Price of Strength?

He wakes up as Monica is rubbing his chest and blinks smiling seeing her face. "Master we have everything ready and the transport drones are prepped to follow your team." he nods and stretches as she looks along him "I also swear myself to you as my little Diana did Master."

He focuses and looks to her as she nods and smiles. "I thank the both of you for your trust and kindness. What would you like me to call you as you call me Master but I don't have a title for you two besides aids?"

She moves sitting on his hips as she is tracing his abs and seems lost in thought as he feels another set of hands now on his shoulders as he looks up to see Diana. "How about this Master?" he swallows as he can't handle this so early "We are your Priestesses." before he can speak they equip their suits and Monica shouts shocked as Dante has his eyes closed "I take that as a yes?" Dante just nods as this sight will be saved forever in his mind.

He jogs downstairs to see along with his team another twenty bodies are there. He nods to everyone and smiles as Judy comes over to him. "I would join you Dante but with how you are unsure on time, I sadly can't join as while we train I am on duty all week." he offers her weekends as she smiles "Keep it up and I might show up." She laughs to his smile and shakes her head waving as she heads off to work.

He sees the four who were attacked are all there with Molly at the lead as he walks up to them. "You four are young. Is this a path you wish to walk on with us?"

Molly looks to him and the others look to her before back to him. "We don't know if we want to be Hunters but what we all can agree on is we wish to learn more about you and this is a rare chance to do just that." he softens and smiles as they all relax "I also want to ask you a few questions if you have time later Dante?"

He smiles nodding as he looks to them and the other non-Hunters. "You will be at the nest we make. It will be the safest point but also the busiest place as the rest of the world is for hunting and training while our home is for everything else and some training."

Onya walks up and he looks to her. "Beasts ready to escort and head out Dante." he nods as she roars out and the various other calls respond as everyone starts to move "I am so excited about this my tail may fall off." He laughs to her nodding as he compartments the materials and drones separately.

Kendra waves as they reach the gate and while none knew her Dante sends the rest forward. "A moment of your time Dante." he walks up to her as she motions "I wish to share some map data with you and before you ask, no I am not part of a team and no I don't ask for any in return. Call this a reward to a junior who learned from my teacher."

Dante thinks nodding and as they exchange he sends his information plus the map with a smile. As she looks to him he nods his head. "Either you are from Talon or Carter, both I trust." she reaches over and taps again as he gets her info as she nods turning while he watches her move "Damn please say she isn't a daughter with grace like that?"

She calls out with a smile and laugh. "I can still hear you. No I am not a daughter and maybe you can learn more, beast." Dante spins on his heel as he was too used to being the listener and not the listened too. She looks back and smiles as he catches up leading his group while she shakes her head. "Maybe he was also that doctor's victim as his body." she shudders as she closes her hands quickly "Don't reveal darkness, remember Carter's rules."

The first day wasn't hard as they are still rather close so only low tier beasts are common and low in count. That first night however was a new world for everyone as Dante doesn't put up shelters or anything else. Everyone is left to figure it out as he walks around and keeps an eye on everyone. Over the night none know he has collected several animals that strayed close to his group.

However that night as Molly came up and sat next to him he learns much about the heart of a girl. He learns everything from her fears, her desires, her wants, and her sadness. She is sleeping come sunup with her head in his lap as he dozes softly enjoying the feel of fresh air and the music of a living world around him. Tabitha walks up and reaches out as his eyes open to her smile nodding. "We are ready but so many are sluggish this morning it is odd."

Dante nods as he yawns and stretches. "The amount of fresh air, the sounds of life, and the feel of the sun kissing you early like this mixes with the scent of the world. Makes leaving her embrace rather hard to do most days." he smiles and looks to her "Honestly the reason you are up was my main reason to wake up early most days as well." she flushes some as he nods "Shows how similar we are I guess."

She goes to ask more as he shakes his head motioning and she heads off to start getting others up. Looking down he softly rubs her face when suddenly he finds himself lost for a few moments before he lifts his head and looks around. Eyes are all around looking to him and he casts his senses out but darkness descends.

He shakes and wakes up as Molly is holding him while several others are looking to him worried as he looks around sighing embarrassed. "Dante what was that?" he looks over to Zezz as she looks freaked out and smiles softly "No don't say that answer, tell me what the hell happened?"

He looks confused as she looks around to everyone before back as she comes closer. Molly looks worried as she holds him close and he looks around now to see the earth is torn up around the pair of them. "What the hell happened, someone show me a holo." people look to him as Molly looks down scared before she taps her watch "What is, huh?"

Everyone is looking to the pair as what they saw waking up was enough to still nearly everyone but a few of the Beasts from moving. It seemed as if the earth had turned against Dante as his body is ripping itself apart causing blood to spray out and only once he was hit hard enough did things go back to normal. Dante is watching it again as he looks to his body and shakes his head as he sees no marks on his skin but his clothes look like hell.

Onya walks up and is nursing her shoulder as she nods. "Dante, what was that if you have an idea?" everyone can see his eyes widen as he lifts Molly without thought and moves to her side as he takes a knee checking the wound "This isn't your doing. A wolf was nearby and I was distracted so it got a lucky shot."

Dante shudders and settles down as he looks to everyone then stands. "We must get to the nest today so I can ask mother if she knows." as they all look to him "I have no idea what that was and honestly, it worries me."

Tabitha is the only truly happy one of the rest outside of him as he left no options and compartmented everyone but her as only she was willing to ride on one of his siblings. Once to where he plans to stay while out they dismount and he summons them all. She looks over and laughs. "You all need to stop and enjoy that!" several voices speak up as Dante lifts his head and all voices stop "Oh, my, Mother."

Dante looks to her curiously and shakes his head looking up. She lowers her head as the two nuzzle some as he leans against her and she can feel his shaking. "What is it my child as you have never been like this before?" after he explains she has her head resting on the ground as he is resting on her nose "You never did that when you were with us so what has changed that might cause this?"

After sharing with the others it is Nina that speaks up. "Um Dante, you now drink those vials nearly if not daily while before it was rare if ever." he looks to her and after a few moments has to agree he uses them so much anymore "What if they don't agree with you in such amounts?"

After he relates to her Silver nods and thinks on her words then asks as he brings out a pair of nestlings. "Okay now Dante this will be very painful but don't fight against it and don't attack alright?" he looks to her as he nods removing his suit and all but the forearm compartments "Okay these two will now be my eyes child, bear with it."

Everyone watches as the two snakes suddenly burrow into his body as he screams out as her face shows the concern as Dante screams in agony before her. This continues for nearly ten minutes before they finally dig their way back out of his body. When it was over everyone feels it got worse as now the two small snakes are regurgitating up all the meat they ate as they chewed their way through Dante.

Dante is shuddering and almost close to blacking out as she opens then takes his body in her mouth. He feels teeth and her tongue open his body up as even from outside they can hear his screams. Those watching can truly see her heart as she looks so close to shattering as she continues but doesn't stop no matter the sounds. Finally she opens her mouth as Dante has been silent for some time as he lands on his hands and knees he throws up orange fluid repeatedly.

Dante shakes and shudders before suddenly he roars out. His voice starts human, shifts to that of a deafening hiss, falls into a guttural roar of a tiger, and finally rises into the clear pristine howl of a wolf. None speak as he goes through this shift but at each stage his body shakes and shudders anew as they all watch worried with Silver.