《Monster Queen》 Monster Queen Prologue Prologue It¡¯s been two months since the the virus spread. The virus killed the weak. The young, the elderly, the sick, the feeble. The survivors were split into two groups. The strong willed, gained abilities beyond understanding. Each individual gain powers, control over fire, strength, invulnerability... The possibilities were endless, except for two rules: One power per person, and no two powers were the same. On the other end of the spectrum were the weak willed. They didn¡¯t gain powers like the others, they lost their minds, becoming stronger and faster than the average human, but at the same time, they became nothing more than the mutated beasts that populated the wilderness. The Strong were called the changed, or even just human. The others were called mutants. The zombie-like creatures weren¡¯t very smart, but they acted in pacts. The animals were also affected, they became the beasts. They were able to retain their intelligence, but they became more aggressive than before, attacking everybody on site. The beasts also had abilities, yet they seemed to have shared powers in groups. This tale has been unlawfully lifted without the author''s consent. Report any appearances on Amazon.The government quickly erected a force field around the entire region, dooming the inhabitants to death. `````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` Hey guys! Fairsky here, Hope you guys enjoyed this story, I''m probably gonna shoot for 2000~ words per chapter (excluding this one) This is really more of a side-work, while my main story is God''s Domain http://www.royalroadl.com/fiction/2834 My other story, which I stopped writing, is Seekers http://www.royalroadl.com/fiction/2800 Monster Queen Chapter 1 Chapter 1 My name... It doesn¡¯t matter. The Beasts are all that matter now. They are my family, my friends, my being. Without them, I am nothing. The Virus changed me, I¡¯m not quite a changed, yet not quite a mutant either. I have become on of the beasts. Powerful creatures thought of as monsters by the humans. I should know, I once thought the same thing. The first week of the outbreak, I was in a camp. I can¡¯t remember much of it, everything seems so blurry, so... unreal. I remember the mutants invading, thousands of them. Not everybody had found out their abilities yet, and even then, not everybody¡¯s had combat potential. The mutants attacked at midnight, I remember... I was awake already. I couldn¡¯t sleep. My instincts told me there was danger. I tried to tell the others, but they wouldn¡¯t listen. My family... I only was able to convince my brother. We tried to flee the camp, but the mutants had already attacked. I remember his leg getting bit by one of them. ¡°Go! I can¡¯t run with you! You have to survive by yourself.¡± ¡°No, I can¡¯t go without you!¡± ¡°I¡¯ll only drag you down, the mutants are almost done eating those in the camp, pretty soon they¡¯ll follow us. This is your only chance. Survive.¡± Survive. That one word reverberated through me. It traveled through every bone in my body. Every cell. It¡¯s his ability. He controlled me. His own sister. Survive. Without hesitation, I took off. I couldn¡¯t slow down, every time I tried, my muscles would start moving on their own, adrenaline would pump into me, and I would go even faster. It was morning by the time the compulsion wore off. I curled up by a felled tree in the middle of a forest, and went to sleep. When I woke up, I realized two things, first, my hair had grown longer, second, there was a giant beast sleeping next to me. I instantly froze ¡®fuck fuck fuck...¡¯ It seemed to be a tiger that probably escaped from a zoo. The virus had done incredible things to it¡¯s body. It previously couldn¡¯t have been taller than four feet at shoulder, but now it was somehow as tall as an elephant. The tiger¡¯s body was wrapped around me in a circle, and it¡¯s whiskers tickled my chin. I try to look around while at the same time not moving my head. It seems like i¡¯m in a different place than where I had gone to sleep. As I realized earlier, my hair had also grown unnaturally long. After the virus started infecting people, I cut my hair down to a pixie cut. Now, however, my hair had grown down to my shoulders. Have I been asleep a really long time? No, that¡¯s ridiculous, I would¡¯ve died by now if that were the case. Was it... my ability? Fast growing hair? It seems pretty stupid, but I¡¯d heard of worse back when I was at the camp. I remember this one guy who had the ability to set himself on fire. Pretty cool, right? Only problem was that he wasn¡¯t immune to his own flames. Not so cool. I tried to stand up, but as soon as I shifted my weight, the tiger¡¯s eyes popped open. I instantly shrieked. Shhh... I spun my head around, looking for who spoke Quiet, cub. My head whipped to face the tiger. It¡¯s eyes looking at me with what looked like a spark of intelligence. It can¡¯t be... ¡°A-Are you the one that¡¯s speaking?