《Mystic Love Spells Trouble: Crimson Retaliation Volume 2》 Prologue: The Night Visitor "Help!!!" "No...!" "M-Monster!" The terrifying screams of humas filled the stenching air. Screeching and gnashing sounds accompanied it. Suddenly, an awful sound erupted and silence followed. The wall were painted with bright, red blood of unknown victims. Lifeless bodies lies despairingly anywhere. Some were horrifyingly dismembered by a deadly, invisible force. Right in the center of it, a little girl stood. Her crimson hair ruffled with blood. Face with sharp character was speckled with dirt and smudges. She raised her hand in front of her face. It was completely bathed by blood. Crista woke up surprisingly in the middle of the night. Her heart beat wildly and she was sweating all over. She was breathing heavily. "Not again, not again!" She mumbled over and over. Cris knew about nightmares and such things, but this time it is horrible to her and she doesn''t know why. That dream---- it''s so awfully real. It was so very dark and far from morning. Cris was awakened by the terrible nightmare that awakened not just today but on other random days. Haunted by it, she changed her mind a bit and decided to drink a little water to pacify herself. This tale has been unlawfully lifted without the author''s consent. Report any appearances on Amazon. She walked through in the middle of the night. Crista found herself in the kitchen shortly, even though it is very dark both inside and outside. She instinctively lit the room and proceeded herself to gulped a glass of water. She found it refreshingly and gulped for more. Her older cousin Lyka knew Cris can protect herself during emergencies. It was so dark outside and quiet; her hair swayed a little while she stood still. She can felt something strange. "Gu---Who''s there?" Crista exclaimed. She grab a kitchen knife and pointed it to the dark corner of the room. Her guts were not wrong at all. Something or technically, someone stirred in the abnormal darkness. "I said who''s there?!" She repeated. Immediately, the thing walked nearer to her, showing face hidden in his hat and cape. HIs fashion is quite queer, for it is very vintage in looks. His rounded spectacles shined. ''Sorry for my intrusions... I have come before you, milady." HIs voice is deep but gentlemanly. Chapter 1: Sudden Realization PART 1 ¡°Who are you?!¡± Crista sternly asked him while carefully retreated toward the living room. She placed herself behind a large sofa. She tightened her clasp around the knife though one can see it trembling. She knew that the man is not a human, at least what she felt for now. The mystery man simply followed her slowly and at ease. ¡°Milady, please put down your knife¡­violence is not necessary here this time.¡± He said it with an occasional clearing of throat. ¡°Dang it! Who are you? A thief?¡± Crista was so perplexed this time that heart beat wildly. She can sense something out of this man. ¡°Milady. Don¡¯t you know me? Your acquaintance during those good, old days?¡± ¡°S-stop it? You¡¯re lying.¡± She shouted. The man only stood nonetheless. ¡°Ah is it because you forget something, Milady?¡± ¡°F-forget?¡± She trembled. The man chuckled sneakily and summoned a staff hidden from his cloak to accompany his step. The man gave her no sense of danger and alarm anymore for the man was limp on his right leg and must have been forced to use his cane. Cris¡¯ sight followed him walking around slowly; the sound of the cane made her quiet. She has just realized that she lost her temper earlier and tried to pull herself together. ¡°Then, what would you know about me?¡± Cris said confidently this time but a trace of fear can still be seen in her eyes. If he knew something about her, then she must know it. She slowly put down the knife for she can felt that this man is defenceless and pitied. ¡°I knew who you are when you are very young¡­¡± He said gently as possible. ¡°¡­but now you are far from the truth, Milady but I can see it¡­ see it clearly in my eyes you still possessed few of the traits¡­ I am not disappointed at all.¡± He said with charismatic voice. The man went thru and fro, his cloaked quivered from his sudden movements. ¡°Then, please let me know your name and stop calling me ¡¯Milady¡¯.¡± Cris exclaimed with her fist curled up like an iron ball. The last sentence made the man paused from his pace and faced her. ¡°Hehehehe¡­even you hate your name and ordered me to call you Milady but must I proceed to?¡± He chuckled a lot. "Yes you will.¡± Crista gulped some saliva. ¡°Ok then, Crista Monari-san. Your servant¡¯s name is Hepton, thy pleasure is truly yours.¡± The mystery man, Hepton, genuflected before her. Crista was slightly amazed but kept her guard up. ¡°Hepton-kun, why are you here?¡± Curiousness made her urged to ask questions, especially, his true motives toward herself. ¡°¡­what do you want?¡± ¡°Eh¡­simple Mi¡ª I mean, Monari-san. Your royalty must return to the paradise once again.¡± ¡°Uh? Paradise? How?¡± Cris was so confused this time; she was trying to know whether she was awake or dreaming. ¡°Monari-san. To prove its existence, the touch of my hand is neatly required.¡± Hepton bowed down and offered his delicate palm in front of her. Cris was awfully tempted, thinking the paradise raced her mind and made her right hand tickled but at the same time her consciousness and awareness toward any potent danger made her refused for a meantime. The act made her sweat a lot, mouth curled in and hands number than ever. She tried to gather herself up but don¡¯t know that she was shaking all over already. ¡°Just one touch¡­Monari-san.¡± He reminded her charismatically with a hint of stern. He looked up and saw Cris dubious than ever. He smiled but hid it under his cloak. Cris was beginning to felt weird to herself. At the very start, she had thought Hepton was a completer idiot who have gone mad and suffered severe delusions and broke inside her house to steal and acted before her. ¡­But her mind told her in the other hand that Hepton¡¯s words are perhaps true and, even more intriguing, he seemed to have a relation to his past. ¡°What will happen if did it?¡± ¡°The answer lies in both of our hands, Monari-san.¡± She went on slowly, closer to Hepton¡¯s extended arm. She reached for it with a moment of shaking. A common sight in love shows but very opposite to what actually happened. She was pushed by her guilt and the feeling of loss. Upon touching the tip of his fingers, everything went into sudden upheaval. The world melted around her and like a steaming pot, all was stirred into myriads of crazy colors. Cris closed her eyes in confusion, for she is afraid thoroughly. All of the scenery changed a hundred times in a flash. When the cataclysm stopped, everything seemed to be paused and rearranged into another but respective order. Cris opened her eyes and was very awed that she felt no more fear.
