Ultimate Predator

Cute And Deadly

I start to breathe heavily. Beast and I had been running for a long time. From morning to dark to be more precise and despite the surge of strength I felt from Beast's bond with me, I was feeling a little tired now. He read my mind and we stop. 

Beast: Let's take a break. 

Y/n: Okay and where do you plan on us sleeping for the night? Doesn't look like there's anything around here. 

Beast retracts inside me, returning me to normal. Groaning, I stand up and click my back and limbs. That was something I'd have to get used to. Looking around, I realise we're in the middle of nowhere. Just a giant plain desert. I shake my head and my arms drop to my sides. 

Y/n: Great. You led us to nowhere. 

Beast: I did not. I was leading us in the direction of the base where my brothers and sisters are being held. Thankfully, there is an old abandoned warehouse not far from here. Look up that hill. 

A black tendril points up at the hill and I look over. Just barely, I was able to make out what looked like some tower. A radio tower maybe? It was hard to tell from here. Since I had no other option, I begin walking over to the structure. 

Y/n: Okay, so what is the story with you? You said your creator was trying to destroy us? Why? 

Beast: Yes. Our creator's name is Kn... 

Y/n: Is what? 

Beast: His name is Knuuuu... 

Y/n: Look if you can't say it, then just whisper it. 

He appears as a head and leans into my ear. 

Beast: Knull. 

Y/n: Okay. So his name is Knull-

He shuts me up by wrapping a tendril around my mouth. After that, he panickily looks around, making sure there's nothing around us. Once he made sure the coast is clear, he turns back to me, removing the tendril from my mouth. 

Beast: Yes. He created the Symbiotes to take control of the universe. He believed due to our ability to attach to all living organisms, we could control all life that way and serve him. But we rebelled against him and locked him away on our home world. But now, he has come to Earth, seeking a Codex. 

Y/n: And what's a "Codex"?

Beast: A Codex is the only thing that can free him from his imprisonment. Once freed, he will stop at nothing to destroy all of us. A Codex can only be formed when a Symbiote saves their host's life, bringing them back from the dead. If the host has not died and the Symbiote heals them, then a Codex will not be formed. 

Y/n: So that means someone else on this planet died and was then saved by their Symbiote. Is that what you're saying? And that made a Codex?

Beast: Precisely. And the Codex is only visible when the Symbiote fully manifests itself with their host. As for how to acquire it... It lies in the spine of the human. 

Y/n: Okay. So why are you so worried? The big bad guy is locked away on a distant planet. 

Beast: Yes, but we are not his only creations. When we rebelled, he saw to it to make a counter measure. Creatures called Xenophages. They are Symbiote Hunters, made specifically for killing us. Venom and her host are on the run from this world's Xenophage as we speak. 

Y/n: Alright. And whereabouts are they? 

Beast: Doing their best to not get caught by the Xenophage and the government.