¡± I ask it The tiger looked at me blankly No, of course not, I thought Of course not what? I look at the tiger, now I¡¯m sure it¡¯s the beast that was talking. Can it read my mind? Only when you tell it to me I concentrate for a few seconds Stolen story; please report.Can you hear me? Yes I can, cub Holy crap, The beast¡¯s aren¡¯t supposed to be able to talk. They¡¯re, well... they¡¯re beasts. Mindless animals. But this tiger... It doesn¡¯t even seem hostile towards me, mostly just curious. What¡¯s your name? I ask it My name? Yeah, your name. What should I call you? When I was in the cage, I was referred to as Jasmine. The cage... The zoo? Why can I talk to you? I didn¡¯t know that the beasts were intelligent Why you can talk to me... I have no idea. You are the first human that has displayed such an ability. When it comes to intelligent beasts, there are few of us. Most of the time we are fighting for territory and hunting rights. The other beasts are mindless animals. And, the virus did this to you? If you are referring to the change, then yes. Interesting... For most beasts, they only get size and strength, but for a select few, they seem to also gain intelligence. I wonder if this is like the mutants and the changed, where the strong willed gained abilities, and the weak willed turned into the mindless horde. Although it seems like the mindless beasts had less unity than the mutants. They are occasionally in packs, but only as their previous form dictates. Wolves are more likely to be in packs with each other than squirrels, after all. The talking without talking thing was getting a bit weird, so I tried speaking out loud, and in my mind at the same time. ¡°Why did you help me?¡± You gave off the feeling of another alpha, a smart beast, yet you looked like a human. I was curious. for some reason at that moment, the shock of remembering what happened to my brother shot through my body. ¡°Thank you for your help, but I really need to see if my brother is okay, I have to go see if there are any other surviving changed from the camp.¡± Your... family? ¡°Well, only my brother. My parents died soon after the outbreak.¡± You are too weak. You will only die. ¡°Then... can you guide me there?¡± Jasmine shook her head. If I leave, then my territory will be taken over by the gorilla Bobo. ¡°Then what should I do?¡± I will train you. You will become strong. You will fight Bobo with me after you are strong, then you go home. I smiled ¡°Thank you, but I don¡¯t think I can get very strong, I don¡¯t have a very useful ability, after all.¡± Jasmine pointed with her nose towards my hands. Sharp claws, strong fur, smart mind. You are alpha. Alpha¡¯s are strong. Claws? I look down to see that my fingernails were replaced with claws, about three inches long. How did I not notice that? My hand instantly shot towards my hair, to find out that my red hair had grown a couple more inches in the time I¡¯d been talking. As soon as my hand moved, I realised how fast I was, my hand had flashed towards my hair in a fraction of a second. ¡°What do you mean, strong fur?¡± I asked Jasmine, I didn¡¯t seem to be growing any fur Hair, it grows long, strong enough to block my claws. Holy crap, my ability isn¡¯t long hair, it¡¯s becoming an animal. Monster Queen Chapter 2 Chapter 2 It¡¯s been a couple days since Jasmine has been teaching me to hunt. In the mornings, Jasmine would wake me up, and we would go to a nearby stream to drink. Afterwards, she would take me to a field full of bunnies, if you can even call those things bunnies. The virus had turned them into four foot tall fuzzballs of death, and their claws were sharp enough to cut through tree trunks in a single swipe. I had no doubts that I would die as soon as it touched me. Jasmine had forbade any use of weapons, saying that tools were for humans. We are beasts, powerful creatures. We do not rely on tools to fight for us. Thinking about it now, I really doubt that a makeshift spear could pierce through the bunnies thick hide. I have to go for its soft spots. Throat, belly, nose, eyes. Jasmine had left me to fight for myself against one rabbit, while she took care of the rest. The rabbit¡¯s fur was pure white, while its eyes were a frightening bright red. According to Jasmine, it had become more of an omnivore now. I slowly circled