Author's Note
Welcome back to another chapter of LITOW! This chapter is mainly all action. Not much dialogue, only fighting, and some swears. So enjoy!
Leanbox, Gamindustri
Place: Basilicom
Date: November 29, 2017
Time: 7:50 P.M
"Zerstorung!" White Heart swung her axe like a baseball bat as hard as she could at Black Heart.
The Black goddess countered her move with her own attack skill. "Tornado Sword!" She slammed her glowing blade against White Heart's axe with the same amount of force, causing a small shockwave through the room.
Black Heart then jumped back when Green Heart entered the battle by thrusting her spear at her. The two CPUs alternated attacks against Black Heart, pushing her back. The Black goddess easily parried their strikes, but she couldn't find an opening to strike back.
With each step back, Black Heart felt her legs bump against something hard. Glancing back, she was pressed against Green Heart's bed. Turning back, she saw the large axe coming down and she quickly jumped onto the bouncy platform as the blade hatched against the wooden frame.
"My bed!" Green Heart gasped.
Out of anger the Green CPU thrust her spear at Black Heart who held the high ground on the bed. The Black goddess countered her attack with a rapid slash and while doing so, she saw a wooden chair flying towards her. Black Heart hurriedly swung her sword and shattered the chair like glass. She then jumped off the bed when the coffee table was thrown at her.
"White Heart! I would like you to stop breaking my furniture," Green Heart scolded.
"Tell that to the bitch who broke your stuff with her sword!" yelled White Heart.
"You were the one who threw them at me, you washboard!" Black Heart shouted.
"Shut up, bitch!" White Heart tossed another chair and Black Heart easily sliced it in half.
"Please, stop ruining my room!" Green Heart pleaded, but then she was knocked to the ground by a body.
Purple Heart had thrown Arfoire over her shoulder, straight at Green Heart. The emerald-haired CPU gritted her teeth and pushed Arfoire off of her.
White Heart ignored Green Heart and charged at the white-haired CPU. Black Heart made a quick feint attack, then stepped to the side and slammed her blade to White Heart's side. The White CPU grunted, but was able to twist her body and slashed into Black Heart's left thigh.
Black Heart yelped from the jolting pain. She fell to the floor clutching her thigh. Her bullet injury hasn't fully healed yet and now she got another injury in the same area from the blue-haired goddess. Black Heart cursed at her carelessness as White Heart held onto her bleeding side and stepped over her, raising her weapon high up in the air.
The Black CPU felt her heart skipped a beat when Purple Heart appeared over White Heart's shoulder and threw an arm around her neck strangling her, while plunging her sword through White Heart's abdomen.
"Don't you dare touch her!" Purple Heart warned.
White Heart let out a scream, reached an arm over her shoulder and threw Purple Heart over her shoulder. The Purple CPU's weapon made a sickening squelch as it tore from her flesh and she crashed against the nearby wall. White Heart slumped down to her knees and coughed up blood as Black Heart pushed off the ground and went to check on Purple Heart. She scooped the dazed CPU into her arms and wiped the hair out of her blue eyes. "Are you alright?"
"Yes," Purple Heart groaned. "I'm fine…"
Black Heart helped the purple-haired CPU up to her feet. Purple Heart started to wobble and she held her head. When she looked back up, she saw Green Heart dashing towards them. Purple Heart hurriedly pushed Black Heart and brought her weapon up, blocking Green Heart's incoming spear. Purple Heart gritted her teeth, feeling the pressure of the weapon pushing against the flat side of her sword. Green Heart put more strength into her spear, pushing Purple Heart back into a wall.
Black Heart stood back up and attacked while Purple Heart was locked against Green Heart's spear. Black Heart thrust her blade at Green Heart, but she leaned back, the sword scraping against her cheek. Blood oozed out from the cut as Green Heart stepped back from the black and purple duo.
"Arfoire, I hate to sound weak, but I require some assistants. White Heart is pretty much out of commission for the moment," said Green Heart, glancing over at the sorceress who was leaning White Heart against the wall.
"Of course, my goddess," voiced Arfoire.
Purple Heart dashed forward and Green Heart easily sidestepped out the way, but Purple Heart did a quick turn and swung her sword. Green Heart brought her spear up, blocking the blade. Purple Heart jumped back giving some space between them and Black Heart darted forward, taking the offensive. She slashed upward against Green Heart's spear causing her arms to go up, giving Purple Heart the opening.