PART 2 Everything seemed to be fuzzy for a while but Cris felt something about this place. Instead of her house, she found herself sitting on a throne-like chair before a majestic long table laden with various cups, dishes, bowls and etc. She also surprised that they were in a huge garden of strange flowers, plants and trees. The sky is brilliantly clear before her. The place was similar to Alice in the wonderland that Cris was always fond of reading it many times and even dreamt of making it. A case of literary theft: this tale is not rightfully on Amazon; if you see it, report the violation.She realized that this is a dream come true. However, one thing is queer among their structures; except for the blue skies, all are highlighted with red, Cris¡¯ most favourite color. ¡°Where are we?¡± Cris wonderingly asked. Everything in her sight seemed to be nostalgic for a mysterious reason. It made her feel light and relaxed. Hepton appeared beside her. ¡°Monari-san, this is the world you created a long time ago, Milady.¡± ¡°W-what?¡± ¡°Everything is so familiar eh? It is because you didn¡¯t like to forget this wonderful place even though you went to the other world.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know about this, I¡¯m just a human after all.¡± ¡°Human?!¡± Hepton sneered and mocked. ¡°¡­those lowly beings are no more but nothing! Say, Monari-san, why do you consider yourself a human?¡± ¡°But it is true! My cousin told me when I¡ª¡± ¡°But can you, Milady, know the truth behind those lies?¡± Cris gasped. Eyes trickled. She was trembling by the way. ¡°¡­Do you know your mother¡­your father¡­or anyone your relatives!? Don¡¯t you think she was just lying after all?¡± ¡°¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡± ¡°It is so simple to give you false memory don¡¯t you think? Milady? After you left this precious paradise, everything is sad, forlon and void!¡± ¡°How dare you call that to my cousin!¡± ¡°It is so unfortunate how you have become like that after you¡¯ve gone to the other world. In order to restore the paradise, I searched everywhere for you.¡± Hepton¡¯s voice became miserable this time. ¡°¡­most days, I can hear your mourning every day and night and to this grand day I have finally found you!¡± Hepton produced something to Cris out of her right hand. ¡°In order to preserve the paradise, know the whole truth and became the dearest, the privilege of the queen must be rightly given to you once again.¡± He declared. The object he currently held was a red crystal that glowed numinously on his palm. ¡°What is it?¡± She asked in amazement. The crystal gave off an unnatural light. Her eyes widened. ¡°This, Monari-san, is thing you use for creating this this imperfect world and now it seeks for you.¡± Cris reached for it out of curiousness and upon touching the crimson gem, it absorbed right into her hand. Cris shouted in confusion as her right hand slowly cracked with red crystalline, creeping into her body and out. Cris fell right into the ground, twitching violently as she loses her sense of control. She gagged for air as the crystal slowly coated her slowly. Strange, countless memories painfully flooded her innocent mind and into her heart. The memories of a being that she knew at the very start filled her mind. Like a tomb, the crystal covered her entirely until no opening was out. Hepton, who helplessly watched her, grinned as he was satisfied what was happening right now. He mumbled something to her while she was ultimately cased inside the bloody crystal. ¡°The wish of milady has come true¡­as what you said Milady, you will use it for this Tobe-kun!¡± Those are the last word Cris has heard faintly. She still kept fighting on her consciousness, or perhaps her sanity, until she loses it. And upon closing her eyes, she will become something that is far more ominous. ¡­Something that can shake the whole world and destroy. The bright blood of moon that shines in her eyes before it closes is the start of the revival.
PART 3 Tonight has a clear sky. The moonlight gently shines over the subdivision but another scene make it clear that something strange occurred. *BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM* A menacing smoke slowly rose up to the sky, underneath it glowed a wicked fire. Many of the houses are destroyed already. Mysteriously above those houses rose a red metallic sphere that glinted against the moon. The phenomena happened right on Cris¡¯ house and nearby houses. Meanwhile inside the [Squairkraw] bay, Maximus and other crews of the ship witnessed the incident outside via the screen. It is also a main cause for the alarm to ring. Maximus only grumbled slightly; his stern figure hasn¡¯t change at all. Right behind him is a girl who could have been mistaken for a student if not for her commander suit. It was Maximus trusted commander, Ryuuka who is busily watching it as well. The disaster has happened recently; large puff of smoke slowly filled the atmosphere. This ¡®disaster¡¯ is very different from usual. ¡°Our priority here is Tobe-kun and Yuki-chan, I want them here quickly!¡± Ryuuka ordered sternly but can¡¯t keep her hand from trembling in unknown fear. Maximus noticed it. ¡°Commander?¡± ¡°Nothing, Max. It is just this kind of incidence has happened many years ago.¡± She said softly to him. ¡°¡­This is something where thousand has died and---disappeared like a wind.¡± Ryuuka clasp her other hand and hid it behind her back. ¡°¡­Now if only I can prevent it this time.