Chapter 55 - Black Ghoul (Part 1)

Third Floor

Lorna's body shock in pain, it was arching and it sore thoroughly due to the hard impact with to ground, she slowly opens her eyes groaning, her vision was hazy as she shocks her head to regain composure and it did help, she forced her body up dusting the glass pieces from her body.

She was close to the window and then suddenly the glass went off like a bomb all of a sudden. 'Something must have got in with a huge amount of force, but what?' she thought certain, that couldn't have happened at random.

She leans against the wall slightly weak, but she pushed it aside, she had to fulfill her promise to a desperate mother, she had to move, whatever caused that shake, she wasn't gonna stick around to find out, but that was about to change.

"All agents the black ghoul is in there" her comm sounds, she froze as her eyes widen.

"What?! " she said in shock.

"Oh no!" she said again, completely petrified, this was not what she was expecting, the shake was indeed caused by the black ghoul. Of all worst-case scenarios to happen, it was this, this was beyond bad, no this was seating at the edge of the mountain, this was terror.

"This is bad, I have to get Rex out" she panics looking around. She turns right heading for another lobby, she had to be fast and get Rex out.

She turned to the next hall spotting an elevator, she rushes toward it, ignoring the pile of bodies.

***

Outside

The whole crowd was in more disrupt knowing now the black ghoul was involved, panic, protests, newscasters airing live about the current situation. 

Chase quickly grab the guns he needed in haste, refilled the bullet, he included some other weapons he rendered useful, when done he was about to rush to the building but Barbra grabs his arm stopping him.

"I have to go in there, Rex is still in there," he said sternly.

"I know" she began.

"What we saw just now, the shadows, it can only mean one thing," she said darkly.

"The black ghoul is on full power".

"That doesn't stop me from going in there," Chase said releasing her grip.

"I will get Rex out no matter," He said finally.

Barbra nods.

"I will send you back up when the rest of the team gets ready," she said.

No answer, Chase rushes toward the entrance.

Barbra watch as he disappeared into the building.

***

Jesse and Peter got ready to storm the building along with the rest of the agents, they hurried as fast as they could.

"Lorna, Mia, Kris, and other fox members are in there right now," Peter said, his hands shaking as he inserts the bullet in his gun, fear gripping his whole body, knowing what they were going in to face.

"You saw it right? That black shadow, it's unlike anything we have ever seen", the bullets slipping from his hand to the ground.

"Hey," Jesse said placing her hand on his, he turns to her.

"They are gonna be okay" she gave him hope.

He gulps hard, he wasn't too sure about that.

"I hope so"

Jesse paled at his reply, knowing he was right, her partner was in there too and she feared for the worst but she had to stay strong and face this, this is what they were made for.

"We are agents" she began sternly.

Peter's shaky eyes fixed on her.

"We are the stronghold of everyone in this city, we have to face whatever is in there", she places a hand on his shoulder.

"And we have each other backs"

Peter nods a bit relieved.

"Good now let's go in there and save our team".

***

Inside 

Second Floor

Kris, wide eyes, his dead body in the pool of his blood along with other agents, some in pieces while some were missing some parts, was a goofy sight.

Liam's shoes march the pool of blood leaving trails as he slowly walks to the other hall, hands in his pocket, only his footsteps could be heard in the wide lobby.

"Kayla are you in? Your times up," Liam said clicking on the small earplug he wore.

"Yes boss, just give me a minute," Kayla said through the comm. 

"I did give you a minute and it was five," Liam said impatiently.

"Sorry boss,".

Liam just growls, he hated time-wasting, he wanted to be done with this as soon as possible. He observed the area, blood splashes against the walls, bodies of both agents and ghouls scattered on the cold floor.

He turns to the other hall but halts when he saw a V-ghoul struggling to get up, his leg wounded, the shifted bone could be seen, sticking out, but he healed slowly.

The V-ghoul spots Lia. 'A ghoul?' he thought as his expression changes.

He growls as his Claw surge out of him in rage.

"Green Claw?" Liam said raising an eyebrow, staring at the Claw and how bizarre it looked, the rage erupting from it was off the charts different from the normal type of ghoul.

"Am in" his comm sounds.

"Kayla, are you seeing this?"

"Is that-" before she could say more, the Claw roars coming at him. Liam tilted his head to the side still assessing.

"Unusual and different" Liam comments.

The Claw roars as it flings his sharp claws at Liam. Liam just took a step back, hands still in his pocket dodging it with a swift move. In slow motion, Liam watched as the Claw's hand missed him. 'This must be the V-ghoul Iris was talking about'. He thought as the Claw passed him. The V-ghoul froze at how Liam dodge the attack in one move. 

"Kill him!" the V-ghoul hissed.

The Claw roars turning, it came at Liam from behind. The sharp Claws coming again but Liam yet again dodges it, he grabs the Claw's arm with one hand ripping it off, the Claw roaring in pain, bizarre. The V-ghoul held his chest feeling it.

Liam flings the arm away.

"Ghost!" the moment he said his name. Something came out of his back, in a zap of speed Ghost bit the Claw's head off. The head rolling on the ground as it reversed back inside the V-ghoul who coughs out blood, going down on his knees.

Ghost's long extended tongue tastes his lips up and down in an amusing manner.

"This one tastes different" Ghost said raising an eyebrow, his voice deep and dark.

The V-ghoul froze in complete shock when he heard Ghost speak. 'His Claw talks?'

"What the hell?" he said as his shaky ghoul eyes lands on Ghost who stood taller than any other Claw he has ever seen, and then it hit him, who he just faced was none other than the black ghoul, that thought sent shivers to his spine.

Ghost walks towards the V-ghoul hunching, his steps haunting and deadly, the man's body trembles more knowing he was a goner, no one ever encounters the black ghoul and lived, that was his tale they had heard all these years and it was true. He gulps hard at the thought.

Ghost smirks smelling his fear, he points one of his long extended fingers on his forehead, drawing blood from the light touch, the V-ghoul could only watch in horror, knowing he was already doomed for.

"What should Ghost do with the V-ghoul" Ghost said as his tongue came out swapping to and fro.

Liam just walks past them not minding anything.

"Whatever you want Ghost," he said in a bored tone.

Ghost chuckles deeply, the man shouts as Ghost duck his longhand in his chest, blood splashing everywhere, he retreats it, the V-ghoul dropping on the ground dead.

"Boss, I got all the surveillance," Kayla said through the comm. 

"The message we received was clear, the V-ghoul's are different from us, they eat ghoul" she adds a bit shaky.

"Ghouls eating ghouls," Liam said amused.

"This is what you don't see every day" he adds standing in front of the elevator, he pushed the button as the door slide open, Ghost stood behind him. 

"I found out another thing, their leader is on the fourth floor," Kayla said.

Ghost elf's ear twitched.

"Leader?" Ghost asks puzzled.

"Who would lead a group of raging ghouls? Ghost don't understand".

"Only a maniac would. Kayla, are there any ghouls from the black lotus?" he adds then reaching his pocket for something.

"Two, boss, I ran a facial recognition. Iris and Rory Lake" she said.

Liam handled Ghost a comm, Ghost took it with just two fingers. He brought it close to his bandaged eyes like he was seeing it. 

"You know what to do Ghost," Liam said stepping into the elevator.

"I have a V-ghoul leader to catch," Liam said darkly.

"Race you there" he adds checking his watch, flashing Ghost a smirk as the doors slide shut.

Ghost chuckles deeply.

"This will be fun".