"Blaze Break!" Purple Heart shot forward with her flaming sword reached out, but Arfoire appeared in front of Green Heart and she quickly swung her arm down with her sword. Purple Heart brought up her sword on reflex, blocking Arfoire's blade.
Black Heart, who was nearby, jumped and swung her leg against the sorceress's head, knocking her down, but Green Heart then reached out, grabbing the Black CUP's ankle and slammed her to the floor. Black Heart groaned in pain and Green Heart was about to stab her when Purple Heart came in, deflecting her spear. Black Heart immediately recovered and moved away as Purple Heart moved back, but the Green CPU rapidly thrust her arm out, aiming to skewer Purple Heart where she stood, but she swiftly parried the strike and spun on her heel to face Green Heart's once more. Without missing a beat, she moved once again, bringing her sword in a downward slash.
Expecting to cut flesh, Purple Heart was not expecting Arfoire to interfere and knock her sword off course. Purple Heart quickly pulled back and kicked Arfoire in the stomach making her fly a couple feet back. Green Heart was about to turn around and attack Purple Heart when she saw Black Heart coming at her. She brought her spear to block the sword that swung down at her. The two CPU's were locked in a battle of strength, pushing against the other as metal scraped against metal.
Arfoire recovered her ground and sprinted at the Purple goddess, swinging her blade down, hard. Purple Heart blocked the strike, but the force of the blow caused her to stagger backwards. The attacks kept coming and the tide of the battle was quickly shifting, Purple Heart was losing ground and she had to do something, and quick. The Purple goddess tripped on a piece of wood as she was moving backwards. Arfoire was now literally on top of her with her blade out and ready to strike down.
Black Heart took notice of the situation Purple Heart was in and moved around Green Heart. The Green CPU did not expect Black Heart to retreat from a contest of strength and staggered forward. Black Heart took this chance and kneed Green Heart in the stomach, hard. Green Heart gasped as the air was knocked out of her and she doubled over in pain.
While Black Heart was making her way over to Purple Heart, she could only watch as Arfoire swung her sword down. "NO!"
Purple Heart shut her eyes out of fear and waited for the pain, but it never came. When she opened her eyes, she saw Black Heart with her long sword in contact with Arfoire's.
Purple Heart quickly move out of the way, but as she stood up she was attacked from behind. She yelped and fell to the floor once more. Black Heart glanced away from Arfoire to see White Heart with a bottle in hand while standing over Purple Heart with her weapon in the other.
White Heart drank the potion entirely and her wounds immediately healed. The white CPU grinned and smashed the glass against Purple Heart's head. The purple goddess grunted as blood rolled down from the contact of shattered glass.
"Neptune!" Black Heart gasped.
When Black Heart's attention was taken away, Arfoire took the opening to strike. She swung her blade against her side knocking Black Heart to the floor, much like Purple Heart. Arfoire sat on the Black CPU's back and twisted one of her arms around to her back. The Black CPU grunted in pain, feeling like her shoulder would rip from the uncomfortable twist.
"Good work, Arfoire," Green Heart praised as she stood behind her.
Black Heart glared at Arfoire and demanded, "Get the hell off of me, you fiend!"
"Hahahahahaha! I don't think you're in a position to tell me what to do," laughed Arfoire, then she noticed something glowing a few inches away.
Black Heart turned her head to see what had gotten Arfoire's attention and saw the three Key Fragments. It must have fallen out of her pocket when she was knocked down. She noticed Arfoire reaching out for them and with her free arm, she easily grabbed the three metal pieces before the sorceress did.
Arfoire frowned, "Give me those Key Fragments."
"Never!" Black Heart yelled.
Arfoire glared and reached behind to pull out a collar. Black Heart's eyes widened with horror to see the red stone on the large metal ring. She started to struggle as Arfoire locked the collar in place. Black Heart deeply inhaled when she felt her power being drained. She let out a painful cry when her body began to burn from the inside out.
Purple Heart saw this and panicked, "Noire!"
Black Heart was soon covered in light and she transformed back into her human form. Noire huffed, feeling weak and vulnerable. She felt Arfoire gripping her other wrist, trying to get the Key Fragments. Noire gritted her teeth and tightened her hold as she struggled to get free.
