[Transformation: Activated]
Two Blood Mutants, brother and sister, stood opposite each other in their Blood Mutant forms ready to tangle with each other. One was clearly taller than the other, the other leaning more on the shorter side but blessed with a bulky, compact build.
The shorter Blood Mutant, a Blood Knight, was fighting for the right to not be ranked up against its will, the taller fighting to rank up said shorter Mutant not just against its own will but also for its own good.
The Blood Bishop had nothing but the interests of the Blood Knight at heart, however, his interests weren’t welcomed by said Blood Knight. Instead, they were seen as a challenge, a power that could change her as a person and turn her into a deranged psycho in the foreseeable future.
Because the Blood Knight didn’t want to follow in the footsteps of the Blood Bishop, she chose to rather die than be ranked up against her will. She knew very well that the strength difference between her and the Bishop was wide but she still chose to challenge him either way.
’I’d rather die than turn into what you’ve become.’
"Are you sure you want to go down this road?" Ace, not wanting to fight his sister just yet, tried to convince her one more time hoping that she’d come to her senses. The Blood Knight, however, was as stubborn as she was bold and boldly opted to fight instead of talking.
In an instant, a Blood Spike was shot at the Blood Bishop with the intention of maiming his head off. The Blood Bishop caught the spike when it was just a few inches away from his nose, melted it, and added its contents to his body.
Cherry was the first to attack with a lunge to Ace’s chest. Using her speed and bulky body, the Blood Knight flipped the Blood Bishop over and together tumbled on the ground until she was on top.
Hands turning into blades, Cherry struck them at her brother who dodged each attack smoothly. Then, he counter-attacked with a strong punch to her stomach which lifted her high in the air.
While still elevated, the Blood Bishop wrapped Blood Tendrils on the Blood Knight’s body and slammed her to the ground...repeatedly.
Despite this, Cherry persisted, pulled through, and broke free from her brother’s tendrils before attacking with multiple spikes shot at him. The spike attacks were relentless and tough to dodge, so tough that a few of them punctured Ace’s shoulder, knees, thigh, and forearms. Googlᴇ search 𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭·𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮·𝙣𝙚𝙩
[You have been punctured. Dislodge the projectiles to avoid further blood loss]
Now that her brother was bleeding, Cherry stretched her hands and began to drain the blood from him, making sure not to spare a single drop. While doing so, she wrapped Ace in his blood while slitting her wrist, mixing hers with his.
The Blood Bishop stood still while all of this happened and instead chose to let her have her fun rather than beat her to a blood pulp. Unknown to the Blood Bishop, an action as stupid as the one he was carrying out was about to cost him his dear life.
A bright, tall, burning mountain of pink flames erupted almost immediately, followed by the constant draining of blood from the Blood Bishop’s body. Unlike Ace, Cherry had incorporated her Blood Fire skill in her training sessions, allowing her flames to burn hotter, longer, and more fiercely than any of the other Mutants.
Her brother was the first to learn of this since his body was literally engulfed in said flames. To say that the pain was intense would be an understatement for the Blood Bishop couldn’t help but scream and wail in it.
The intensity of the fire was so great that the blood on his body began to melt off and disintegrate steadily. Had it not been for his high Endurance Stat, high Energy pool, and Health pool, he would have been killed the second the flames were ignited.
[Blood Lust: Level 8]
An unholy surge of energy burst out of Ace’s body and spread across like a violent flame under a strong wind. The energy manifested and took the form of what looked like red and black lightning combined but instead of having the light aspect, it was dark and ominous, consisting of strings of red energy outlined with black.
The Blood Knight immediately took several leaps back as she watched her fire succumb to the energy which sucked and consumed said flames like a black hole. Once the fire cleared out, her eyes locked in with her brother’s, and all she saw was an evil raging inside.
"You asked for this, Cherry," Ace spoke with a voice sounding as though legions were speaking through him. "You gave me no choice."
Before Cherry could even look away, her brother had taken one great leap and ended up behind her. Taking a squatting pose, the Blood Bishop pushed his hand onto her neck and slammed her as hard as he could into the ground.
A crater developed instantly, followed by the process repeating over and over again until the Blood Knight started to bleed. All her attempts to set herself free and escape were futile for her strength was nothing compared to her brother’s; that and the fact that his grip left no room for sloppy mistakes.
"Is this what you want?" Ace questioned and then slammed Cherry into the ground, making the crater larger than it already was. "Tell me, Cherry. Is this what you want? To be weak and defenseless? TO DIE BY THE HANDS OF THE ENEMY?"
While shouting, the Blood Bishop grabbed the Blood Knight by her arm and foot before flinging her onto the ground. Like a rock skipping on water, Cherry was flung across the dwarf planet’s tough soil which bruised and tore her flesh apart.
"HOW WILL YOU DEFEND YOURSELF?" Ace followed shortly after while questioning the Blood Knight, his point slowly starting to get through to her. "TELL ME, CHERRY? WHAT WILL YOU DO THEN? TELL ME!!"