The beast on fire did not give Sakura or Aqua any ti to think. It ramd its body into the pair and Sakura was barely able to stop it from hurting them too much.
Her flas were not stable enough to stop the man but her anger was fueling her desperation to burn everything. And now, two places on Sakura's body ached badly.
"Tsk, if only my stomach was not out to get as well. I would have ended your pathetic existence by now."
Sakura complained as she forced the force the beast to focus on her. There was a silent understanding between Sakura and Aqua regarding their role right now.
Aqua was nervous when she snuck around the beast and tried to cross its body. She expected the beast to turn toward her.
But the beast did not look away from Sakura's body no matter what happened. It was almost as if it had been enchanted by her looks and her powers. Sakura was able to hold its focus on her.
Finally, the beast looked ready to attack Sakura once more. Their flas clashed and they ca to a standstill. Both sides were not taking any damage from the fire but Sakura was exhausted.
Her focus faltered for a second and the beast in front of her took advantage of it. It ramd its head into Sakura's stomach and sent her flying.
The cough Sakura let out to clear her windpipe was wet but thankfully, there seed to be no blood that seeped out of her mouth. Her internal organs seed to be intact for now.
"Tsk, you pathetic being. I am getting sick and tired of dealing with you."
Sakura complained as she opened her special storage. She had never felt inclined to use weapons, but Sakura always kept so on hand. Especially the tranquillizers she used to suppress beasts.
There had been no need for Sakura to use these recently but she always kept so on hand.
So, she shot quite a few toward the beast as well and waited. The beast did not die once the tranquillizers hit its body. It did not even flinch a bit as that happened. It remained calm and vigilant.
Sakura was not surprised that the beast had managed to burn off the drugs it had been given, but it was annoying for sure. There was nothing else Sakura could do.
Thankfully, Aqua ca to the rescue and turned on the fire extinguishers. It caused the beast to let out a cry as the fire went out. What was left behind was a shivering ss of a humanoid body that had seen better days.
"Tsk, what the hell is this? How should we deal with this thing?"
Aqua ran back toward Sakura and looked at the humanoid figure in front of her. It was clear to her that this creature was a result of an experint and was in extre pain right now.
"We need to put this thing out of its misery. But I don't think brute force would do the task. We need sothing more permanent than simply serving its head off."
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Sakura had a feeling that her power was special and that normal wounds would not kill the beast in front of her.
What she needed to do was to drain this creature of its energy so that its body could not regenerate. But she had nothing on hand to make it happen.
"We need to drain this person of its magic as soon as possible. The regeneration process would begin shortly and then it would go berserk."
That would be the worst thing to be caught in. And Aqua recognized the threat as well.
"Ah, in that case, I think we are lucky. This is a forest sanctuary and there is always a threat of soone going rampant. So, the scientists here deploy special ans to deal with such situations."
"Wait here and I will bring the magic eater for you."
Aqua disappeared into the charred sea of ash but she returned just as fast. She had a few small spherical balls in her hand and their presence made Sakura step back.
"I am…kind of lucky that I do not have my other half with right now. These magic-eaters would lack anything that has magic and devour it from the inside. But since I am a regular human now, it won't affect ."
That was a stroke of luck that shined upon them. Aqua threw those magic eaters down at the body in front of her and they ate the humanoid figure.
Once they were done, Aqua packed them up back tightly and took them back to the safe she had found them in.
"Hey, are you sure you should be leaving those things alone? What if they break out and cause a rampage later?"
Sakura asked as she looked at these small creatures. They might look innocent on the outside, but they had the potential of being so of the biggest crisis creators in the world.
The world was big on magic and it was a part of everyday life of the people. An average human might not be able to perform magic, but they were reliant on it in so way.
"Don't worry. These things are kept under a tight lock and key most of the ti. And even then, these creatures cannot survive in direct sunlight. So, there is no need for you to worry."
These words were disturbing and reassuring at the sa ti. Still, nothing had happened thus far so Sakura was certain that nothing would happen in the future as well.
There were more important things to worry about after all.
"Let's go and find Yoko now. She could use our help but my prediction is right."
...…
"Look at this splendid power I have gained as a result of my drug. I am the greatest person alive now and I will prove it. First you, the divine leader, and then even the gods. I will conquer you all."
Professor Ross was a typical villain who bragged about his power as he attacked Amane. His veins made up fire stuck to the ground Amane had been standing at and it broke off the ground.
The lab around them was beginning to shake up as a result of what was happening. But the professor seed to have lost it in his powerful and hungry state.
His precious experints were being soiled but the professor only had eyes for Amane and her suffering. This made Amane bite her lip and think of what to do.
'Hmm, I wonder if my power would work on the professor now that he is a beast? Should I try it out? I can make him spill everything and-'
"Look out Yoko. The professor is dangerous."
Both Sakura as well as Aqua ended up finding the lab and breaking into the room. Sakura looked flushed and tired, but she was also ready to fight against the boss for Yoko's sake.
Their timing was as bad as it could have been since they gave the professor another target to fight against.
"Ah, right on ti. Did you have fun with the kid I sent your way? It was one of the first children I ever made. He is splendid, isn't he? So much better than your gift for sure, Sakura Tsurugi."
The professor singled Sakura out as he bragged about himself. He hated anything that had to do with Professor Cardin's creations. And Sakura was no exception to this rule.
"Huh? What do you an? No, don't tell . I do not want to know anything that is happening. I am happier living an ignorant life."
Sakura had learned the aning of 'golden silence' and she wanted to be oblivious to anything she heard right now.
Her attitude angered the professor as he felt dissed by her. But he cald himself down after thinking over things a few tis.
'These people have no idea of my genius nature. In that case, I need to show them and leave them in awe of my powers. Only then will I be able to call myself a genius?'
The professor was busy being in his world and he missed the brief exchange that happened in front of him. Amane gestured for both Sakura and Aqua to stand down as she prepared her special beast-binding shackles.
The professor never saw it coming but he was bound fully by Amane soon.
"You! What do you think you are doing? This is no way to treat a great person such as . you don't know what kind of atrocities you are committing but I will not stand for it. Let go right now."
The professor tried to break free of his confinent but he was unable to even move. Despite this, he seed to not have realized that he had lost.
"Tsk, stop speaking you old man. Have you not realized the situation you are in yet? There is no way for you to break out of your shackles. You are stuck in there forever now."
Sakura spoke quietly and it made the professor pause. He looked down and finally realized that he was in actual trouble and that no one would be able to help him out.
That was why, he decided to change his strategy and turn toward Aqua for help.
"You, experint no Aqua, are you sure you want to do this to ? If I die, then you will never be able to see your other half ever again. They all would die with so think over your choices carefully."
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