Silver Scales

They are flying now as he is looking forward. His team, his friends, his family, his allies, and his reason to keep fighting are riding with him. Looking back to the start of the year you would not think this sight would be happening. Eleven kids from a supplementary academy in top tier gear. Going to a site determined as unfit for humans because of nature. He moves by the door and looks down as he nods and looks to those with him as each looks to him.

Onya steps up and puts a hand on him as each follows after her. "We are your Beasts and we feed on humans. We break the rules and shatter the walls. We rip, we rend, we roar, and we never fall." he nods and they all do "We follow you Dante our God of Beasts!"

Susan looks over and nods her head as she was who he picked to join them as the pilot. "We are five minutes out and already seeing many signals on the radar. I am not sure if I can get us down safely Dante but you can rest assured I will get you down."

Dante looks to her and smiles as he walks up. "Shut everything off when I tell you to Susan and we will land without issues." she nods and does as instructed "Power down now." she flips everything as suddenly they start to descend since powered off "Everyone come here."

Dante is freefalling now as he angles himself to cut the air and fly in the right direction. He can see them now and these are mostly harmless birds however they are easy to provoke. As he zips past many most don't care as most don't even notice the small thing going past. As he is getting closer to the ground he checks his watch and nods seeing he is still a thousand from target.

He is eating his food as the day was nice. One of those plump birds landed and made for an easy kill. Quick bite and coil solves all of life's issues, mainly hunger. Suddenly feeling danger he lifts his head and looks around as he is finishing swallowing his meal. A booming sound echoes out as he whips around to stare at what looks like a pair of giant bird wings that have snapped open and the force knocks him backwards.

Dante feels his bones want to escape out his front as he used the gear he asked designed for him. He feels his body lose nearly all forward momentum though and folds it up before he compartments it as he lands on his feet. He can see a snake lift up and look at him as he smiles. "Join me or die."

Everyone looks around as they are on the ground and Dante waves next to a dead snake. "Landing was clean and although I found a snake. He wasn't willing to join us." he looks around "The Puffs up top ignored me as I went past like I figured and once past a set distance was open skies."

Susan looks down and jerks. "You crazy bastard it has been two minutes since you stored me!" Dante nods with a smile "Do you even know what brakes are?" He laughs and tells her about his brake as she debates breaking him.

Dante opens a holo dismissing the worries there as he points. "Our first task is to cover the distance between here so we can reach this building." as they look he highlights it "Elementary school but was finished so will have all we need for a staging ground." they look to him "Is also smaller so likely insect, serpent, and small creatures are highest threats."

Janet rolls her shoulders. "Estimate on time Dante?" Dante looks to her and shrugs "Straight travel looks like uh two hours but we don't know the area so double." she sighs "We have five hours of sunlight left today." looking around she nods "This grass is damn near my height."

Onya speaks up now. "Shut up." most chuckle some as it is over her head "However we need to get moving as this body will attract others and we don't need useless fights already." She barks twice as people shift to the formation they worked out.

Dante is leading the way with his Priestesses flanking him back a step with Susan in the middle behind them as their only pilot her positon is the most secured. After that the Beasts fan slightly but not much and form a wedge where everyone is visible to at least one other. Keeping in this formation they have had two attacks, one against the left middle of a large snake that fell quickly and one from behind from another snake that wounded Cliff slightly.

Dante is now moving slower as all the sounds from the snakes have died down. So what has them silent or avoiding this area is not many options. Looking around he thinks and looks to the nearby buildings and seeing as nearly everything is still nicely intact he looks to the school. "Something inside scares these snakes. Either a bigger one or what eats them often."

Diana puts a hand on his shoulder as he stops. "Perhaps we should lure first." he looks to her and she points the school "Luring is something like what was happening with you but this way is smarter and more effective, we will bait to see what happens."

Dante nods and after a moment motions as everyone else waits. He comes back and throws hard as a snake is in the air. It hits the ground swaying around dazed before looking around and turning trying to flee to the grass. What looks like a silver streak dashes from the building and takes the head from it. Several more come out and now they can see what looks like small silver fox creatures.

Dante looks over as Monica motions and sends a file as he looks. "Those are Silver Scale Fox. Rare species which possess immense speed and are pack creatures." Dante nods as he looks forward and smiles softly as they are very cute as they eat that snake "Pack mentality so find the leader and deal with it should disrupt them."

Dante thinks and wonders for a few moments before he shifts his to cover his head again. He strides out calmly as he is watching them and every head turns his way. "We might not have a connection yet but let me teach you something." as they all move facing him he shifts his stance "I don't give."

They rush forward and unlike the snake this creature attacks back. Several times they have caused injuries but not without suffering some themselves. One presently is on her side having suffered from the long legs of this beast and will die soon. However no matter how many times they hit, it doesn't drop!

Dante goes low and sweeps making the next two go high as he grabs both with his hands roaring in their faces before he hurls them backwards into the school they left. His leg burns again as he ignores it since these things are long gone before he feels the pain. He thinks going forward as two attack and ducks under then scoops up the one from before. He turns and spins low again then flexes back to his feet to avoid another one as he takes out a vial pouring it down the thing's throat.

She sees it coming and all she can think is one thing. Well, least I didn't die to a snake. It lifts her then she feels her body held close and honestly this is a little fun. She wants to laugh but can't as she is about dead but hey, it plays with its food. Suddenly she is forced to swallow something and finds it tastes rather good so after a moment is licking the thing invading her mouth.

Dante notices the change and glances down as what the hell did Aeon do now? He holds a hand out and tucks her close as he roars out like a giant beast. Even a couple of his team flinch from the volume he reached that time. She moves some and looks up as he rubs her nose. "Join my family and you live." he catches one in his hand in mid attack and looks to it before down as he watches this one "Fight me further and I feed on you all."

She is panicking but when it just grabbed her from the air her little jaw drops. Even the rest of them all stopped as that was a display. She wiggles a little and he moves setting her down before he moves setting the other one down. They all move near each other and he can tell they are talking but his focus is the school where he threw the other ones.

Diana leans over and whispers to Monica. "Should we tell him that now or wait sweetheart?" Monica looks over and shakes her head before looking back as she has a slight smile "Well you did give him a hint so I will cover for you my love."

The one who was nearly dead is getting a lot of sniffs as she laughs some. "When it put it in my mouth and it tasted so good I didn't notice I am doing better until it set me down." they all look to Dante "Think it is a new male to follow?" Dante is watching them now as suddenly they are moving around and sniffing at him with some in rather direct areas.

Monica calls over his watch. "Maybe they don't know your gender. Try showing you are male so they can identify what you are easier." everyone is looking to her as she fights to not laugh as Diana presently is laughing as that was just cruel "Longer you take it might go back to fighting Dante. These are known as pack creatures that follow a single leader who is the best around them."

Dante feels she knows something but presently not like he has many options and thankfully his back is to his team so he doesn't have to explain this. All of them now move around and look at the size of this male before up to him while a few start to jump licking at him. "Yes this is a very powerful male, I follow him I follow him."