Chapter 25

Evangeline continued to swing her sythe at Naomi. The blond gracefully dodged every attack and waited for an opportunity to strike at Evangeline.

"What's wrong Naomi? Did the fire die out?"

Naomi glared at Evangeline and charged at her. Evangeline created light slices towards her opponet. Naomi dashed from side to side avoiding the slashes. Evangeline grew irritated the closer Naomi came. Jumping into the air Evangeline made her sythe dissapear and brought her hands together. Chanting words from her lips, a small dark glowing sphere grew between them. Naomi saw what Evageline was doing and ran to the nearest wall. Evangeline kept her eyes on Naomi as she ran up the wall to the roof. When the sphere grew as big as her head, Evangeline threw it in Naomi's direction. The roof exploded leaving bricks scattered everywhere. Evangeline landed on the stable part of the roof and searched for Naomi.

"Oh there you are. I thought I missed."

Naomi glared at Evangeline holding her ribs in pain.

"Not finished yet." Naomi gaspsed.

"Neither am I."

Evangeline dashed to Naomi. The blond closed her eyes and calmed her body down. She listen to the slight noises around her and waited paitently for the opportunity.

Quickly opening her red eyes Naomi punched Evangeline in the gut. Evangeline's body was still moving forward, Naomi took advatage of this. Her other arm hit the back of her opponets shoulder. She brought her knee up and hit Evangeline square in the nose. Evangeline held her face but Naomi's eyes craved revenge. She performed a low floor kick causing Evangeline to fall to the ground face up. A leg high in the air Naomi brought it down hard in the middle of Evangeline's chest. Evangeline let out a scream at the pain. Suddenly she felt someone on top of her. A fist came across her face, then another fist caused her face to move the other way. Naomi continued to punch the life out of Evangeline. Then fangs growing out of her mouth, Naomi bit down hard on Evangeline's arm. Evangeline began to twitched as she felt a stong poisen course in her blood stream. When Evangline's body no longer moved Naomi got off and punched the ground. Tears were running down her face.

"Kara…Kara…"

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Ina, Miss Maria and Yukariko were exsaughsted and had several cuts on them. Sophia, save the cuts Miss Maria had given her earlier, didn't have a scratch and had energy to spare. She smiled at her opponets as she readidy her sword.

"I'm a little dissapointed, but this has been entertaining nonetheless. Thank you for playing this game with me."

"I won't allow this to continue." Miss Maira dashed towards Sophia.

They parried and clashed swords quickly. Yukariko dashed to the side and fired her arrows at Sophia. Jumping back Sophia dodged the arrows and away from her opponet's attack. Sophia turned her sword around and blocked Ina's attack from behind.

"I thought you said it was dishonorable to attack someone from behind?" Sophia glanced at Ina.

"You're the only exception." Ina growled.

Ina attacked and Sophia blocked again. Miss Maria joined and attack Sophia from the side. Sophia smiled as she parried each of her opponet's attacks. Yukariko aimed carefully and let the arrow fly. Miss Maira heard the arrow buzz and jumped back. Ina repeated the action and watched the arrow divide into several arrows. Sophia dodged and reflected them. Dusting herself off she looked at her exsaughsted opponents.

"What else? I'm waiting."

"Anybody have any idea?" Miss Maria asked.

"How about charging forward?" Ina suggested.

"We've been doing that, you think that's working?" Miss Maira glared.

"Hey I feel bad about this battle being a one verses three! I have a code of honor, I have to at least keep some of my rules clean." Ina remarked.

"All is fair in war."

Yukariko, Ina and Miss Maria turned to find a woman with two large swords in her hands. Sophia smiled and her new opponet.

"Number XI, I figured it was you who set up this rebellion."

"Not really." Geneva readidy her swords.

"Before I kill you, I'd like to give you a rare opportunity. How would you like to join me? Your smart and courageous, it would be such a waste."

"Not interested."

"Shame."

"Ina where's Yen?" Geneva turned to Ina.

"I don't know." Ina shrugged her shoulders.

"Not good, Sophia's too strong…we need at least another person."

"What about Kagura?" Ina suggested.

"I found her but she's in a bit of a bad mood. She's kind of out of it right now."

"What?" Miss Maria sounded concerned.

"We'll just have to wait till she finishes throwing a mood tantrum. Hopefully when she stops being a baby she'll help out." Geneva pointed a sword at Sophia.

