Unexpected Interference

"Please kill me, I don't want to be a monster," the awakened being cried in front of her. Teresa hesitated. Every fiber of her being tells her that killing the girl was the right thing to do. But on the other hand, her human side was yelling to give her a chance for though she would deny it if asked. Her heart pities the Former Number Two.

There was a sudden hiss of a blade leaving the Number One stunned as she looked at the bloody stumps that once held her hands. She saw the blade faster than wind itself approaching her neck. She merely closed her eyes and smiled awaiting the revelation that is to come

"I'm sorry Clare. I can't keep my promises," she thought sadly as she felt her doom approach.

"ENOUGH!' a heavy crash threw Teresa off her feet as a debris of stones and rocks flew around the mountain. Even the numbers three, four and five was sent hurtling to their side. Surprisingly Clare was the only one not winded. And what she saw was something that she would engrave forever in her heart.

Groaning Teresa sat on her back freezing in fear. Looking at death face to face a mere moments left her panicky and afraid. It was a miracle she was not dead now. Goddesses she almost gave up on herself, gave up on Clare-

"Wait...Clare,where is she?" she thought in panic as sudden fear for the child she came to care about flooded her thoughts. Forcing herself to stand up all she could see was smoke of something that covered the entire mountain.

"CLARE!" she yelled at the top of her lungs. Hoping against hope that she is alright and worse that her worst nightmares came true, being food to some random monster. She can't bear the thought of losing the child. She could never forgive herself.

"Teresa!..." a voice echoed at her back. Turning, she saw the child carrying her hands and claymore. She was sobbing and running at her in full speed.

"Clare," she whispered as the young child hugged her again. She could feel the fear radiating from the child. She mentally berated herself for her selfish act of dying. She made a promise, and this time she swore she would fulfill it even if she had to gnaw rocks to do it.

"I thought you're gonna die," Clare wailed as she hugged the mother figure in front of her.

"Hush child," Teresa whispered as she held Clare in her arms without hands. In her heart though she was glad that the girl was okay. As her senses returned she stiffened as she felt the Yoki aura of the Awakened Being behind her. But what confused her was it was not moving. In fact it seemed to be focused on someone other than her this time.

"Clare, get my hands and prepare your pack. We're leaving immediately," she ordered the sobing girl with a small nudge that sent Clare running back to where she left her things.

Taking the advantage of being alone, the number one creeped as stealthy as she could back to the direction of Priscilla and whoever she is facing. Teresa barely saw anything throught the smoke when suddenly Priscilla landed right in front of her crouching form, this time a full Awakened Being.

"My, my,...Teresa. You can't escape me," Priscilla said in a dead monotone voice that gave Teresa shivers down her spine. She knew again that she was a dead woman, if only she had her Claymore-

Eruption of pain in her navel and right shoulder caused the Number One to scream in pain as she was lifted off the ground and made to face the former Number Two. She grimaced as she looked at the Awakened Being with pure hate in her eyes. Oh what she would give if only she had her claymore with her right now.

"I'm so hungry," The one-horned monster known as Priscilla growled in front of her. "You killed my mommy and daddy Teresa. For that you shall pay," a long tongue carresed Teresa's cheek making her gag in distaste. She furiously beat it with her stumpless arms forcing it to shy away from her skin.

"Tell me Teresa do you have any innards?" Priscilla asked. The number one barely registered the words when fiery pain erupted in her stomach as the Awakened Being tore it open pulling the intestines and organs stuffed inside. Teresa screamed and screamed as she felt being torn in two. She could feel her yoki aura rising already due to the pain.

"No...No...No..." her thoughts whimpered as the aura reached thirty percent. She is barely holding on now, the pain intensifying as she felt teeth ripped another part of her abdomen again.

"Te-re-saaaa!" a voice called out again causing the Number One to look down. Her heart nearly stopped as she saw Clare running toward her hurling rocks at the Awakened Being impaling her.

"No Clare! Get back-" she was cut off as Priscilla removed another set of her organs looking at the human child throwing the stone at her.

"Finally, something less disgusting than you Teresa," Priscilla slurped licking the blood on her lips. Teresa cannot contain her fear when tendrils head toward Clare.

"Clare! No!" she screamed. But was cut short as Noel and Sofia suddenly appeared in front of the girl blocking most of the attacks with their blades. But not all of them. The Number One stared in horror as the two warriors fell down dead pierced in many places. From the distance she could see Ilena also approaching.

"Ilena take the girl and run!" she yelled at the other warrior.

"You have to focus on bigger problems more Teresa," the Awakened Being in front of her growled as she plunged herself to the feast on Teresa's guts.

The Number One felt her Yoki rising again. She wouldn't die a monster she promised herself that. She would die as a human. That along gave her the resolve not to awaken even as her nemesis ate her alive. She could already feel her vision going bleary, everything seems to grow darker. If this is death, she would gladly accept it.

"LET HER GO!" a loud voice awakened the fainting Claymore from the clutches of Death. Looking at her side Teresa saw a gold armored man with pauldrons to big for him. He is at least seven feet tall with a golden helm. There is no face available for seeing there. But what surprised the woman was the tendrils of light coming from his back. His figure looked likr it took a beating.

"Are those wings" Teresa thought to herself as she watched him approach them.

"I thought you're dead already?" protested Priscilla.

"HA! YOU THINK YOU CAN KILL IMPERIUS THE ANGEL OF VALOR!?" mocked the figure. He raised his palms and Teresa was surprised to see it glowing red hot, then followed by a spear of gold landing in front of him emanating. Leveling his spear he looked once at Teresa with mock distate and turned his head then at Priscilla

"Get ready for round two abomination" roared Imperius as he charged the Awakened Being.