Chapter 7: Bane of Beasts

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‘*snickers* leo is gonna suffer when I return fufufu...’

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The day was nearing its end at the village. Everyone was beginning to close their stalls and returning home to their families. Doors were closing and lights being turned on as the night approached. Guards changing shifts, kids scurrying off to finish their little games as their mothers called them, and a certain inn was gloomy.

Souma avoided contact as he should return to his “home” quickly to explain things. Of course he wasn’t too sure that they would accept him but if he had to leave, he might as well say his goodbyes and take revenge on Leo then on.

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As I approached the Inn carefully, I noticed that the atmosphere around it was grim and only the first floor had its lights on. I looked at the front door and began to stare at the doorknob….

‘I don’t know...should I really do this, Kami-sama?’

A voice echoed through Souma’s head…

Do it you idiot….

‘I really have to slap myself once I meet myself again -.-’

I carefully placed my hand on the doorknob and twisted the old contraption to open the door and what appeared were three females and an egg. Two were sleeping and one was gently stroking the two as if calming them down and the egg just laid on the ground as if it were sleeping…

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Aerylith looked up to see who had opened her door and she gasped.

“S-souma! please enter...I am very sorry...that my husband..treated you like t-this..” She began to tear up then Souma began to calm her down.

“Ma’am...Aerylith, it is fine, I clearly understand. Please do not cry, remember what I had said earlier this morning. Women crying brings pain to my heart so you shouldn’t cry.” Souma spoke softly to Aerylith to calm her down.

“B-but these two...they were waiting for you...they cried so much...I am crying because I am glad you are back...they really missed you…”

‘Haaa...I guess it was all a misunderstanding under Leo’s part.’

“It is fine….let me carry them to their rooms.”

“Yes please do…”

Souma gently picked up Akane and began to climb the stairs to his room. He gently laid her down on the bed and covered her body in the blanket and then she began to talk…

“Master...I miss you..Akane won’t...do..it..again….I do...not..want master...to...hate...Akane…”

Souma looked at the mumbling nekomimi and patted her forehead and rubbed her cat ears gently.

“Just sleep Akane...I am not mad…”

I whispered gently into her ears and kissed her forehead.

Souma finished his gesture and returned to the first floor to find Leo on the floor on his knees.

“SOU-”

Before Leo called out to me, I ignored his call and went to carry Amelia.

“Don’t.”

Souma spoke towards Leo in a voice that lacked emotion but was enough to express his unhappiness to Leo.

Souma picked up Amelia and went to her room to put her to bed. Amelia whispered a few words to Souma and he repeated the same actions to her as he did with Akane. Souma got up and closed the door as he exited and went to the living room where the despondent Leo laid on the floor and Aerylith scowling at Leo.

I approached the two and Aerylith was going to speak but I gestured her to stop as I was going to talk to Leo.

“Haaa….Well then I guess I’ll be leaving.”

“NOOO SOUMA MY FRIEND, MY DEAR SON NOOO”

Leo spoke with a hesitant voice.

“No, no. I was wrong, I should atone for my sins. Please do not mind this “kind of trash”. I will leave promptly now.” Souma stood up to gesture he was leaving and Leo grabbed his foot to stop his movement.

“My friend!! I AM SORRY….I made a blunder...I did not know...please forgive me!!”

Leo spoke while grabbing a hold of Souma left foot.

“Haaa...How so? I was clearly wrong. Let me leave! I DO NOT WANT TO TARNISH MY HONOR!!” Souma spoke with a deep voice that made Leo skimper a bit.

“SOUMAA!! WHY!! I WAS WRONG!!!! MY FRIEND….please...don’t go...I do not...want to lose another son…” Leo began to tear up at the fact that he might lose another son of his.

Souma wanted to bask in Leo’s posture but he could not overwhelm the guy since he talked about his son. Souma quickly released his left foot from Leo’s grasp and finally sat down at a nearby chair.

“Haaa….so what now my friend? I don’t know if I should stay since I was wrong.”

“No no no! I was wrong! Akane and Amelia were just complicating things!”

“Complicating things?” Souma pondered at Leo’s explanation and Aerylith finally spoke to Leo.

“ANATA! Explain yourself! Surely Akane and Amelia were complicating things but you are no better! now hurry and explain.” Aerylith scowled at the pale white man.

