Viral had landed pretty hard in the water, sinking like a rock from the impact and left floating just on the lake bed. The impact had caused him to lose consciousness as he slowly floated just above the rocks and sand as his body weighed heavily on his front. If he hadn’t been at near full power on impact he would had been at near death. He couldn’t do anything to slow himself down and hitting the water at such a height and speed that it practically shattered him. Floating in the stillness of the water as his blood seeped from his mouth and nose into the flow he was left in the sound of underwater silence as the battle continued such a great distance from him. Despite being forced out of the battle his body still tried to bring him out of it, his instincts trying to control him. He was part shark, the water was still his natural environment and yet here he was barely able to function after a great fall. The poison that had made it into his body debilitated him, making him feel even worse for wear and harming his senses greatly. As his body floated gently in the water and despite his unconscious state his subconscious was burning with the desire to survive and kill that creature for toying with him in his own environment.

The creature didn’t know what was up with this girl but she was really starting to disrupt everything. There was an increasing need to get rid of her, especially with the Saiyan now loose. He had destroyed his bonds and was just going to try and continue his work on the pipes. Even if the Saiyan did manage to filter the water it didn’t matter, there was always the option of destroying the dam and wipe out their water source completely. Those despicable creatures were going to suffer whatever way once these creatures had been dealt with. Trying to pierce Yumi with multiple spikes it hissed angrily as she continued to dodge them, throwing them at a much more rapid pace before getting ready to throw them all at once; however, when she howled again it stopped and dropped as liquid when she pounced at it. Getting to the point of pretty angry it hissed as it formed a limb partially before throwing it at her, trying to come out of the stunning effect. ”I am not a pushover! You think bouncing around will help you??”

Viral had very little possibility of snapping out of it himself, his mind struggling to come out of the state that it was in. He may not had been beyond repair but all these environmental problems was starting to affect him greatly. His own energy was going mad with the desire to get out of the water, he needed to kill the source of the pollution but he was injured and mentally impaired. As his subconscious struggled with his natural instincts something snapped inside and his energy levels suddenly shot up, his drive to survive and destroy peaking. As he continued to float at the bottom of the lake he suddenly started twitching before slowly pulling his fists and knees to his chest, his energy shooting out in electric sparks through the water before his eyes opened wide. The whites of his eyes turned a deep red as they widened into an angry yet pained glare, his paws reaching up to his face as he gargled underwater, trying to breathe it in as he struggled to cope with the onset of an unfamiliar transformation. This wasn’t like his ultimate form or feline form, but the other side of him awakening as a large dorsal fin sprouted from his back as he grew larger and fins began sprouting from his arms.

The creature in the meantime was fed up with Yumi spoiling its task with her aggressive nature, instead only wanting to complete the task and move on. Trying to lash out at her it began to move in pieces as it was drawn towards Aito again, seeming to try and throw off Yumi by moving more erratically than normal. If she was to follow it there would be spikes once again as it made a stop, knowing she would probably try and get ahead of it before it could get to Aito. She didn’t seem as smart as she was before, all she was doing now was acting like that energy-less creature that continued to punch it around.

Faster, harder, she could kill this thing. She would kill this thing. It had hurt both Viral and Aito now, no way was she going to allow it to exist! Snarling she took a running leap at the beast again, howling to disrupt its attacks and taking another swipe that ultimately missed, watching as it liquidated itself to avoid being struck. Sizing up the creature as it reformed her eyes locked on the incoming limb, rather than trying to avoid it she threw up an arm of her own and slashed at the attack itself, slicing it as the limb split in two and missed her as a result. She was pure battle instinct now, her entire being focused solely on battle and revenge for her friends. No way was she going to be beaten by such a lazy attack! After all of that it was even trying to get after Aito again, who had somehow gotten free from his binds. She wouldn't let it, she'd tear it to shreds before it even got close.

Darting along and evading the spikes as best she could Yumi took a few blows here and there, gashes forming on her arms and sides as she was caught by the protrusions. It wasn't enough to stop her though, she didn't care about a few minor injuries. If she could just stop it now, cut it off and prevent it from getting to the doctor. Pushing her body harder to move faster she managed to catch up to and surpass the creature, promptly stopping outside the chain link fence blocking off the filtration system. Letting out a feral growl she dug her hands into the dirt and inhaled, letting out a loud howl to try and cause the creature to back off, having enough mind about her still to recognize that was doing something. She had to get it away, that was her number one priority. Whether or not it worked she lunged at it, managing to focus her Ki enough to propel herself in an attempt to grab hold and drive it back, even over the edge of the dam if need be. Her safety didn't matter, she had to protect Aito.

