Don't leave me alone
Chapter 12. Expect death of character in the next chapters.
"Samson!" Benedictus cried out when he saw him flying away. Scholastica showed him the man who threw the spell. Benedictus goggled.
"The Azi Danakha spell? But…that's meaning…"
Around them, people began to cry in terror and everybody began to push the others in order to go out. Benedictus called his sister:
"Come, Scholastica! Come!"
"What about Samson?" Scholastica wanted to step toward him but Benedictus caught her by her hand and headed for the exit. "Oniisan? Samson!"
"…I'm sure he would be fine. Come!" Even if he said it, he wasn't really sure of it. But it didn't matter to him. His and Scholastica's safety was his priority right now. Without any others words, they followed the others in order to go outside.
In the toilets, Elaine washed her hands, lost in her thoughts. However she was cut off by screams coming from outside. "What's happening?"
She was about to go out when an unknown man entered into toilets. Elaine goggled, surprised. "Who are you?"
"…Hello, darling." The man headed for her. Elaine moved back, suspicious. "Who are you and what's happening?"
"…It seems someone lost it outside. It is dangerous." He said, smirking. "But don't worry. I will protect you."
Seeing his look on his face, Elaine took her sword out, ready to fight. "Get out!"
"I'm sorry if you must use it." The man smirked. He caught something from his pocket. Elaine frowned. A gun. A magic gun. "Do you really want to attack me?"
"…" As for response, Elaine ran toward him and engaged the battle, but unfortunately, he shot her and her sword sent away. Elaine was about to take it again but the man caught her by the chin and pinned her against the wall. "Oh. Why are you resisting so much? You want it…"
She spat on him. He slapped her across her face. "I don't want to waste my time." However, while he was about to hit her again, he was kicked away by Sebastianus who arrived and fell down. Sebastianus helped her to get up then quietly caught the man by his throat. "What did you want to do?" He said to him.
"Sebas…Let's go. There is something wrong outside." Elaine said.
"Elaine…I will join you."
"That's impossible! I don't let you here."
"Go! I will be his opponent." Elaine looked down. She knew it was lost when Sebastianus had this tone and when he wanted to fight. She released his hand "I love you" She said before to leave. Sebastianus faced his enemy.
"…Number 21." Misuzu said, when she arrived to the room. She took a breath then knocked at the door. Someone responded. It was surely the servant, who was a young man. "Who are you?"
"Your master send me to collect the Liselotte's Fragment." Misuzu informed him. The young man took a suspicious look. "Who said it was Fu Manchu who sent you?"
"You still can go to his room and ask him." Misuzu said coldly. The man wanted to say something but when he saw her swords out, he sighed. "No. I believe you. I refuse nothing to pretty girls." Misuzu rolled her eyes then waited for the man who left to search for a box. He gave it to her. "It's inside."
"Thanks." Misuzu said. Suddenly when she took it, she felt a strong feeling inside her, as she had when she was about to go in the Red Night. She fell down. "Are you okay?" The man asked, helping her to get up.
"…Thanks. It would be okay." Misuzu said. However, while she was about to take his hand to stand up, the man took a different look. Misuzu didn't understand first but when she saw him falling brutally in front of her, she had a bad feeling. She bent over and realized with horror he was died.
"How…?" Misuzu turned back and saw somebody she didn't expect to see.
"…Who?"
"I can't anymore…" Scholastica called her brother. "We are close to the exit!"
But much to Benedictus's surprise, Scholastica released his hand. "Scholastica! What are you doing?"
"…I'm going to check if Samson is fine!"
"Go back here! That's dangerous! Aaah…"Benedictus cried out when he was pushed by someone close to him. "GO BACK!"
"I come back soon. But I don't want to let Samson die!" Scholastica smiled to him before to turn back. "No! Scholastica!" Benedictus called her but when he moved, he realized that Scholastica already disappeared in the crowd. "Scholastica!" He called her again. "SCHOLASTICA!" He lost patience then began to push the others in order to find her.
"…Who are you?" Sebastianus asked him.
"…Aenus. And what about you?"
"A Thule Member. I see." Sebastianus took his fists out. "Sebastianus of the Holy Bone."
"…Happy to meet you."