"Well I love company and all but your welcome has expired."

Sophia dashed towards her opponets. None of them were ready for Sophia's attack. Sophia was suddenly behind them and seemed satisfied. Ina looked around and raised an eyebrow.

"What hap-"

Before Ina could finished her sentence blood fell from her mouth. Yukariko's firing arm was bleeding, Miss Maria had blood on her abdomen and Geneva's legs were bleeding. All fell to the floor grasping at their wounds. The nano machines in Yukariko's and Miss Maria's bodies were healing them. Geneva's legs were slowly healing but Ina was struggling. Geneva saw a large deep slash on Ina's chest.

"INA!"

Ina didn't respond but gasped and held on to her wound. When Geneva's wounds were healed she rushed to Ina's side.

"Damn the wound is too deep for her normal healing abilities."

"Damn you Sophia! Where's your sense of honor?" Ina yelled at Sophia.

"I let you live this long. I think that's honorable enough."

Blood continued to spill from Ina's wound and mouth.

"WELL FUCK YOU TOO!" Ina yelled with tears running down her face.

Geneva grabbed a small bottle of clear liquid and opened it. She poured the liquid on Ina's wound and the wound rapidly healed. Sophia raised both eyebrows as Ina jumped back up.

"Alright! Round two!" Ina grabbed her spear.

"So number IV is with you as well. Makes sense now, the tears of a phonix are powerful."

"Attack from the side Miss Yukariko, you as well Ina. Miss Maria attack with me."

All four charged at Sophia.

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Wataru was with Haruka and Yukina. He looked worried as he was operating a machine Sophia had kept hidden from Youko. Haruka raised an eyebrow at what he was doing.

"What's this suppose to do?"

"This…this creates the eggs that creates a CHAOS child."

"Your actually helping?"

"If I had a choice I wouldn't do this! But I don't…if I don't do this then Yukariko…" Wataru's sentence died.

Haruka sensed what was at the end of the sentence and sighed.

"Sorry…"

"Here I kind of stole this from Sophia. I hope this is yours." Wataru handed Haruka a gem.

"Hey this is mine!" Haruka was excited for a moment but then the smile on her face dissapeared.

"It's no use to me anymore."

"No put it on. There's a small chance it might work."

"Wait what?" Haruka raised an eyebrow.

"I had to help work on this with other scientist for Touse. The machine creates an already fertalized egg that absorbs its genetic makeup from the carrier. The whole idea of the process was to keep the otome an otome despite her giving birth to a child. That way if she is a powerful otome she could continue to create CHAOS childeren."

"He was going to treat us like livestock? What the hell?"

"Just try to work the gem."

Haruka nodded her head and handed Yukina to Wataru. Taking a deep breath she readied herself to materialize.

"MATERIALIZE!"

Half expecting it not to work, Haruka was surpirsed to find her otome armour on her. She smiled and clenched her hands into a fist.

"Alright! Now where's that Sophia? I have a tone to pick with her!"

"I think you mean bone. I think she's in the main room of the laboratory."

"What I said." Haruka smiled and took off.

Wataru sighed and placed Yukina in a small bed along side Belle. He smiled at the sleeping babies. He then turned to the machine and sighed.

"How many women have to be hurt by this machine?"

"How does this work?"

Wataru turned to find a woman with light blue hair and red eyes looking at the machine.

"Who are you?"

"A friend, now how does this work?"

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Yen was leading the group of ladies.

"Where the hell are we going?" Nao asked.

"Anyone know of a safe place?" Yen asked.

"Away from this place probably." Chie said.

"Okay, then let's go outside!"

They heard something explode somewhere on the roof. Their pace quickened upon the noise. Once outside they saw the great damage to the school.

"What happaned to the students?" Shizuru was worried.

"I think Miss Maria told them to go home for awhile sometime ago. Only a few stayed cause they had nowhere else to go." Nao said.

"Okay cool, you guys stay here." Yen was about to leave.

"I'm coming with you." Midori began to follow her.

"No stay here and protect them. As I can see it, you're the only one who can do that."

Midori stayed silent for a moment and turned her head to look at the 9 ladies. She turned back to Yen and nodded her head.

"Fine I'll stay but protect Youko for me."

"Fair enough, later." Yen took off.