Of course in the history of man, one must never admit defeat but in this case leo lost to Souma. (well his wife but still to Souma) Leo began to speak to Souma…

“Ah...ah...Well….”

Leo hesitantly spoke.

“Well what?” I replied in retort.

‘I better get a damn good explanation and my revenge isn’t over! JUST YOU WAIT LEO!!’

“ah...I misunderstood...Akane and Amelia...were never wrong...I am wrong...please forgive me, my friend?”

“Haaa….Hmmm….” I pondered a bit and looked upon the prostrating Leo and began to stand up.

“No no! Souma don-!”

Before Leo finished he was interrupted by a handshake. Leo looked surprised and flabbergasted.

“Well, you aren’t gonna return my handshake, friend?”

Leo snapped out of confusion and began to shake the hands of his friend. He began to tear a bit but it stopped as Souma smiled.

“Haha...well let’s just forget this and go back to being good friends.”

“Friends yes, but you are family.” Responded Leo and the statement shocked Souma that his expression was frozen.

“Family...Thanks..pops.”

Souma finished his sentence and thought of his family back on Earth. Of course they were his family but now he has two… Before Souma could dwell on the past he was interrupted by hugs both from Aerylith and Leo.

“Welcome home..”

“I am sorry...son..”

‘Hmm, son...it’ll take time to get used to another person calling me that but I don’t mind...’

“I’m home…” I began to smile at the two but was quickly interrupted by a grumbling noise that echoed throughout the building.

“Haaa....Pops you got food? :D”

“*Pft-hahaha! Of course. Let’s eat and sleep since I am still tired from looking after you.”

Souma and the duo parents began to eat the dinner that was already prepared and after they finished they exchanged a few words and quickly went to bed.

Before going to bed, I picked up Tamago and began to caress the egg.

“You were worried too right tamago-chan?” Souma gently rubbed the crack that formed on the egg and went towards the bedroom on the third floor. Souma laid the egg next to Akane and closed the window that was left open. Souma covered the two in the giant blanket and began to descend back down to the first floor.

The night sky was eerily dark this time but nothing could come between Souma and his new family. Souma turned off the lights and exited out the front door. The night sky was really dark and normally it should be dusk for a while but Souma paid no mind. Souma wanted to review his skills again so he promptly left his new home and went out the northern gate secretly. He didn’t want to raise suspicion within the village as he was trying to gain their trust as a foreigner. Souma sped onward towards the tree where he last reviewed his skills. He jumped up to the treetop and prompted himself in a full-lotus position to begin his normal meditation but was interrupted. Growls and several demonic pants could be heard behind the tree. Souma looked back and saw a pack of demonic wolves. Unlike the feral beast he fought when he came to this world, their eyes are pure red and their fur was soaked in blood. They had blood lines that glowed on top of their skin and their claws were longer than the feral beast he had fought before. They seem to be the predators that controlled the Forest which led to the Feral beast’s state. Souma looked at the pack and he quickly dismissed his position and got up.

‘What the hell..are those things!?’

“Wow...I CAN’T EVEN REST TODAY!?!” Souma expressed his feelings verbally. Clearly he was irritated from being thrown out of a house he called home and he was busy training all down under the whole confusion.

‘STRESS!? I must relieve my stress...’

Souma’s eyes turned dark and a slight tint of red glowed from his pupils. The atmosphere grew heavily under pressure and the pack of demonic wolves wimpered at the boy.

“Ohhh….you dare interrupt me…..FIRST I WAS KICKED OUT!? THEN I WORKED MY ASS OFF THEN I CAME BACK TO THAT HOME THAT SEEMED TO APOLOGIZE AND I CAME HERE TO MEDITATE THEN YOU SHOWED UP!?” Souma’s voiced echoed the entire plains. Even back at the village, the guards were tumbling around in high alert. They did not know where the voice came from. Lights began to turn on and only the Inn slept peacefully as they finally brought back Souma.

“You lot….will suffer….all 20 of you….will…..” Before Souma could finish, the wolves began their attack. Of course they were frightened at the pressure but they wouldn’t wait for the man to begin his attack. Five wolves attacked the front, while several lunged towards the side of Souma and the rest began the to encircle the battlegrounds to prevent any escape movements. Souma breathed in slowly and activated his Astral Mind skill.

