Ransom: Severin's Revenge

Sorry for the long wait...my busy schedule got me...busy.

Here is the second chapter...and this is where things get a little tense as our fave faction members get more than just a premonition. The main villain has made his move and the story gets to a rather tense start...

Disclaimer:

Princes Resurrection is owned by Yasunori Mitsunaga

The next day, the scene shows that the place shown Hime's mansion, where Flandre is at the basement recharging, while Hiro and Reiri is about to leave for school while Riza goes out to meet with some friends which leaves Hime and Sawawa alone, and as soon as the gang left, the familiar came and "scopes" the whole area, and sees that Hime's mansion is "lowly guarded" and that there are few-to-none powerful servants, and now the familiar freely enters the mansion and its first order is to check on Flandre, making sure to see how to handle the Gynoid.
It was still raining hard and this appeared to give Hime an an omen-looking sign that something unexpected is about to happen, yet she calmly took it in stride and went back inside the mansion not noticing the familiar entering the mansion and is heading to where Flandre is being stored.

-x-

At Sylvia's mansion, Sylvia is listening intently at her blood warrior's comments about how she saw a "familiar figure" appearing last night in the midst of a heavy rain while Francette is serving tea and breakfast to the eldest princess of the Royal Family, while the princess herself appeared unnerved at the thought of Severin coming back to life and assume that Mikasa is seeing things.

"Are you sure you saw what you saw, Mikasa?"

"I'm sure, Princess Sylvia! I'm not mistaken at what I saw! It really is him!"

"Really? Perhaps because of the heavy rain that it even fooled your eyes..."

"But I am definitely sure that it was really him!"

"Mikasa..."

"Remember lat year? At the Monster Kingdom? You saw it yourself...it was you who told me that Severin died along with his Gynoid..."

"But...yes...I saw him die...but what I saw last night..."

While Mikasa insisted that she was sure that it was Severin, she was given second thoughts when told about how she saw him died along with his Gynoid, and the teen blood warrior felt "defeated" as Sylvia gave her rebuttal yet was assured that it was just a "ghost" and is told to "move on" as she doesn't need to worry over an old memory, and Mikasa reluctantly did as she was told, yet she felt bothered as she felt that she did saw Severin last night.
She glances at the window seeing the heavy rain continuing to fall as she glances at the radio where the weather bureau stated that the monsoon rains will continue in the next couple of days.

-x-

At Hime's mansion, the familiar made its way to the basement where Flandre is seen switched off while recharging, and the familiar approached it, preparing to do something to the defenseless Gynoid while no one is looking around.
At the first floor, Sawawa was checking the refrigerator and noticed that they are out of vegetables and asked Hime if she can go out and buy some at the market, which the second princess appeared hesitant seeing the heavy rain outside, and advised her to wait until tomorrow but Sawawa insisted as she told him she heard the news that the rain would not cease until a few days later.

"Mistress Lillianne..."

"Yes, Sawawa?"

"I'm going to the supermarket and buy food for all off us..."

"Are you sure? It's raining heavily outside...you might get..."

"Don't worry about it...I'll be fine..."

"Why not wait for your brother to come back so he would..."

"He's still at school...and he might come home late...don't worry...I'll be back sooner..."

"Very well..."

Reluctantly Hime gave her permission provided that she wear a raincoat and make sure she comes back soon as she had a feeling that something unexpected would come as she felt that the heavy rain had an omen-like premonition to it, and with Hiro and Reiri at school, as well as with Riza out and Flandre recharging, she felt that this could be an opening that assassins would take advantage of, and hoped that this wouldn't be the case.

After several minutes, Hime went to the bathroom, unaware that the familiar came out from the basement and leaves the mansion, implying that it did something to Flandre, though it did not show what it did to the gynoid.

-x-

At the streets of Sasanagi, it was still raining heavily and visibility was reduces, and Sawawa kept going despite this and went to the supermarket to buy food supply so as to make dinner later tonight, and arrived, where she began buying the items needed and spent at the supermarket for more than 30 minutes, and then left, though she was a bit worried as the rain fell harder and visibility was reduced further so she had to make guesses ion which directions to go.

"Hmm...maybe I should've wait for Hiro...but I guess this is okay as I can make my way back home..."

However, as she is navigating her way, a silhouette is seen following Sawawa, and soon the scene slowly faded away, which did not show what happened afterwards.

-x-

At Sasanagi Junior High, the classes is currently ongoing, which Hiro felt that things were like before, having recalled the time he had when he and the others went to the Monster Kingdom to witness the duel between Hime and Severin, and it was the blood warrior himself who saved the princess from defeat, and now that things are normal, he felt that he'll be faced with anything unexpected, though he had a feeling that something unexpected would happen given the heavy rain that has plagued the town for a few days non-stop.

