(Greetings, this is my first official writing and I'm really excited to share it. I got into Blazblue around last December and have thrown my self into its world with no regrets. I love everything from Blazblue, but the Six Heroes story has enthralled me constantly. My personal favorite of the group is the beautiful witch Nine. The lack of stories on her or the heroes in general was a driving point, but I've planned to write stories on Blazblue for quite some time. This story is written with the knowledge I've gained from Chronophantasma, so I apologize if it contradicts anything from the Phase Shift novels. I hope this increases the love for the Six Heroes, because they really deserve it. Hope you guys enjoy and reviews are very much appreciated.)
Disclaimer: I own nothing from Blazblue
Chapter 1: The Man Named Yuuki Terumi
Underneath the hauntingly elegant Alucard Manor lied an intricate set of tunnels that led to an area known as "Oblivion". It was used to seal entities that were considered dangerous to an other worldly degree. Valkenhayn R. Hellsing, servant of the honored Alucard family, had been instructed by Clavis Alucard, head of the Alucard family, to lead beastkin warrior Mitsuyoshi and the great witch "Nine" to the sacred sealing area.
She had requested access to oblivion on the grounds that in order to defeat the Black Beast, the power from an individual who resided there was needed.
It was none other than Yuuki Terumi
Terumi...he had caused Nine much trouble before. The decision to release him was something that was constantly questioned, but there was no other way. Mankind was on its last legs against the beast, further delay of action would only ensure the death of the entire world. But the desire to protect her sister was the real driving point for her decision to release Terumi.
One of the Ten Sages, Nine was extremely powerful and dangerously smart. Once Terumi outlived his usefulness, she would do the world a favor and rid him of his existence. The female sage was sure that nothing would go wrong, she would make sure of it.
And so the three traveled through the tunnels, each content with staying to themselves. Valkenhayn carried a lantern to illuminate the dark tunnels, as he had not walked through them for quite sometime. Getting lost in there meant death, as only the correct path to the sealing grounds was known and nothing else. The spiky haired servant kept his eyes and mind focused on follow the correct path while Mitsuyoshi whistled harmonically and Nine played with her hair.
After a long travel, they reached the end of their path. Strangely, only a large body of water greeted them.
"We've arrived at our destination, Master Mitsuyoshi, Madam Nine".
The pair starred at Valkenhayn and the water in confusion.
"When did the time come when your not so average foe was sealed inside of a pool?". Mitsuyoshi frowned
Valkenhayn chuckled,"What you see here is the exit of oblivion".
"Exit?, weren't you leading us to the entrance?".
"Quite the contrary, only those being sealed can naturally enter oblivion. This water acts as gate for those who wish to both enter and leave oblivion. To enter, all you must do is go under the water and you'll be taken to oblivion. It is much better suited to the task we are trying to complete".
"I get it, so this is the only way we can pull out that terumi fella".
"Indeed. Lord Clavis has adjusted the seal so that we'll have ten minutes to occupy oblivion before we are returned back here. We must acquire terumi in that time frame".
Nine smirked,"A complex sealing method, I guess Clavis isn't just bag of bones after all".
As soon as those words escaped her mouth, Valkenhayn's fist made swift contact with the wall, cracking an unbelievable amount of it.
"Watch your tongue, witch"
Nine simply ignored him,"As much as I hate swimming, it's time to go grab our little friend in there". She kicked off her high heels as Mitsuyoshi headed closer towards her.
"No, stay here with wolf boy"
"But..."
"I can handle myself, I don't need the two you "accidentally" killing him".
Mitsuyoshi's expression intensified,"You shouldn't underestimate him, he's dangerous!".
She smirked again, Mitsuyoshi was usually a very laid back individual. Barring topics concerning the Black Beast, he never got this excited about anything. Strong as Terumi was, she doubted he could beat Mitsuyoshi. And she doubted that either of them could beat her.
So what was the reason behind his behavior?
"Do you think that he can kill me?. It's not nice to underestimate your comrades".
"It's not that"
"Ah...I get it now. You think that us being alone means that he's going to sweep me off my feet steal me from you". She giggled
"What?"