around the beast, looking for an opportunity to strike. Seeing that I wasn¡¯t going to strike first, the rabbit took the initiative. It instantly dashed towards me at astonishing speed. I didn¡¯t doubt for a second that it could outrun a car. I instantly rolled to my left, and spun around to face the rabbit. It had already corrected itself after it¡¯s charge, and was facing me again. It snarled, showing off its sharp teeth. Oh, fuck, that¡¯s scary Focus, it¡¯s you or him. Only one will survive. This is a fight for survival. This is life. Damn, I should really train myself not to broadcast my thoughts. It charged at me again, only for me to roll to the right. Stop dodging! Face the beast if you wish to live! Easier said than done, that thing is a fucking monster! So are you. Use your claws, your fur, your teeth if you have to. There are no rules here. This is a fight to the death. Right, I¡¯m a monster, I¡¯m a monster, I¡¯m a monster. If I wish to live, I have to become one of them. Being human is the quickest way to die. To survive, I had to become more. Stronger, faster, smarter, better, greater. The rabbit charges again, but this time, I¡¯m ready. I also dash towards the rabbit, surprising it. As soon as it comes within distance, I raise my claws, and everything slows down to a halt. I absorb every detail of my surroundings. The morning dew on the grass around us, the look of fear on the rabbit¡¯s face, and my reflection in its eyes. Is that... me? I was smiling viciously, my previous one inch claws had somehow extended to three inches. Focus! I told myself Reality began to catch up once again, and time began to speed up from a stop to a crawl. I moved my claws slowly, as I changed my position. The longer I waited, the faster time sped up. pretty soon, we were diving at each other from a snail''s pace, to the speed of a balloon falling. I was running out of time. Throat, belly, nose, eyes. Royal Road is the home of this novel. Visit there to read the original and support the author.Throat, belly, nose, eyes. I began to chant this like a mantra. The throat is too close to its razor sharp teeth, and so is the nose. I might be able to go for the eyes, but I wanted to finish this quickly. The belly it is. The bunny seemed to be in mid-leap, floating in the air. I dropped to the ground, sliding towards its soft underbelly. As I was passing by the front claws, the rabbit tried to swipe at me, but it had no leverage, and no force behind it. I was easily able to dodge one of the swipes, and parry the other with claws of my own. As soon as I was in position, my left hand shot towards its belly, piercing it and letting my claws shoot to the other side of the rabbit, only to be stopped by the rabbit¡¯s hide. Time immediately resumed. I was panting, and a massive headache coursed through me. The rabbit wasn¡¯t dead yet, and it tried to claw me, but all of my vital organs were too far away, as I still held the rabbit up from its stomach. The rabbit¡¯s short claws were only able to reach my wrist, and it didn¡¯t really have enough leverage or intent to destroy my arm, although I did receive quite a few deep scratches. After twenty seconds, the rabbit finally succumbed to its wounds, collapsing. I dropped my arm onto the ground next to me, panting from exertion,as my headache continued to drill through my skull. Fuck! this hurts so much! It''s the side effect. What? I¡¯ll admit, I didn¡¯t expect that you¡¯d develop an alpha skill, but yours seems to be an extremely useful one. This doesn¡¯t make any sense, what¡¯s this headache? What¡¯s going on? Before I could ask any more questions, I fell unconscious. I didn¡¯t expect this human to become so powerful... maybe it¡¯s a mistake to accept her help, perhaps I should just kill her now. Now... she won¡¯t betray me, she is too trusting. Besides, Bobo is a bigger threat than she is, and she is only just budding to her power. She won¡¯t threaten me for years to come, she could barely even kill a rabbit. I am in no danger. But, if she does threaten me... I can finish her off easily enough while she¡¯s sleeping. This cub won¡¯t be a problem. Although... just in case, I will finish her off once we¡¯ve taken care of Bobo. I can¡¯t have her taking my rightful place as Queen of the Monsters. ```````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` Hey guys! Fairsky here! I''m not so great at combat scenes, but i''m trying my best. Hope everybody liked the story. I''m trying to write for longer, but for some reason, at 1000 words, the chapter just seems to naturally conclude... I dunno. Anyways, If you are a fan of my series GD, http://www.royalroadl.com/fiction/2834 