Without any response, Sebastianus began by a kick that Aenus avoided. He kicked once more with the other but Aenus caught his foot then tried to hit him with a fist. Sebastianus avoided it too then made him releasing his foot by his fingers into one eye. Aenus screamed in pain then Sebastianus caught his arm in order to fold him very firmly. Aenus tried to hit him once again but Sebastianus pinned him on the floor silently. "…Pff…MOUAHAHAHARG! And you are calling it an Index member?"
"Silence!"
"…" Aenus woke up then Sebastianus had a bad feeling when he saw his hands…The nails became black and very long…As Liselotte had. "…"
Aenus ran toward him and tried to have him by trying to tear his face apart with his nails. Sebastianus avoided as he could but he couldn't attack by himself. To shield himself, he ran toward the door then kicked it which broke it apart. He lifted the broken door and shielded himself from Aenus who destroyed the door very easily with his nails. "You're really a monster." Sebastianus said.
"…As well as you are." Aenus smirked then attacked him once again.
"…No way…What are you doing here?"
"…" The man smirked to Misuzu. "I fought a Kusakabe once. Misuzu Kusakabe. I recognized you when I saw you."
"…"
"You're the one who had right on Five Swords Kusakabe after having amputated your own father. How tragic."
"…"
Misuzu moved back then took her sword out. "Nagamitsu. A very strong sword."
"…I don't understand what do you want…but you killed an innocent!"
"An innocent who served Fu Manchu." He corrected. Misuzu asked him: "Will you end up by telling your name to me? You didn't want to tell it at the hotel. I knew you weren't just a simple owner. I felt it."
"…It was just a cover. I wanted to approach the country where Liselotte Werckmeister, my comrade yet my strongest enemy had been defeated." The man said.
"Who are you? Are you a Thule Member?"
The man smirked. Suddenly a light came around him which blinded Misuzu. She closed her eyes and when she opened them again, she realized with surprised that the man had change look. He had now white hair, piercing eyes and a demoniac smirk on his face.
"…Walter Dierich."
"A Thule Member…"
"But stop push!" Elaine cried out. "Stop push!" Seeing the staircase was full of people, she decided to take the elevator. She pressed the button to call it but it didn't come. "PIECE OF SHIT! COME ON!"
"Scholastica! Scholastica!" Benedictus called around but he didn't see her. He saw Samson who woke up, rather injured by the spell he took in. "Samson!"
"...Benedictus…you should…go out"
"Where is Scholastica?" Benedictus cried out, catching him by the chest. "Where is my little sister?"
"…I don't know. I didn't see her."
Benedictus released him then kept searching and calling for her. "SCHOLASTICA!" "Come back, Benedictus…" Samson tried to stand up but the pain prevented him to move. He fell down. "…Misao…"
"That's okay, now?" Misao asked Fu Manchu. He smirked. He had a delightful look on his face, and some blood running from his mouth. "So…that's really the Kusakabe blood…With his demoniac powers…Yes, I feel stronger now…"
Misao dressed herself again with her kimono, not really fine with it. Fu Manchu stood up. "Do you want to know…why I hate Index?"
"I don't care." She said. "You hate it too." Fu Manchu noticed. He caught her by her arm then leads her to his balcony, where there is a great view of the entire town itself. Even Misao must admit she was amazed by it. Fu Manchu smirked. "Here, there are stuffs not really allowed by things like laws, faith or religion. There is nearly three murder the day, and we can use every innocent souls here in order to manipulate them and made them our puppet."
"…"
"This homeland of mine is filled with war, chaos and death... Not a bad place for business, is it?" Fu Manchu tapped her back, really excited. Misao sighed. "What are you planning to do with Five Kusakabe Swords?"
"…It would be a bit awkward to answer to a Kusakabe herself." He chuckled. "I'm not in the clan anymore."
"So, I guess you and the other Kusakabe aren't really friends, are you?" Misao looked down. She couldn't really tell it. She didn't know if Misuzu was her ally or her enemy. But one thing was sure: they would never be friends. Never.
She shook her head. Fu Manchu laughed again. "What a joke! So you are like me!" Misao moved away from his grasp. "You should live here. You could make some money easily."
"I'm not…like you. Now answer me!"
"…Fu Manchu shrugged, apparently a bit convinced by Misao's situation. He sighed. "All right."
"…You fought a Kusakabe?" Misuzu asked to Walter. He smirked.
