"PUNISHMENT MODE : [BAD]"
With that piercing proclaimation from his low, raspy voice. It changed unto a more, sinister, guttural tone.
"I. W.I.L.L. P.U.N.I.S.H. Y.O.U. N.O.W."
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The cover of Papa Bear's soft arms began to open themselves to reveal a metallic hand that grabbed unto the wrist of Hamilvan with machine like force, causing him to flinch.
"..Wha..such strength..!!"
Hamilvan's eyelid twitched as he saw the humungous bear effortlessly crush his right hand while its crimson coloured irises peered right through his soul.
"I..I can't get it out..!"
Hamilvan gritted his teeth as he attempted to jerk himself away from the hold of the bear but to no avail, until a guttural, almost-shrill like.. voice? If it could even be considered as a voice resonated throughout the air, sending a chill to caress the spine of whoever was near enough to hear it.
"C.O.M.M.E.N.C.I.N.G. . ."
"Commencing..?"
- With brief irregular pauses somewhat like lags per syllable, the intonation muttered out a signal, to which caused Hamilvan to abruptly stop, an eyebrow rising up slowly.
...
...
...
...
*THUNKKK!!!*
The Bear rapidly twisted its torso before pulling out the blade by grasping Hamilvan's hand which was gripping the sword tightly! Afterwards, the bear swung its left arm to the side diverting Hamilvan from the front before it once again rotated its torso in cog-like manner, his right arm ascending upwards before launching itself towards the stunned Hamilvan, appendages lengthening themselves to accommodate the distance.
"..Cra..!!"
Before the Commander could even lift a finger, he was once again sent hurling throughout the air with his body slamming against the trees which were bended upon impact.
"..Grr.." - Hamilvan's body trembled before he gritted his teeth, eyes focusing once more on the..
"..?"
..Bear?
"W-what..?."
Whilst his eyes scanned the supposed three, he saw only the six foot five tall bear embracing the recuperating Calestro. Not the 7 feet tall monstrosity with tentacle-like arms and demonic pairs of orbs that didn't bore, rather drilled through his skull.
"Wh..Where did..!!"
*Fwish!*
"..!"
Akin to that of teleportation, with a gust of wind did the Bear materialize suddenly in front of the downed Hamilvan with its gargantuan stature towering over commander as it tilted its head downward much like a machine.
"R.O.A.D : "
Hearing the machine mutter that distinct word, Hamilvan's eyes widened before he quickly recomposed himself and brought his sword to hover above his chest, both hands erected to stand as its foundation below.
"B.A.D. R.U.S.H."
It then raised both lengthened arms unto the air, both metallic hands already deployed which clenched into metallic fists pointing themselves at Hamilvan.
*SMACK* *SMASH* *BOOM* *THUNK*
*THUNK* *SMASH* *BOOM* *SMASH*
*SMACK* *SMACK* *BOOM* *SMASH*
*THUNK* *THUNK* *SMASH* *BOOM*
*SMACK* *SMASH* *BOOM* *THUNK*
*THUNK* *SMASH* *BOOM* *SMASH*
*SMACK* *SMACK* *BOOM* *SMASH*
*THUNK* *THUNK* *SMASH* *BOOM*
*SMACK* *SMASH* *BOOM* *THUNK*
*THUNK* *SMASH* *BOOM* *SMASH*
*SMACK* *SMACK* *BOOM* *SMASH*
*THUNK* *THUNK* *SMASH* *BOOM*
The Papa Bear slightly crouched before delivering dozens after dozens of rapid punches, blows and smashes down on the lying down Hamilvan whom had his blade hovering above himself, teeth gritting as he felt each of the strikes collide with his sword.
"..The..Strikes..!! So heavy..!"
Hamilvan blinked, recalling another distant scenery on which.. he found himself lying down beneath a.. monster with a muscular, yet green-coloured stature seated atop him letting all hell break loose with the flurry of blows it launched upon him.
"..Though..! I experienced this before..!"
