Beasts Of Pennsylvania - | The Nature of the Beast |

30.

As Davina cautiously walked through the hallways of the church, she listened closely to the sounds around her. If she heard breathing, she hid. If footsteps were headed in her direction, she hid. If she heard a door open, even from two hallways down, she hid as a precaution. She was also slowly starting to pick up on the scents of other's. She found that some of the supernatural entities in the building had different scents to them. With ghouls, they had a subtly foul scent that seemed to enhance when they were too close to her. With witches, they had a warm, smoky scent to them. Immediately when it first found her nose, she thought of burning firewood. And with beasts, they smelt like, well, blood. She wondered if Dean and the others smelt the same as she did when around these entities. The sound of a door opening not far from her proximity caught her attention. She hid behind the corner of a wall, hoping whoever it was wouldn't come across her hallway. She knew now she could put up a fight with a beast, even a genetically mutated one, but believed she was only able to as a result of Charlie's encouragement. Davina noticed the amount of footsteps headed in her direction. There were two, heavy pairs of footsteps, and one light pair. She hadn't realized it, but her claws had involuntarily came out to play. When she saw three shadows nearing her, she jumped around the corner, ready to claw at who she thought was her enemy. Instead, she found Colton, Ryan, and Gabby. Colton was the only to flinch and even let out a yelp, making Ryan slap his hand over his mouth.

"You are going to get us caught, Colton!" Ryan scolded. Colton rolled his eyes and licked the palm of Ryan's hand. He let out a displeased grunt before wiping the palm of his hand on his shirt. Ryan then turned to Davina, giving her a slight nod as a greeting. With Davina's former indifference when it came to beasts, the two never conversed much. Ryan had always been cordial with her, for the sake of his boyfriend, but Davina had a tendency of being cold. He was slightly taken aback when she gave him a small smile before putting her claws away.

"Now, I don't need to be concerned about you, right?" Davina asked Ryan, making him frown at the sudden switch up. Colton did as well and immediately became defensive for his boyfriend.

"Of course not! Why would you need to be?" Colton asked.

"Because, I was spying on Vincent's team at the cargo port not long ago and found Ryan there also. If we're taking you along, I need to know if he's done anything to you." Davina said firmly, making all eyes land on Ryan. When he didn't answer, Gabby grew impatient.

"Well?" Gabby asked.

"All truth, he hasn't. I mean, he may have, but I don't think it's anything to worry about." Ryan answered.

"Why's that?" Davina asked.

"I'm not modified. I was one of the first groups arriving here, so his experiments in the beginning mostly led to dead ends. I believe I was one of them." Ryan said.

"So, I don't need to worry about you?" Davina asked.

"Not me, no." Ryan responded, bringing a frown to Davina's face. Ryan found it strange how he couldn't read her mind, making him frown as well.

"Who is there to worry about then?" Davina asked. Ryan was silent for a moment before letting out a sigh.

"Look, all genetically modified beasts started off as ghouls or witches. Obviously, you can't be two at the same time. It's just not possible. No amount of science can make it possible. So, sooner or later, I think they'll become something we need to really concern ourselves with. Especially the enhanced beasts." Ryan spoke.

"Enhanced ones? What enhanced ones?" Davina asked curiously.

"They're all failures in his eyes. None of them work as he hoped for. He took beasts and tried to enhance them. Gave them more power than that had to start with. He's got a few running around in here, but after a while, they become rabid and completely out of control. On the inside, however, they're the same as they were before. They just can't control themselves. I'm sure we all know what happens when a beast loses their humanity." Ryan explained. Davina let out a shaky breath, stumbling back just a bit. Gabby took a step forward to help steady her from her sudden dizziness.