"Yes…However, I can really said I won…nor I lost…" He said. "What do you want from me?"
"…"
"Where is Dayaki Kusakabe?" She screamed to him out of anger. Walter shrugged. "He is fine with his news apartments."
"You kidnapped him…Thule kidnapped him…" Misuzu said. "And he will be joined very soon." Walter began to laugh. She cowered. His laugh…was a lot more sinister than Fu Manchu's one…more sinister than Liselotte herself…She could understand that Walter didn't look like Fu Manchu. And he wasn't a weak opponent.
"I suppose you wouldn't give me the Swords…" He smiled.
"How did you guess?" Misuzu said ironically. "If you want them so much…why don't you go to take them?"
"You're as insolent as your ancestor himself."
"My ancestor…"
But Walter didn't answer to her and tried to attack her with one simple hand. Misuzu moved away then tried to use her Shikigamis thanks to her Onmyoudou's techniques.
"Kenshi…"
Unfortunately for her, she didn't move that her Shikigamis were ejected by Walter himself without troubles. He had taken a red magic barrier, abit like Shiori did. "That's your Shikigamis? How boring…"
"…" Misuzu ended up by disappearing Nagamitsu and took Kogarasumaru Amakuni out, the sword she used the most often. She prepared for the battle then ran toward him and began to try to attack him. But Misuzu could see right now that it was already lost as Walter was too fast to her. She tried to use another sword, Hiromitsu, her most destructive blade, but when she tried to give him a knock, Walter used the Fragment she had as shield and Misuzu's blade came to hit it instead. It was small but it was enough for Misuzu to feel this strong pain around her. She screamed in pain then released her blade in pain. Walter used this chance to kick her into the stomach that sent her away.
"Scholastica!" Benedictus arrived into an isolated room. Everybody was nearly gone but he wouldn't go without her. Suddenly he saw a shadow into the room and came toward it. "Mister…"
The man turned back toward him. It was an old man. He smiled softly to him. "Yes, young boy?"
"Excuse me, have you seen a young girl dressed in pink with a ribbons in her hair?"
"…Sorry."
Benedictus rolled his eyes. "Where she could go?" The man took a sorry look then before Benedictus could understand, the man punched him into the face. Benedictus's monocle broke on the floor. "What are you doing? ARE YOU INSANE?"
"Index, huh?" The man smirked. "I didn't think they sent children now."
"I'm not a child! And what are you?" Benedictus asked him but the man tried to hit him again. Benedictus ended up by use a fire spell toward him, which the man blocked easily with a barrier. "Ah. Thule. I should have expected."
"Sorry friend. But we've been defeated the last time by an Index apostle while we're close…and now every time I meet someone who came from Index…I just would like to tear it apart." He spat.
"But what do I care about your life?" Benedictus said with an insolent tone. "Kanae should have come. She would have some fun."
"AARG!" Sebastianus screamed when Aenus destroyed the door completely. Aenus decided to use some magic then threw a very strong spell of lightning. Sebastianus expected it and crossed his arms as to block it while just his fists. Aenus smirked, amazed. "So…you can easily block some magic attacks with just it? That's a miracle."
"…I was known as the Silent Hand in Index."
"Too bad for you…It wouldn't save you."
Then Aenus used again his long and dark nails. Sebastianus could understand it was some Melee combat capacity and tried to block it easily, but must moved back to prevent his arms to be cut off. "You monster…" Sebastianus said.
"…" Misuzu was at the floor now. She couldn't really move. It hurt too much. Walter headed for her peacefully then picked up her blade. "Hm. Amanuki? It would be useful."
"…Ama…" Misuzu tried to call her sword back but much to her surprise, Walter made it disappear before she could. "AMANUKI? What…did you do to…?"
"It wouldn't be cool for you if you died by your own sword. Yet such a beautiful death…" Walter smirked then made it appearing again. "I don't hide…you can suffer…"
"AARAAAAAAAAA!" Misuzu screamed while Walter pushed the sword into her shoulder. She cried in pain, trembling by all of her parts of her body. She could saw the blood running from the wound. Walter bent down to taste the blood with delight. He smirked. How long he didn't taste it? While he was about to pierce her stomach with her own sword, he was cut off by a shikigami which came from behind the door. He moved back then saw Misao who was ready to fight.
