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Chapter 20: Its Over
Miria POV
She jumped back hearing Kuroui's command to heal herself. The other Number One seemed to be an ally now thankfully. As the two former Number Ones engaged with Cassandra, Kuroui shouted to her
"Miria! Go join the others!"
She nodded and looked towards Audrey and Rachel who we reattaching their limbs with the help Miata.
"Go Miria!" Audrey shouted at her "Don't worry about us!"
Miria nodded and spun around dashing towards the area where she sensed the others. "Please be okay..." She whispered to herself. The trees whipped past her as blurs. She broke out of the tree line and quickly scanned the area. Her eyes widened in horror seeing a beast like no other quickly knock Beth unconscious who had her back to it. "WATCH OUT" She hollered hoping to warn the others. She felt her blood run cold when the beast lunged forward. "HELEN!" 'NO!' Her mind screamed. She wished her body could move faster but as the beast lunged, Deneve shoved Helen back allowing the beast to pierce her neck.
"DENEVE!" Helen screamed
Miria watched in horror as the beast's wounds seemingly healed as Deneve's Yoki swirled around herself only to be absorbed by the beast.
Irene quickly recovered from the shock and lunged towards the beast causing it to release Deneve who simply dropped to the ground unmoving
"DENEVE!" Helen screamed again moving over to her injured friend.
Miria ran towards the injured warrior who was releasing what was left of her Yoki.
"Nee-san!" Helen looked up at her as she approached "Deneve is...!"
Miria knelt by her and placed a calming hand on Helen's shoulder "Calm down, Helen. Deneve will be able to heal herself" Miria said aloud but in her mind was another thought 'That thing looked like it absorbed Deneve's Yoki... If it really did, does Deneve have enough Yoki left to heal herself?' Her thoughts were cut off when she heard a shout of warning. On instinct she raised her blade just in time to block the tendrils of the Duofera.
"Bastard!" Rina dove down from the air attempting to slash the beast which moved out of the way only to be attacked by Irene and Sophia who in unison.
Miria charged forward and stabbed one of the beast's arms into the ground while Galatea took the other. "Helen, take Deneve and get away!" She shouted. The warrior did as told.
Irene and Sophia then kept the beast pinned as Rina and Beth came from above.
"Do it!" Sophia shouted
The two warriors only managed to drive their blades into the Duofera's shoulders before it broke free unleashing a blast of Yoki sending the warriors flying.
Miria slid on her feet back and stabbed her sword into the ground throwing up dust as she stopped sliding.
"Dammit! Take this you beast!" Rina charges forward and seemingly splits into three before surrounding the beast splitting into more Mirages while using seventy percent of her Yoki.
The beast glanced around growling in confusion before swiping randomly at the Mirages. Clare and Irene came on opposite sides and unleashed the Quicksword which cut into the beast's hard but already damaged hide. It let out a roar and what happened next had Miria rooted to the spot.
"Can't... Die... I... I... No die" the thing stammered.
Rina let her guard down in shock for a single moment and in that time the beast slammed her into the ground rearing its back and letting out a roar.
"I KILL YOU" It charged straight at Helen.
Several shouts sounded and Miria used her Phantom to try to reach her. The beast however was much faster. In a second it towered above Helen arm raised for a killing strike.
For the third time, the ground was painted in blood.
Kuroui POV
She jumped over a swing from Cassandra and looked over her shoulder as Hysteria locked blades with her. She wasn't sure how exactly, but somehow she had made up with Hysteria and teamed up with her. As she landed she turned and unleashed a precise Pseudo-Quicksword at Cassandra.
The warrior sensed the attack and jumped out of the way and charged towards Kuroui who in turn mixed the two techniques of Miria's Phantom and the Windcutter. Cassandra's eyes widened in the change of fighting style and jumped out of range from the Windcutter.
"How many techniques do you know?" She cocked her head interested
"Who knows" was merely Kuroui's reply with an emotionless expression. "Quicksword, Windcutter, Phantom, Drill Sword, Mirage, Synchronization, Manipulation" she paused and looked at Cassandra "The Dust Eater"
"You're lying"
"Try me"
Cassandra charged and bent low using her infamous technique. Her eyes widened as Kuroui matched her and locked blades.
"...How" was all Cassandra managed to stutter before being kicked away
Kuroui stood and lightly dusted herself off not even bothering to reply.
Cassandra stood once more and charged at Kuroui, as she took several steps her eyes widen and her opponent seemingly slipped right through her.
"What?" She gasped before dropping to her knees at the pain of her two cut shoulders. "That technique..."
"Was mine" Hysteria finished. She had her arms crossed. "She wasn't called Copycat Kuroui for nothing"
Kuroui approached Cassandra expressionless "In a sense I have a similar ability to your successor"
"Succ...essor?" Cassandra blinked in confusion
"Yes, Roxanne" Kuroui pointed to the warrior lying not too far away.
Cassandra stared.
"Any last words?" The warrior did not respond and Kuroui merely raised her blade. "Farewell, Cassandra the Dust Eater" she slashed down but was suddenly blown back by an explosion of Yoki from Cassandra. "What?"
"Roxanne... Unforgiveable... She killed her... My friend" Cassandra's mutterings were dimly heard as cuts suddenly appeared all over her body.
Kuroui heard a faint shout and turned to Audrey and Rachel who were injured on the sidelines. They shouting something she couldn't hear. Turning her head to look at them they were pointing vigorously at something. She looked towards the direction they were pointing and her eyes widened seeing Roxanne slowly rise.