¡± ¡°I believe in you, commander. No one will fail this mission.¡± Maximus complemented her. Actually, he has seen her as a tough and strong commander who is iron-willed. Everything she done is perfectly executed. But something like this made her bothered enough to left her in a serious dilemma. ¡°Hurry, if we can¡¯t get this time¡­the reavers will.¡± Chapter 2: Shattered and Awakened PART 1 1:00 in the morning, Tobe slept comfortably in his own room. He is unaware of what is happening outside for he was very tired. He was in a good sleeping condition that he was dreaming. In his dream, he was flying like an eagle, soaring behind the clouds. ¡°Yeah!!¡± Tobe cried enthusiastically, He can feel the cold wind rushed past his face. Numerous birds flew past him as if they greeted him in his flight. Tobe smiled widely; he has never felt this glad before. Just how happy he flapped, a sudden misfortune turned him upside-down. He lost his ability to fly and consequently came down like a strong gush of stream. ¡°Waaah!!¡± He shouted bitterly. The nearer his fall, the louder he shouted and upon calculated milliseconds of smashing his face down the ground¡­ *THUD* Tobe was awakened from his beautiful dream which in turn became a horrible nightmare. He was breathing heavily and sweats popped on his forehead and on the other parts of his body as well. The cold floor made him stood and was surprised. He thought he fell off the bed badly but his bed couldn¡¯t be found from this dark room. What¡¯s only left was his blanket lying on a metallic ground which he found queer. He scratched his head; certainly, the dreaded impact was real for his head suffered some minor ache. Now that he realized that he wasn¡¯t in his room at all, he searched this strange room and found that Yuki was also right there in the same spot where he found himself lying. Yuki was a maiden whom Tobe had her powers sealed off and currently living with Tobe under the same roof. She was sleeping quietly; even in a dark room, he can still see her face that was so beautiful and mystical while in slumber that she could be mistaken for a doll. Tobe didn¡¯t bothered waking her up. He couldn¡¯t take off his gaze on her face that he is unaware that someone opened a door. ¡°Tobe-kun!!¡± That voice startled him and awakened Yuki. Tobe turned around and felt tensed as ever. Ryuuka Monosume, the ¡®sadistic¡¯ commander of the ship [Squairkraw] and the notorious, secretive principal of his school. ¡°Ryuuka-san, what did you do to us?¡± Tobe exclaimed annoyingly at her. While Yuki rubbed her half-closed eyes and yawned. Drools can still be found on her mouth. ¡°Time to school?¡± Yuki, who was still in a hypnotic state, was still curious of why Tobe was right beside him. ¡°Er¡­no¡­¡± Tobe cautiously said as he showed his wry smile. He approached Ryuuka this time. ¡°Why did you do these---Uh?¡± Tobe paused right after he saw her serious expression, eyes burning like an arrogant fire. He concluded that something must have happened that caused Tobe and Yuki to be transported here in [Squairkraw]. ¡°Tobe-kun, sorry for the unexpected event. How¡¯s Yuki-chan?¡± ¡°She¡¯s fine.¡± Suddenly, Yuki popped up behind him like a ghost, scaring Tobe out of his spine. ¡°Waah!¡± ¡°S-sorry¡­¡± Tobe felt embarrassed after Yuki apologized to him after seeing him twitched. ¡°Something happened, Tobe-kun. Both of you are teleported for this reason¡­¡± She said sternly after breathing deeply. ¡°¡­Come on, I¡¯ll show you your room.¡± Tobe felt cold while walking hurriedly. His feet are awfully cold. ¡°Tobe-kun, did you forget your clothes¡­or you slept while naked?¡± ¡°Well, it is your fault for bringing us here.¡± ¡°Really?¡± ¡°Who knows?¡± Tobe wrapped himself with his arms after he noticed he only wears his shorts. ¡°Disgusting¡­¡± ¡°Ryuuka-san! You¡¯re an indeed a pervert.¡± Tobe protested at her after Ryuuka commented on his shorts. He stopped walking which made Yuki, who followed behind Tobe, bumped behind him and ended up hugging him on his back. ¡°Gaah--!¡± Tobe froze. He can felt her voluptuous chest squeezing on his back; it was so soft like a pillow. She was still in her sleeping garments which Ryuuka bought for her. ¡°Yuki--!¡± She was clinging behind and pressed herself more which made Tobe felt hot, red and sweaty all over, instead of cold. The tingling sensation on his back made him trembled. Tobe realized it is futile after several attempt to break free from her. ¡°*nuff*--the smell of Tobe is better¡­¡± Tobe shuddered upon hearing it. Yuki¡¯s hot breath tickled his back made him more uneasy. Yuki erotically sniffed his nape in pleasure. Tobe and Ryuuka immediately realized that Yuki was still in trance after she didn¡¯t listen from him. Her clasp was getting stronger that it leaves him breathless and blue. ¡°Help me¡­¡± His last resort was Ryuuka who busily watched them with eagerness. If he can¡¯t remove himself from her, chances are he might leave unconscious or worse death. Gradually, Yuki raised him a several inches above the floor and ended up collapsed on the floor with sleepy Yuki. He was rendered unconscious later on. Tobe woke up and found himself in infirmary room. He also spotted Yuki on a separate bed, sleeping comfortably as if nothing happened at all. Tobe rose up and found some clothes on his bed. Ryuuka sat beside him, and was waiting for him to wake up. ¡°Here¡¯s your clothes¡­¡± Ryuuka told him. After she said that, she hurriedly stood up and went for the door to left him. ¡°Wait¡­!¡± Tobe exclaimed and made her stop right at the door. ¡°¡­tell me what happened!¡± Ryuuka looked back and stared him inconsistently and eyes half-closed, making Tobe shrugged uneasily. ¡°A Maiden has appeared somewhere near in this area, particularly in your place.¡± Ryuuka sighed. ¡°Another Maiden?¡± ¡°Yes, you are right. But this thing is proven to be more dangerous than Yuki the last time you encountered.¡± ¡°Is that the reason why both of us were sent here?¡± ¡°Technically ¡®yes¡¯ would be the answer.¡± ¡°Then, what about the civilians---people who are left down there?¡± ¡°Stupid, we were forced to do it. I had no other choice¡­Seconds or less, that place will be influence by the black field.¡± ¡°You mean reavers?¡± Tobe gasped. He remembered how most of them tried to destroy Yuki. It hurt his heart a lot for whatever the reason. ¡°Satisifed?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t think so¡­¡± Tobe left his bed and faced Ryuuka. ¡°So what will you do to me?¡± ¡°I-I¡¯m coming with you.¡± Ryuuka was mildly shocked upon hearing it and chuckled for a while. She didn¡¯t know that he could be courageous as he was right in front of her. ¡°Well, if that¡¯s what you are thinking right now¡­follow me.¡±