"I wonder if this heavy rain acts as a premonition that something unexpected is about to happen..."

As the school is now in recess (early break-time), most of Hiro's classmates went to the cafeteria to buy snacks, while Hiro stares at the window pondering on when the rain would stop, but his musing was interrupted when Reiri drops by for a visit, and there the two schoolmates glanced at the rain, which she tells him that she too felt that a premonition is about to happen given how the rain started a few days ago.

"Hiro..."

"Ah...Reiri..."

"You know...this rain has been going on for a few days..."

"Yeah..."

"I have a feeling that this is a sign that an unexpected battle is about to happen..."

"I hope not..."

"It's best that we be prepared for anything..."

"Yeah...you're right..."

By then the assistant principal came and told the students inside the classroom that classes have been suspended due to the torrential rains, and while some students are rejoicing, Hiro and Reiri weren't, as they are stuck at school with the rain not easing off, but then the two flinched when they saw a familiar silhouette within the rain which lasted five seconds before it disappeared, and this made the two feel uneasy about this.

"!"

"!"

"Reiri...! Did you...?"

"I did!"

"Do you think...?"

"No way...we both saw HIM died...when his Gynoid exploded..."

"But...he..."

"Mybe it's just a doppleganger..."

Hiro and Reiri debated if what they saw is really HIM or not, they couldn't come up with a conclusion since they both witnessed HIS death a year ago, and decided that they need to tell HIme about this but Reiri couldn't go given the heavy rain and Hiro opted to go ahead and leave the school so as to head back to the mansion and confide to Hime what he had seen, still unsure about what he deduced a while ago.

-x-

Several minutes later, Hiro was braving the heavy rains and wind as he is making his way back to Hime's mansion, and yet he is slowed down due to reduced visibility, yet he slowly makes his way around the city, only to get tripped and when he looked a the ground, he saw something familiar that made him worried. it was a basket full of grocery items and a maid cap.

"Huh? That maid cap...it's...Onee-chan!"

Hiro realized that it was Sawawa's but then he saw bloodstains smeared, and this made him worried, but then a silhouette appeared and gave something to Hiro, and within a few seconds both Hiro and the silhouette figure disappeared within the heavy rains, with no one noticing them due to the reduced visibility because of the heavy rain.

-x-

At Hime's mansion, two hours have passed and Hime wondered why neither Sawawa or Hiro are back, and she also noticed that Flandre hasn't come out from the basement which she sensed that something is not right, as Flandre should be fully charged by now, so she went to the basement to check on the gynoid, and upon arriving there she discovered that Flandre was drained of its battery and that the charging machine was sabotaged.

"Blast! Someone must be here! Why didn't I notice this?"

She then went back to the living room to see if there are any intruders there but so far nothing appeared strange, until she notices Sawawa's drenched, maid uniform, which is smeared in blood, and she sensed that someone took her, so she is compelled to use a cellphone to contact Riza since she can tell that Reiri won't be around due to the heavy rain, but then the cellphone rang and she answered it.

"Fuga..."

"That voice...this is a gynoid...but...Franz?"

"Fuga..."

"Franz?"

"Hello, Lillianne..."

"That voice...Severin?"

"Surprised, sister-dear...?"

"How...?"

"Yes...surprise...I'm back...and I intend to get even with you...but first...a bargaining chip...I have your ditzy maid...and soon your blood warrior..."

"What are you...?"

"Relax...I won't harm them...after all...it's you that I want..."

"Severin..."

Hime stared wide-eyed, after recognizing the gynoid speaking before Severion's voice spoke, and there he told her that he has Sawawa, and soon noted that Hiro is soon to be in his possession, but the princess remained calm and asked what does Severin want, though he only teased her before telling her that he will have his revenge, but assured he will not kill the maid...yet.

After the line was cut, Hime took time to think and decided to contact Sherwood for help, but before she was about to dial the number, a shadowy figure appeared behind her, where the scene slowly faded before sounds of struggling can be heard.

To Be Continued…

Hope the wait is worth it, and the suspense has build up, leading to the eventual confrontation between the two siblings since their last battle at the Monster Kingdom, so expect a little rematch to take place. As in with the original RANSOM fic, Sawawa gets kidnapped, and then Hiro. But this time Hime gets involved but the cliffhanger shows that the princess is in for a tough fight.

With Riza and Reiri still out, who will come to their rescue?.

Preview:

Hiro arrives at the lair where Sawawa is kidnapped, and gets in to a fight with the kidnappers minions...can he stand a chance against them?

Hime will also arrive, but will be in a "fix" as she finally meets Severin, who will eventually reveal how he survived the last battle at the Monster Kingdom...