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Chapter 25:

It seemed like an eternity until Rosette had finally managed to arrive at her destination. But she absolutely didn't like what she saw.

Chrno was lying on his back on the rock. He was also chained on the rock with a thick rope. His eyes were closed. Either he was asleep or already dead. The girl hoped that it wasn't the second one. More of these female creatures were around him. Some of them sat on the rock itself or directly next to it. They were already whetting their sharp claws.

Only one of these creatures looked different. She had long blonde locks. Suddenly she began to change. The curly locks began to straighten until they were twice as long as they had been before. Then they darkened and seemed wet. Now her hair looked like the hair of all others. The only difference was now her skin which had a healthy colour.

Shocked Rosette watched as she took of her cream coloured skin like it was clothing. As she stripped the rest of her skin off, she looked exactly like the others. She also had this blue-green skin now.

Fuming Rosette ground her teeth. That was really a mean trick. Seducing men who were passing by with a wrong looking and then eating them. That was really the lowest level...

Fortunately they hadn't noticed Rosette now. But unfortunately Rosette didn't know what to do now. She didn't have any weapons and fighting alone against the creature would kill her.

"Intruder!" The one on the top of the rock shrieked suddenly. The blonde winced under the shrill tone of her voice. Snarling the others turned their head to Rosette as well.

"Oh, shit…" All of a sudden three creatures jumped on Rosette from behind and pushed her head under the surface of the waist deep water-mud mixture. Panicked Rosette tried to get out again. She needed air to breathe immediately!

They didn't let her. So she stopped struggling because she only needed more oxygen to do so. The pressure on her was gone now. Obviously they thought she was dead. Good for her. Carefully she lifted her head. And yes. Nobody was next to her anymore. She sneaked to the rock and used a big stick she had just found in the moor to hit the head of the female monster in front of her. Unconscious she collapsed in front of the girl. The other looked angered to her and prepared to jump to her and to tear her apart.

Terrified Rosette took one step back and screamed as they growled at her. Instinctively she called Chrno's name several times. In the last time he had always been there to protect her. It was a terrible feeling to know that he couldn't help her this time.

The first creature suddenly jumped to her. Then there was a loud BANG as she jumped against an invisible wall. Stunned Rosette watched a second one bounce at it. Okay… that was strange… More strange was that the pocket watch around her neck had begun to glow. But that didn't matter now. The only thing which matter was that this invisible barrier protected her and that she had to wake Chrno up.

She grinned at a third one who bounced at the barrier and stuck her tongue out to her. Afterwards the blonde girl hurried and climbed on the rock. She quickly checked if he was still alive. To her relief he was. Quickly she opened the ropes around his arms and ankles. Amused she watched the enemies jumping against the barrier again, only to fall down again. But now Rosette had to concentrate on another problem. How to wake him up now? She called him a few times and shook his shoulders. Hm… that didn't work. She had to find another way.

Rosette remembered the stories she had always read to Joshua when they had been kids. In these stories they always kissed their love to wake her or him up. Just like in the sleeping beauty fairytale. So should she perhaps…?

SLAP But hey, a slap in the face seemed to work to! Now he was awake again. (AN: I am mean… XD)

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Short Flash Back:

The one with the blonde locks was holding her hand towards him. Internal Chrno became suspicious. Nothing was right here. He wanted to fight against it. But he lost control over his body as the other beauties began to sing louder. They tied him with a rope on the rock. He wanted to beat them away. But again his body didn't want to obey him. Then he suddenly fell into unconsciousness. He was brought back to consciousness as he heard her scream.

Rosette screamed for him. He wanted to help her, but he wasn't able to move one single muscle he couldn't open his eyes as well.

Out of the blue it was like his power went out of him. He could feel his astral floating out of him and into another object. Through that object he felt an heartbeat and Rosette's voice seemed intensely loud when she called him a second time. Suddenly there was a ticking noise in his head to. Perhaps his power ran into the pocket watch.

Having a new plan he led more of his energy in the pocket watch and created a barrier around it and Rosette who was wearing it. Some minutes passes by. The purple head heard some steps next to his head. He felt a warm hand feeling the pulse at his throat. Then he was freed from the ropes. He heard her calling his name and he wanted to answer. Nevertheless it was not possible for him. Then there was a little silence. (Flashback end)

SLAP Something hit his cheek very hard. Finally he had the control over his muscles again and immediately he sat straight up. Unfortunately he bonged his head on Rosette's while doing so. The blonde scolded something and rubbed her head.

Chrno mumbled a quick apologize and got on his feet. Shocked he saw that the beauties, who chained him on the rock, were now ugly monster. He pulled a face and froze their time.

"You have a really hard slap, you know that?" Chrno complained, turned around to Rosette again and rubbed the still red cheek.

"Would you have preferred me kissing you awake?" Rosette replied pissed off and made him blush.

"Uh…"

SLAP

"Pervert." The blonde grumbled and went away. Chrno stayed back now rubbing both cheeks.

After about 20 meters she stopped and looked over shoulder. "Come on! I want to get outta here before I've frozen my butt off!" She waited until he had joined her again and went on. They walked a few minutes. Nobody said something. Chrno felt uncomfortable in this silence. He felt the urge to say something, but he didn't know what.

Rosette glanced shortly over to him. "And?"

"And what?" Chrno asked her puzzled.

"Nya come on! You know what I mean." She said annoyed. "Did you at least have some fun?"

"Please what?!"

"Come on. Some beauties inviting you. Nobody's around.."

"Arg, do you really think so badly of me?" Chrno protested.

Rosette lifted an eyebrow. "Who knows…"

"Now really! I didn't do anything!" He tried to convince her. "And there wasn't enough time anyways…"

"Sure…"

"I really didn't do anything! Plus I was under hypnosis!" He stopped and called after her.

