Bolton: A Splat Force Story; Chapter 8

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W E L C O M E ! ! !

This is Nomad! This week I bring you the eighth Chapter of Bolton: A Splat Force Story!

It's hard to believe that I'm already at the last three Chapters. Thank you all so much for the (even if it's not as much as the previous stories, I'm still appreciative of what I currently have).

This week will also be somewhat of a shorter Chapter. I know this story as a whole isn't as long as any of the other Splat Force stories but I hope that what I have in store for you all today, and the next couple of weeks, will be awesome!

So without further ado, let's get into this!

:warning: WARNING: THE FOLLOWING CHAPTER CONTAINS STRONG VIOLENCE/GORE AND SCENES THAT DEPICTS DISTURBING AND UPSETTING IMAGERY. PLEASE PROCEED WITH CAUTION! :warning:

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C H A P T E R 8 : O U T B U R S T

Bolton had spent the past couple of hours running without stopping, not that he cared about being more tired than he already was, all he wanted to do was get to the place where the echoes came from in order to finally take revenge for his wife and children.

B O O M , B O O M , B O O M ! ! !

Sounds of multiple explosions echoed from his right. They sounded close by. He stopped running, having a small moment to finally catch his breath before turning to his right. In the distance he saw the silhouette of a large house, he suspected that the Splat Force was attacking whatever Village that it turned out to be. His train of thought was once again interrupted by a concerning noise...

R O A R ! ! !

It was at this moment in which knew that something wasn't quite right. Did the Splat Force have their own monster pet? If that was the case then what was it? Whatever it was, Bolton didn't care about it, all he wanted was the Splat Force, specifically the Commander that killed Helena, to fall.

Without thinking too deep into it, he dashed forward in the direction of the echoes. However, what he didn't expect was to arrive at a familiar location. The location in question was Bohan Village, the village that he was supposed to be looking out for. He stopped running after realizing where he was.

Bolton began to climb one of the buildings, to land a potential sneak attack on them. Despite his low energy, Bolton successfully managed to barely climb to the top of the building. What he saw confused him.

He was correct about the Splat Force being there and he was also correct about there being monsters, the monsters in question being a group of Sharks, lead by a Hammerhead Shark. However, what he got incorrect was that the Splat Force was actually fighting the Sharks instead of taming them. Surprisingly enough, the Splat Force were in a winning match up.

Eventually, the Sharks retreated and the day was saved. During the fight, he took notice of an Octoling who used bright blue energy beams to fight the Sharks. He assumed that she was a Village trying to save her home.

The Villagers cheered, children ran around screaming. The Village seemed happy. This surprised Bolton. Deep within his thoughts, he started to think that maybe the Splat Force aren't as bad as he thinks they are. However, that thought is instantly thrown away after he took notice of a small family hugging each other...

4 M O N T H S A G O . . .

It was approaching midnight, baby Sasha and Credence were starting to fall asleep. Both Bolton and Helena stood up from the couch and began to walk into the bedroom. They each placed their children inside of their crib. Bolton began to slowly rub Sasha's belly, Helena did the same with Credence.

:notes: Mewotojite nemurinitsuku

Watashi no saiai no chīsana Barentain

Anata jishin no chīsana rakuen no Yume

Soshite, Watashi wa Anata ni Subete no kisu to hōyō o ataemasu

Akumu wa watashitachi o bunri suru koto wa dekimasen

Watashi wa Itsumo Anata no soba ni imasu

Anata wa Watashi no ude ni Tsutsumi rete imasu

Watashi ga Anata ni iu yō ni, Watashi wa anata o aishiteimasu :notes:

Bolton calmly sang, putting both Sasha and Credence to sleep.

Helena looked at Bolton, her eyes were close to tearing up.

"T-That was beautiful..."

She muttered.

Bolton glanced at her and smiled.

"It's an Octarian lullaby, a lullaby ed down from parent to parent. Unfortunately, my Father never sang me that song. Which is why I sang it to our kids."

He told her as they both walked towards their bed.

"One day, either Credence or Sasha can sing it to their children."

"Well, I'm not sure about Credence but maybe Sasha could."

Helena replied as she went under the bed covers with Bolton, pressing her head against the pillow.