"No way" she gasped "She should be dead..." It was then the realization hit her and her eyes shot wide open. "These warriors... Were they even alive in the first place?"
Shaking her head clear she shouted. "Hysteria! Take her head!" While pointing to the rising Roxanne. She didn't stop to check if Hysteria was following the request and used a copy of the Elegant Technique slicing towards Cassandra.
There was the sound of the swish of a blade and the sickening sound of a flesh hitting the ground with a thump.
Kuroui looked over at Roxanne's and Cassandra's fallen heads.
"Rest in Peace, comrades" She used the Drill Sword and created a large hole in the ground
Hysteria walked over to her with a raised brow. "What are you doing?"
"Creating their graves" she simply responded as she used the Windcutter to slice apart the dirt for two graves.
"... Very well" Hysteria turned to walk off but paused mid-step "Oh and isn't that other battle over? Aren't you worried about your 'friends'?"
Kuroui shut her eyes "I already know. The beast was killed... And two of my comrades..."
Rina POV
Hearing a rustle in the trees, the paranoid warriors quickly raised their blades. One second... Two seconds...
Kuroui stepped into view helping Rachel.
"Kuro!" Rina joyfully called
The warrior's visibly relaxed but their eyes widened when Hysteria stepped into view helping Audrey
"What is SHE doing here?" Galatea growled
"At peace, Galatea. Hysteria is no longer a threat"
The latter merely scoffed and set Audrey down as she looked around. Her gaze stopped on the dead body of the Duofera and... Her
"Right through the chest huh..." Hysteria commented
Kuroui walked over to our fallen comrade and bent on one knee shutting her eyes. "Rest in peace. May you be free of all your troubles now"
Rina whipped her head away eyes tearing up.
"Was... She happy?" Kuroui asked. Rina supposed that she has seen the small smile on Her face.
"Yes... She was" Kayla solemnly said bowing her head.
Kuroui took a breath before turning to the grieving warriors and gathering their attention. "Let's regroup"
Clare spoke up "I'll... Take her body"
"She doesn't deserve to be buried in this place" Undine commented quietly
Beth stood catching Rina's attention.
"Where are you going?" She questioned
"To retrieve Alicia" she walked off and Galatea soon followed.
"I will wait. The rest of you go ahead" Kuroui instructed
Being too worn out both physically and mentally, the warriors slowly stood and went to regroup at the cavern. Rina dragged her feet slowly walking keeping her eyes on her feet. When the group arrived at their destination most warriors simply sat leaning against trees as Renee, Anastasia, Nina and Clarice fussed over them.
Rina took a look around. Forty or so trainees. All 47 warriors had somehow miraculously survived with the exception of Alicia. Looking at her own group. Irene and Sophia were exhausted as well as her own sister, Kayla. Dietrich was talking with Anastasia mostly recovered from her accident. The warriors of the North... Were all but one. Rina turned away seeing the sadness in their eyes as Clare set Her body down. She shut her eyes and let her mind wander as her body recovered on its own.
Before she knew it Kayla was gently shaking her shoulder.
"Kayla?" 'I must have dozed off' she thought to herself
"Kuroui's back with Galatea, Beth... And Alicia"
Rina looked past Kayla and sure enough Alicia had been lain down beside the fallen Pieta Ghost.
"Listen everyone" Kuroui drew the warriors and trainees attention. "... It is finally over. The Organization is no more"
"W-what's g-going to happen to us?" A small trainee stuttered
The warriors went into deep thought but immediately stared at Kuroui as she chuckled.
"Whatever you want" she said. She laughed at the expressions on the trainees and warriors. "You can go where you want, and do as you please" she opened her arms up in a motion to express her words. "No restraints, no laws, no Organization. We are free now"
Finally the feeling of victory was felt. There was silence for a few moments before a roaring cheer erupted. Warriors clapped each others' backs and trainees hugged and jumped about. Rina grinned widely staring up at the sky. 'Freedom'
"Are you sure" an all too familiar voice said.
The joyous mode abruptly came to an end. Rina hissed as she spotted the hated person.
"Rubel"
Chapter 20! Sorry its short!
Voila! Finally after the long wait, I have updated!
I know some of you must be wondering why I didn't include the Awakening and all that. It was because originally, this story wasn't planned with the revived Number Ones in mind, heck they weren't even introduced yet. However, after implementing them I have a hard time figuring out what to do. Hence my writers block and extended absence. Well I had to get over my writers block sooner or later and I did just that. How? This was me: "Ahh I don't know how to use their Awakening! *begins reading over chapters of manga and reading other stories. Few hours later* "Ah what the hell! Screw the awakening!" :) and that's how it went XD
I apologize to all my readers, I know I said I'd try to update once a week again but I've been super busy with school and extra-curricular. Then when second semester started I thought. "Yes more free time for now" WRONG! I've been getting more homework than ever before! GAHHHH!
Anyway, good news?(Or bad depending on how you see it) If all goes as planned, then there's only going to be two more chapters and then an Epilogue! Xp
Chapter 121/122/123 Discussion
Well its seems everyone is getting their asses kicked. Hysteria's ripped out the left half of Deneve, and a bit of Dietrich, Anastasia and Nike. That and Miria was ready to go berserk -_- She's gotta get her act together, seriously. AND now they want to get Hysteria into the fray between Roxanne and Cassandra? WTF are you thinking girl?
On a side note: Deneve is totally badass as she tries to raise Miria's spirits and talking nonchalantly DESPITE the fact she just lost her whole left arm and part of her face which is still regenerating. Conclusion? Deneve doesn't give a damn about missing body parts XD
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