He extends his hand as an insect scuttles out of the cloak. His mouth opens wide, releasing a gross high pitch squealing, saliva pouring of its pincers. He releases a scream as it jumps into the open wound. In minutes, he stops struggling and gets on his feet.

Astra: You obey me and only me. Understand?

Potrus: Y-Yes sir.

--- Chapter 32 ---

One of the nine, the quiet redhead boy walks along his route. As he's walking he feels a tremor and stops. He gets in a more defense like stance as he looks around. Catching his eye, something seems to be turning the corner. He gets a shocked face as this thing turns the corner. It's massive, and fat. No shirt, though it doesn't look like one would fit anyway. Wearing a cape with the string tight against his neck, barely keeping it attached. In its right hand, it wields a fishing pole.

???: Am ChumChum.

The thing groans, in a deep, almost forced speech.

ChumChum: Are you Elune?

???: Yah, the name’s Kogo.

ChumChum: Good. Have to eliminate you now.

With superhuman speed and strength he swings his fishing rod towards. The bobber flies towards Kogo, to which he responds by jumping upwards, barely dodging. The bobber impacts the ground with a bang as it makes a crater, sending rocks flying. He pulls the bobber back.

ChumChum: Just let hit. You need death.

Kogo looks at this man confused, but one thing is clear. This guy is Tenyi. Kogo gets in a position, and white spike starts to exit his skin. He runs forward and kicks him right in the stomach.

TING

Kogo: The hell? It feels like metal!

Kogo jumps back a few times, making space between them. ChumChum starts to run in at an abnormal pace. He starts to swing the pole around. Kogo tries to keep track of it but ends up catching the bobber to the chest. The bobber enters the body with a ripple.

ChumChum: Oh BOY, I caught you!

He starts to real in, and exiting his body is a blue apple looking fruit. ChumChum grabs it and begins to eat it. ChumChum strikes the same pose as Kogo, and white spikes start to exit his skin.

ChumChum: OWIE that hurt!

Kogo: Heh, no shit. My arcana manipulates my bones.

ChumChum: Oh, makes sense. No makes sense. ChumChum confused. Bone is bone. But my arcana makes fat hard as steel.

Kogo: Steel you say?

Kogo starts walking forward with a new found confidence.

Kogo: You wanna know a fun fact?

ChumChum: OoOo I like facts.

Kogo: Bone is stronger and denser than steel, despite being lighter.

ChumChum: So? Stupid fact.

Kogo: That means given the right circumstances, bone can pierce steel like butter.

ChumChum: Hmmmm. Wait.

Kogo crosses his arms and juts them to the side. Bone spikes dart out of his body towards ChumChum. It hits and they stop in place momentarily before burrowing in his body. They stop and it looks like ChumChum is barely holding onto life.

Kogo: To be honest this was a bit disappointing. I thought you would be stronger.

ChumChum: I- am- weakest- member- of death squad-

Kogo snaps his finger causing the bones to pierce all the way through. ChumChum goes limp.

Kogo: I wonder if the rest are doing fine.