By the time Viral was even becoming conscious of what was happening his mind was slipping away into a primitive state, a sudden gasp causing him to breathe in water. He soon felt like he was choking, his inability to think straight only having him grasp at the water close to his throat until he started to advance beyond panic. His panic quickly turned into primitive anger and desires as his body continued to change, even his hair was growing long and discoloured like a madman’s. As a powerful tail began to form and his skin discoloured and became leather-like there was only a moment between writhing movements before he suddenly dashed at a great speed through the water into the lakebed leading to the shore, only this time he disappeared in a great cloud of dust and dirt leaving only a tunnel in his wake as water drained inside.

The creature knew it had the advantage and on account of Yumi throwing herself around like she was it was only a matter of time before she would run out of energy and give up. She may be able to hit it when it was solid and throw it off, but when it came to actually causing harm she was not accomplishing anything. Her screaming had been annoying when it happened, being paralysed like that didn’t help it one bit in its quest to poison the system and prevent the advancement of cleansing the water. Finally managing to pierce her pretty well it continued to play around as she continued to get more reckless, eventually ending with her trying to charge it’s mass. What a futile attempt, but it wasn’t done with her yet.

With each movement it made it crept closer to Aito’s place, moving across the beach area until Yumi stunned it again with that howling of hers. Getting annoyed at this constant throwing off she was doing it was starting to consider throwing her around in turn but with these throws most likely going to end up with her eating dirt instead. When she once again propelled herself towards it it hissed, going into a semi-solid state before grabbing at her as she came in contact with it. ”Little pest!! I’ve had enough of you! I’ve studied you long enough to see what you can do and I have come to a conclusion…” it spoke, hardening itself some more, ”You are nothing of value! Not even worth anything in materials or for study! Just another worthless energy user! I’ll crush you slowly so you can feel every bone break and-what??”

Very suddenly there was an earthquake, or rather one in the immediate vicinity that it was in. The moment the earthquake started the stronger it got, but as the shaking caused the creature to lessen its grip on Yumi as well as its own form. Suddenly shaking and splattering a sudden whirlwind of dirt kicked up before suddenly there was what looked like an explosion centred around the creature. Splattering all over the place before angrily sinking into the ground whatever had caused it fell out of the dirt funnel, slamming into the ground on all fours with a heavy thump. Slowly turning around a large tail scraped up the stones and sand, the form slowly pushing off their hands as it grew larger. With a hiss rivalling the creature’s hisses the figure turned around as the trailing dust lifted revealing a transforming Viral, his form changing into one akin to a shark-like monster. Tearing away the last of his clothes except for his scarf his large toothy mouth opened to snarl, instead out poured part of the creature he appeared to had bit into without any fear of poisoning. As his form continued to grow most of what resembled Viral ceased to if only a few aspects like his hair style, irises, teeth and scars remaining, his mouth a permanent toothy grin. Towering at well over ten feet as his transformation came to a stop he wandered heavily towards the spot the creature was reforming at, his eyes momentarily going to Yumi as if she interested what could only be described as a hungry desire to eat her.

Drive it back into the water, kill it from the fall or tear it to shreds. With these thoughts in mind Yumi charged headlong after the creature with no regard for her own safety, determined to kill the monster more than anything. Going into the air again with a mighty leap she chased after the beast, trying to tear it into shreds with her claws once more. Just as she was about to grab hold of the creature she felt her midsection be seized, gasping as pressure was applied and she was held back. Writing furiously she tried to claw at the limb holding onto her, desperate to break free and finish the fight. It was of little use however as she found the pressure growing even still, near choking the breath out of her. Trying to open her mouth to howl all she managed to get out was a meager whimper, trying again to claw herself free. Thinking she was going to be crushed she was confused when the pressure suddenly vanished, falling to the ground and gasping for breath as she tried to calm down. What had happened? Eyes widening seeing some other creature before her she shirked back slightly, not at all liking the feeling of the beast before her. Was... Was that Viral?

Aito had anticipated some resistance but not this. Had he known those cells were part of such a being he'd have been far more prepared than he was. With having used one vial of solution to break free too he just hoped there was enough to cleanse the lake, otherwise they were in some trouble. With Yumi keeping the creature at bay for the moment he dragged himself over to the machine, using it for support to pull himself to his feet. Releasing the clamps on the pipes he grabbed another vial out of his pockets, placing it in the line and sealing it back up. "Just three more, should do the trick..." Just as he was going to place the second vial down the ground shook, nearly knocking him off his feet as he held on to stay upright. One look back and his eyes widened in shock, not sure what it was he was looking at. It was Viral alright, but that form... How had he gotten into that form? It was inconvenient that he should change now yet there was little he could do, and he needed to take advantage of this. With the creature preoccupied for the moment Aito went through putting in the next vial, trying to get it done as quickly as possible.