"Goodnight. I love you."

"I love you too."

Bolton replied as he turned off the bedroom light.

P R E S E N T D A Y . . .

He teared up again, ing his mission and ing that he could never experience that amount of love and affection ever again. Although they may have done a good deed that day, it still didn't change the amount of blood on their hands.

Bolton climbed down from the building, making sure to be seen by nobody. He ran into the forest, trying to think of a good way to take them down after seeing their fight with the Sharks

L A T E R T H A T N I G H T . . .

Bolton hid within the trees at the top of the cliff. He watched as the Splat Force started singing karaoke about themselves.

:musical_note: When danger comes your way,

You'll know we'll save the day,

We're the Splat Force, the Splat Force! :musical_note:

:musical_note: When you're under attack,

We will have your back;

We're the Splat Force, the Splat Force! :musical_note:

:musical_note: If your pet is stuck up a tree,

Count on us to set him free,

If you have been beaten up,

We'll be there to give him a thump,

Just call our name and we'll be there! :musical_note:

:musical_note: When danger comes your way,

You'll know we'll save the day,

We're the Splat Force, the Splat Force! :musical_note:

:musical_note: When you're under attack,

We will have your back;

We're the Splat Force, the Splat Force!

The Splat Force, the Splat Force!

The Splat Force will come to save the day! :musical_note:

The Splat Force sang from the distance. Bolton clenched his fists in anger as he watched them sing and laugh about how amazing they think they are. It made him sick to his stomach.

His fists started to go warm, they were about to ignite. However, he stopped himself. After seeing them during the fight with the Sharks, he knew that if he was going to take them on, that we would need to be fully charged up.

He silently climbed down the tree and evaded into the darkness, away from their campsite. Eventually, he got far enough that he felt safe. He climbed a different tree and got into a comfortable position before finally falling asleep. Unfortunately, the dreams that he was going to have weren't going to be pleasant...

I N T H E D R E A M . . .

The first and only face he saw was Helena's deceased face, however, blood was pouring from her eyes as if she was crying blood. In the background all he could hear were the cries of his children and Helena begging for mercy, followed by gunfire.

He desperately tried to wake up, but nothing worked, all he could do was stare at his dead wife as he heard her cries grow quieter and quieter until eventually, no cries could be heard.

T H E N E X T D A Y . . .

Luckily, Bolton's hiding spot worked and he wasn't found by the Splat Force. He slowly woke up and climbed down the tree. He finally felt refreshed and ready to take on the Splat Force. Without any hesitation, he ran in the direction of the cliffside.

Not even a minute later, he finally arrived. He stayed on top of a tree. It was just as he suspected, they were packing everything away and possibly moving on towards their next destination. Amongst the crowd was an Octoling with dark blue hair. He immediately recognised her from Baxter Village and Bohan Village. How could this be? How could she them after what they did? Nevertheless, there was no time for questions.

Both of Bolton's hands ignited with flames. He let out a silent grow before jumping out from the tree, out into the open. By the time any member of the Splat Force noticed him, he had already made his move.

S L A M ! ! !

B O O M ! ! !

Bolton punched the ground using his right fist and an explosion of flames was unleashed. The force of the punch knocked all of the nearby Splat Force back. He slowly looked up and glared at the Rookies, Majors and the Commander ahead of him. He quickly sensed an attack coming.

B A N G , B A N G , B A N G ! ! !

Shots were coming in from every direction. Bolton managed to put up a small flame shield all around him, easily taking care of each of the bullets.

"Fall back! Everyone fall back!"

The purple spiky-haired Major yelled as he, alongside the uninjured Rookies fell back towards the cliff to try and get a safer shot at him.

A small group of Rookies were shivering in fear, the worst thing that they could be doing at that moment in time. Bolton made quick work of them by blasting them with a wave of fire, burning them, but leaving them alive. However, he sensed another attack. He grabbed on the Rookies and used him as a shield.

B A N G ! ! !

The Rookie died almost instantly. Bolton threw him aside like he was nothing. All the bodies of the dead Rookies were melting from the heat of the fire, their blood started bubbling like hot water in a pan. He looked towards another one of the Splat Force Majors, one with wavy white hair, he threw several Splat Bombs towards his direction.

