Circling the cargo ship faster and faster, the storm and waves being stirred up by Chroma and Aquia grow steadily worse.  With the waves now cresting six and seven feet in height and only growing higher while the winds are approaching gale-force strength, sending out a boat in this weather would be tantamount to suicide for the crew.  Just as quickly, a few light drops of rain here and there quickly turn to a torrential downpour, drenching anyone not under cover and ruining visibility.  Lightning streaks back and forth across the sky, and for anyone with the misfortune to be inside the storm, it feels like a hurricane has suddenly manifested within the span of only a few minutes from a relatively clear day.<br/><br/>Despite the conditions, Chroma notices Arkain's frantic waving and swoops down to check what the problem is.<span style="font-style: italic">"This timing is...unfortunate.  What has been done cannot be stopped now, at least not fully.  There are other furies here now, wild and feral ones drawn by our call.  They are driving this storm now, and they cannot be reasoned with.  We will do what we can to clear a path out when you need it, but that is all that we will be able to do."</span><br/><br/>-----<br/><br/>His eyes closed tight and his breathing quick, Kellus' lower body continues to shift around Jaku's, his muscles slowly undulating.  Although he isn't swallowing as such, the natural rhythm of his body is giving Jaku quite the massage.  Feeling her slide her hands across his chest before they trail downward, he opens his eyes just in time to see her grasp his hands and begin to push against him.  "What are you...?"<br/><br/>His voice trails off again as he feels an odd pressure build up between his bellyscales before they finally give way and spread apart.  A short gasp gives away his realization of what Jaku's doing, but as her hands gently spread Kellus' new folds apart, his entire body tenses around Jaku's.  Faced with yet another sensation that he has no idea how to react to, he shivers as Jaku slowly pulls her hand back out, liberally coated in his juices.  Looking down as something hard and warm begins to press against his chest, he just shakes his head.  "You never slow down, do you?  Not that I'm complaining, of course."  Sliding up slowly, he reaches down and begins to slowly stroke Jaku's maleness, coaxing it to it's full length.  Pulling back, he leans forward but stops just as the head of her penis is resting against the lips of his new sex, already starting to overflow in anticipation.  "I'd say that I'm all yours, but I think you already know that by now."<br/><br/>-----<br/><br/>Watching as the storm quickly builds, Antian shields his face against the wind just as the main Chimera ship opens fire on his second squad.  Cursing, he watches as they fall into the ocean, bobbing on the surface of the water helplessly.  Another of his men approaches, clearly having difficulty with the growing gale.  "Sir, it's a full-blown furystorm!  I have no idea how he pulled it off so fast, but it's already spinning off windmanes, and the salt spray will stop us from getting anywhere close to Damien's squad unless we go all the way in!"<br/><br/>Looking from the cargo ship to the Chimera destroyers with his anger plain to see, Antian finally tears his gaze away and turns to the soldier addressing him.  "He's never been anywhere near this reckless before.  What is he thinking, calling up a storm like this?  Regardless, we have bigger issues to worry about.  Take your squad and get our men to safety; don't worry about opening up whatever those things are until you're clear of the storm.  I'll join you shortly, but I have some unfinished business with that captain."<br/><br/>Calling his men back to him, they quickly split into two groups.  The first dives towards the ocean near their comrades, one to each of their friends.  As they land, the water around the latex balls bulges oddly before completely encapsulating the balls.  Connected to each by a tether of animate water, that group quickly disappears underwater, towing their friends with them out of sight into the depths below at extremely high speed.  The second group, led by Antian himself, streaks up into the clouds above and out of sight of the ships below.  Forming into a circle with Antian in the center, arcs of electricity begin to snap back and forth between them as their air furies begin to capture the storm's energy.  "I offer my assistance, and you threaten me.  I ignore your insults and you claim I violate terms you never stated.  I leave to do my part, and<span style="font-style: italic">you attack my men!</span>It's time someone taught you exactly what your arrogance brings, and why you should avoid angering a HIGH LORD OF THE ORDER!"<br/><br/>The next second, a bolt of lightning flashes between the members of the circle, forming a star with Antian at its heart before it slams down into the Chimera carrier, followed quickly by a second and a third.  Spraying across the deck in a crazed web before arcing across anything metal, electronics and computer systems all over the ship short and burn out as the energy grounds itself into whatever it can before dissipating into the water.  As everything from the communications systems to lights fail catastrophically across the ship, Antian and his men silently depart, keeping above the cloud cover the whole way.  They've chased Kellus long enough already; their hunt can wait a little longer until the competition is dealt with.