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Chapter 20 – Breaking and Entering

"What's the plan?" Rosette asked Chrno.

"What plan? I thought we would go with the usual and charge," he answered humorously.

"Shut up! This is no time to be making fun of me. We've got a job to do!" she exclaimed.

"Fine. I'll place the box while you keep the military busy. Don't kill anyone if you can help it," he stated. Rosette nodded.

"That's fine with me. I'm not good with precise stuff," she stated as she flew into the air to catch the attention of the soldiers. Chrno lay low as he watched the ex-nun act as bait.

"You!" she yelled at the soldiers. "Come and get me! Or are you all too slow to catch me. You're such losers! Why are you even here if you don't even know how to fight properly? Go home to your mothers, you pathetic excuse of men!" she shouted as a grin appeared on her face.

Chrno sweat dropped.

'I think she's enjoying this too much,' he thought. Chrno slowly inched his way around the soldiers. They all had their back to him, but he could sense their rage in their aura. He tried to conceal himself within the shadows, but it was too early in the morning for they're to have shadows on the ground.

"Pathetic!" Rosette screamed again as the men tried to shoot her. "Are you men or mice?" A new scream of rage came from the troupes, so Chrno quietly moved towards the portal. What he didn't expect was a small twig on the and when he stepped on it…it snapped. A few of the men turned around and immediately spotted him.

"Demon!" they screamed.

"Crap!' he thought quickly as they saw him. Rosette saw the soldiers turn towards Chrno.

"Shit!" Rosette yelled as she flew towards Chrno, who was being circled by the gunners. She landed in front of him and created a barrier as they were aimed at. Multiple gunshots were heard, but none of the bullets hit their mark.

"Go Chrno!" Rosette exclaimed as she flexed her claws. She hadn't wanted to fight, but now she had no choice. Chrno nodded and dashed towards the portal, not daring to look back.

Rosette scratched the soldier closest to her, making sure not to kill him. Her tail shot forward and wrapped itself around the weapons and then pulled the weapons out of their hands.

"Hurry Chrno! I don't want to hurt them, but they're getting on my nerves!" she yelled.

"Chrno ran to the portal and got to his knees. He was about at the middle, so he started to dig. Once he was deep enough within the ground, he placed the box there. The energy waves were extremely powerful now. As soon as the box was placed on the ground, it latched onto the soil and showed his a wide screen. It read '10 seconds until explosion. Better run.' Chrno's eyes widened as he scampered away from the box

"Hit the deck!" he shouted. Rosette turned around and spotted the box. Her reaction was instant. Rosette lay on the ground and put her hands over her fluffy ears. She closed her eyes and mouth and waited for the explosion. They didn't have to wait long, the huge blast shook the earth and managed to blow away some of the soldiers.

Rosette slowly opened her eyes and got up.

"Sheda could have warned us about that!" she yelled.

"She probably thought we wouldn't accept the mission if we knew we were carrying a ticking time bomb," Chrno stated. They turned around to look at the portal, but they were surprised to see that it had turned pale red instead of the transparent colour it had been before.

"Wow!" Rosette exclaimed. "We better go before the soldiers wake up," she added as she looked at the unconscious warriors that had been blown away by the blast.

"Good thinking," he said as he rushed towards the portal and Rosette followed him.

"Do you still want to do this?" Chrno asked as he tool a glance at his mate.

"Yes, I said I would do it so I will," she responded as she grabbed his hand. They both took a deep breath and jumped through the portal.

Aion felt Chrno and Rosette's auras disappear as soon as the explosion was over. The blast had sent out a supersonic wave that had managed to reach Eden. Aion walked to the edge and sighed. He was holding a white and a red rose.

"From this point, we won't know if you're alive or dead. Good luck or goodbye Rosette," he whispered as he let the white rose fall off the ledge. It fell through the clouds and disappeared from sight. Aion lifted the red rose to his face.

"Good luck brother…if you're not already dead. I'll miss you," he stated as he gave the rose a small kiss before letting it fall to join its partner. As soon as he was done, he turned around and walked back to the others. He had a job to do.

"It's time to do a little research," he said as he walked away.

Rosette and Chrno were passing through the portal. Light began to surround their bodies and they started to vanish from the energy stream that they had entered. They felt their feet land on the ground and they looked around. They had finally reached pandemonium. The world of demons.

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