Viral’s movements were slow but he wasn’t any less menacing. The vulnerability of Yumi right now was just the draw he needed to see her as a vulnerable creature waiting for him to tear her apart. Snarling as he opened his toothy maw he raised his claws, his heavy tail swishing from side to side he near lunched forward at her until out from all sides the creature tried to pierce Viral’s body. Driving spikes into his body it tried to pull him down, barely getting him moving before Viral had enough and immediately took a dive. He managed to drive himself straight into the ground and break through as if it was fluid, the tentacles from the creature inadvertently being dragged down with him if only for a moment when the impact of it slamming into the ground caused it to break up. It was obvious where Viral was heading as he travelled underground, his dorsal fin and the tip of his tail broke through the ground as if he was swimming in the sea before he took a dive again and disappeared.

The creature thought for sure it had him with that attack, but Viral didn’t even make a noise despite obviously piercing through him. Frustrated with the Beastman’s sudden change in appearance and attitude it chased after him underground, but the tremors Viral was leaving behind was causing a fairly great deal of disruption in its ability to follow. It knew it had to get rid of them both as quickly as possible, but Viral was proving difficult to kill. In frustration it rose back to the surface, turning its sights onto Yumi immediately. ”I’ll kill you first then! Filthy lifefor-!” Viral had burst to the surface again just a few metres from Yumi as he seemingly managed to grab part of the creature in his mouth, dragging it up to the surface before tossing the goop to the side. It wasn’t just ordinary goop from the creature he had managed to grab but rather the creature itself, managing to find where it had been hiding under the surface before snatching it when he had the chance. Viral’s wounds healed up pretty quickly, it didn’t even look like he had even bled. The creature hadn’t been killed by that attack either and was getting up after that after being stunned by Viral’s sudden ambush, not sounding at all happy after that. "How did you do that...?!"

Yumi wasn't moving an inch with Viral staring her down like that, she couldn't. The animal instincts in her screamed to stand her ground and don't run away, that was a show of weakness. Yet her common sensibilities told her not to fight her friend, that he needed to be kept at arm's length so he didn't do anything he'd regret. When he lunged for her she prepared to dart away, watching instead as a few spikes found themselves into his side. Gasping she looked at the creature in disgust, turning to try and attack it instead. Before she could even lift her hand however it was pulled off the ground by Viral, being yanked as he dove beneath the ground, snapping the tentacles binding him. When it turned on her again Yumi was ready, having come back to her senses somewhat by now. Again Viral got in the first blow, grabbing the creature up and throwing it aside with his jaws, leaving her sitting there stunned in silence. From all of the goo emerged a humanoid figure, apparently the source of all of those attacks. So was that the real enemy then? Seeing it distracted by Viral temporarily she took the chance and dashed over, moving as quickly as she could with the aid of Ki and coming up behind it, trying to smash it down with an overhead kick.

There was the second vial, now for the last two. Gods did he feel lightheaded, just what in the hell had that creature done to him? It didn't feel like a poison, there was fatigue and a lack of accessibility to his own Ki, so had it sapped his energy? No matter, his job here was to get the system running and purify the reservoir, he could do that much still. Placing in the final two vials he sealed up the pipes again, restarting the machine and watching as the solutions were pumped out and sent down into the filtration systems. Taking a glance back at the fighting to see if everyone was okay he turned to the machine again, watching as the last few drops of the solution drained through before turning valves to let everything empty into the water below the dam. It would be some time until they knew for certain it worked, but with the creature out of the water he was confident it would do the trick. Now for Yumi and Viral to bring it down, then everything would fall into place thereafter.

The creature needed to get back to its many feet after being tossed like that, treated like it was just pure scum. Feeling quite angry at Viral for finding its hiding place it seemed that would have to wait as Yumi came running at it now that its location had been revealed. Hissing in anger as she closed in it raised a wall to guard itself only for her to move around it and slam a kick into its back, sending it back to the ground with a hard thump. It was way too vulnerable now that it was out of its hiding place and what was worse was it probably wouldn’t be able to recover from this. As the flames on its head flickered briefly it soon noticed how close Viral was getting to the pair, its eyes on him only briefly before it lowered its head again. The kick had certainly worked to disorientate it but with the threat of Viral looming over it was a case of either dying to him or pretending to be dead and hoping it didn’t meet that fate too.

Viral had since climbed out of the tunnel he had created and was soon wandering towards Yumi and the creature, paying no heed to the attacks the creature had been conducting and Yumi’s retaliation. There was no reason for him to be intimidated by those movements, he was the one who was in control here and remaining in control was how he was going to stay. Hissing through his teeth he stared at Yumi, not taking notice of the creature that was now back on the ground. She was the one who bled, the one with the strongest scent and even though he held a grudge against the creature it wasn’t moving anymore. Soon snarling at her he made a heavy lunge at her, swiping his claws at her before throwing himself forward to bite at her, his foot standing on the creature’s back to get to her.