The punches that were repeatedly hurled at him during the flash of the memory began to gradually slow down before it faded into a scene of pure darkness.
Hamilvan, still maintaining support on the sword above him, closed both eyes and thought.
"..The blows..! I need to deflect both arms with a single strike.. to open up his momentum..!"
Hamilvan, the darkness brought upon the closure of his eyes began to visualize the motion of two, pure-white objects repeatedly retracting and launching themselves on him.
"Feel..Predict..!!"
Just then, the pure-white arms with tentacle-like appendages began to gradually slow down inside the abyss, he saw them both retract and..
"..Now!"
Both arms inside of his mind launched themselves for a finishing strike right before Hamilvan bursted open his silvery-glowing eyes and swiftly change the angle of which he held the pommel of the blade before..
*CLANG!!*
Hamilvan launched a swift slash, causing the bear to lightly stumble backwards as its elongated arms were launched towards the air.
"Here it is!"
Hamilvan gathered all of his strength at his back, causing all muscles to brutally flex themselves before he was launched into the air and unto a crouched position.
As the bear continued to slowly regain its balance, Hamilvan retracted his blade while maintaining its straightened form,
He paused
And waited.
Gathering all of his available strength on his legs and unto the three joints that were present from his right shoulder all the way to his right wrist.
He waited.
Waited.
And Waited.
..NOW!
He bursted open both eyes and leaped forward towards the.. still stumbling bear, for what seemed like a minute for Hamilvan, remained only as a second for the actual passage of time.
The ground he leaped from was turned upside down, the grassy patches were now buried and the brown, earthly soil now at the top.
"..Disintegrate!"
Hamilvan was placed in a direct collision course with the stumbling Papa bear, sword first aiming directly for the bear's head.
He first used his shoulder to thrust forward, causing his current acceleration to transfer unto his arm;
Then his elbow was pushed forward, amplifying the velocity and causing all of it to transfer to his wrist.
Now, with such speeds that wind began to form on his hand much like a ring hovering around it, the skin on Hamilvan's wrist began to peel away, revealing a crimson colouration but it haven't deterred his eyes at all.
"..Now!"
He thrusted his wrist, explosively increasing all of the garnered speed and coalescing all of it unto his blade, which now had the same rings from before on his wrist, but this time it was bigger, and pointed, as if the sword was pushing against the very air as it raced against it.
*FWISH!!!*
"Wha..!?"
- Hamilvan's eyes widened once more.
"How the Hel..!?"
- Then.. he saw;
The Other bear, The one with the large pink flower above its head; which was the Mama Bear, was suddenly hovering above the larger bear as if she just finished jumping, It pushed down the head of the larger bear using its right arm, effectively driving it out of the sword's trajectory.. in exchange for the her right arm, which disintegrated like butter upon impact, parts, cogs and metallic appendages were sent flying away in all directions.
"Tch..!!"
Hamilvan clicked his tongue upon seeing the act, before he briefly rotated his waist and swung his left leg, slamming it down on the torso of the larger bear, sending both of them flying away.
As they were launched, the bear with the large flower atop its head landed herself behind the larger bear and used both short, wide legs that released small protrusions to anchor herself on the ground, her obliterated right arm which now resembled scrap metal and her left pushing against the larger bear as they slided, her feet leaving behind a small trail of soil as they did so.
*Fwish..*
- The protrusions on her feet released a faint, smoke-like steam before retreating back unto the cover.
"..."
"..."
Silence assumed on the two for a few moments before.
"E-ha ha ha ha ha ha." - A female voice, monotonous yet a bit of heart laced unto its tone. "I told you.. to not be reckless.. didn't I."
Silence again. However,
"I. A.M S.
orry.. dear."
- Starting out as the same, low, growl-like guttural tone but transitioned into the usual monotonous raspy voice, the larger bear did respond.
"Your son. is watching." - The female bear replied, her right arm trembling as if it struggled to even maintain a stationary position atop the male bear's back.
"Don't. worry him too much."
"Are you. hurt?"
"No. I can take more. than this. do not worry."