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Geneva hit the wall hard enough for the wall to crack a little. She grunted as she tried to get back up on her feet. Her eyes were red and her top canine teeth were slightly larger than all her other teeth. She glanced at Ina who was loosing energy despite Yen's tears. She turned to look at Miss Maria and Yukariko and saw them in the same situation. Sophia smiled despite the small wounds she received from their recent attacks. Geneva glared at her.

"Damn it! Now what?"

"You know it's not too late number XI," Sophia pointed her sword at her, "Join me now before this goes any further."

"I'd rather die." Geneva glared as she was up and in her battle stance.

"Suit yourself." Sophia sighed.

"Got another plan by chance?" Miss Maria asked.

"Not really…to put it in blunt way, we're screwed." Geneva admitted.

"I got a plan, wanna hear it?" Ina proposed.

"Anything will work. What is it?" Geneva turned to Ina.

"I'm the only one out of us that can get really close to Sophia. So close that I can grab her. So when I grab her, you guys go after her with everything you got."

"WHAT?" All three heads turned to Ina.

"Come on, you said anything would work at this point." Ina grinned.

"But Ina you'll die!" Geneva said.

"I know, I've been dead for some time," Ina's smile slightly dropped, "That was before I got unbrained washed. I never felt so free. Let me do this, you know someone has to die sooner or later. I might as well make my sacrifice worth it. Besides my body's a little fucked up from Sophia's last attack, despite Yen's tears." Ina winced as she put a hand on her slightly bleeding abdomen.

All faces slightly cringed at the idea. Geneva dropped her head a little. Then she took a deep breath and glared at Sophia.

"I promise your sacrifice won't be in vain."

"I wonder what they're up to now." Sophia smiled.

"Kay! You owe me a peaceful world." Ina charged at Sophia.

Ina grabbed Sophia once she was close enough. Sophia was taken aback by this action as she struggled to free herself from Ina's full nelson.

"This is a new one on me."

"NOW GUYS!" Ina tightly closed her eyes.

Sophia turned to the charging warriors, realizing what their next play plan was. Yukariko fired an arrow that broke into multiple arrows. Sophia tried to move but Ina kept a firm hold on her. The arrows hit Sophia that ran deep enough to pierce Ina's flesh as well. Miss Maria used her quick sword work on Sophia. She tried to keep from hitting Ina in the process. Geneva's eyes began to spiral as she ran towards Sophia. Miss Maria heard Geneva coming and flipped back. Swords behind her back Geneva yelled as she brought them to the front to make a final attack to her opponet. Making a large X she sliced through both bodies. Blood fell from both mouths as the fell to the floor. Geneva turned around and looked at Ina's face, the small smile outshined the blood. Tears fell from number XI red eyes.

"Thank you, Ina."

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"Where the hell is everybody?" Lexi looked around.

"Just go towards the noise. That might give us an answer." Natsuki responded.

"Where'd the kid go?" Lexi noticed that Kai was gone.

"She went with Miyu." Natsuki began to look down hallways as they ran forward.

Lexi noticed this and smiled.

"Go ahead and find your girl. I can handle myself."

Natsuki slightly blushed but smiled as she took off a different hallway. Lexi grinned to herself and her eyes spiraled to a red. With sharp teeth she pulled out her pistols.

"Don't worry babe, I'll avenge you."

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As Naomi stood up she wiped away the tears left on her face. She took a deep breath and looked at Evageline. It wasn't moving. Naomi slightly bowed before she walked away.

"I'm sorry…rest in peace…Evangeline…Kara…"

Hearing a rumble from behind Naomi felt a chill go down her spine. She turned around and saw Evangeline standing up with her head down. Naomi trembled a little as Evangeline slowly walked towards her. Shaking off this fear Naomi charged after her. She jumped into the air getting ready to perform a spin kick. Halfway through her attack Evangeline brought her head up. Naomi gasped at the ruined face accompanied with blood trickling from her red glowing eyes. Evangeline brought her sythe up towards the vulnerable Naomi. She quickly changed directions but couldn't avoid the blade. Evangeline gasped from both pain and anger at her opponet who was holding her face. Naomi looked up with her good right eye to find a sythe coming down on her.

She closed her eyes and prepared for death.

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Natsuki broke into each and every room she came across. Each blank room brought more fustrasion and dissapointment to her. She continued nonethless to find Shizuru.

Shizuru where are you?

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Sophia harsly pushed the dead body off her. Geneva stared in horror at her opponet rising from the floor. Sophia tore off her torn shirt to reveal a wolf tattoo on her side. Underneath her undershirt was blood but signs of wounds or cuts were lost.