“Ohh, I am going to take my time..I will punish you…”

Souma increased his speed tenfold and grabbed two wolves that were stopped in slow motion then immediately, he raised his hand in a knife motion and sliced down the head of the wolf that was in his right hand. Blood gushed out of the decapitated wolf and the wolves knew his anger had not dissipated yet. The wolves retreated to the their rear positions and took a defensive stance as they watched the boy slice off their comrade’s head off. The wolves’ expressions turned grim. Souma smirked as he beheaded the wolf in annoyance. Souma looked at the cowering wolf that was in his left hand. He raised his fists and punched through the skull of the wolf that wimpered after his brother got decapitated. The wolf scruggled for a few seconds then his life finally left his body and the wolf plopped on the floor lifelessly.

Souma then took his bloodied hands and raised them in a gesture that seems to usher the rest of the pack to attack.

“Come on then, I AM WAITING!” Souma yelled at the cowering wolves which brought them back to reality. The wolves knew they were facing something dangerous so they launched an all-out slaughter force. The 18 wolves were left with no choice so they began to assault the boy in all directions by encircling him. As they approached the boy, they knew they were in for a surprise….

Souma looked at the force of the pack that encircled him. He wanted to try something he thought of when he was training in that Void for 4 months. This new technique is a combination of his skills and two martial art forms. Souma jumped in the air approximately 15 feet high and turned his body upside down as the encircling wolves were shocked. As he began his descent to the ground, he postured his hands on the floor as if he were doing a handstand and landed full force on the floor which resulted in a shockwave. The force shook the floor all the way towards the village. People were awakening and even the Inn was in alert as an earthquake were happening and the fact Souma was missing. Souma continued his handstand position as if he were waiting for the wolves to continue their attack. The wolves were shakened from the boy’s miniature earthquake and stammered back a few feet away from Souma. The result being that the entire pack was enticed under the effect of the shockwave and became stunned.

The Leader of the pack was about twice the size of the demonic wolves and his canines were longer and more fierce than any of the wolves that Souma saw. The leader then began to howl at his pack to usher them to snap out of it. The wolves regained their posture and growled at the boy that continued his handstand.

“Oh hoh….My shishou killed many like you...I shall not disappoint shishou…”

Souma made a remark towards the Leader and it seemed to have worked as the Leader growled menacingly.

The wolves revealed their canines and lunged at the boy. Souma closed his eyes and waited for the opportune moment where he would begin his retaliation. The wolves approached him quickly…

15 feet…

11 feet....

6 feet….

2 feet….

As soon as they were in Souma’s leg range, Souma began his attack. He rotated his hands in a clockwise position and extended his legs sideways. Normally this wouldn’t be effective as normal people could not deal high damage in this position but whoever said Souma was normal? Souma rotated his entire body and increased his speed twenty fold. His legs were moving with the inertia produced from Souma’s rotating hands. Souma became a human spinning top as he spun faster and faster. The wolves could not retaliate as they were directly in the boy’s field. Souma spun around and his leg came in contact with the wolves. Heads came off, legs are severed and bodies were tossed around from the impact of Souma’s legs that spun vigorously. The Leader of the pack could only cower as he watched heads fly by, bodies being torn apart from a 15 year old boy. Souma continued his assault upside as he watched the wolves become torn from his legs. As the menacing force dwindled to zero, Souma immediately recovered by pushing from the ground which launched him upward and landed on his legs.

“So...you’re the last one….”

Souma spoke to the Leader that wimpered in fear and began to back away from the evil beast that destroyed his pack.

“ahooo….ahoooo” howled the wolf but Souma continued to walk forward.

“AHOOOO!!!! AHOOOOO!!!!!!” The wolf yelled as he began to move faster away from Souma.

“Oh no….you aren’t gonna leave...what happened to comradeship heh? You don’t want to leave your buddies alone, do you?”

“AHOHHHHOOOHOOGGGAARR!!! The wolf yelled and apparently gargled the saliva that was being produced at an alarming rate.

The leader of the pack turned tail and ran faster than he ever could. He twitched at the voice which called out to him and he ignored it as he moved on but he could not move anymore.

Souma rushed at the scampering wolf and cut off his two hind legs.

“Oh hoh….you dare interrupt me….you dare try and attack this village...these plains which your distant relatives have co-existed with these people...you dare….”

Souma spoke to the howling wolf that cried out as his hind legs were cut off easily from Souma’s hand knife.

“I am really pissed….I nearly got kicked out of my own home….I can’t return to my planet….and then you come around….threatening this village….oh I am going to take my time with you….”

