Chapter 10 "Hilda"

Altima City

"Attention, this is a message from the defense regiment, those who are still sheltered in their homes, please go to the rescue centers, that way they can be safely escorted to the shelters, if they have any injuries or disabilities. to get around hang a yellow sign on your door "

It was 7 in the morning when a military patrol began to tour the city, every so often their repetitive message was heard in the streets, although Altima had not received massive attacks from beasts, they were sure that they would soon be in a delicate situation.

At this time, Diana, who was Lana's mother, was trying to help an elderly couple to go to the rescue centers .

The couple did not want to leave their home, they thought that it was better for others to take their place in the shelters, since they had only a few years to live, Diana did not want to give up with the couple, she believed that they had more left to live.

Although Diana was 39 years old, she maintained a young and healthy figure, she was a little taller than Lana and had dark orange hair, since she was little she was always very communicative and sociable, she also joined in several community aid campaigns, in That was when she met who would be her husband, that's why she never lost faith with the elderly, she wanted them to have more time together, something that she could never have .

It was already 9 in the morning when the announcement of the military vehicles changed "A horde of animals has been registered in the direction of the city, the horde is about 20 kilometers away, citizens must go to the exit rescue centers to be guided to the shelters as soon as possible, try to bring only light things, in the shelter they will give you the basic necessities to live "

Diana, seeing how stubborn the old people were, decided to stay to take care of them, they felt a bit of guilt for putting such a good girl at risk, ~ old man, I think we should go to the shelter, I would not want her to die because of us ~ The old man could only smile at his wife, he thought the same, only he couldn't find the words to say it.

They used a small car to get to the rescue center, just as hundreds of people began to fill the streets.

Halfway through, they had to abandon the vehicle, due to how difficult it was to move forward with the vehicle . A lthough the elderly couple was walking very slow in ten minutes reached their destination .

~ Thank you very much for caring about us ~ the old woman took Diana's hands and thanked her for her concern, but she was scared when she saw that Diana was returning to the city, when the elders asked her why she did that, she could only say ~ I must wait for my daughter, if she doesn't see me she'll probably think the worst ~ , after that she was too far away to hear them.

On the outskirts of Altima, several humanoid beasts gathered on a mountain, between them, a woman was whipping a man with her whip, she had brown skin and wore a tight-fitting dress, her long crimson hair gave her a Wild aura, which added to her way of acting caused several people to lower their eyes before her, if one looked closely, one could notice that her ears were a little longer and ended in tips.

~ So the fool Urik died ~ , ~ yes ma'am ~ said the flogged man on the ground ~ I checked the signs of life of all those who entered the planet and yours had disappeared ~ , the woman looked with a bright smile and then he whipped the man again, it seemed that he enjoyed it being more of a reward than a punishment.

~ I don't care how he died, I would have done it myself if I had him in front of me, but I don't want to be a second Urik, before I attack this city I need some information, take two scouts with you and bring me some humans, you have ten minutes ~ , ~ as ordered ma'am ~ said the man on the ground.

Dior was a very handsome man , he had a well-groomed figure and an aura that made him special, the only thing strange about him was the different scars on his body left by receiving his "rewards" from the woman. He took two humanoids moles with him , but their bodies were muscular too ordered them to hide to the entering into the city, only act when they are ordered.

At that moment, Diana was on her way home, when she saw two shadows that grabbed a woman and carried her on their shoulder, she yelled at them to release the woman , but when she got to the side of the shadows she noticed that they were not humans . S US faces were deformed and claws long told her that before she had a ferocious beast, instinctively wanted to escape from the place, but I could not let a woman suffer a cruel fate hand of those beasts.

She remembered that she always carried a pepper spray, she thought it might be useful at this time, but a man appeared behind her, ~ How are you miss, I think you need to join us. Wait a minute, let me see your hand? ~ Dior said surprised, but Diana turned and sprayed the spray in the eyes of Dior , this seemed to be suffering from pain, but the saliva in your mouth l or was apparently deranged.

After wiping his eyes, the man looked at the woman in front of him, "Perhaps my teacher should use that toy to reward me" he thought, a moment later Diana received a blow to the belly, causing her to lose consciousness .

C hen was finally able to recover some light, Diana saw that there were several people tied to the ground, including the woman who tried to save, started checking his pockets to see if he had missed something, I notice that the only thing missing was the gas Pepper, looking around saw a dark-haired woman handling her spray.

~ You say you want this as a reward ~ the woman asked, ~ Yes Miss Hilda, this is a great reward for me ~ , the woman looked a little strange at the man in front of her, she usually understood that it was her nature to seek pain, but it felt like there was something else, ~ that's all you have to say? ~ I ask in a doubtful tone.

When asked Dior just smiled and turned her back to Hilda, was about to go looking for Diana when she was hit by a whip, ~ answer me when I talk ~ Hilda said, the man did not flinch and continued on his way couple looking for Diana, Hilda noticing how strange he was acting did not attack him and I hope he spoke.

~ Miss Hilda, forgive my rudeness but please take this woman's hand and check her status ~ , the man expected Hilda to confirm his assumptions .

Hilda approached Diana taking her hand, a halo of violet light emerged at the contact of them leaving Hilda ecstatic, she had found a descendant of her race, at least that indicated the presence of the violet halo .

Although she felt that her lineage was very weak, she did not care about that , for her it was more important that she be the second living woman of her race, they could no longer force her to be a source of breeding and instead this woman would suffer that fate .

