Zodiac Story

Let The Golden Orange Rays Guide You To Your Destiny Part 4

She was glad that the reunification of her heart had also cleansed her of the guts, the blood, and everything from that foul creature. Vittorino was in position, and Helen had picked her pen up. Amalia and Clytemnestra had followed Augustus back to where she and the film crew were camped out.

"So you are sticking with your original plan," Dana stated.

"Yes."

"Then I am coming with you. Someone has to protect you from yourself. At least, I'm staying nearby with the harpoons."

Chiara nodded. Dana was already aiming the harpoons at the creature and Amalia was forming a shield around them. Her heart was beating vigorously in anticipation of the battle ahead. The creature was still rampant, smoke pouring out of buildings. Amalia, Dana, and Helen followed her, the shield she wielded at her side. Once they were close by, Helen sent out a telepathic blast. The beast bellowed in pain. Chiara noticed that the wound she left with Helen's pen had closed up. She called up golden platforms again, traversing them until she was at the creature's eye level. Shooting off two spears of golden light, she easily caught the beast's attention. The enraged bull was now charging at her, albeit at a slower pace than usual. From her height, it looked like Augustus was successful in tearing off one of its legs. As it clattered close to the Tiber River, Chiara knew it was time.

"Amalia!"

Amalia held up her shield as a massive dome sprung up, trapping the monster in. Chiara platformed her way to the monster, punching it in the face and dragging it with golden chains to the riverfront. Dana shouted as the extra nets ensnared the remaining three legs of the creature while her harpoons struck its torso and shoulders. Chiara dropped the chains and proceeded to drop a hard light sceptre onto the monster's head. It roared in rage and tried to headbutt her, only for Chiara to smack it in the head again. Helen was attacking the little 'legs' on its back and was almost on its neck when the beast lurched and sent her toppling. Luckily she managed to impale her pen in the abdomen. Under too much strain, the nets and the harpoons snapped, sending the beast tumbling into the Tiber River.

Chiara jumped off the platforms. "Good work everyone!"

Amalia nodded and smiled slightly. Clytemnestra saluted her and Dana breathed a sigh of relief while removing the flesh from the harpoons. Viviana was busy pressing Vittorino for the details and Nico was watching the river. Chiara decided to watch the placid river. Helen...wait, Helen was stuck on its abdomen with her pen. Why hadn't she resurfaced—

Get everyone away from the river now!

A massive swell of water erupted, washing everyone in river water. Dana was about to reach a building when a black leg grabbed her. Amalia shrieked as another leg grabbed her and Vittorino while Augustus and Nico were struggling against another leg wrapped tightly around them. The beast roared, black fangs entangling a limp body in its jaws. Helen was unconscious by the looks of it, but judging by the deep cuts on the horns, she hadn't gone down without a fight.

"Helen!" Clytemnestra shouted.

She'd missed this, she'd missed the idea that the beast would take her heart and her friends...

Wallow in your pain girl, wallow in the pain you caused. Dana would have never been here if you hadn't insisted on facing this creature head-on. Neither would the film crew that you so dearly love and cherish. How will Antonio feel once he learns that you've killed his closest friend and his cameraman?

She hated this voice and wished that it would stop talking. The only people left were her and Clytemnestra. Everyone else was trapped or incapacitated. She couldn't attempt to restrain the creature without hurting everyone, Clytemnestra was too far away, and everyone was too restrained by the legs to do anything useful. In the distance, she could see everyone struggling to escape, from Amalia jamming multiple shields between her and the legs to Augustus biting down hard on the leg holding him to Dana kicking the legs and attempting to spray mace upwards with her mouth clenched around the canister.