"It's just like I tell Celica, men only have one thing on there mind".
"..."
She smiled at the now confused and embarrassed cat and walked over towards him, placing her hat on his head.
"Close your eyes"
"Huh?"
Nine gently lifted two of her fingers and made a downwards motion with them, closing his left eye.
"Wha?"
"Shhhhh..."
She then pulled him in for a deep kiss. For him, it seemed like an eternity that there lips locked. Valkenhayn looked away, but smiled when he thought how great the two looked together.
She then pulled away, much to his disappointment. Patting his head gently, she motioned towards the water.
"Keep him in one piece for me wolf boy". Valkenhayn nodded.
She then jumped into the water, surprised that it was actually warm. But she would have preferred swimming in ice cold water over what came next.
Her body was dragged down by an unseen force, robbing her of the air she kept within herself. She was then dragged in variety of directions, wondering if lack of air or the water pressure would be her end. Finally, as if gravity it self had a grudge against her, Nine's body was shot upwards like a speeding bullet towards the water's surface.
She gasped for air, her head ached and her entire body felt sore. She couldn't see much of anything, only able to make out what appeared to be a blue flame in the distance. She swam to a section of dry land and rolled herself onto it. She lied on the floor completely soaked and no energy to do anything about it.
As the water slowly drained from her ears, she heard what sounded like a clicking noise.
Click...Click...Click...Click...Click...Click...Click...Click...Click...
She stood up, using all her strength to delay a reunion with the ground. The noise sounded like it was getting closer. She couldn't pinpoint the origin, but it was getting closer.
CLICK...CLICK...CLICK...
In front of her. She was sure the noise was coming from in front of her. She prepared a fireball instantly and threw it with great speed. She listened, the fireball made contact with nothing , but the noise ceased.
And then it was replaced by chilling and sinister voice
"Mmmm...I thought dinner was never going to be served".
The very water that coated her seemed to drop in temperature.
"Oh?...They skipped over dinner and gave me desert instead?. Yum!"
A males voice. She recognized it instantly. It would be incredibly difficult to ever forget that voice. Worse than that, it was once again coming from in front of her...
"Its been awhile, my sweet Ms. Konoe Mercury"
"Don't you dare call me that"
"hehehehehehehe...HAHAHAHAHA...OR ELSE WHAT BITCH!?"
As soon he ceased speaking, pain shot up her entire body. She looked down, horrified by what the outcome was. A multitude of snakes surrounded the spot where she stood. They quickly coiled around various places of her body, making movement impossible. A snake began to coil around her neck, forcing her to look up as the figure become fully visible.
"Yuuki...Terumi..."
He grinned at her, removing his hood and revealing his spiky green hair, that looked so sharp that it could skewer her just by staring at it. He reached in his pocket and pulled out a strange type of blade. He then flipped the blade open and pointed at her while slowly walking toward her.
"Feeling scared yet?"
"...ugh..."
She couldn't speak, the snake coiling her neck wouldn't allow her to speak.
"Awww...you're not being real fun right now. Maybe I should hold back a bit?".
She looked at him with murderous intent, wanting to destroy everything about him. He saw this and only laughed, as she was completely at his mercy.
"HAHAHAHAHA...OUROBOROS RIP THAT BITCH UP!".
The snakes complied, squeezing her ever so tightly. As he excitedly awaited the bloodshed, her body began to dissolve into water. At first a look of confusion plastered his face, only to return to his signature wicked grin.
"Elemental magic eh?.Glad you're planning making this interesting, because I like a little fight with my bite".
He walked over to the puddle where "Nine" once stood, making a strange motion with his right hand as he did so. The snakes then began to slither into a straight line and formed a chain like object with a serpent's head as the front.
It was the sinister Nox Nyctores. Geminus Anguium: Ouroboros.
However, as he reached towards his prized weapon, it wrapped around his body with insane speed. In an instant, he found himself in Nine's very situation. It coiled around him so tight that he fell to the ground with a loud thud.
"What the hell!?...let go of me Ouroboros!"