then you should know that I''m still gonna continue it, I''m just varying up my chapters between series a bit. May psyfish be with you! Monster Queen Chapter 3 Longer chapter! Yay! We''re getting into some longer chapters today, kinda to make up for not updating the past couple days, partly because I got caught up writing. Anyway, I suggest listening to Eye of the Tiger while reading the fight scene, it makes everything more awesome. `````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` Chapter 3 The man in the hazmat suit sat across the table from me. The plastic view piece for his face was tinted black, so I couldn¡¯t see anything. ¡°If you could please fill out the form, then we¡¯ll be happy to let you into our colony.¡± He told me. His voice sounded like it belonged to an old man, tired and grated, as if he smoke too much. ¡°Should I be worried about the hazmat suit?¡± I asked ¡°Huh? ah... no. It just has to do with my power.¡± I waited for him to elaborate, but instead he got up and left the office we were in. It seems that this colony was in some kind of gated private school. It offered protection from mutants as there is only two roads going in and out of this place, and for some reason, mutants hate to leave previously civilized areas. They stuck to cities or town, but if they have to, they will occasionally leave onto roads. From the window I could see people working on gardens, planting fruits and vegetables. There were also several people people using their abilities. One was raising dirt out of the ground, forming walls twenty feet tall, while another was using a flute on a couple of chickens, causing the four foot tall monsters to slowly walk towards a pen, as if hypnotized. I sighed and looked down at the piece of paper, which was partially filled out for me. Name: Dan Date: 34 AV (After Virus) Age: Skills or working experience: Where did you hear of Westwood colony?: Ability: How long have you had your ability?: Health problems: Family history of health problems: Family currently alive and status: I sighed, and started filling out the form Name: Dan Date: 34 AV (After Virus) Age: 19 Skills or working experience: Student Where did you hear of Westwood colony?: I was brought in Ability: Compulsion How long have you had your ability?: 2 weeks Health problems: None Family history of health problems: None Family currently alive and status: Sister, age 16, no ability, separated before you found me. I swear I¡¯ll find you Becca, the only family I have left. When I opened my eyes, I was in a black void, I could feel nothing, I could see nothing, I could hear nothing... until, after what seemed like hours, I could hear whispering. I couldn¡¯t make it out at first, but after a couple more minutes, the voices became clearer. Worthless Disappointment Retard Bitch Idiot Freak All words spoken to me throughout my life. Spoken to me by my parents, my classmates, my friends. Everybody who I had thought was dear to me. Everybody who I had thought had cared about me. Everybody who is now either dead, or a mutant. Their faces started circled me, taunting me. ¡°Why don¡¯t you just go die?¡± ¡°You¡¯re a waste of space, why do you even come to school?¡± ¡°What the hell are you doing over here you freak.¡± ¡°You¡¯ll never be as smart as your brother¡± ¡°Who the hell is she?¡± ¡°That thing is Dan¡¯s sister? She must be adopted¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know why I ever expected anything out of her.¡± Their voices started to collide, they started mixing, growing louder and louder with each passing second ¡°Shut up!¡± I screamed. I was shocked. What am I doing? I never spoke back. Trying to speak back just means bigger bruises, more cracks on my bones. No wonder you¡¯re weak. What? Is that... Jasmine? I¡¯m not Jasmine. I¡¯m a real Alpha. I¡¯m somebody who is truly strong. What do you mean? But at least Jasmine isn¡¯t as weak as you. You are nothing, you can barely keep yourself alive. To you, thriving is impossible. You¡¯re weak. Weak. That word struck through my heart, worse than any of the other words before it. Weak. Is that what I am? Somebody to frail to stand up to others? What does it matter if I get hurt. That¡¯s part of life. Getting hurt by others is what it means to be human. Then don¡¯t be human. What else is there? Animal. Beast. Monster. Anything is better than the life you were living. Don¡¯t let anybody else hurt us ever again. Nobody else. No. More. Pain. We won¡¯t let anybody else hurt us again. We will be more. Better. We will be STRONG. (AN: listen for best experience) Stolen from Royal Road, this story should be reported if encountered