Souma walked with his aura darkened with madness and the pressure penetrated the air and the wolf could not breathe under the immense pressure. Souma gestured his hands and cut off the two remaining limbs of the wolf and plopped the wolf on the floor while it bled.

“Ohh...you’ll bleed...continue to bleed...I will make you suffer….”

Souma’s expression turned wild and he did not know that his Unrelenting Rage skill was active and he continued to torture the animal. Souma picked up the wolf by the tail and simply sliced it off. The wolf howled as his body was being mutilated by this insane man.

“AHHOOO AHOO AHO AHOOOO…..AHOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!” The wolf screamed as the man wasn’t going to let him rest in piece.

“Oh no...I am going to let you bleed….Don’t scream it’ll make the blood come out faster…”

Souma scooped up dirt and grass from the floor that was soaked with blood and began to stuff the wolf with it.

The wolf struggled but he couldn’t anything as the man forced a lot dirt down his mouth.

“AA...hhhhhh...o……..” The wolf tried to howl but air could not escape from his mouth as it was covered entirely with dirt.

“Ahhh...peaceful...isn’t it?...” Souma with his blood red eyes stared into the wolf and the wolf could do nothing as if his soul was being taken by the boy.

In one fell swoop, Souma cut off the head of the wolf and blood and dirt emerged from the decapitated head. Souma found a nearby branch and broke it off from the tree. Then he plastered the wolf head onto the branch and stuck it into the ground at the entrance of the forest. The beasts within the forest knew that it was a signal to never trespass or they will become extinct species once entering the plains. Souma had a flush of windows but he dismissed all them and began to pick up the decapitated wolf body. He stored it within his void ring and did the same to the remaining pack. The bodies would remain fresh as time stopped within the void and Souma knew that after he retained his experiences from the void. Souma then walked towards the village humming a tune.

"Hummmm hmmm....hmmm~"

‘Ahh, I think I need a good night’s rest...I’ll meditate tomorrow morning..I can just skip morning training...’

Souma continued to hum as he thought of his future plans…

‘Well...I still have to punish leo….but I also need to visit the village people...I can just wait for Leo’s punishment...There’s plenty of time (???)....’

Souma’s eyes began to light up as he thought of the future plans of Leo’s punishment.

Souma approached the village but the people were in terror. I looked at the guard who was heavily under pressure.

“Oyy...what happened to the village, why is everyone up?”

The guard looked at the man that was covered in blood and pointed hi Bastard sword at the boy.

“W-who are you!! STATE YOUR NAME AND REASON!!”

Souma looked confused.

‘Wait what? what the hell is going on?’

“Hey hey, don’t you remember me? I am the boy who can run faster than you!” I spoke with alertness and the guard looked equally confused.

“Wa-ait….Souma!? THAT’S YOU! WHERE’D YOU GO AND WHY DO YOU LOOK LIKE THAT!?”

“What do you mean look like what….?”

Souma replied in confusion.

“Souma!? What happened to your face and body...it’s all bloody and why did your hair change red!?...THOSE LINES ARE GLOWING RED TOO!? SOUMA ARE YOU A DEMON!??!”

“What do you mea- OH OH!!!!!” Souma looked down and saw his hands were covered in wolf blood and lines were etched onto his skin and glowed brightly in red. He grabbed his shoulder length hair and stared at the blood colored hair. It easily matched the blood that covered his clothings and skin and the black and red made him look easily like an assassin.

“KAMI-SAMAAAA!!!! WHAT HAPPENED!?”

Souma screamed at the sky and the guard are shocked at Souma’s tsukkomi.

A wind gust came by and whisked Souma’s hair in the wind and a voice could be heard…

You went apeshit...dumbass…..bakayarou….

“WAIT WHAT!? UMM….hey umm What was your name again guard??”

The guard snapped out of confusion and began to talk.

“Ohhh...souma you never did ask for my name….It’s Yoichi, Yoichi Garada the guard!” The now proclaimed Yoichi raised his fist in the air proclaiming his righteousness and Souma could only sigh…

“Haaa...Yoichi-san, do you have a bathroom or somewhere with water so I wash this off...I do not want to startle the new family I love…”

“Ah ah! sure Souma but...you must teach me that technique...and that hair technique too! I want gold hair so I can become a saiy-”

“AH AH!! sure sure just let me shower!"