As he struggled on the ground, his head was slammed on by a foot.
"Don't tell me this all the fun you can handle, terumi".
As much as it pained him, he twisted he head upwards and saw her, the pink haired witch with a smirk plastered on his face. Angered, Terumi clenched his fists with such strength that he began to bleed from them.
"How!?"
"Illusion magic. The moment you revealed your self to me was when my spell took effect, swapping your entire existence for mine. Your weapon is under the spell's effect, thinking that you are me. Trust me, it's not that complicated".
"You bitch!".
She increased pressure on head.
"You keep using that word and I don't like it. You could take some lessons from wolf boy".
"Spare me your shitty advice. What the hell do you want?"
"To talk"
"Go talk to your pet cat, I have don't have a damn word to say to you".
She continued to put pressure on Terumi's head. He then gave out a small chuckle.
"On second thought, if you're gonna give me such a great view, then speak away".
It took her moment to realize that his position allowed him to see up her skirt. Agitated, she kicked his head with such might that it could have decapitated him.
"DAMN YOU!"
"Tch...annoying pig"
Nine then remembered what Valkenhayn had stated about the sealing grounds. Ten minutes was all she had, and a large portion of it had run out. She needed to make her move and fast.
"We need your power defeat the black beast".
"I couldn't care less on what YOU or any of those assholes need".
She bit her lip, it looked like she would have to do things the hard way. But she preferred it this way anyway.
"I really need to stop this "being nice" thing celica keeps talking about".
"Goddamn, will shut your annoying ass voice up!?".
She then locked her hands together and began to chant, Terumi becoming even more angered by this. He knew the next spell she was planning on using, and killed him inside to know he could do nothing about it. He squirmed around like a worm, unable to accept what was about to come.
"SHUTUPSHUTUPSHUTUPGODDAMNYOUSHUTUP!"
She then placed two fingers his on his forehead as she spoke...
"Mind Eater"
It was over. No more thoughts passed through his head. No sounds came from his mouth. No movement came from his body. He was practically dead. She sighed in relief, it went smoother than expected. She snapped her fingers, dispelling Ouroboros from his body.
Nine needed to make sure her spell had worked, so she put some distance between them. After walking far enough, she took a deep breath.
"Rise"
It took a moment, but Terumi's body began to lift itself from the ground. It stood up with almost no sign of life behind it. She motioned for him to come closer, and surely enough he did.
"Heh...not so tough now are you?".
He gave no response, but that was to be expected. In a way, Nine was disappointed because she secretly wanted him to pose a challenge. Months ago, she would have stated that she could single handedly defeat the Black Beast. Mitsuyoshi had to rid her of that arrogant thought, but she still felt truth in those words.
Suddenly, the blue flame she noticed from before had flared. It began to spread throughout the room with great speed. Nine locked hands with Terumi and, before she knew it, the both of them were consumed by the flames.
...
She wasn't quite what had happened, but what Nine did know is that she instantly found herself with water again. She rose to the surface, gasping for air once more.
"Nine!", Mitsuyoshi called out.
He jumped into the water and placed her on his back. He could see that she was completely exhausted, so he swam towards the dry ground as fast as he could.
"Are you alright?".
She gave out a tired laugh,"Hell no, where's terumi?".
He pointed at the wall where Valkenhayn stood, Terumi leaning against it.
"So it worked?"
"Who the hell do you think you're talking to?".
"A witch that needs to control her temper".
She smiled, it was always comforting to talk to Mitsuyoshi like this. She usually hated men, as Celica's friend Ragna had been a victim of this hatred only months before. But since meeting him and Mitsuyoshi, she became a softer individual. And both her sister and the beastkin warrior enjoyed this change.
Mitsuyoshi placed something on her head,"Here's your hat back".
"I sure missed it", she said with an ever growing smile.
Valkenhayn picked up her high heels and the lantern.
"Well then, I think its time that we were on our way. Shall we?".
They began to exit the tunnel. Indeed, it was time. Mankind finally had the power to battle the beast. The stage was set. The battle for the would future would begin.