PART 2 Inside the bay, everyone was so busy in what they are doing despite the quietness and tense of the atmosphere, some are typing in something some valuable data, others are walking back and forth carrying some important statistics for these current mission and et cetera. However, most of their attentions are on widest screen placed in front of them, particularly what was happening on what is currently flashed on the screen. Maximus, right in front of the holographic screen, was carefully examining the situation right now. His stern, stoic old face is what everyone respected him of among his other contributions. The metallic sliding door draws open and in came Ryuuka Monosume and Shinichi Tobe. Upon entering, everyone inside paid attention and quiet for the commander Ryuuka. Tobe only stood and stopped on his tracks, astonished on what he has seen as largest compartment of the airship [Squairkraw]. ¡°Welcome to the [Squairkraw] bay, Tobe-kun, I think you had never seen it, don¡¯t you?¡± Ryuuka said rhetorically and proceeded beside Maximus, who busily watched the screen. ¡°Max, What¡¯s the current status of the situation?!¡± Ryuuka said hurriedly and at the same time, watched the circumstances. Her hands flexed. She has felt this uneasiness many times before. ¡°Uhh¡­The signals coming from it are still weak as before and still incapable of reaching the alert level but obviously and gradually, I can sense that it becoming stronger at my point.¡± Maximus reported enthusiastically. Tobe watched the screen and was freaked from what he saw. ¡°What¡¯s that!?¡± ¡°A Maiden¡­¡± ¡°But¡­?¡± ¡°Actually, I also couldn¡¯t guess it but with our instruments, it is really a Maiden.¡± At the screen, it showed the great ruins of the building under the shining moon. It seemed to be destroyed by a mysterious impact. But the main attraction is the floating sphere right in the middle of impact. Giving a clear sight on it, it resembled like a glowing, melted iron. Maximus, upon his commands, focused it and magnified it and many are shocked. Rather than a solid red ball, [Squairkraw] provided more exaggerated detailed view. The red ball¡¯s appearance is no more other than an imperfect, gelatinous prison. A moonlight reflected a hole on it and revealed something that made Tobe blink. ¡°There¡¯s something in it¡­¡± Stolen content warning: this content belongs on Royal Road. Report any occurrences. Yes. Tobe saw a young girl, partially naked, and was curled inside that bloody prison. Despite its seemingly difficult position, the girl was imperviously sleeping as evident in her closed eyes. The scene tends to be similar to an infant inside the mother¡¯s womb. Tobe, upon seeing it, trembled, instead of a usual astonishment, His eyes enlarged as his heart kept up a steady pace. He was greatly mixed with many emotions not because of what is currently happening but who she really is. "C-Crista Monari¡­?¡± He muttered instinctively in shock. Although she heard it impossibly, the girl, Monari Crista, opened her eyes gradually like a blood moon was about to be full. Yes, instead of a usual, humanly, black eyes. Her eyes seemed to belong to a mystical, powerful deity whom she embraced. ¡°Crimson!¡± Ryuuka blurted out. Though stern as always, she felt her blood ran cold already. Not only she opened her curious eyes but even manage to take a glance at Tobe with a hint of unknown desire even though the they were very far away with each other and plus, Tobe was inside the airship. Crista made a sly grin before she does something. The whole screen was flooded with the red tide of chaos later on. ¡°Superior, this is no good!¡± ¡°What is it, Max?¡± ¡°The signals coming from her are shot up to a danger level!¡± Maximus told her after examining the indicator. If this is something to be worried about, then this would be the right time for them. ¡°Reavers will be here sooner¡­---Maximus, activate the !¡± is one of [Squairkraw]¡¯s top tool to evade reavers, as well as military effectively. It prevents communication and tracks and therefore, avoids being attacked by the reavers while rendering the ship invincible temporarily. It also prevents the ship from being trapped from stasis field. Tobe still watched the screen or whatever happened outside. Actually, he pondered about Crista, her only friend. He never doubt about her identity, especially he can see behind those eyes, which only Crista possessed. He must save her no matter what happen to him, even at the cost of his life. ¡°Ryuuka-san, p-put me right there!¡± Tobe declared tensely, his curled up fist showed up his determination. Ryuuka was a little surprise at first, but seeing his fierce resolve, she agreed confidently. ¡°Are you sure that¡¯s what¡¯s you are going to do?¡± Ryuuka let him assured with her half-closed eyes. ¡°I don¡¯t care¡­ I¡¯ll save her even if I¡¯m weak!¡± Tobe stared her right in those eyes. Ryuuka can see his intense desire to save his friend. She chuckled for a while. His eyes are almost trickling with soulful emotions. Cold night almost made her shivered a little, but totally she was alright. Tonight is seemed to be a little harsh for her, which almost made her sneeze. The girl only walked smoothly, not trying to act as if in a hurry but to enjoy the pleasure moments of straddling along the pavement. Her black, youthful hair played along. To her, the blouson she was wearing is enough for her to make her warm. The girl, Lyka Monari, also known as a cousin of Crista Monari, is now going home after a mound of works. Her thoughts are filled with Crista, which can be basically called as a concern for her safety. ¡°How¡¯s is she, I think?