As if touching the most fragile of creatures, Hilda took Diana's hand and asked her to accompany her, the man noticing how happy Hilda was thought that she would not be angry if she killed the people she kidnapped, the worst that could happen if he gets angry it is that he spanked him, but he did not care, at one point 5 people became food for the beasts, no one noticed his loss more than Diana, who heard the lament of the members of her race.

At that moment Hilda saw Diana's sad face .

~ Because you cry dear, come let me give you a gift ~ raising his voice I order the beasts to kill all the people in the city, they should not return unless they have completed their mission, any failure would only mean death for them. ~ See what I did, I sent to kill all those weak humans so that you are not sad, they are just an inferior race, it is natural for this kind of thing to happen ~ he said with a complacent smile .

D iana wanted to answer her, but before she said a word Hilda put a finger to her lips and said, "before you say anything, listen to my story, then you can decide how you want."

Meanwhile in Altima, the beasts began to attack all the people who had not yet left the city, each person who was grabbed by their arms could only turn into a mass of blood, those who managed to flee from the beasts were chased by a strange man, some survivors offered him to accompany them, while others doubted him . They did not know they were bringing a deadly plague to the shelter.

When the military saw the arrival of the beasts, they deployed several squads to defend the city , each squad had among its ranks a doctor to help the wounded and some were prepared for the worst, for them that was the last mission they carried out.

On the road, Aria was at the wheel, since Lana was too worried about her mother, they had heard the messages on the radio that indicated that Altima was under attack, they also reported the appearance of a humanoid-type beast were the most dangerous.

~ We will arrive soon and rescue your mother, you just have to be patient Lana ~ Jin said looking in the direction of Altima, according to his calculations they should be two hours from the city, he hoped they had enough time to find her alive .

Diana still couldn't believe what she was hearing, if it weren't for the recording she saw , she would doubt the woman in front of her, but her tear-filled eyes revealed that she believed everything she saw . He did not know any of the people he saw in the recording, but he did not wish on anyone the fate suffered by those planets that could not withstand "The test", he hoped that the Earth would not suffer the same fate, but he knew it was a Not silly to think that compared to the strength the invaders showed .

~ As I was saying, after this test you will take my place, although it is not a good future you will never lack anything and also you will not die next to this planet, don't you think it is a good offer? ~ Hilda said arrogantly, she did not think that the woman in front of her would choose otherwise, also in case she refused, she would only force her after sedating her.

At the entrance of the shelter, the group of survivors asked to be allowed to enter, the guard in charge wanted to open the entrance, but was stopped by their leader, ~ They can enter, but everyone must pass a medical test before being refugees, in case that they refuse the test we have the authorization to use force ~ .

No one refused the military's words and one by one they entered a small shop where they took their blood, when it was Dior's turn he did not feel anything strange , he could simulate the characteristics and color of human blood, when it was his In turn, he revealed his arm to have the sample taken, but he only received some handcuffs instead, surprised by the action of the doctor, he thought they had discovered him, but then the doctor told him that this was the normal procedure in these times, " Anyway, I just need to get in "he thought, but in the next moment he felt that something was wrong, he tried to move his arm but it did not respond, a group of soldiers entered and pointed their weapons at the man, ~ as they realized ~ the A helpless man, a military man stood out from the group and answered him ~ that's easy, there are temperature sensors at the entrance and yours was too low to be human ~

The man felt a little surprised, "I see, so that's a way to detect us" he thought before starting to laugh, ~ those tricks only work on scum like Urik, for me that's nothing ~ , after those words He eliminated his useless arm by cutting it from the root causing it to regenerate, several tentacles came out of his body and began to trap the military, the group began to use their weapons, but they noticed that most of the bullets did not hurt, only those of great firepower managed to wound them.

It was near noon, when Aria saw the figure of Altima, ~ we are here Lana, when we are close tell me to find your house ~ she said with a smile, Lana tried to smile, but felt that something was wrong, entering the road The principal noticed that several vehicles were on fire, it seemed that they had recently been attacked, the group advanced carefully to Lana's home .

L as streets were too quiet, but found no beast.

When they finally arrived at Diana's house, they found that the doors were smashed, it seemed that someone had entered by force, Jin seeing this, asked Aria to take care of Lana while he was checking the place, with the shotgun in hand he began to check the house, when I was passing through the kitchen I hear a strange sound, I take out the safety of the shotgun and aim at the source of the sound, but it was just a small rat.

For a moment I stopped worrying and wanted s eguir looking for room , then saw a beast nearly three meters behind him, without thinking fired his shotgun twice against the chest of the beast, but this stand the pain and he gave a great blow to Jin causing him to crash against the wall, the girls when they felt the noise took their weapons and ran towards the house, again Jin fired the shotgun in the direction of the eyes of the beast, causing it to fall to the ground holding his face in pain .

C on the arrival of Aria and Lana burst the skull of the beast, hoping he would not get up.

After checking the place from head to toe, they found no sign of Diana, ~ maybe she is in the shelters ~ said Aria, to which Jin thought the same , getting into the jeep they began to be more careful.

On the way they began to hear explosions in various places, they remembered that there should be many beasts like the one they killed throughout the city , Jin looked at his shotgun again and noticed that he only had six bullets left, he thought he should try to get more ammunition when will arrive at the military base.

The group was hopeful of finding Diana in the shelter, but when they could see the entrance, they could only see several grotesque tentacles attacking the military.