Grandma Sanyu III - My New Attire

The sunset casting over the entire wilderness, living animals doing their daily cycle, I stepped out from the door frame, my brother, now larger, stood up beside me, nudging my side, his jaws covered in crimson after received his meal, purring. I turned around with a small smile playing on my lips.

"Thank you, grandma." I said, bowing my head in respect, my long hair fluttering behind from the wind, cape trailing behind me, my youngest brother who's grow stronger and taller lowered his massive head, giving a nudge to Grandma Sanyu one last time, he'd remember her as his caretaker after his family's death. "We're leaving now! Thank you for taking care of us for months!"

I turned away, the massive rex lowered his head, I climbed on my brother's back, as just before we left with huff, moving on to proceed our journey from training in several months, but before we could moved.

"And just we're you think both doing? Leaving so soon…? I'm not done from both of you… yet." Grandma Sanyu scolded with a huff. My little brother lowered his massive head, allow me to climb down.

"What's wrong, grandma?" I asked softly, standing tall than ever as I draw myself closer towards her, my little brother followed after me, his massive shadow loomed behind us.

"You're not supposed to wear that thing, ever again." she responded, gestured on my clothing, clad only my flowing coat, and undergarments beneath the long leather "You're grown enough Kyou. You made your grandma embarrassed from your weird clothing."

"I-I don't have any clothes yet, that's why I only wear this every single year."

"Hmm…" Grandma Sanyu hummed, tapping her staff on the soft ground. "Come on, little one. I'll show you something." she said, grabbed my wrist, we both heading back towards her house. My little brother whimpered, but he wait his older sister to came back before leaving, lowered his massive limbs, his tail curled beside him.

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Grandma Sanyu opened the wardrobe, my eyes widened in both awe and curiosity. It was the same attire I've seen since for months ago.

As she finally pulled open the wooden door, the full body of a wooden mannequin standing still, the same I discovered from a month ago, in half-open wardrobe; It wearing a high-collared black sleeveless top, with gold trim as sample, in the left area, a silver gauntlet with shoulder armor, a rugged brown leather lace corset with white fur below the chest area, golden cross stitch pattern in the center, the flame pattern harem pants, and the last one is ornate sash resting on the hip part, and two pairs of spiked collar for tail like mine, and other one, spiked bracelet for the wrist with white fur.

"Woah…" I jaw dropped in awestruck. Grandma Sanyu respond with a small smile played on her lips, both hands tucked behind her.

"Amazing, isn't it?"

"Yes, it is..." I mumbled, staring at the mannequin, before shift my attention back towards her. "Grandma?" I added, asked softly, my sharp pointy ears twitched from the sound of bird in the distance.

"Yes?"

"May I asked some question?"

"Sure, little one, go on. I'll listen to you." Grandma Sanyu said, sat on the bed with her staff on her other hand. She tapped her hand in the bed, gestured me to sit beside her with a silent nod.

"Why did you show this today? S-since… I accidentally discovered when I was injured? Why?"

"Because I've been waiting for someone who wear this—as the part of my legacy."

"What do you mean, grandma?"

"Because… you're officially passed my trial, I'll give you this, for you, for your adventure." Grandma Sanyu handed her wrapped in torn, it was very long, almost like a spear same as mine, except—it was clumsily handmade, I asked a question, while examine the hidden object beneath the torn fabric.

"What's this, grandma?"

"I saw something beneath the bed, I'd realized, it was belonged to you, my dear. I upgraded it with your parent's tooth I found on the bundle bag as sharp blade, alongside with your siblings' as well, but I turned them into a pendant if you want neither to wear it or not, it's your choice."

"Wow… but, how did you do that? L-Like my parents tooth, how did you turned into blade?"

"Secret, little one." Grandma Sanyu said simply.

"Oh, okay."

"No need to apologize, little one. You should unwrapped the fabric now."

I nodded, began to unwrapped the fabric, my eyes suddenly lightened, my spear has been upgraded, the smooth sharp blade from my parents' tooth; from my mother's in the top, and from the king Rex, my father in the below. The stick was now in steel, wrapped in torn fabric.

Tears streaming on my cheeks, sobbing quietly as if I remembered my parents and my four siblings, before the hunters came to attack them. Grandma Sanyu's heart ache, she didn't say another word, she respect my choice, letting me to release my emotions before proceed my journey back.

She placed her hand on my shoulder, giving a gentle pat as my breath shuttering from both anxiety and grief.

"Shh… cry all you want, little one. Don't let yourself to face your weakness—not at front of hunters."

I nodded silently, sniffled, wiping the stray tears from my eyes with my wrist.

"I do, grandma."

"That's the spirit, my little one! Come to grandma's arms."

Without hesitation, I immediately wrapped my arms around her neck, resting my head on her shoulder crying, can't maintain my emotions any longer. Grandma Sanyu wrapped her arms around my back, rubbing my back soothingly. This is it, I've finally managed to control my powers before rage awakened—this time, they pay what they have done to my family, my siblings, and more! I should killed them, making them begged in front of the queen! My gaze darkened, my purple-amber eyes shining beneath my bangs, I'll let a low-pitched snarl, baring my one fanged. I'm coming you cowards, the queen of revenge has been awakened. My gaze said anything, I'm still on the elder woman's arms, promise to protect her too, even the wilderness over my dead body.

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I stood in front of the mirror, staring at my own reflection, as I could see myself; my long hair tied into ponytail with spiked sat on the top, almost resemble as the crown, I wore a black collared sleeveless top with gold trim, flame pattern harem pants fit perfectly on my slender hips, blocked by the ornate sash resting beneath the waistband of my pants, my thick tail wrapped in two large spiked collar for tail like mine only. I took a long deep breath after released my emotions from earlier, lowered my gaze in the ground, before lifted up with a determine nod, gaze darkened, in pure rage and serenity.

They made all pay… I let a low snarl escape from my lips. "I'll tear their flesh apart, facing their consequence of my wrath, until they die alive in flames." I muttered under my breath, clenching my first, my nails digging against my palm, almost draw a blood, my aura has been changed something deeper than just a villain.

To be Continue…