¡± She muttered softly. She passed a dimly-lighted lamp nearby. Except for her, the street is empty on a starry, clear sky. Lyka often paused for a moment just to take glance up to the stars. She remembered how she was taken with the responsibility of taking care of little Crista after her parents died mysteriously¡­ and brutally. As the only relative of that little family, she was chosen to. She smiled but inside of her she felt sad at the same time. Lyka looked up again at the sky to watch the beautiful stars twinkling above her. Lyka chuckled to herself. Then, went on straddling along the pavement happily. Upon reaching at the corner of the street, something struck in her mind, which made her trembled mildly and just for a while. Lyka stopped walking and was almost fell because it was too sudden. She didn¡¯t felt any pain but unknown images seemed to flashed in front of her. ¡°Guh¡­!¡± It was clear to her that it was a horrible premonition and surely something worse is about to happen but disregarded it for a while and resumed walking. ¡°Ah, just a mild headache¡­¡± Gradually, her walking pace became faster until she actually ran as if she was chasing something or someone. Premonition or not, it was something related to Crista when it was so clear to her. ¡°Crista!¡± She muttered to herself instinctively while running tirelessly although she knew that she was still far from their own house. *huff**huff*
PART 3 The reavers have arrived within two kilometers away from the weird floating ball. Hopefully, [Squairkraw] is very far from the prime target. Then, the reavers, about twenty-four of them, surrounded the ball in orderly manner. Since the arrival of the reavers, [Crimson] was still inside her own bloody cage. But in a second, she emerged from her fragile shell, sensing the true hostility of the reavers. The shells broke into pieces before it vaporized, revealing herself. [Crimson]¡¯s appearance can make everyone shudder and astonish at the same time: Her sleek, pale body are clothed with mysterious and tantalizing fabric unknown to the world; true crimson outlined with fiery, glowing hemstitches that flashes mysticism ¡­¡­¡­and jealousy. Her hair, instead of the short, humane style that she had before she was turned into a Maiden, is very different right now. It appears to have grown quite fast and seemed to reach her heels. It was still spiky though dangerously sharpened. It shined as though it was completely plunged in a purest blood. Her face, carved with mystic, sly grin and threatening yet seductive crystalline, sanguine eyes, resembles an indefinite beauty that lasts forevermore. Her pale hands are gloved with exquisitely, reddish-black silk as if it was worthy not to touch. It resembled delicate arachnid. [Crimson] as though patient as she was, waited for them to act on this spotlight, before she executes her own moves. The night obviously became darker than ever suddenly. [Crimson] realized this after scanning the whole area. She was shown to be hesitant at first but ultimately regarded it as side effect of the stasis field. is a territory-associated tool use to activate stasis field according to a calculated sphere of influence. It can reverse the damage done inside the sphere once the deactivated and temporarily halts the existence of all the people imprisoned in the sphere but it is a perfect battlefield for the Maidens, reavers and Chasers since they aren¡¯t affected by the ¡¯s effect. Once the stasis field is on, all of the communications are blocked and therefore nothing can be seen or heard of what¡¯s happening inside the sphere. ¡°Reavers¡­¡± [Crimson] muttered shakily not from fright but from creeping excitement. ¡°Don¡¯t you think you miss me?!¡± ¡°Target:[Crimson] acquired. Ready for disposal¡­¡± One of the reavers equipped with photon-blade that looks very devastating already on its way to [Crimson] quickly. As the blade was about to reach her face in milliseconds, [Crimson] still managed to smirk in front of it. *klank* The sword stopped instantly when a large spiky crystal that erupted out of her right arm blocked it. Small, shaky friction caused it to flicker with bright sparks. She brought the lone reaver to halt and defenceless. [Crimson] managed to examine its machinery head and found it very disappointing. ¡°*tsk*¡­¡­¡­¡­not even funny ¡­¡± With her free arm, she ruthlessly pierced its chest. Her arm was left halfway inside the reaver and pulled some horrible stuff out of its place. The reaver, violently shaking due to a massive damaged done, eventually stopped moving. Her hand is quite full of wrecked core still dripping with something black and slippery. [Crimson] simply threw it away together with the body and it fell down to earth. Her arm is messy all over but that is something not to be worried for now. *booooooooom* The astounding blast and the horror of the explosion are fuelling her with crazed excitement as she watched it contently. ¡°I¡¯m beginning to like it!¡± She shouted loudly. A hint of pleasure streaked her eyes. [Crimson] licked lewdly her lips until it glistened. The other reavers showed their deadly arsenals with ammunitions capable of potent nuclear power and with everyone in their position, volleyed the missiles to her inconsistently. *craaaaaaaash* Because of the continuous detonation, the atmosphere ended up fogged by the clouds of black smoke. Thereby, the sky fell into zero visibility temporarily. All of the reavers stopped shooting in order to know if the target has been really terminated. The smoke still covered the aerial battle. ¡°My turn¡­¡± Crista exclaimed loudly. Suddenly, tentacle-like growths whipped out of the clouds and, one by one, chased reavers near [Crimson]. Reavers started shooting toward these tentacles but the flexibility and narrowness of the tentacles almost made it impossible to land one bullet. *fffuuuuuuuushhhhh* One tentacle whipped a reaver into two easily as if it is actually made of paper. Most of them ended up destroyed by slicing them into halves. All of the reavers exploded in the midair like tremendous and vicious fireworks. The horrific chain of explosions and the ear-splitting blasts made her felt excited and crazy, evident on her twisted grin and bright eyes. Eventually, [Crimson] fell into frustration. To her, the enjoyment awfully occurred shorter and so her sadistic approach. She lust for more of it. ¡°Ah, maybe I can ask for more, MORE¡­¡­¡­¡­.! *HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA*¡± She exclaimed terribly and laughed raucously. She continued it for a minute or less before something attracted her attention from afar. It made her licked her lips lewdly and slowly as if wanting to savor its last interesting moments. Her hands are viciously shaken by the blissful pleasure before she can stop. The reason was simple: Right among the arriving reavers she spotted a Chaser, a worthy opponent to play for. ¡°Ahhh, you are something that I¡¯m waiting for¡­these mechas aren¡¯t worth something like you ¡­ CHASER!