With heavy feet Xavier crossed the threshold of the man whose body he now possessed, his gaze shifting side to side as he entered the street. In that moment he could feel the weight of a thousand gazes falling upon and the terror that echoed behind them all. Not even the guards charged with protecting the town could hide their fear. For Xavier could hear a symphony of quaking metal plates from the front lines as they literally shook in their boots. A shaking that only began to soften as a woman spoke, claiming the right to battle Xavier on her own.
How interesting⌠Xaviers gaze lingered upon blonde haired woman for only a moment, revealing a constitution superior to even the Captain standing beside her.
As she finished speaking and the wave of relief began to cascade over the defensive line there was one man who allowed his emotions to show far too much. This was the only man to breathe a very audible sigh of relief at not having to go into battle; deciding to also bend over with his hands upon his knees and pant as though he had just run a mile.
Xavier could feel his anger level skyrocketing as he saw this, a man with a weapon happily hiding behind a woman with a weapon. The sword which Xavier held by the blade in his right hand began to tremble, the metal quaking in unison with Xaviers muscle as he clenched tight to the blade. Causing a stream of his blood to cascade towards the tip. The blade and arm had been resting limply at his side, but now they moved backwards as Xavier coiled his arm.
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CowardsâŚ!â Xaviers voiced boomed as he released the bulk up tension, firing the blade through the air like a spear. â
âŚand cock fondlers!â the move had been so simple that Xaviers upper body didnât flex in the least as the blade was thrown, allowing for a successful surprise attack.
In an ordinary situation such a move would have been able to create sufficient speed that it would be impossible for a mortal to track. Now though, every guard who was not bent over their knees could see it coming and managed to get moving before the impact.
The blade had been given a light spin as Xavier threw it to allow the tip to reorient itself to pierce the guard in the neck just below his helmet. The soft target allowed the blades tip to slice in along side the spinal cord for a perfect slice, allowing the tip to travel through the mans entire body cavity and protrude from his anus. It was all the man could do to fall to his side, choking first on the pained gasps that were trying to come out only to have them turn to bright crimson streams as his lungs filled with blood. The man attempted to grip and remove the blade until his muscles went limp and a loud gurgling signaled the mans last breath.
Surely the men of the defensive line would be at the very least slightly distracted by what just happened. But would
she?
For the moment after Xaviers thrown blade found its mark he had retreated back into Benudans home with a quick back pedal. With two heavy and long strides away from the interior doorway Xavier heaved his left shoulder against the stone wall. This sent a crack along the stone from floor to ceiling as well as sending a small crack into Xaviers shoulder; he had dislocated the shoulder of this still feeble body.
No time. Xavier thought to himself and turned to ready another charge at the wall when he noticed the door just behind him. Using his left arm Xavier braced the door against his entire left side body and ran as fast he could at the crack in the wall. At the last moment Xavier threw his body at the wall again and it practically exploded outwards with the force to open a new exit. Behind the houses was a small alleyway for the disposing of trash or hanging of linens and as Xavier burst through it through the alley was filled screams and gasps.
There was a group of women who had been hanging their laundry when the commotion had begun and now had stopped to watch and listen in the alley. They could have never expected in a hundred years that a man would come tearing through walls behind their homes. All they could do was watch and stare open mouthed and the bulky man shaking dust from his shoulders with a door in his hand before he turned to look at them.
Their trembles grew in strength now as they met his pitch black, unwavering gaze that seemed to stare down to their soul. Though it was only seconds it felt like a lifetime before Xavier turned on his heels and started down the alleyway. The women all shared an unsure sideways glance as he walked away, they were almost positive that something would go wrong. Xavier was 2 houses down the alleyway when he heard the women sigh in unison, that was when the smirk crept upon his cheeks.
Xavier didnât even look back, he simply brought the door he was holding to his chest before flinging his arm backwards over his head along with the door. In one quick motion the door was flung with a massive spine down the alleyway, kicking it towards the women like a speeding tire. A quick bounce off a wall sent the tire into the air horizontally, clipping the women in the neck and snapping the bones like twigs before they could scream too much.
Within his shoulder a sickening crunch and snap could be heard as his body corrected itself as it found new power. In comparison to his true level it was but a drop of water in a lake; but it would have to do for now. The more people he was able to kill or destruction he was able to wreak the faster he would see his powers come back to him. However there was a good chance he would be pushed to the limit were he forced to do it alone.
Between each house was a small 1 foot gap to allow access to and from the back alleyway. When he was only 3 houses down from Benudans he slipped into an opening on the side of the alley opposite Benudans house. Hiding momentarily here Xavier took in a long deep breath before closing his eyes and rising his head towards the sky.
From deep within his chest an ear piercing howl began to fill the airwaves, similar to that of a wolf but this was much deeper. As he howled a plume of dark red energy could be seen slithering across his lips, part of the reason why this howl was so different than a wolfs.
Xaviers howl died away and a few seconds of silence would pass by before Xaviers howl was answered by anotherâŚand another.. and another until an orchestra of deep howls filled the air around the town. When it was answered Xavier slicked towards the main street outside the alleyway, where there were no guards as of yet. That would undoubtedly change when he stepped out of the alleyway and civilians began pointing at him talking about seeing him howling. This alone wouldnât gather the attention of the guards but there was a man approaching Xavier with haste and anger in his step.
âBenudan!â the voice hollered at him, sending a brief look of confusion on Xaviers face. âWhat are you doing howling behind my houââ the mans eyes suddenly went wide as he was cut short. Mouth and lips floundering for words that wouldnât come. Xavier had shoved his right fist through the mans throat and was now wiggling his fingers one after the other to wave at the shocked crowd behind the man. Before too long, screams once again filled the air as Xavier removed his hand, allowing the man the slink to the floor.
Outside of Town
In that stretch of time that Benudan had lost, he had been guided back to town by the dark forces which now control him. Xavier knew that he would need death and despair to regain his former power and stationed 20 Hounds around the town in secluded caves.
A hound is a large, canine like creature that has undergone a similar transformation as Xavier; however their bodies did not take to it as well as his did. They grew in strength and size like one wouldnât believe, just barely shadowing over a Siberian tiger and carrying almost twice their speed and striking capacity. Their skin was practically torn away in the change, leaving each of the creatures with disgusting exposed muscle that would leak a thick black substance with every move they made. The change also took away their eye sight and replaced with advanced heat vision mixed with sonar. They were one of Xaviers favorite pets.
As his howl tore through the air each hounds head perked up within its cave and answered the call, tearing through the forest towards the town. It wouldnât be long now until they reached it.
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