Aaaaaaalright, Hollowsoul75 here.
First, my apologies for the AN in the last chapter involving the whole rant about Alice and reviews…I only have myself to blame as it was my decision to drink a large can of mother before writing the chapter…I write the chapters quickly but, well, caffeine high…what can ya do? (Besides NOT drinking the Energy drink)
Second: I shall now reply to my reviews…I feel like a broken record when I say 'Thank you for your kind words'…(Sighs out)-fuuuuuuuuuuuu…
Castor115: Yes, quiet the competition indeed. And thank you for your kind words.
Guest:…Harem?...Never thought about it…maaaaaybe? I'm not sure as my plans currently revolve around Axel and Alice right now so I never actually thought about true pairings…he will not be paired with Ruby or Blake, no way…maybe…possibly…They are only in the character filter for…ohh no you don't. No spoilers. And no certainties on the Harem, if there's going to be one it will be small…like…Bah, if there's one, there will be one, if not…Feh! Not my problem if you don't like it.
SilentWolfFox: Yes, poor Alice but poorer Weiss…one does not simply survive against demon child. And thank you for your kind words.
NekoLazy: No…no, her semblance is not like Neo's…I said sisters…as in *Spoliers*…one controls space, one controls time…Neo is not Alice's sister, so don't think that...You'll see what I mean in this chapter. And yeah, I know about the whole review deal, but I was hyped up on caffeine and felt playful as I was listening to 'Partners in Crime' while writing the previous chapter and it suited Alice and Axel so perfectly…one does not simply stay calm after drink a whole can of mother mixed with…well it wasn't drugs but other drinks, I ain't that kind of person…in less than ten minutes…I am fine…but my stomach…(Shivers) Let's just say Taco Bell has nothing on this.
John Smith Reaper Of Souls:…Ooooooookay?...what do you mean by 'Ok' by the way…that rhymed…I'ma genius! (Still coming down from caffeine high as I write this)
Guest #2: Daww, thanks. And no, Weiss does not know…not yet at least.
BANKAIZEN: Thanks…not much else to say.
Chapter 5: Meet the true Anguish and Agony.
Axel laid down in his bed, which he was forced to bring into the room and set up by himself by his new team…at least Alice was nice enough to help him out with handing him the tools he needed. Weiss had sat down on her bed and started breathing in and out in order to calm herself after introducing him to her team, seeing the fiancé you believed to be dead for a dozen years would do that to a person Axel guessed. Axel still wasn't sure on the matter of being engaged but, he was willing to give it a try…for Weiss, his first true friend…and now apparently lover.
He may be insane…okay, he is insane, but he ain't stupid…he's dense yes, stupid, no….wait…Bah. He saw the immense relief in Weiss' eyes and knew that she was glad he was alive for more than just because he was her fiancé…but he didn't know what exactly she was truly relieved about. She did mention potential suiters…perhaps…no, he shouldn't be delving into this, it was her business and if she wanted to talk about it, he would be there. Axel grumbled as he placed the sheets on his bed before doing the blankets…he'd have to keep up a mask of…uugh, sanityup around his new team.
Alice jumped on the bed before sitting down cross legged and patted the spot in front of her to get Axel to sit there. Yang stared with a raised eyebrow as Alice mumbled something and the air around the two seemed to distort like she was looking at a gas pocket before it returned to normal and the two remained still. She jumped off her bed before waving her hand in front of Axel's face to get his attention but got no reply. She started poking his face getting Weiss to glare at her before she walked over and slapped the hand poking Axel away. Alice mumbled something again and the air around her and Axel started to distort, but now the distortion reached around Yang getting Weiss to raise an eyebrow in confusion before her eyes widened in shock when the air went back to normal.
Alice and Yang had disappeared.
(Location: Unknown)
Yang groaned as she opened her eyes to find herself in a long hallway that didn't seem to end. The hallway had several doors along both sides of the hallway each one coloured different with black veins crawling over them. She was weirded out by the aura this place gave off and noticed Alice sitting next to her "You shouldn't be here…Onii-chan will be mad when he finds out someone else knows of this place." Yang looked around again while asking "Aaaaaand where exactly is here?"
"…I think you should see for yourself."
Alice stood up before walking over to the green colored door and opening it showing a pitch black void and nudged her head for Yang to follow her. As Alice walked through the pitch black space it seemed to ripple like water originating from where Alice made contact with it "This is trippy…" Yang raised an eyebrow but followed anyway, the void feeling like she was walking through sludge that felt as though it was trying to make her feel anguish for some reason. When she came out the other side she found herself in a replica of a mansion compound, outside one in a rather large garden to be specific.
The garden had roses growing everywhere around the area, the border of the garden was a line of thick trees that couldn't be seen past as the gaps between them where nothing but shadows that seemed to coil and shiver. The roses where colored a dull grey with dark green stalks that dripped black liquid from the leaves onto the ground. The sky was a dark green and the only source of light was being given off by a yellow moon, which unlike the one in remnant was whole and undamaged.
(Play: You're Going Down - Sick Puppies)
"What the…?" Alice stood in front of her staring at a dark metallic green and grey hooded cloaked figure that slowly rose off the ground holding the same scythe that Axel used when he was using the 'Embodiment of Anguish'. Alice nodded towards the person slowly in a form of greeting "Anguish…" Yang looked at her then at the figure as he pulled his hood back showing Axel…or what looked like Axel. Instead of Axel's slightly curly long brown hair he had flat hair with no life to it. He had deep scars going down his face from his eyes like tear tracks dripping blood and his skin was a sickly grey. His eyes were shadowed as his face was tilted so to hide them. A closer look at his attire showed dark red stains on his cloak and the only other thing that could be seen was a pair of black shoes and dark green pants that were torn in various places.