"You have lost, stop struggling and hand over what is rightfully mine!" ordered the sorceress.
Noire doesn't like to be ordered around, especially from an old hag like Arfoire. "I said, never!" She growled out with as much hate as she could muster.
Arfoire released her wrist and grabbed onto her hair instead. She slammed Noire's head against the floor and the goddess cried out in pain. Arfoire continued to put pressure as she demanded the Key Fragments, but Noire wouldn't have it.
Purple Heart couldn't watch any longer and tried to stand up. White Heart noticed her movement and stomped her foot on Purple Heart's back, causing her to drop flat on her stomach. Purple Heart screamed and engaged her flight system, summoning her wings. She leaped up, knocking White Heart off her feet and flew at Arfoire, but Green Heart stood in her way.
"Out of my way!" Purple Heart swung her sword, but Green Heart parried her strike.
Noire glanced up at Purple Heart. She felt how Arfoire had loosened her hold on her and she took this chance. She used her free hand to push up and twist her body. Arfoire felt the movement and when she tried to push Noire back down, she was punched straight in the jaw. Arfoire groaned as she fell back, but easily recovered.
Noire knew she couldn't do much, but she can at least help Purple Heart. "Neptune, catch!"
Purple Heart looked down at Noire to see her throwing something at her. She easily caught the items and saw that it was the Key Fragments. She wondered why Noire would pass these to her. It wasn't gonna help in anyway.
When she looked back at Noire, she saw Arfoire tackling her down and slapping her face. She was about to fly down and beat the crap out of Arfoire when Noire's cry rip through the air, making her heart shatter. "Leave me, Neptune!"
"What!? B-But Noire-"
"Go for the open window!"
"Don't let her get away!" Arfoire commanded.
"Don't command us!" White Heart growled when she summoned her own wings.
"We won't let you escape!" Green Heart claimed as she summoned her purple wings.
Purple Heart was at a lost. She could only stare at those red eyes that told her to run. She can't go… she can't leave Noire. "I'm not leaving without you!"
"If you don't leave now, I will never forgive you, Neptune! I will break up with you!" Noire threatened.
Purple Heart knew that she was trying to make her leave, but she didn't budge. She couldn't hear anything, except for the loud pounding in her ears. She couldn't see anything else except for Noire. She was so in thought that White Heart was able to tackle her out of the air.
"NEPTUNE!" Noire cried out.
Purple Heart struggled as White Heart gripped both of her arms. Green Heart landed down and pulled out a collar just like the one around Noire's neck. Noire knew what would happen if she placed it around Purple Heart's neck. Noire quickly summoned her rapier and threw it at the White CPU, but White Heart jumped back as the rapier was thrown right past her.
Purple Heart took this chance and kicked off the floor, flying towards the open window. Before completely leaving, she glanced back at Noire to see her struggling against Arfoire. I can still save her! she thought.
Noire noticed her hesitating and encouraged, "Go, Neptune, go! Don't look back! Just go!"
Purple Heart saw Green Heart flying towards her. She only has seconds left. Looking back down at Noire, she yelled, "I will come back! I promise, I will come back!"
"You are not leaving!" Green Heart reached out, but Purple Heart speed out the open window. Green Heart flew out to see Purple Heart soaring away at top speed, but she had two Lowee jets following her. Green Heart decided to let the fighter jets take care of things and flew back into her room to see White Heart next to Arfoire, who still has a tight hold on the Black CPU.
"So, what are we gonna do? Purple Heart escaped," voiced White Heart.
Green Heart glared at Noire, who was no longer struggling. Noire didn't care what happened to her as long as Purple Heart safely escaped.
"Lock her up in the dungeon. As long as we have Black Heart, Purple Heart will come back," said Green Heart.
Noire weakly chuckled, "She won't come back."
Green Heart smirked, "She said she will come back, and she certainly will."
Noire bit her lower lip, begging that Neptune doesn't come to save her. If she did, she will be falling into Green Heart's trap. To think that looking for Key Fragments could get her caught by the enemy's hands. How pathetic she was…
Author's Note
I bet you guys didn't see that coming! Hahahaha! Haha ha… ha… ha… Geez, I'm a such a bad person. Laughing at Noire's capture…
Welp, see you all next time!