on Amazon. When I opened my eyes, I saw Jasmine. Cub, you are finally awake. When you are no longer so weak, we will finally strike Bobo together. Weak... No. I¡¯m not weak. Not anymore. I studied Jasmine¡¯s eyes, her ears, her voice. Lies. What? You speak lies. Now I see you for what you truly are. A kitten too weak to fight her own battles. You are no Tiger. You are nothing more than a cub. How dare you! I am a mighty Alpha! A being above all others! You are nothing more than a child, reveling in her first kill and daring to challenge those above her! Weak... Jasmine stood and a roar of hate and malice filled the air. Fine then child. I will rip you limb from limb right here if that is what you wish! Her muscles bulged, her claws elongated. Her previous twelve feet seemed to grow, making her bigger and stronger. She leaped for me, but I was already gone. My Ability had activated, slowing everything down. Not as much as before with my fight against the rabbit, but that didn¡¯t matter. This was enough. I sidestepped her leap, making her miss by mere inches. Her huge claws swiped at a boulder behind where I previously was, slicing it in half. I grinned. This is it. This is what I¡¯ve been waiting for all of my life. This is something that truly gets my blood boiling. This is a fight to the death. Jasmine whirls around so that she faces me once again. You may have your own Alpha ability, but do not doubt the strength of others. Jasmine opened her mouth, and soon white flames shot out, engulfing the place that I was standing just moments ago. The tree she hit had completely disintegrated. Nothing left. If I hadn¡¯t dodged, I would¡¯ve been dead. Deciding not to hesitate even one more second than necessary, I leaped forward, my claws extending to six inches. I expertly aimed for her jugular, It was huge, a giant target for me so that I can strike my final and only shot. As soon as my claws hit Jasmine¡¯s fur, they bounced off like it was made of steel.This left me in midair, ripe for the picking. I¡¯ve got you now! Jasmine pointed her mouth towards me and let loose another pure white flame. Fuck! I twirled in midair, making sure that my ankle length red hair covered me completely. Stronger! Tougher! I focused on my hair. Strong as steel, flexible as water. When the fire hit me, my hair absorbed most of the heat, causing it to smolder. However, not all of the fire was blocked by my hair. By back was heavily burned, causing my pale skin to turn into a bloody mess. I roared in defiance. When I hit the ground, I found myself on two feet. My back burned, the pain radiating throughout my body. The weakness of my alpha ability became apparent to me. I suffered through all the pain I recieved many times longer than normal. Jasmine¡¯s fur is too strong. The throat won¡¯t work. The belly won¡¯t work. That leaves only two choices. Don¡¯t let her recuperate! I shot myself towards Jasmine¡¯s face, shock apparent on her features. She didn¡¯t expect me to survive that blast. I slashed her nose as I passed it. No, I can¡¯t do enough damage that way. I targeted her eyes, and latched on, digging in. Jasmine roared in pain. Stop! Please! I ignored her, I just continued to dig and dig until I reached her brain. Within seconds, the being who I thought was my mentor and friend had died, leaving only a husk of meat and bones. I slumped down, covered in blood and brain matter. She would have killed us. The voice in my head, so it¡¯s real. ¡°Who are you?¡± I am you. I am the part of yourself that is a beast. An alpha. Guilt suddenly racked my body. Why did I do this? What is the point of all this violence? To survive. To survive means to kill, and to kill means to survive. Suddenly, the conversation Jasmine had with herself entered my mind. Her plans to kill me. She never planned on helping me, she only used me. Like everybody else in my life. ¡°What should I do now?¡± I asked the voice. Consume, heal, return to pack. ¡°Pack?¡± Family. Dan. I suddenly remember the only person who was ever nice to me in my life. Dan. When will I find him? But first, eat. Battle makes you hungry, healing makes you hungry. Eat good meat, absorb strength. Right... Eat. Consume. Feast. I dug in. `````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` Hey guys! Fairksy here! First off, here''s what I was thinking about for the hazmat suit http://www.protectivesystems.saint-gobain.com/news_detail.aspx?id=241102 Kinda like this but with a tinted view. Also, I write everything in google docs cause the rr writing thing sucks, and so when I copy paste everything over, I have to manually bold and italicize all the conversations. So annoying!