There was nothing more satisfying than landing a solid hit like that on an enemy. Watching as the creature tried to put up its defenses she circled around, smashing the back of its head with a kick and sending it into the ground. Smirking at her handiwork she figured the creature was down for the moment, and here came Viral to put a nail in the coffin. Landing on the other side of the beast Yumi flexed her hands, letting out a sigh as she came back to her senses. So Viral had changed again, luckily he appeared to be still fighting the right people. "Not so smug now, are you...?" she muttered, looking at the motionless creature disdainfully. Trying to poison all of the innocent citizens of Uuonoe, it deserved way worse than what it was getting. Viral should kill it quickly, there was no redeeming a monster like this.

Placing a hand over one of the wounds on her side Yumi smiled when Viral came over towards them, assuming he was going to strike down the creature once and for all. Feeling a set of eyes boring down on her however she lifted her head to meet his gaze, eyes widening in surprise at his stare. Was he... Really going to attack her? Putting both hands up defensively she smiled, taking a small step back to try and ward him off. "Easy Viral... You know who I am, just try to remember." Little good that did, here he came! Ducking under the first swipe she rolled aside to avoid the second, the ground being torn up and flung as he tore apart the earth. Moving like that irritated her side further and made it bleed, wincing as she reflexively covered it with her hand. Seeing him try to bite her she jumped up, placing a hand on his head and spring-boarding off of it, kicking off with her legs on his back to get further away. Was he losing his senses again? "Viral, it's me! Attack the monster!"

Viral kept his eyes on Yumi, staring at her as if she was the only thing that mattered to him. She smelled like dinner and was the only one who was moving around and still breathing. To her she was the perfect target, what with her all injured and still wriggling around. As if following along with a shortened attention span he had completely forgotten about the creature that he had been chasing before, either that or he had acknowledged it and was thinking it was now dead. While it was probably dead to him it was Yumi who most definitely wasn’t and was even making noises of pain as the smell of blood still emanated from her. Lunging forward with a quick couple of swipes he snarled when he missed before trying to bite her, instead missing as she instead lightly bounced off him. Standing on the spot for a moment he soon slowly turned around, staring at her as she blabbed on about something that didn’t really hold his attention. Hissing and sniffing in her direction he soon opened his mouth and raised his claws, letting out a vicious snarl before stomping for her again, lunging to try and catch her in his claws just so he could pin her down and hopefully get his meal.

The creature couldn’t meld into the ground in the position it was in so Viral standing on it was just adding to the pain it was already feeling, but it still tried to keep out of Viral’s way as he decided to go on a rampage against Yumi. Hearing Viral go after Yumi and her trying to talk to him it couldn’t help but feel amusement in this situation, trying to push itself up a little it hissed when she called it a monster without actually thinking about the idea of using the insult to anger it. ”I am not the monster here! He-!” Viral had stepped on it again when he spun around, the energy coming from him being a big factor in the pain and inability to meld with the ground. It didn’t know what was up with Viral and this form, but the fact that he was able to grab it and even use his weight to injure it was causing it to worry that its existence may be coming to an end.

Crap, why was Viral after her? Things had been going so well too and now this was happening! Yumi had never seen this form of Viral's before either and had no idea how he'd changed, only knowing it was bad news that he had. He didn't even recognize her and now they were fighting, with the enemy literally under their feet. Having to evade a series of attacks on her friend's behalf she used him as a launch to jump over his gaping maw, refusing per usual to strike him despite being attacked. Trying to break through to him with words she gasped when he swiped at her again, darting in closer to eliminate his further reach and jumping up through his arms, again using him as a spring as she leapt away. This time however she used her Ki to keep airborne, growling in annoyance at the pains in her body from the gashes she'd suffered. "Viral, we have to kill that thing! We have to protect the people!"

Was killing it really the best option to take here? It was a threat and no one would argue that, leaving it as it was posed a great threat. Yet it was the first sentient monster they had encountered, the first which could speak and apparently had independent thoughts. If they could somehow contain this thing, question it to learn more of what they were fighting... "Yumi! Do not kill it! We need this creature alive!" Aito shouted, pulling himself again to his feet as he used the fence for support. Viral posed the greatest threat to that plan, his carelessness in this form could spell trouble for everyone if it wasn't brought under control. They had no medicines to soothe him however, and he was much too weak in this state to try and subdue him. It would fall to Yumi then, she'd have to find a way to coax him into relaxing. "You must help Viral, we can't be fighting like this!"