¡± [Crimson] utterly stated. A strong gust of wind swept her long, unruly hair. Suddenly, out of nowhere, a rapid annihilating beam nearly took her head and shoulder if not for her extreme reflexes. She was almost taken with surprise. *Uh?* Nevertheless, she didn¡¯t even flinch a little. Instead, a flow of adrenaline made her even more excited. ¡°Amazing, you¡¯re the one I need¡­¡± [Crimson] smirked before she can know it. Her attention was literally drawn toward the emerging Chaser. The blast originated from one of the ravaging pistols which the hovering Chaser was currently holding. It was still fuming from fabulous shot. ¡°¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­..¡± Lieutenant Aria Crete, a Chaser who is known for her sharpest eye that doesn¡¯t fail. She hovered midair like [Crimson] in her specially-enhanced armor suit purposely created to fight off Maidens. Commanding an almost infinite number of reavers, she shouldn¡¯t have the slightest reason to afraid but her initial shot signals her to be more careful. Even at the thousand meters range she realized that the Maiden can see her and even capable of avoiding the rushing bullet. Drawing her photon blade out is worth trying her luck right now. ¡°Let us see¡­¡± Aria muttered while advancing toward [Crimson] at incredible speed. Her eyes twinkled with aggression and extreme hatred. ¡°Exquisite Treat!¡± [Crimson] muttered while grinning. She was totally prepared for this kind of assault. Actually, she was more excited to see the horrible outcome. Chapter 3: Avaddon (Red Executioner) PART 1 Tobe stood dumbfounded for a while after being teleported on a road. He felt dizzy because of it that he held his head in confusion. After seconds of recovery, he found himself wandering in what he thought to be an abandoned street. The dark, empty street is illuminated by a bright moon. He glanced to his left and to his right. Closed doors and nothing more could be seen in his sight. He must have guessed it was already midnight. Looking right at the moon, something whirred in his right ear. ¡°Tobe-kun, can you hear me?¡± Ryuuka asked him via transmitter that was fitted inside his ear before he left the ship. ¡°Y-yes, loud and clear.¡± ¡°Good. Listen carefully¡­ can you see the stasis field?¡± Tobe searched for something unfamiliarity that must be near to him but he thought he failed to find it. He breathed heavily. ¡°No¡­I think not. It must be somewhere nearby.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry, Tobe-kun, it is invisible.¡± ¡°I see.¡± ¡°¡­before I let you go, you need to know that communications will be cut off after entering the stasis field.¡± ¡°Understood.¡± ¡°If you can¡¯t get out of the field for¡­let¡¯s see¡­um ten minutes¡­ we, the Neitframe will interfere for good.¡± ¡°And what if¡­?¡± Tobe hesitated for a while. He scratched his cheeks in uneasiness. ¡°Well¡­ if you happened to be killed in action¡­worry no more, we¡¯ll just retrieve your body and bury it quickly¡ª¡° ¡°H-Hey, you¡¯re kidding! Right?¡± Globules of sweats suddenly popped on his face. He couldn¡¯t imagine how Ryuuka will take care of his body. ¡°¡±¡ªOh¡­ Tobe-kun, I have a list of things I¡¯ll going to do after you died¡­¡± ¡°*gulp*¡± Now all have gone overboard for him. He could feel that he will faint in a matter of minutes. ¡°J-Just joking¡­¡± Ryuuka mocked him in a serious voice but right after it he can hear muffled laughter erupting. He felt foolish for this that he developed a miniscule hatred for her because of her manipulative behaviors. ¡°You¡¯re giving me heart attack¡­¡± ¡°Tobe-kun, what I really wished for is that you will come out regardless if you fail or not after the span of ten minutes¡­do you understood?¡± ¡°Yes, several times already¡­¡± ¡°Tobe-kun, good luck.¡± ¡°Good luck to you too.¡± Tobe can hear an affirmative chuckle at the end of line. Now, if only he can find the stasis field. ¡°Oh, almost forgot¡­five steps forward and you should be facing it.¡± ¡°Thank you.¡± Tobe complemented even though he can¡¯t see anything out of ordinary. Without even doubting, he went straight where Ryuuka was referring to and he ended up bumping something in the air. ¡°Uah¡­!?¡± He did touch something out of ordinary and whatever it is he can see it is changing right now. Like clear water, it resonated and changed gradually into black wall. , he thought. ¡°It is not as solid as you think. Coward, Try touching it again.¡± Ryuuka sneered. ¡°Ok¡­¡± He slowly marched toward the black wall and upon reaching an arm length; he quickly thrust his arm toward it. The sensation is a little bit queer; it is quite icy and tough however it slowly absorbed his arm. Alarmed at this situation, he quickly pulled his arm nervously and was thrown back. ¡°What the¡­?¡± He examined his arm worryingly but fortunately he found nothing that could become a cause of his concern. That means there would be drastic effect. His hand left an impression before it was gone. Now that he knew about this, he determined to put up courage. Tobe pushed himself into the wall and the impact of his body created a soft cavity on the wall where it cushioned him and creating a narrow passage. Upon entering the wall and was expelled on the other side, strong, ghastly scent, dark as well as the gloomy atmosphere and the presence of an unnaturally intense feeling welcomed him. He had witnessed an unspeakable outcome which is really much worse than when he is still outside which made his heart jumped out. It seems that he¡¯s in an apocalyptic world; he could feel vomit anytime if he didn¡¯t adapt quickly in this kind of atmospheric condition. ¡°Target has just entered the barrier, operation complete.