Souma interrupted Yoichi before he went into his blabbering mode and Yoichi guided him to the Barracks where there was an open shower.

Souma took off the blood stained clothing and entered the shower.

“Haaa...damn myself….why did I go crazy...it seems as if my emotions are uncontrollable….My body tends to change with my emotions....I need to stop getting out of hand….Haaa….man...my body aches all of sudden..” Souma spoke to himself as he turned on the water but he did not know that there was another person in there.

“Pyon~...Mister...I am using the shower….”

Souma was alerted. He looked around but he could not see the person as it was dark as ever.

“Uhh….who is there…?”

‘Seems like a female….what was that pyon sound…?’

“Pyon~ Mister...you cannot see me...because I am naked...and I am invisible….Nh!..”

‘WAIT WHAT INVISIBLE THEN WHERE ARE Y-’

As Souma frantically looked about he paused as his hands came in contact with 2 very similar “objects.”

“Uhhh….” Souma quickly released his ‘grasp

“Now...please don’t scream….gomen….nasai…”

“ECCCHIIIIIIIIIIII!!!!!!!!” The girl screamed as the boy cupped a feel on the invisible girl.

“SSSHH SHHH!!” Souma closed the mouth of the girl which the voice traveled out from.

“MHMMM HMMMM” The girl tried to talk but Souma’s hand blocked her mouth.

“hey...shhh..I am not a pervert...I didn’t even know you were in here!! “ Souma spoke to the frantic girl as the Guards were on alert from both the earthquake and the girl screaming.

“Now...I will release your mouth please don’t scream...I’ll go to the other bathroom...as you can see I am covered in blood….” Souma spoke gently to the invisible girl then…

The girl nodded yes and she looked at the body that was chiseled with muscles that were sculptured by gods. His body was covered in blood but it could not hide the masculinity that emitted from the boy. Her gaze trailed downwards and she got a look and blushed. Then her invisible skill was deactivated and there emerged a 16yr old Usagi-chan…

Souma looked at the bunny girl blushing as she looked downwards at the naked man.

‘HOLY...KAMI-SAMA BUNNY-CHAN IS REAAAAAL!!’

Souma snapped out of confusion as the girl continued to stare at Souma.

“Oh hoh...you like the view?” Replied Souma in retort towards the heavily beet red woman with her ears swaying pervertedly in the air.

Souma released his hand from her mouth and she was panting vigorously.

“pyon~~....” She let out a voice as if she were in heat and Souma began to snicker.

“haahaaa...Well I must go now…”

Souma jumped up from the stall and exited the place naked. He gathered his bloodied clothes and went to find another stall to finally get rid of his stains.

After Souma finished showering, he returned to the guard and Yoichi’s face was surprised again.

“OY!! Souma welcome back!! I see your hair changed back to normal! TEACH ME NOW!!”

“IT’S LATE ALREADY I HAVE TO SLEEP. But I won’t forget your promise but I did tell you all I did was training so you’ve been warned!!”

“Ahhh fine then Souma...But hey what was the voice of a young maiden that screamed from the barracks?”

Souma was sweating bullets at this point.

‘Ughhh….what if I said that it was Usagi-chan that screamed and she liked the view of my…..’

“Umm...I don’t know..I was showering in the stalls and I was surprised at the scream...haha...hee…Haaa….” Souma spoke with an obvious detail that pointed to him being the culprit but Yoichi was stupid like Leo.

“Ohh, really. Well I hope you enjoyed the shower and teach me someday, okay Friend?

“Y-yeah! I’ll teach you...I must return home now…” Souma left with urgency and looked back repeatedly at the smiling guard and a invisible figure could be seen behind Yoichi….

As Souma returned to the Inn he was drowned in worried voices, pleas and several sobs.

“Ahh ah! I just went to talk to Yoichi the guard...I am really tired...I know I just came back...I won’t leave my new family...okay?”

His words were plenty enough to calm down the family and they smiled that they called them his family. Souma quickly returned to his bedroom where he would retire from today’s debacle. He slept next to Akane but Amelia could not take the jealousy thus she snuck in and laid to the left side of Souma and the trio slept together. Tamago-chan was left on the little impromptu Sofa and she tossed and turn in anger!

The inn finally quieted down after an eventful day and Souma slept peacefully for once as he was catered with the two flowers in his arms….

Tomorrow is going to be hectic thought Souma as he drifted into his dreams...

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