"I know that, it's easier said than done!" Yumi shouted back, sighing as she looked down at her friend and the beast below. Much easier said than done, Viral was after her now and she couldn't do much to stop that. Could she... Could she trick him into attacking the creature? Aito didn't want it dead, but if they could beat it still then she could focus on Viral, maybe wear him down until he changed back. It was risky and could backfire though if he struck it too hard, maybe she shouldn't do that. The alternative? Calm her friend down first, somehow, and then try it again. Swallowing nervously she looked at Viral's furious visage before vanishing, reappearing behind him and smiling meekly as she put her arms around his neck, loosely, and embraced him in perhaps childish hopes a gentle gesture would calm him. "I'm right here Viral... Everything's okay..." she whispered, resting her forehead on the back of his, "Help me beat this thing, we need you."

Viral was pretty much having the worst time possible with Yumi being so floaty, she could see exactly where he was and his instincts were telling him it would be no use going after her underground to ambush her. Frustrating her pretty quickly he tried to go after her once again, trying to make a grab for her but found that she had gone over him again. Hissing in anger he turned around, but she wasn’t there. Looking around for any signs he didn’t understand what happened to her, hissing lowly before hearing something from right behind, his upper back feeling strangely numbed by some strange force. The fins on the side of his head twitched, turning out to be his ears as he listened out for what that was and where it was coming from. Turning his head he couldn’t quite see where she was, snarling in frustration as he tried to reach back but couldn’t get his arms over his head. Snarling and hissing in frustration he stumbled around, swiping his tail as if it’d help to get her off.

The creature had already found frustration in being crushed so many times, now they were talking about capturing it rather than killing it. While it certainly didn’t want to die it didn’t want to be captured either, that would be the worst outcome. They would only wish to torture it and tear it apart for information, prolonging its suffering until they had no longer a need for it. That was even worse than death as far as it was concerned, it meant there would never be relief from a painful life full of suffering. The options were limited and from the looks of it that girl couldn’t control her friend. Taking that as a suitable opportunity to get out of here it slowly pushed itself off the ground, holding its shaking claws to its chest as it tried to use its regenerating abilities to recover enough health so it could gain the energy needed to go underground again.

Getting this close to Viral was a massive risk, yet Yumi didn't know what more to do. Surely he would recognize her if she did this right? After setting herself on him she waited with baited breath for a reaction, puzzled by his initial lack of one as he stood there. Watching him glance back in her direction she dared to hope for some recognition on his part, hope which was dashed when he tried grabbing at her out of anger. Lowering her head to avoid being grabbed she gasped when he began stumbling about, seeing the tail come dangerously close to swatting her in the back. He was too unruly to keep here, she had to move him away where he wouldn't hurt anyone else. Releasing her grip on him she flew off of him and landed before him, trying to bait him into chasing her. Putting a hand on the wound at her side she wiped some blood onto her palm, holding it out towards him and smirking. "This is what you want right? Come get it!" Hopefully Aito caught on to her plan, she couldn't risk keeping Viral here where he might hurt the doctor. Turning she ran back down towards the water, figuring he'd give chase.

What in the world was Yumi doing hugging Viral like that? They had to calm him down sure but he wasn't so sure hugging him was the best idea. Given his weary state he couldn't do much more than shout ideas, being forced to watch as she tried to contend with his son alone. After a moment of worry seeing her in danger Yumi appeared to get another idea, separating herself and running off, leaving him alone with the creature. Ah, so that was her game then was it? Leave him to contend with the beaten and weary beast while she went off to handle Viral. Smiling as she ran off and led Viral away he got his footing and moved down from his spot, trudging towards the creature slowly. "I may be exhausted, but you're in worse shape than even I am..." Aito pointed out, smiling as he came over. With little care as to how he accomplished his task the doctor simply sat down on the creature's back, finding restraining it far easier in this more humanoid form. "Until they get back how's about we sit here and chat?"

Viral was trying to get a hold of Yumi but try as he might she was just too close to him. She was right in his personal space, even if she was light. The smell of blood coming from behind him was the result of her being there too, the only thing going through his mind right now was the desire to get to that and make a grab for her. Snarling and hissing as he practically danced around to try and get a hold of her he was alerted when she decided to get off him, spinning around at first before realising she had landed right in front of where he was going to head in the first place. Hissing at her he soon took note of her hand as she touched the wound he had been following before holding her hand out to him, his eyes on the blood immediately. That was definitely what he wanted from her, his eyes fixated on it as he slowly crept forward only to end up running as she did. He was slow in this form, his sheer mass and form making him appear awfully sluggish on land; however, he knew better than to run like she was. When she had enough distance from him he soon took a dive and broke through the ground, ‘swimming’ after her as his dorsal fin and tip of his tail sliced through the solid ground. He was a lot faster now and with that speed he took a dive momentarily before suddenly leaping out at her, trying to pounce her.

