the scent of the villain.

Compress lept from tree to tree with ease as he ran to the rendezvous location. With one target captured, it would have to do. He had caught a glimpse of the second target but he knew his limits and chose to go after the easier of the pair. He was just about there when he heard the thumping of rapid footfalls behind him. He looked over his shoulder to see a Demon on his trail. With no eyes, horns on his head, and vicious teeth it was the only word that could describe the beast behind him. The bloody tattered clothes with long bony tail just added to his fear as he sped up to escape. He felt terror at each closing footfall of the beast but he kept his focus on the clearing he was nearing.  It was too late, he felt something wrap around his leg.