"But how?" Yukariko gasped.

"You've ruined my good shirt, this pisses me off." Sophia glared at her opponets.

"Why aren't you dead!" Geneva yelled.

"Because I am okami. Do you really expect a goddess to die?" Sophia smiled.

"Your not a goddess." Miss Maria glared.

"True but I do have the similar powers. But as much as I love playing games I'm getting tired of this." Sophia brought out her sword.

Sophia charged at them and in a blink of an eye. Geneva saw Sophia a foot away from her before she finally realized that Sophia had moved. Suddenly gun fire was heard and Sophia backed away. All heads turned to the woman who fired the gun. Lexi smiled and held up her silver pistols.

"Your saviour is here! Let the real fight begin."

"Well if it isn't number VII, the woman lover." Sophia smiled.

"Well if it isn't the stuck up snobby grade A class bitch." Lexi glared.

"As much as I would like you to join my cause, I think it be wiser not to."

"Damn right, I'd trade your ass for a cookie anyday."

"Hilarious." Sophia rolled her eyes.

"So…I guess Ina's dead." Lexi glanced at the dead body.

"Any plans, I have to make Ina's sacrifice worth it." Geneva said.

"Not really, that was more up Yuma's ally." Lexi scratched her head.

"Of course Yuma was always planning something wasn't she." Sophia smiled.

Lexi snapped her eyes open in surprise. She glared at Sophia's smiled.

"I don't know why your bringing Yuma up in this conversation. Hell if you even say her name again I'll put a bullet in your skull." Lexi aimed a silver pistol at Sophia.

"Number IX was the one who sparked all of this, not me." Sophia smiled.

"What?" Geneva raised an eyebrow.

"Think about it, who was the one who ran off first?"

Lexi remained quiet but continued to glare at Sophia.

"Touse planned to do this world takeover but not until number XIII unlocked her full potential. Number IX didn't seem to care for it so she took off causing Touse to put the domination plans ahead of schedule."

"What does this have to do with you?" Lexi growled.

"Touse was never fit to rule this world. And I had no desire to follow him any longer."

"Own ambitions, huh? Well you killed Touse so guess we got to do the same thing to you!" Lexi licked one of her pistols.

"Touse is dead?" Geneva asked.

"Later saber." Lexi grinned.

"You know I thought I missed you for a moment. I was wrong." Geneva sighed but readidy herself.

"Okay short hair, you attack from a distance with me. Geneva head on and…oh wow…you know you look almost like my late girlfriend." Lexi slightly blushed.

"Don't count on it." Miss Maria glared at Lexi.

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"Letting yourself die isn't right!"

Naomi looked up and saw a woman with orange hair had blocked Evangeline's attack. A child with spiky black hair pushed Evangeline away.

"Here let me see that eye."

Naomi turned her head and saw Jun. She looked a bit surprised to see the green haired woman. Jun placed her palm on Naomi's bad eye and instantly healed it. Naomi blinked several times before looking back up at Jun.

"I healed your eye but most of your vision is gone. You'll have that scar forever though."

Naomi nodded her head in thanks. She heard a scream from behind and quickly turned herself to the noise. To her surprise the orange haired woman and the spiky haired child had defeated Evangline. The once live raven was on the ground in her own blood. Naomi stood up and slightly bowed to the two new warriors.

"Thank you."

"Eh? No thanks needed. Your sister here told us that Miyu wanted our assistance here." The orange haired woman smiled.

"Yup! Poor girl, who was that?" The child asked.

"That was Evangeline, why do you ask?" Jun asked.

"Well you see Mikoto here is a cat goddess. She can see things normal people couldn't." The orange woman responded.

"Yups! That Evangeline wasn't human at all."

"What?" Naomi and Jun responded.

"Her mind was taken over a long time ago. Seems that something was possessing her from the inside. Its okay, I freed her." Mikoto smiled.

Jun and Naomi looked at each other for a moment but then Naomi remebered Geneva and the other's.

"We have to go help Geneva."

"Right. Mai, Mikoto, will you help?" Jun turned to the two companions.

"Of course, let's go!"

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"Damn it! How many time's are you gonna throw us back at the wall?" Lexi grunted.

"Till I feel satisfied."

All the warriors were exsaughsted. The only one's left standing were Geneva and Lexi. Miss Maria had converted back to her original state which shocked Lexi.