The Larger Bear retracted both of its arms before puffing out its chest.
"I might be, losing my edge."
- It remarked, mimicking a gesture similar to a human cracking a neck.
*Smack!*
To which, the smaller bear responded by giving him a light pat on the back.
"In front of me? You are losing your edge. In front of me?"
The Larger Bear paused, gazing behind him before he turned forward and focused his attention towards the stationary Hamilvan.
"..That would. noT.B.E.C.O.O.L."
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Back at the encampment, particularly at the largest tent so far there stood Foryan attempting to bypass the stationed guards at the entrance of the tent. Her face consisted mainly of a tsunami of sweat, deep furrowed eyebrows, visibly panicked irises while she debated with a voice that irrationally rose and recomposed at random syllables.
"Stand Aside! I command you!"
The Guard, looking more equipped than the regular militia glanced towards a sighing Sanum before the noble gave him a silent look, causing him to heave a sigh before responding.
"I, unfortunately cannot fulfill your request. Miss Foryan."
"What kind of crap is that..!? You can't do the simple gesture known as; 'stepping out of the way'!?"
"Command, Request or Plead. I cannot heed it."
"And why not!? Do you wish to be charged with insubordination!?"
The Guard straightened its posture and slightly tilted his chin upwards, eyes gazing down on the more shorter Foryan as he spoke with a voice that resembled that of a night ravaged by hail, as if the low, silent evening of a relatively violent snowstorm has been given a voice.
"I do not, heed the orders of officers belonging in that level of authority you hold."
- Hearing such a remark, a vein pulsated on the forehead of the already tilted Foryan, with a gritted teeth she pushed a finger against the guard's breastplate while gazing up, attempting to maintain eye contact.
"Find my care! I don't have one! Just step out of the way damn it!"
The guard did not budge, so did the other officers of similar level behind him.
"Miss Foryan. Please politely go back to your seat right this instant."
- The Guard retorted, chin still up.
"Or."
- He added, the other two behind him locking gazes with Foryan before slightly closing in on her.
"We'll have to resort to a use of force."
Hearing such a remark, Ignaras blinked before he sprung up, shortly followed by a once hesitant, now solemn-faced Bakzeu.
Foryan hesitated, seeing three larger and taller statures tower over her with stoic however threatening expressions, though shaken, her heart began to pump out blood in a much faster pace, after a second of her instincts screamed for her to turn around and obey, she heaved a deep sigh and spoke once more, voice transitioning from the feminine yell, to a commanding one, befitting that of a person in authority.
"I did say; Find my Care right? All of you."
— Foryan stepped closer, looked up, and with a voice that's cold, authoritarian yet unwavering, she uttered;
"Get, the Fuck. Out of the Way. Now."
"SUCH INSOLENCE!"
- A vein throbbed on the forehead of the guard before he raised a hand on Foryan causing Ignaras to blink and rush over, wanting to reach her before the armoured palm collides with her soft cheek.
*THUMP!!*
"Halt." - Just before the palm collides with the visibly shaky Foryan, Sanum released a word that made everyone in the room, stop. Well except for the individual beside him.
"Miss.. Sophia has something to say." - Sanum remarked, a concealed smirk present on his lips that while he uttered her name, Sophia's nose slightly wrinkled before opening her mouth.
"Disappointing. Is this how Higher Ranking Officers act?" - Sophia narrowed her gaze, causing Foryan's face to soften a little.
"Please act as if you're someone in position! You are proclaimed as a leader for gods sakes!" - She added, eyebrows slowly furrowing. Causing even the guards to slightly lower their faces.
"Is this how you wish the lower ranking men to act too? Is this the standard of Azulunu?"
- Hearing such remarks, all, even Bakzeu, whom didn't do a single thing was overwhelmed with remorse as he stood, head titled downwards at the scolding of the young person in authority.
However for one man, not a single furrow of a brow, not a single sweat sliding down his cheek, and not a single fist nor lip clenched was seen; rather, a soft smirk as he specifically focused on the three commanders.
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"Tch."
