The Archers Mark (on hold)

Arrows and Aggression pt4

Knives pov.

I heard the howls of the War beasts as if they were in pain and flinched. What had I done? Needing reassurance, I looked to my Lieutenant who still twirled the keys in her hand as she was smiling.

We waited by the cage doors deep in the bottom half of the pit among the yells of other prisoners to free them. As much as I was proud of capturing our prisoners I couldn't stand to hear them call out to us like the curs they were. It made me sick. The lot of them. Almost as much as Star.

I shook my head and started my way out waving my hand, "Lieutenant when the beasts come back I want you to catalog the dead ones as Natural deaths and come back to me with a full report of their numbers." I stated confident enough to leave her with them. She was strong enough to handle one of them alone, and as long as she rang the torture bell then she would be fine.

 I needed to know exactly what damaged had been done to Stars division before we continue our plan. After all The quickest way to destroying her is destroying what she cares about most.

So needless to say I ran towards the crys of pain that rang clearly through the forest. As I grew close I became aware I was hearing a female screaming, so I sped up smiling. I ran quickly jumping from thick tree to thick tree like we had been taught.

Maybe this loss will hinder Star? No it'll just piss her off. What do I care? I want her to be destroyed. I want freedom.

I put my thoughts aside and began slowing down to a light jog between the shrubs instead of jumping from trees.

I could feel the growing presence of the Warbeast charging towards me. I was not scared. Ha how I could I be? I knew for sure If Star could take them then I'd damn sure be able to kick their asses with ease. I have no problem. and suddenly as if my confidence called them to me, I was surrounded. 

I stopped dead in the forest as a strong wind carried one last cry of pain and forced the trees to bend and shake. I looked around slowly doing a 360. And realized that I was very much surrounded by what was left of the pack I had released.

I smiled a blood thirsty one and started to pop my neck. "This is all you have left?" I asked. As if they were answering my words there fierce leader. General Spear's personal beast which was a full Grey almost shiny sliver, with Red almost blood looking stripes ran down vertically around its fur. Its nasty snarl and its cold red eyes fixed on me. His snout was long but almost kicked in, with vicious sharp razor blade like teeth poking out as if saying "Fuck with me I Dare you."

I scoffed and produced Two daggers that I always had tucked in my sleeves and twirled them around so they followed the natural curve of my arms and leaned forward, sending it my own snarl. "Come on!" I growled. The beast with out a warning lunged at me.

 I dodged it barley and sliced upwards. However it too moved to fast and all I did was cut a few inches off of its fur. I growled again as I slide back to far and one of the ones behind me swiped at me. I didn't dodge it I just moved my head forwards and let my daggers stab through the beast. 

The beast cried out in pain and swiped its paw away. Bad thing was I was still stuck through its paw. However as it flung me I unhooked my hair from its paw and landed behind the red eyed leader which watched and moved as if it was laughing. I tilted my head as the adrenaline pumped through me. 

I snarled at the beast again and crouching down almost like a beast myself and took a deep breath using my Busoshoku Haki to cover my head and neck. I felt the Beast tense up as well as if expecting an attack and I sure as hell would give him one. I launched forward without giving it another thought.