"Wow…damn I need to stop smoking that shit. It's totally ruining my vision."

"Damn you." Miss Maira growled.

"So the short haired and grandma are out. What now?" Lexi looked at Geneva.

Before Geneva could speak a large noise came from the side entrances. They turned to see Haruka, Youko, Yen and a slightly angry Kagura.

"Hey, nobody calls the old lady grandma cept me, got it?" Kagura glared at Lexi.

"Whatever punk."

Haruka, Kagura and Yen ran to the fighting group. Sophia seemed a little annoyed that her opponets were growing in numbers. Kagura glared at Sophia and brought up her fist.

"Bitch! What the hell you knocked me out for?"

"For this exact reason. Your usage to me has expired."

"FUCK YOU!"

Kagura was about to dash at Sophia when a hand stopped her. She turned her head and saw that it was Geneva who stopped her.

"What? You got a plan?"

"No…"

"Well I got one, and it's totally gonna work." Lexi grinned and put her pistols away.

"Your gonna give up?" Yen looked at Lexi.

"Naw I'd rather sleep with a dude than surrender to this snob." Lexi grinned with her sharp teeth.

"I can help you get a guy. Nice, lean and muscular. Interested?" Geneva asked.

"Shut it buck tooth." Lexi growled.

"I don't have buck teeth moron. It's my canine teeth that are extended." Geneva glared.

Before their argueeing could continue a large explosion was fired at Sophia. Everyone in the room was shocked at the sudden explosion.

"Holy shit…I think she just blew up into bits." Haruka said.

"Hey that kind of ryhmes L.M.B." Lexi smiled.

"I hope she did." A voice rang out.

"Hey Bluei, there you are. Almost thought you were dead." Lexi grinned.

Yukariko and Miss Maria were overjoyed to see the headmaster return to Garden Robe. Before they could speak a figure came walking out of the fire.

"DAMN IT! WHAT THE HELL?" Haruka yelled out.

"Well I'll admit I'm surprised to see you alive." Sophia patted out the small flame on her shoulder.

"That didn't even put a scratch on you?" Natsuki glared.

"Hardly, so what do you want? Revenge on me for putting a bullet near your heart?"

"No, I'm here for Shizuru." Natsuki aimed her weapon at Sophia.

"Oh right, Touse wanted her alive for a special reason." Sophia smiled.

"Where's Shizuru?" Natsuki glared.

"What makes you think I'll tell you?"

"Because if you don't-"

"Not to interupt your cool intro Bluei, but your best shot didn't even put a scratch on her. You don't have a chance." Lexi interuptted.

"I know, but I won't be the one to fight her." Natsuki de-materalized.

"Oh? So who's going to fight me?" Sophia seemed interested.

Sophia suddenly jumped to the side but something was persuing her. They clashed swords and fought. Sophia grunted in pain and backed away from her unknown opponet. Sophia had severealy cuts on her and she glared at her opponet.

"I will." Kai glared.

"Kai?" Geneva raised an eyebrow.

"Okay Bluei, this is just suicide." Lexi sighed.

"You guys don't know what Kai is?" Natsuki raised an eyebrow.

"Touse kept Kai away from us so we really don't know much about her." Yen answered.

"No way…turn on your eyes." Geneva's eyes spiraled to red.

The others were surprised by Geneva's response and turned their eyes to red. They gasped when they saw the two opponents.

"Well this changes everything. Kick her ass kid!" Lexi pounded a fist into the air.

"I didn't think Kai held back this much." Yen lowered her arrow.

"A nine tailed fox verses okami…a demon verses a goddess…this is cool. Damn I wish I had a camera." Kagura complained.

"You guys take Yukariko and Miss Maria somewhere safe." Natsuki ordered.

"Kay." Kagura glanced at Miss Maria.

"Where are you going?" Lexi asked Natsuki.

"Like I said, to find Shizuru."

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"Well I guess this is how its suppose to be."

"I swore on Jen's death bed that I would kill you." Kai put her sword to the side and brought out a pistol.

"Hmm…you sure you don't want to join me?"

"Not interested." Kai glared.

"Shame…we could have made such a great team." Sophia looked sad.

Suddenly Kai felt a scream run down her spine. She turned her head to the direction where she believed she felt the scream came from. Sophia did the same and after realizing what was happening, smiled.

"Well it looks like Kiyohime is ready to come into the world."

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