The creature knew it had to get out of this position or it would never stand a chance of getting back into the fray. Trying to gather its energy again it hissed when Yumi and Viral headed off, seeing it as its opportunity to get underground again. This was its only chance while those two were distracted. Trying to concentrate its time into healing itself it gasped when the sound of Aito was right nearby, turning to look at him. ”Get away from me…!” it hissed before gasping when Aito decided it was best to sit on it instead, the weight of Aito pressing it rather painfully into the ground on top of all its other injuries. Hissing in pain it clawed at the ground, looking back at Aito in anger. ”Why do you desire to humiliate me…? Why not just finish me off?? Isn’t that what you came to do in the first place…”

Sure enough Viral took the bait and chased after her blood, that was good. Now that she was guaranteed to drag him away from Aito she only had to think of a way to contend with him. Easier said than done, he was beyond reason at the moment and speaking did not good. She could only think of making him run enough to burn him out and hope her wounds didn't make her exhausted before that happened. Running along the ground she threw a look over her shoulder when she heard the ground break apart, shocked to find Viral had gone underground and was now catching on her quickly, speeding along before surging up from the ground and diving at her to knock her down. Slamming on the brakes she watched as Viral soared over her as a result, hastily taking off again and jumping over him before running into the trees. So he was after the blood right? Wiping at a wound again she smeared it on a nearby trunk, jumping up into a branch and then running across branches, trying to lose Viral in the thick of the forests. At least if they were out here too he'd be far enough away that there was no chance of harming anyone, and maybe running around searching for her would tire him out.

"Get away...? I'm awfully tired though, I don't know if I can be bothered to move again..." Aito mumbled, yawning as he placed a hand over his mouth and rubbed at his eyes, "Shame someone sapped me of most of my energy, I could get up if I had enough left." He could get up now he supposed, he just wasn't typically inclined to take orders from something that had tried to kill him. While Yumi was off working over Viral he had to play his part and keep the creature down, and this could be the only way he'd manage at the moment. Folding his arms across his knees he slouched down, watching with half-lidded eyes as Yumi narrowly dodged Viral's attacks, taking off into the woods afterwards. Eh... She'd be fine, she seemed faster than Viral was even now. "Hm? I came to clean the water, I don't know what you're talking about. I've done my job, so now I'm taking a break," Aito answered with a smile, "Killing isn't typically my style anyways, it's too messy. I'm usually the one to patch someone up after they've nearly died, that's more my job."

Viral tried to scratch underneath him when Yumi evaded his attack but missed greatly, instead landing and skidding across the ground in a turn to face Yumi again. Thoroughly angered now he snarled at her before running after her in leaping bounds into the woods. He didn’t have much awareness of what he was doing or where he was going, only that he wanted Yumi because of the scent of blood. It was driving him crazy, he had to get her just so his mind would be content again even if it meant eating her when he would catch her. The forest felt like it was a completely foreign environment and with so many smells too. Looking around quickly he sniffed around, soon sniffing out the blood on the tree. Hurrying over to it he immediately chomped straight into it as if it was nothing, tearing a massive chunk out of the tree and shaking it furiously before simply eating it. Even if it wasn’t Yumi it still had the blood he was after for so long, but now he had to find Yumi. Snarling as he turned around again he looked around to try and find her before wandering deeper into the forest, running to try and spot her. He could smell her nearby and was following that, but there was so many different smells in the forest that it was mildly confusing him.

The creature was really despising these people at this point even if it was going to kill them before it ended up in this position. This was practically using it as a method for their own comfort rather than as a living creature. Even it wouldn’t sink so low as to use its enemies in such a way. Trying to move but finding it to be too painful it hissed as Aito got snarky with it. ”You were interrupting my work…of course I’m going to disable you!” Feeling frustrated and in pain it didn’t even care that Yumi appeared to be playing around with her partner, then again their leaving meant they had no control over this guy sitting on him. Hissing lowly as it clawed slowly at the ground it grew further annoyed at Aito dodging the question, instead rambling on about something unrelated. ”If you’re not going to kill me then what’s the point? I will eventually return if you don’t kill me! I have a job to do and I’m not going anywhere until I complete it so just kill me!”

