Santa's Claws (English version)-episode.fin-Armed Santa and Christmas-

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   Few minutes past since Christmas has begun. A lot of people gathered in the midnight street of Musta Pukin village, they were frighten and worried. Usually during this season, central street is crowded with people enjoying Christmas, but instead most of the people looked over the east where the battle took place. Illuminations throughout the village were glittering by the rumble of the ground.

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   As the bear type Geka Outerless revealed its nature, it fooled the force by running around, blow the military vehicle with its giant claw, and the Geka wave shot from its mouth was powerful as a grenade.

Since the force and the military had to fight the strong and fast bear type, they were having a hard time. Taz stroked and shot the axe bazooka in the front line, and fought with the bear type. Viha gives orders as he was cautious about the Geka wave.

"Man with light firearms aim for its mouth! Shut off that black beam! Man with heavy firearms aim for its feet!"

Everyone listened to Viha, units holding light firearms shot the bear type's face, and units holding heavy firearms shot its legs. As Viha expected, bear type couldn't shoot the Geka wave because its face were shot, and it couldn't move because its legs were shot also. Since the bear type was unable to fight properly, it was getting frustrated.

"Band together only in critical situations... Build a friendship only when having a common enemy, you ugly weak humans... Don't think you're able to defeat the Geka just by this..."

The bear type surrounded a black aura to its body, strengthens its powers and went on a rampage. But the force and the military continued to attack. Taz speaks to Tana since he wanted to settle the battle before the casualty increases.

"I'm going to use the Geka. Will you give me time?"

Tana stared him anxiously.

"Be careful not to get swallowed by the power."

"Yeah. I know."

Tana opened the scythe shot, and surrounded a white aura to her body by putting strength. She went towards the bear type, and she attacked rapidly by her skills. Bear type endured Tana's attack, but it couldn't move. Bear type reacted to something, and when it looked through its arm, the bear type saw Taz surrounded with a black aura. Taz concentrated to control the Geka throughout his body, and the black aura gathered to his left arm. Bear type pushed Tana away forcefully, and it went straight for Taz.

"Damn it!"

Tana turned her body, and chase the bear type. As Taz saw the coming bear type, he held the shot revolver up, and Tana stopped as she saw Taz.

"You challenge me with a Geka. Even though I am a Geka!"

Bear type went closer to Taz, and Taz cocked the hammer of his gun.

"Geka and Hika is just a power. Its outcome depends on the user's possibility. You only bring depression so you don't worth a thing."

"You made a sin of mocking Geka, I'll give you the judgment!"

Bear type swung its right arm, and Taz shot the ground with his shot revolver, which created a spray of snow. Taz disappeared, and bear type's arm caught nothing. Taz was in the air, but he was camouflaged by the smoke. But bear type found him by its sense, and it speared him by its left claw. Taz parried the bear type's claw with his claw equipped to his right arm, and he charged towards the bear type's face. Taz released the Geka that was charged in his left claw, and he swung it down.

"Aaaaaa---!!"

Black spark shined with an impact, Taz spun in the air, and Geka bursted out of the bear type's forehead.

"Uhhh..."

In front of the painful bear type, Taz held his shot revolver in the air.

"Want the power that bad, then I'll give it to you."

Aiming the wound on the bear type's forehead, the white spark was shot from the two barrels. It was two Hika special bullets.

"Gurrrrr..."

The fight was over. With the black aura spreading in the air, the bear type turned back to human form. Also the black aura disappeared from Taz, and he took a breath.

"Is it over?"

Tiana came back to Tana as she finished the wolf type's medication. Even though Tiana used tons of Hika, she looked just fine.

"Yup. Well done. Guess there was no time for you to fight. How's the wolf type?"

"It became to stand up by itself! It looks fine and good."

The bear type turned back to Suffel, but the black aura was waving around him. He started to walk slowly, as he held his hurting head.

"Don't think you've won... As long as humans exist, we will appear again and again... Humans will continue to tremble to Geka's threat... Hahahahaha..."

Suffel made a small laugh, and the force surrounded him. Taz faced him as he checked the cylinder of his shot revolver.

"When people understand how weak they are, they are able to know their real power... You must start all over... Tiana! Finish him."

Tiana came in front, and made her position.

"Alright... Haaa..."

Tiana prepared her breath, put her opened left hand in front, and made a round wall of Hika. Then she charged her strength, and smashed her right knuckle to the Hika.

"Haaaaa---!!"

Wall of Hika turned to waves by the impact, and sliced straight through the air. The Hika went towards to Suffle with tremendous speed, and made a direct hit.

"Gurrrrr..."

Hika wrapped Suffel, and Geka bursted out from his body as Suffel made a weak cry.

"Stooo... p..."

Geka disappeared into the Hika, soon Geka was totally vanished from Suffel's body. As Tiana confirmed it, she stopped the Hika wave, and she lowered her arm. Suffel became stunned, and kept standing while he looked at one direction. As Huoli confirmed that Geka vanished from Suffel, he went to the back of Suffel with his men, and handcuffed Suffel. The force gave cheers, Taz, Tana, and Tiana made a gentle smile. The news of the end of Outerless' threat spread through the village, and soon the emergency warnings were stopped. The civilians turned on the illuminations and stores, Christmas has started finally. The streets were filled with people celebrating Christmas, and made revelry. While in the east of the village, force and the military were getting ready to leave. Viha and Huoli were talking about the aftermath. In front of quiet Suffel, Viha speaks to Huoli.