"Oh my gosh another Kusakabe…I'm lucky today." Walter smirked.
Misao didn't answer then ran toward him.
"Are you okay now? Did you use all of your spells?" The man mocked Benedictus. Benedictus goggled. "What the hell? How…you don't seem to be…"
"You should understand…that you chose the bad opponent, young boy."
"I deal with every opponents, big or small." He responded. The man nodded then chanted an incantation and without Benedictus could understand; his own body was suddenly immobilized. He screamed: "What did you do?"
"I just immobilized everything which was made by magic." The man headed for him. "I will do everything I want right now."
"…" Benedictus could just move his head but that's all. He took a panicked look. "Let me go!"
"What's that?" The man asked him pointing his red orb on his chest. Benedictus goggled. "Don't touch it."
"It seems there is a lot of magic inside." The man smirked. "There isn't just magic!" Benedictus cried out, thinking that Scholastica's soul was inside. "Don't touch! Please!"
The man nodded then without any others response he gripped the red orb very brutally "AARG! LET GO OF ME!" Benedictus cried out. "If I took it…you will be helpless, won't you? Without any power?"
"LET GO OF ME! HELP!" But he didn't listen to him then with just a gesture, he ripped it off from his chest, making Benedictus screaming with a lot of pain, begging him to stop. The red orb was into his hand. "…So. Just a magic orb without any interest."
"…Please…" Benedictus begged him. The man smirked. "Just good for nothing…but fire." And with one simple hand, the red orb which was Scholastica's body, burnt into his palm. Benedictus screamed in agony and pain.
Samson, hearing his screams, arrived into the room and before the man could kill Benedictus, intervened and engaged the battle. Suddenly, before he could do anything else, a loud ring coming from outside stopped them. "What…?"
"The police…How bad." The man sighed. "Sorry, I will must go."
"COME BACK!" Samson cried out. But the man smirked then Samson could see a magic circle around the man. "I will go and call the others. Kanae must waiting for me…"
"No!"
Golvas smirked then without any others words, he disappeared. Samson stayed stunned by him. Then he ran toward Benedictus who was unconsciously bleeding. He caught him into his big arms then ran toward outside.
"…What's happening?" Aenus stopped as well as Sebastianus. He sighed. "Hm. Golvas must be already gone…Pff. Just while I was about to tear you apart."
"What?" Sebastianus asked him, still in defense's position. Aenus shrugged. "The lady must waiting for us. Kanae isn't very glad when we have fun over her plans."
"…" Sebastianus stayed silent while a magic circle surrounded Aenus. "Don't worry. We will see each other again…I think." He smirked before disappearing completely, letting Sebastianus alone.
"Aenus…"
"…It's enough for today." Walter said, smirking. Misao frowned. "What do you mean?"
"I will leave you." He made Amanuki disappearing. "But don't think it would be enough. I've this sword but I'm determined to have the others."
A dark magic circle surrounded it. Misao dragged Misuzu away from it, aware of the consequences if they touched it. "If you want do it again…just go to join us in Thule castle."
"…How…" Misuzu tried to ask but some blood came from her mouth instead. Walter smirked. "Your friend is there…if you're concerned about his fate…"
And after having said these words, he disappeared, letting the two swordswomen alone. "Misuzu! Are you okay?" Misao called her. "…He took…Amanuki…" Misuzu collapsed. Misao sighed then dragged her out of here, preventing them from another trap.
"…Is everyone okay?" Misao said seeing Sebastianus who went out at the same time of her. "My gosh…What's happened?" Samson said, holding Benedictus into his arms.
"…I'm unsure…but Thule attacked us."
"My gosh! Where is the Fragment?" Misao recalled.
"And where is Elaine?" Sebastianus said. "She isn't around."
"Elaine?"
"I don't think it was really a good idea to attack them. Fu Manchu warned us of their arrival." Kanae smirked. "We could just kill them right now without really destroying the entire hotel."
"You shouldn't underestimate Index, Kanae." Golvas smirked. "They defeated us, do you remember?"
"Maybe they won't come again." Kanae proposed. Walter laughed very hard. "Yes I think! Furthermore I've the Fragment they wanted, Amanuki of the Kusakabe girl…"
"…and another present too." Aenus smirked when he glanced at Elaine on the floor, unconscious. Everyone began to laugh very hard together.