Smear the blood and move on, that was the plan. If Viral was after her scent then she'd place it everywhere, send him on a wild goose chase. Sooner or later he'd grow tired of chasing her and give up, burn up his energy and change back. Yumi just hoped he'd do that before he left in search of other prey. Hearing a tree be torn down behind her she could confirm he took the bait, smiling as she repeated the process on two more trees. Darting about erratically across the trees she made it a point to not follow any single path, almost completely circling around as she laid down her prints. After putting down near a half dozen she found a tall tree to hide in, trying to catch her breath as she waited for Viral to take the bait. With a moment's reprieve anyways she glanced down at the wounds on her arms and sides, frowning and tearing her shirt apart, using strips of cloth as bandages to wrap up what she could. With her wounds now covered she let out a sigh, sinking down on a high branch and laying her head back against the trunk. If he didn't grow tired soon she might have to fight him, only problem was she didn't know if she could. It wasn't that she didn't even want to, she could do so if that's what it took, but fighting him in that state was extremely dangerous. She'd prefer not to do it.

"Well... You're interrupting these people and their lives, I'd say that deserves a whooping, don't you?" Aito retorted, sounding almost bored as he laid his chin on his palm, "One deserves another, it's called karma where we come from. And technically you interrupted my work too, so you deserve at least this much..." Hm, what a curious creature this one was. How was it so sentient? And articulate too, had it been studying them or something? While containing it was their first priority his scientific mind wouldn't allow it to simply sit in a jar somewhere, he needed to learn more about it. And maybe that meant killing it first, you could still learn a bit about a cadaver. Then again... He'd prefer not having to kill it, it was more interesting when it spoke. Letting out another yawn as the creature continued to complain he grabbed a nearby stick, glancing down and idly prodding the top of its head with the tip. "I want to study you, dissect you maybe, see what makes you tick. Up until now all of your kind have been rabid animals. You're knew, an outlier, an unknown, and I want to know why." Flicking the stick away he adjusted himself on the creature's back, humming as he looked towards the forest at the sound of trees shattering. "Maybe I'll stick you in a glass jar... Seems easiest..."

Viral didn’t have any hesitation regarding the possibility of harming himself by chomping so deeply into the trees, his only concern was to get what he wanted and move on. Yumi was somewhere but her scent was so scattered and every other smell in the place was tainting his senses. Looking down and sniffing around he followed on after the scent, leaping whenever it was close by and subsequently chomping down on the tree that Yumi had smeared her blood on. It didn’t matter that it wasn’t actually Yumi, he was just chasing the smell of her blood. Snarling when it wasn’t what he was wanting he looked around again, sniffing at the ground on all fours before jumping at another tree and tearing at it with his teeth. None of these were his targets, but the spread of the scent was confusing him too much and making him feel disorientated. Shaking his head in frustration he soon decided to take to the ground, sniffing around and following the tracks left by Yumi. He wasn’t completely aware with where he was going, but the longer he continued with this the faster he was losing interest, eventually standing up a little straighter and shaking his head. Letting out a groaning hiss he soon just carried on through the forest, scratching at his chest absentmindedly as he tried searching for whatever it was that had his mind distracted in the first place.

The creature hissed, trying to get its claws underneath itself. ”I am just doing my job…what I exist for! It’s not my fault that your kind are part of that…” It was quite stuck underneath Aito, it didn’t have the strength nor stamina to get him off or use its attacks. Maybe if it was patient it might regain some energy, but with the injuries being located where Aito was sitting there probably wasn’t much that could be done. Groaning as it could do nothing more but hope Aito might slip up it hissed in annoyance when he was so content at poking and prodding it, looking back at him in annoyance. ”Dissect me? You’ll find nothing left of me if you kill me! Just because I am different from you does not mean I should be treated in such a grotesque way!” it spoke angrily, shaking its head, ”I value my life higher than those ‘rabid animals’ as you call them but that does not mean I want to be kept alive just to be cut open and tortured! I’d sooner kill myself than allow you to do that to me!”

It was difficult to say if her plan was working seeing as Yumi had no clue where Viral was. From the sounds of it he was still very much searching, ravaging nearby trees that were smeared with her blood. Quite a mess this had become, at the very least though this was keeping him from harming anyone. After a brief period of silence she began to become a little concerned whether Viral was even here or not, getting up from her post and looking around the area for signs of him. Just off in the distance she spotted his tail behind trees, following his hulking figure as he moved along. He didn't seem quite as manic as before, maybe now she could try approaching him? Then again he may just go crazy again if he saw her, he'd just stopped rampaging because he couldn't find her. Biting her lip uncertainly Yumi jumped across to another tree, ultimately deciding she had to at least try. Moving lithely she sprang from branch to branch until she was just a few dozen meters away, smiling nervously as she knocked against the trunk to get Viral's attention. "Viral...? You going to be okay now...?"