"Reports and questionings could be later... I want to ask you about his treatment, what are you going to do about his escort? He should have a lot of criminal charges towards the village. I want to hear your requests."

"Oh, wait just a moment."

Huoli made a contact with the village's police station, and tell Viha.

"We'll leave him up to you. Later we will send you our men."

"You fine with that?"

"Yeah. Tonight's Christmas. That thing is unnecessary for a day like this. It's just a little Christmas present."

Viha makes a gentle smile.

"Is that so. What a present... Take him away."

With no reaction, Suffel kept looking down as he was taken inside the military vehicle.

"Well, thank you for your cooperation."

Viha saluted, and as he walked away, Huoli calls him.

"Oh, Viha... Merry Christmas."

"Merry Christmas. Huoli."

Viha turned back, he saluted to Huoli, and they left. The force and the military packed up fast, and went home. It was because they've also wanted to celebrate Christmas. Like this, Musta Pukin village multiple Geka Outerless attack incident has ended.

   Outside the village, Taz, Tana, and Tiana came to give a farewell to the wolf type Hika Outerless. Tiana went in front of the wolf type, and the wolf type lowered its face near to Tiana.

"Thank you... See you again."

The wolf type closed its eyes, and Tiana touched the wolf type's face gently. Wolf type disappeared into the woods, as Tiana waved her hand. She turned back to Taz and Tana, made thumbs up and said.

"Alright, it's time for party!"

Three of them went back to the crowded village.

   Almost dawn, the center of the village was still energetic. Also a lot of armed Santas has participated, and enjoyed the festival. Armed Santas take part in tourism many times, and Taz was one of them. He was assigned to hold a guide light, and guide the vehicles at the parking lot. Even though Taz was bit tired by the battle, he worked in his own pace. Taz takes a break, and he took a smoke on the roof as he watched the streets.

"That job doesn't suit you."

The voice was from Tana. She smiled, came beside Taz and leaned on the railings.

"You're the one who assigned me..."

Tana took out a cigarette, and then Taz pointed his lighter to her.

"Was it... Thanks."

"Tiana's going to get mad again by the smell of cigarette."

"It's fine. She should be sleeping with the kids by now."

A lot of children gathered to Tiana, and after they played, they all slept together.

"She's popular to children... Instead of Christmas present, there will be a Santa girl when they wake up... That's hilarious."

Taz laughed as he imagined the scene, and Tana also started to laugh.

"Well, she will be fine... You're a Santa, you need to start getting ready for presents."

"You too..."

After a moment, Tana looked up the sky, and she talks to Taz.

"I'm starting to think about marriage..."

"... Oh."

Taz made a weak reply.

"Did you think about it?"

Since Taz couldn't run away from the subject, he answers to Tana.

"Let's see..."

"I'm kinda serious... Is there a problem?"

To Tana's words, Taz gets a little nervous.

"No, it's not that. Just..."

"Just?"

"... I'm a Geka Outerless you know?"

"I'm a Hika Outerless."

Tana stood straight towards Taz.

"I understand about Hika, but isn't Geka a risk?"

"Geka Outerless can bear a child. And plus I'm a Hika Outerless, which may neutralize it."

"You know what..."

Tana interrupts Taz's words.

"I want to ask you one thing, was it a tragedy to become a Geka Outerless?"

"No. I just became."

"Then that's the answer... My mother just became a Hika Outerless too. My father loved her anyways."

"Is that how way things go?"

"Yup, that's the way."

"..."

Taz became silent for a while, and he says his own thoughts.

"Alright. Give me time. I shouldn't be running away. I should face the Geka... May I answer you after that?"

Taz faced Tana, and Tana made a gentle smile.

"Yes."

A dawn came to Musta Pukin village.

-half a year after-

   Half a year after Musta Pukin village multiple Geka Outerless attack incident, the village recovered like before. Appearance of Geka Outerless went down as usual. Geka plant development plan was reconsidered by the conference, since the proto type Geka plant now operating has enough power, it was decided to continue to use this plant. As the increase of the Geka Outerless has stopped, people's attention towards the Geka plant started to fade away. During that time, to continue father's work, Peri studied hard to be an Outer material researcher, and she took an achievement test. As a result, she is skipping to 4th grade from the new semester. She is still 6 years old. Her friend Rokkeus also turned 6, took the same test but didn't reach to Peri's score, but was able to skip to 2nd grade. Taz and Tana came and waited outside the building to see Peri.

"By the way how far did Tana go?"

Taz asked Tana about Tiana's present situation.

"Don't know. She just goes where people needs her."

Tiana left the village already, and she went on her journey. When Tana tried to pull out a cigarette, Taz's shoulder touched her shoulder. As Tana looked forward, she saw Peri coming out, and Tana put back the cigarette. Peri has received the test results already and she came in front of Taz and Tana. The two of them smiled gently as they saw Peri's face. Her face had a smile, which was shining bright.

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