¡± Maximus exclaimed, his face seemed to be frowning forever. He is currently watching the live video footage right now. ¡°Ohhh¡­really? I would really like to have something interesting¡­¡± Ryuuka seemingly scorned him deliberately as she was lying flat on her own commander seat. Her eyes are half-closed contently and was grinning like a Chesire cat. Maximus watched her with curiosity that almost awes him. ¡°Superior, with some respect, what do you mean?¡± ¡°Look at the screen.¡± Ryuuka said while pointing something on the screen. It showed someone was following Tobe after he jumped into the . The figure was also sneaking and hiding out of his sight. The figure has a white hair which means that the shadowy figure is no more other than Yuki Tenshi. ¡°No way¡ª uhmm¡­e-emergency----!!!¡± ¡°Halt¡­ I mean¡­ stop what you¡¯re doing.¡± Ryuuka exclaimed. ¡°B-but she¡¯s running away!¡± ¡°Don¡¯t make it as a cause of an alarm, understood?¡± ¡°Y-yes, superior¡­ I¡¯m terribly sorry¡­¡± After a minute of guilty silence, Maximus apologized to her. ¡°¡­ Then what would happen to her?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry; I conclude after all that both of them are perfectly safe if they are with each other.¡± Ryuuka then slouched on her own chair after Maximus knew all of it. She swivelled her own chair and regarded it as a plaything. ¡°Did you know all of these all along?¡± Ryuuka then gave him a suspicious stare. A stare equivalent to a five years old child who noticed that her toys are different. ¡°Hmmmmmmm¡­¡± However, that is enough to make him trembled. ¡°Maximus, I will tell you the truth. At first glance, I thought it was alarming like what you thought but later on I changed my mind and challenged this seemingly perfect opportunity.¡± ¡°But that only make him angrier.¡± Maximus said with a hint of concern. ¡°You are wrong. Just wait and see.¡± Ryuuka played her hair as she sat there rigid. Even though she always filled with patience, she expected him to hit the spot right now which only brought her with mild concern.
PART 2 *KKKRRRTTTTZZZZ* Aria¡¯s photon blade flashed and brushed on the arm of [Crimson] as she tried to broke past her defensive arm which the speed of their hands and arms technique almost par with each other. [Crimson]¡¯s mocking face while fighting her made her feel agitated and retreated for a while, thinking another effective strategy. [Crimson] noticed it and willingly draws back which further angered Aria. ¡°Already tired ¡­ in the beginning of our battle?¡± She rather showed her dismay mockingly then chuckled terribly. Seeing this instant off-guard, she quickly grabbed her ravaging pistol and gave her three to four rapid shots with accuracy and dexterity. *KKKSSSHHHH* Those shots made [Crimson] thrown away as if she received an intense electric shock. ¡°Ugh¡­¡± [Crimson] groaned in agony. Aria, with her grim face, aimed once more to her, making sure she will shoot her another good and painful blows. She was almost smirking in satisfaction when she noticed something was wrong. [Crimson], whose body seemed to bent at the back like those gymnastics, was still moaning from earlier shots when¡­ ¡°¡­kukukuku!¡± Her tortuous groans eventually turned into an ecstatic laughter while remaining in that masochistic posture. She perceived Aria that those earlier shots were no more other than a failed attempt. ¡°I-Impossible¡ª your body should be disintegrated from those bullets!¡± In an almost close range, her bullets should have hit [Crimson] in no time but her mocking glee told her she¡¯s done something impossible. ¡°How could you ¨C!¡± A case of theft: this story is not rightfully on Amazon; if you spot it, report the violation. ¡°¡­Those pellets are so annoying. Can you think something more interesting, Chaser?¡± [Crimson] warned her intently while returning her body into an upright form. She touched the edge of her lips, showing off her indefinite lust as well as her scornful glances. Aria was deeply aggravated and insulted by her reactions and suddenly shot her with but this time reavers accompanied her assaults. [Crimson] managed to dodged all of her bullets and stroke the reavers neatly at the same time. One of them she forcibly pulled it and rashly used it as a shield. Because of its nuclear capability upon impact, the reaver tore open into halves. She was surprise after seeing it. ¡°Incredible¡­¡± Cris muttered lowly, even though it was evident that it can overkill her, she smirked it at all. She flexed her wrist as if she is certain that she wasn¡¯t hit. Aria, who was supposed to be disappointed, steps back in a manner that Crista regarded as a retreat. ¡°Wait¡­ the party has just started!¡± [Crimson] mocked her once again, and was almost thrown out in laughter. Aria simply calmed and stayed on her spot. She wouldn¡¯t be running out of patience this time. ¡°Party¡¯s over¡­¡± She said contemptuously. She held her weapon at her left arm and stretching her right arm up, she made some strange hand signals. ¡°¡­OPERATION :< Body Prison>!¡± At instance, reavers out of nowhere and from [Crimson]¡¯s blind spots appeared and surrounded her. They seemed to be more than what [Crimson] thought this time. Cris scanned her surroundings and indeed they encircled her, making sure she couldn¡¯t escape easily. ¡°I thought I can¡¯t see your full¡ª¡± [Crimson]¡¯s conversation was cut short when a reaver at her back impaled her thoroughly that the pierced right out of her slender body. She was partly surprised because of it. Instinctively, [Crimson] slammed the reaver out of her save for the embedded photon blade in her body. She slowly removed it, regardless of the wound, and threw it away. Now Cris was sputtering with her own blood but her playful stare told her it was next to nothing. Hardly had she wiped her mouth when another reaver grabbed her arm cruelly, as if it was about to yanked her arm. ¡°My¡­ mistake¡­¡± She hardly talked a word because of the excruciating wound. She grappled the reaver when another reaver grabbed her. Her strength and senses seemed to be failing. ¡°Yield right now¡­there are no way you can survive it anyway.