"Hm... I suppose not. I can't fault you for doing what you were born to do..." Aito mused aloud, humming idly to himself. Curious, was this the very same problem Viral was having? Funny that it would take such an abhorrent beast to make him consider it, but perhaps this was why Viral was so angry. His purpose was technically to kill, though to kill creatures like this, not humans or Saiyans, or anything in between. Poking at the creature's head with a stick the doctor relented when it complained, throwing the stick aside while ignoring its glare. "I'll be nice about it, sheesh. You're acting as though I'm some mad scientist..." Aito said defensively, frowning as the creature began to argue its own existence. Sentience could be such a hassle sometimes, killing it would be easier if it weren't able to speak like this. Frowning when it mentioned torture he reached down and grabbed the back of its head, pushing it into the grass and looking out at the water. "I can dissect you without torturing you or even killing you, I'm not that crude. Let's move on though, I'm curious now..." he mumbled, looking back down as his eyes seemed to show some kind of grim excitement, "Who sent you were? Or who gave you your order? You have a purpose, yes? Where did it come from? I'm averted to killing, but I can be a klutz sometimes. I'd hate to accidentally hurt you..."

Viral had completely forgotten about Yumi since she had left his sights and now he was back to wandering around lazily trying to find what he had come here for in the first place. This wasn’t his kind of environment, he couldn’t sniff out water apart from the moisture all around him. Sniffing around as he wandered he grumbled and scratched at the ground, not finding it to be too inviting with the number of roots he could detect. While he could tear through rock easily the problem came with wood. It was not an element that could be easily shifted, he would have to chomp through it all as he went. Growling and hissing as he wandered in search for something to chew on he stopped and looked up and about when he heard a noise followed by some echo through the trees. Slowly wandering over to it he crouched down, looking to see if there was anything out there that was actually making the noise. When he couldn’t find anything Viral let out a low hiss, looking around before simply walking off again with a hunch, slapping low branches as he went.

The creature was feeling very uneasy and a little stressed out, finding the man to be too unpredictable now that it had been left alone with him. There was always going to be that threat of extermination in this position and with the way this guy was playing around it felt like it was simply waiting for death. ”You are mad if this is how you treat your opponents!” Feeling particularly angry now he was quickly assaulted once again as he was forced into looking at the water he was in charge of taking care of. Growling in annoyance it tried to shift its head before it looked up at Aito, narrowing its gaze. ”You won’t find anything of interest inside me, so what’s the point on looking…” it hissed in annoyance before sighing, speaking in a lower tone. [i]”You say that like it actually matters to you. It’s not like you’ll ever see them. I was sent by my superior through telepathic means. None of those that are of higher rank than I will be seen in this dimension, so you don’t have to worry about that. If you’re going to kill me, might as well get it over with. Even if you spare me I will probably be destroyed for failing such a simple task…”

"Am I now? Well that's a shame, I always thought I had a clean bill of health..." Aito mused in a mock tone, sounding much more upset than he was. How would he carry on if he was mad? No one would ever listen to a madman, his career was as good as over. Shrugging off the critique with little care he continued humming along, hardly concerned with honor and respect when it came to a beast like this. Poisoning the water supply to kill thousands, there was no honor in that, orders or not. If one did not express honor then they did not receive it in turn, it was not a one way street. "Is that so? I guess I won't know until I try will I?" the doctor said with a smile, proceeding then to further prod for information. The beast had to be able to say where it came from or who gave it orders, information pertinent to stopping these creatures. Telepathy was the first noteworthy piece, hearing that it may communicate in ways similar to how the Kais spoke to them. The bit after that though really struck him, tilting his head to the side curiously. "Well we certainly can't leave you to roam around, given your orders. I suppose restraining you will have to suffice until those two get back. As for the other dimension... Is it similar to Otherworld? Or is it on another plane entirely?" Aito wanted to know, now he was getting a little excited over the prospect. It of course had massive implications if this were the case, best to find out all he could now.

Come on, where had he gotten off to? Yumi was certain she'd be followed still, her blood should still be able to be smelled even if she'd wrapped her wounds. After waiting in the tree for moments however it became clear Viral had gone elsewhere and she had to find where that was, before anyone might be hurt. It wasn't difficult tracking down a giant shark-man in a forest, the difficult part came in trying to handle him still. Hoping to keep him in the area she rasped her knuckles against the trunk to distract him, disappointed when he simply walked off after a casual glance around. Clicking her tongue Yumi hurried after him again leaping about, ending up just behind him in a tree. He wasn't attacking right now so she shouldn't provoke him, maybe she should try speaking again? Dropping down from her perch on the branch she cleared her throat loudly behind him, smiling as she held out her arms to her side, trying to convey she meant no harm. "Hey Viral... Feeling better yet? Not grumpy anymore?" she asked, holding her hands out towards him in hopes he'd react to the gesture, "Aito's taking care of that thing, we're safe now. So please, try to relax and come back to me."