"Axel…what the heck happened to you?" Alice glanced at Yang at her question before sighing "That's not really Onii-chan…" Yang looked confused before something screamed inside her to jump back and she did so, narrowly dodging the scythe that would have hacked her in two "THE HELL…Axel?" She trailed off as she stared into his eyes…
…And an abyss stared back.
"Sufferingtorturepainagonyrapesufferingtorturepainagonyrapesuffering!"
Yang covered her ears to try and block out the voice that suddenly attacked her mind while she kept staring into the abyss before 'not Axel' jumped back as a fireball landed where he once stood. The voice left Yang's mind and she turned to see two Alices…wait, TWO!? Yang blinked before looking more closely at the new Alice, she had a lighter coloured hair and skin along with pure golden eyes with a small slit for the pupil. A cruel smile was placed on the new Alice's face as she spoke "Oh, DeARie mE…I MiSed…bOTh of YOu…ToO BaD~" Both Alices twirled in place away from each other before locking hands and both spoke as one "LEt's HaVe FUN!"
(AN: 'Not Axel' shall be called 'Anguish' and new Alice shall be referred to as 'DAlice'. Pronounced D-Alice)
Anguish vanished in a blur of grey rose petals going off to the right and reappeared behind the two Alices with his scythe mid-swing. DAlice grinned shark-like as she clicked her fingers and Anguish vanished again as the ground beneath him burst upwards in a plume of fire. Yang was freaking out as she had no idea what was going on "What the fuck is going on here?!" Alice giggled "Help me defeat him and I'll explain everything." Anguish reappeared near the edge of the garden with his scythe charging up energy, making it glow with a dark metallic green and black aura leaving behind a sort of smoke trail rising off it "When I tell you to jump, jump as high as you can!"
"What?" Yang barely had time to ask when both Alice and DAlice appeared either side of her in a dark blue smoky flash and grabbed her. Anguish slowly swung his scythe at a snail's pace before the weapon blurred when he reached mid-swing and both Alices along with Yang vanished in a smoky flash, reappearing high above the garden. Hurricane force winds blew through the garden as the ground and roses were torn up by the deadly gusts. Yang could actually see the gusts taking visible form of crescent slashes rampaging through the garden. The trees around the garden were bending back from the force of the winds.
When the gusts ended, Yang was teleported with Alice and DAlice back to the ground. The world seemed to go dark for a second, making Yang think she blinked, and the whole garden was back to the state it was in before 'Hurricane Anguish' came to party. Anguish was staring at them silently before looking off into the distance sensing something and a large dual ended mace slammed atop him, sending him face first into the roses beneath him and kicking up dust "What now?"
Yang question was answered when the dust cleared and another 'Not Axel' was seen pressing Anguish's face into the ground with his dual mace. Alice scowled as DAlice grinned widely "HeLlo, AgONy~ I WAs WONderINg WheN YoU'D GeT HeRE…" Agony wore a grey version of Axel's strait jacket but left it unzipped showing numerous scars that wasn't on the real Axel's body. He wore grey pants with black circuit-like lines running down the sides and black shoes with three grey spikes at the toes. His hair was dishevelled and messy covering his eyes but not his mouth, which had a slasher grin plastered on it. He raised his head slightly as he turned it to the side slightly to look at the three people still standing in front of him, his yellow eyes holding a desire to cause others pain.
Agony merely smiled wider as he raised his mace off Anguish's head before slamming back down when the scythe wielder started to raise his head. He repeated this for a while before Anguish vanished in a flurry of grey rose petals and reappearing at the opposite end of the garden, the three girls now stuck in the center of the garden with the two males in a perfect position to attack one of them that was focused on the other. Alice frowned when she weighed their chances of this situation before sighing defeated "We can't win this, not with both of them in the same place…we're leaving." DAlice clicked her fingers causing the three to vanish in another dark blue smoky flash. Agony lost his grin at the loss of three opponents before he set his sights on Anguish who readied his scythe at his target.
A single grey rose petal blew through the air slowly falling down to the center of the garden.
It landed silently and peacefully…
The two clashed above it.
(End song)
(Don't mind me; I'm a regular line break)
Yang gasped as she found herself back in the hallway she first woke up in, DAlice was missing and Alice looked annoyed with a pout on her face "Jiiiiiiiiiiiiii…"
"Uh…Alice, what just happened…and where are we?" Alice smiled before looking back to the door they entered that was now closed "Isn't it obvious…I mean, you saw two of them after all…" Yang raised a brow "All I saw was two…Axels…oh." Alice smiled coyly "Yup…Welcome…" She raised her arms to the side in a flourish.
"To Onii-chan's soul~!"
Yang could only stare with her mouth agape in sheer disbelief…but after looking around again and glancing back at the door she had entered and sighed.
"Well…this is a thing."
(END)
Well, done and done.
Okay, I hope you all enjoyed this chapter.
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School holidays soon, can't wait cause then I can play League Of Legends as much as I want…I used to play it a long time ago but my parents got rid of my account (Stupid parents)…I had not purchased anything so it's okay, I only used IP to buy stuff, never used my RP…getting off track…bah! But be warned…if you try to friend me on League I might decline as I do not know you…so yeah…
Anyway, my others stories will take a while for me to update (Tests and stuff…and studying, FEH!) So, please bear with me with how long it may take for me to update my fics.
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Hollowsoul75, out.