B O O M , B O O M ! ! !

Bolton managed to take care of two of the Bombs using his gifts, however, he knew he had to improvise for the last one. In a flash, he grabbed the Bomb and threw it back to where it came from.

B O O M ! ! !

The blast wasn't close enough to kill him, but it was close enough to blow the Splat Force Major back towards the cliff. If it wasn't for his strong grip, he would've fallen off towards his demise.

Just after the Bomb was thrown back, the Splat Force Commander went in for the attack. They both managed to land good hits, although most of the punches were blocked by each other. They were almost evenly matched. However, in the end, it was Bolton who came out on top.

S L A M ! ! !

The Octoling landed a backhanded attack on the Commander's nose, the impact caused a large amount of blood to shoot out. The Commander gasped out in pain, leaving himself open for the next attack.

S L A M ! ! !

Bolton punched him in the chest, knocking him back and temporarily taking him out of the fight. He sensed an attack coming from behind. He turned around and saw a green-haired Splat Force Major readying an attack with Tenta Missiles. Bolton did the same action as he did at the start of The fight by surrounding himself with flames, like a flame shield, taking out the missiles. However, his senses can only sense him so much...

S L A M ! ! !

The wavy white-haired Splat Force Major managed to land a hard punch from behind, knocking him forward. The green-haired Splat Force Major ran forward and the two of them began to land punches on him.

They range went from the face to the chest and arms, and even the legs. However, they could only physically attack him for so long. Bolton's fists ignited once more before he spun around, blasting flames in each direction, stopping their attacks. The green-haired Major was knocked against a tree and the wavy-haired Major was knocked back towards the cliff.

He took a glance at the blue-haired Octoling, who was charging up an attack. Bolton once again put up his defences as she fired a bright blue energy beam at him. He slowly but surely made his way towards her.

S L A M ! ! !

Using his open right hand, Bolton punched her in the stomach, knocking her back, ending the beam attack.

"Alyssa!"

The Commander yelled before charging towards Bolton with an N-Zap.

B A N G , B A N G , B A N G ! ! !

Bolton quickly jumped back towards where he first made his mark whilst shooting fireballs at the Commander, each of which he barely managed to escape. The purple-haired Major threw a Splat Bomb towards Bolton. He grabbed it and threw it towards the Commander.

B O O M ! ! !

The explosion wasn't close enough to kill him but it was close enough to knock him back towards the cliff and injury him. The Commander gasped as he slowly stood up, his nose was bleeding and he had a couple of scratch marks on his face. He felt numb, he didn't have any weapon on him. All he could do was glare at Bolton.

The red-haired Octoling charged up a powerful attack. The Commander closed his eyes, thinking that his fate had been sealed. At last, Bolton blasted the fireball towards the Commander. However, he wasn't the one who took the blow.

The purple spiky-haired Major managed to push the Commander out of the way, even though it was him who took the blow. The Major was sent flying off the cliff, eventually falling towards the icy lake.

S M A S H ! ! !

The impact alone killed him, however, it was the thick, cold water that finished his body off. His body was torn apart by the water, all that was left was his blood and small remains of his body that were barely visible.

"JAMIE, NO!"

The wavy-haired Major yelped as he dashed towards the cliff. All of the Splat Force were in mourning.

Bolton looked around him and saw all the destroyed tents and dead bodies, he seemed unfazed by it all. Suddenly, the same Octoling girl attacked using a powerful energy beam, Bolton managed to defect the attack before giving her a long glare.

W H O O S H ! ! !

He blasted the ground using his gifts. Before she could use another energy beam, he had already evaded the area, leaving behind a damaged Splat Force. From this moment forward, everything on both sides was now personal...

T O B E C O N T I N U E D . . .

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T H X F O R R E A D I N G ! ! !

Thx for reading this week's Chapter of Bolton: A Splat Force Story! We are now down to the final two Chapters and oh boy, these new two are gonna be a treat. The next Chapter will set up a huge part of Bolton's character and the finale will pay it off in a very brutal style, so stay tuned for that! Until next time, stay safe out there! ^^

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