¡± Aria said it coldly for she was only waiting for her death then she can retrieve the body with no trouble at all. But Crista¡¯s winking eyes and smirking lips meant she wouldn¡¯t do as what she wants. Gradually, more reavers joined the cause and many pierced her pity body. Right now Crista realized that she couldn¡¯t move at all because of the insanely amount of blades struck inside and out of her. She also noticed that they prisoned her using their own bodies. Now her head only protrudes out of the floating mass of reavers since her body is completely locked with blades, she was currently closing her eyes as if she was already dead. Suddenly, she heard the crackle of the which made her eyes reopened again but weakly this time. ¡°Die¡­¡± Upon hearing that cursing word, [Crimson] laughed a little that made Aria felt a chill for nothing. Maybe it was only her dying or something odder? ¡°¡­What¡¯s so funny, you monster?¡± ¡°It was that I remembered something¡­ quite nostalgic maybe.¡± ¡°Shut up. I don¡¯t want to hear it from you!¡± Aria retorted from what she said or technically, her voice is just to annoying. Now something made Cris looked at, specifically, at Aria¡¯s which can pulverize her in seconds. She was quite admired by it. "Well... well that kind of gun is quite... you know exciting?" Crista chuckled softly as if she was about to die from it. Aria stared her while her eyes are half-closed. "Maidens like you don''t really belong here on earth... you don''t have the worth living here and that''s my job." "Really? *hmmp* very naive..." "...You''re just a shit here on the earth!" Aria exclaimed furiously. One more time and she will lend no mercy! But Crista seemed to be satisfied. "Oooh, please me more with those words!" Crista has been shown to have a masochistic tendecies. She was even more delighted rather than crying as what Aria would expected. "D-disgusting!" Cris chuckled maniacally. "...are you finished? Is it your dying laugh?" Aria''s eyes are now burning with with vengeance. She pointed the bigger gun charging it with tremendous capacity. "I''ll show you the true power of a chaser!" "You don''t understand what you are saying, don''t you?" Crista commented after hearing those specific words. She chuckled for a while. "Let''s finish this!" "Then let me show you the true power of a maiden!" When Cris was about to say that, the skies seemed to echoed before her. Aria noticed something isn''t quite right this time as she felt her hand shuddered. "What the hell?" Aria exclaimed. Immediately, Crista was chuckling in front of her, eyes twinkling with extreme delight while Aria carefully scanned the whole background. "Come and join the party... ! The RED EXECUTIONER!!" Cris stretched her right hand as if she was reaching for something and a terrible forced swarmed and thickened her arm with crimson aura. Gradually at the same time, her arm bled profusely which coated and hardened on her arm. Crista suddenly bursted out of the prison, rendering the reavers competely useless and destroyed in a process. They disintegrated down to earth like a fiery shower. Mysteriously, her arm erupted several spikes with a long, wicked blade outgrowth at the end of her hand. It fashioned into a gigantic, crimson broadsword eternally intertwined with her right arm. The sword that was made out of her flesh and blood was cloaked with devastating power and potential. "Beautiful, isn''t it?" Cris proudly exclaimed while brandishing a little with her blade. Aria felt a deadly breeze passing right in front of her every time Crista played her sword. Aria suddenly aimed to Cris and begun to shoot her. *chug**chug**chug**chug* The muzzle was so loud and loud that it can be mistaken for thunder. Aria kept on firing until everything she sees were lighted with powerful plasma. She couldn''t believe it! How did she gathered that tremendous power in a short manner of time. The only answer she can provide is her own shooting at her, to prove that she''s powerful than any maiden! "AAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!" She couldn''t contain it any longer, the hatred for them, the longing for the revenge and to kill. The force of is pushing her away and even crazily aimed everywhere just to kill that girl. Everything always ended and so her , it stopped shooting and overheated so much that she got burned on her hand, but nevertheless she didn''t care for it any longer. Aria gripped her hands in wrath, she was temporarily blind due to painful flashes from blast. When everything seemed to calmed down, at least for a little bit, Aria squinted to make sure she was already dead with the her own hellish rampage but she was shocked to see Cris in front of her. Crista only ignored the blast and seemingly hovered there as she want. Consequently, Crista''s pale, slender body suffered from unnatural, big holes which she withstood for a meantime. The holes, big enough to see through, weren''t bleeding either and yet she was smiling all the time. Her body seemed to be ripped apart because of the astounding damage she received from . Cris even managed to smirk and she gradually laughed hard. "Poor little girl with her toy... are you finished?" She mocked Aria several times. Aria , seemingly angered by Crista''s mockery, threw down to the ground because she has no time reloading it and switched to twin . "How dare you...!" "As what I''ve told you... I behold the true power...why?..." Cris, while talking to Aria, was awfully serious this time, far from her cheerful and masochistic personality. Her eyes twinkled with both despair and delight. "...My Pain..." The large, tremendous perforation on her body gradually disappeared. Seemingly, restored by her original flesh and astral dress. "...My Gain..." The holes, or specifically the space, were visibly absorbed by her which made it more crimson like than before. "...You Lost..." Her body once again, restored to the fullest as if it never received any damage. "...Don''t you think it''s my turn?" Even though the colossal was twice the height of Cris, she easily raised it up to her head upright, resembling a huge tower above her.