The Larger Bear; The Papa Bear launched an appendage-amplified smash on Hamilvan to which he dodged by leaping upwards.
"..?"
The impact caused a cloud of dust to burst distorting Hamilvan's vision.
*Fwish!*
"..!"
The Smaller Bear; The Mama Bear emerged from the smoke with her left arm elongated not with the thick, black appendages but a small set of iron chains.
"You're finished!"
Hamilvan's eyes widened as he straightened out his right arm.
Mama Bear felt the energy rapidly coalesce on Hamilvan's extended arm, as if it had been there all along.
Hamilvan then swung his sword aiming for Mama Bear's neck with speeds unable to be dodged for her, though.
*CLANK!!!*
Glowing chains emerged right through the area where the Mama Bear originated swiftly wrapping around her torso before pulling her away narrowly avoiding the trajectory of the blade, only having her flower lose a singular petal.
Hamilvan blinked, momentum momentarily halting for Papa Bear to emerge once more before launching a swift kick to his core,
"Blurckk!!"
That sent him flying away, force generating enough wind that it cleared away the cloud of dust.
*Clankkkk..*
As the chains rattled on the ground, one end wrapped around the large torso of the Mama Bear whilst the other was;
"..Been a while since I used this.."
- Calestro fiddled with the chains wrapped around his hands, there emanating a faint blue glow on around it.
"S.O.N. WH..at is your Plan Here?"
- Starting out as a low guttural voice did the Papa Bear speak, head turning towards Calestro with crimson-coloured eyes, to which he gulped before a sweat slid off his chin.
"..I do not know either.."
- His grip on the chains tightened.
"This does not mean I will lose. But I can tell he is holding back a lot."
- The Papa bear stated.
Calestro scoffed, a soft cackle escaping his troubled expression.
"Heh. Well he did say he wanted to break everysingleone of my bones first."
- Papa Bear paused and so did Mama Bear, an eerie silence befalling unto them before Papa Bear swiftly turned his attention towards the area where Hamilvan was hurled away, Metallic hands clenching.
"Ooh. That is not allowed."
- A monotonous, somehow appalled feminine voice emanated from the Mama Bear.
"..Son. Care to unshackle me."
- The Mama Bear looked back, as she stood at the right of the already prepared Papa Bear. Calestro paused, eyes widening for a few moments before it dissolved into a small smirk.
"I see..!"
Cale flicked his fingers on the chains wrapped around his palms and so did the shackles around Mama Bear's body fell, allowing her to step out of it before standing closer, beside Papa Bear.
"..Don't..—" - Calestro muttered;
Just then; A faint, yet visible colouration began to originated from the center of the Mama Bear's torso, a green circular apparition lighting up into an emerald-colour as strands, vein-like pathways also began to glow a similar hue, eventually covering her entire body and as it did;
*Flash!*
Her eyes, from the Amber-coloured standard, did transition into an emerald-green colour.
The Papa Bear glanced at the phenomenon beside him.
"Y.O.u. It has been a while. hasn't it."
A monotonous, though amused voice replied.
"You. Better not be. Wonky."
"Kidding me. I can bear right through it."
Papa Bear's arms began to rise up and lengthen even more as his thick, black appendages began to wiggle like tentacles, body slouched as if possessed while Mama Bear on the other hand dislodged her left arm, revealing its attached chains beneath while her destroyed right arm, was turned..
*Shing..*
The leftover wire that was protruding out was suddenly lengthened, then razor-sharp, shards began to come out from the side of her torso and unto the elongated wire. As the last piece reached its position, the wire straightened itself, revealing a large sword.. a Composite Sword.
"Ready." - The Mama Bear spoke, The Green veins of hers glowing even brighter.
"Keep Up." - The Papa Bear replied, his appendages getting more and more frantic as the glow on his crimson-red eyes went crazy.
[FIRST ROAD : MACHINE!
CODENAME; BEAR MOVING IN!]
Calestro remained there, eyes still widened finding himself only able to continue his sentence from earlier;
"—Kill Him.."