"Whatever…"

"Rozetto!" He called and hurried next to her again.

Suddenly Rosette began to giggle. "Okay, okay. Calm down. I'm just kidding around!"

"Uh, what?"

"I just wanted to see your reaction and it was really funny. Of cause I know that you're not that kind of guy. But I was surprised that you were taken in by that cheap trick at all." The blonde shrugged her shoulder and looked forwards again.

"Hey, I may be a demon, but I'm a man as well. And no man is resistant to the song of a siren…" He tried to defend himself.

"And again a creature I don't know." The girl complained. "At first the valkyries, then the harpies, the shape shifters and now sirens! Is there something I missed?" She grumbled. "And all that on only one day… So, oh walking lexicon, tell me what a siren is." She teased him and laughed.

Chrno chuckled as well and started. "A siren is always a female. Mostly they live in moorlands, lakes or in the coast area. As you see they always need water. Nobody knows exactly what they are, but there are rumours which say that they are maids who drowned. Usually they attract men with their singing. –"

"What we have just seen." Rosette commented.

"Uhm, yeah. And afterwards they eat their victims. The victim is always male. Women are kind of dangerous for them. But I don't really know why…" Chrno finished. "Hey, look! There's the forest!" He cheered and together with the blonde he hurried out of the moor. Tired Rosette walked over to a big stone – walking could be so much easier if you weren't in waist deep mud. Then she sat down on the big stone. Chrno sat down next to her on the ground.

"And now?" Rosette asked and yawned.

"Waiting until my wings are dry and then I'll fly us at your palace."

"Do you mind me taking a nap until then?" Rosette asked. Chrno shook his head and so she lay down on a moss bed.

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"Help! Help! The demons kidnapped Prince Joshua and Azmaria!" The wrong Rosette screamed and ran through the royal summer residence. Within minutes there was a huge chaos. The shape shifter smirked evilly. Quickly she put a serious and feared expression on her face. Her 'father', the king, was coming now. To make it look real she began to cry something ununderstandable and handed him a letter which she had hidden in her sleeve before. On the letter there were three texts, each one in another language. The first one was in the language of the humans, the second one was Latin for the demons and the last one was written in runes.

Worried Vinsent took the letter from his 'daughter'. It said that the demons let the war begin. And if they wanted Joshua and Azmaria back, they had to fight. Vinsent grumbled something and went in his office after he told his 'daughter' that everything would be okay and that they would free the others. 'Rosette' bowed and went to her mother to tell her the story.

Some days later in the evening she sat alone in her room and looked out of the window. Everything went according to plan. That was great! Actually the leader of the shape shifter clan had told her to observe the royal family. Then she had found out that the princess who was on her way home and the prince and one of her friends were apostles. Immediately she had told that to her boss who was collecting the apostles for something she didn't know much about.

He had rewarded her for this information. Soon she had found out that one of the apostles, the princess, seemed to have stigmata. Stigmata were a really powerful sign. They meant that this girl could be dangerous for them but it also meant that she was the special chosen one. The shape shifter had told that to her boss as well. Now she had had a new task to do. Successfully she took in the place of the Princess while the other kidnapped her.

Now she had had influence of the king and she really liked that. According to plan the other two apostles had been caught and they had been brought directly to the shape shifters' headquarter which was placed somewhere in the country across the sea.

On the other hand the stigmata girl had to be prepared first. She would follow them later. Then the clan could use the apostles for whatever they wanted to do. To the same time there was a great opportunity to set the humans on the demons and the way around. Then humans and demons would kill each other and after they were dead the land would be owned by shape shifter again. Until everything had worked like it was supposed to. The war would begin soon. 'Rosette' smirked.

Suddenly she jumped in her seat as the door swung open. A servant stood in the doorway. "I'm sorry to interrupt you, Princess. But you father wants to talk to you immediately." He bowed deeply and led her outside. Annoyed she followed. What could he want from her now and especially to that late time? Anyways she was just about to cross the court as suddenly a bunch of soldiers surrounded her. Two of them gripped her at her arms.

"What are you doing?!" the blonde screamed.

"Tie her on the pyre." Vinsent said coldly as he entered the court through the big door on the left.

"What?" The girl between the soldiers screamed. "I am your daughter! You can't tie me on the pyre! I am the princess!!!"

"Yeah, you wish." Two other persons came out of the door. The shape shifter narrowed her eyes. It would have been better if she had killed that young demon as she had had the opportunity to do so. Obviously he had brought the right Princess back. The demon and the Princess were now standing in some distance next to the king. Both had their arms crossed and glared at her.

The shape shifter growled again. Something hit her head from behind. As she woke up again she was tied on the pyre. Nearly all people who lived here had come. The king, queen and princess were standing in the first line. The demon kept himself a little bit away from the crowd. He watched her with careful eyes.

"Tell me where my brother is!" Rosette yelled at her.

"Pah, as if I'm going to tell you that!" The wrong Rosette snarled.

"Tell her." A soldier said sternly and aimed his sword on her.

"No, thank you. I prefer to die." The shape shifter closed her eyes tightly and suddenly there was a huge flame which covered the whole pyre. She screamed. Not much time later she was dead and the pyre burned to ash.

"Great. And how shall we find Joshua now?" Rosette lamented.

"She gave us a letter with three texts. Two are in a foreign language. Perhaps we can find some information there!" Vinsent suggested in order to keep the hope alive.

"Can I have a look at this letter too? Perhaps I can help you." Chrno asked.

AN: uhm… yes, that was chapter 25… The last part with the shape shifters' plan is confusing I guess… I hope you know what I mean… it will be explained later…

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