AUTHOR'S NOTE: So I am kinda so-so with this chapter. Eh. I plan to update again this weekend to make up for it.


***Frau***

I groaned as I slowly came to. Loud voices rang out next to me.

"SHUT UP!" I bellowed but it was lost in the black flesh surrounding me. I felt the scythe curl and twist.

"Gyah-! IT MOVES! I TELL YOU! IT'S A MONSTER COCOON!"

I snickered at the soldiers fright and slowly felt Verloren's Scythe uncurl from me.

'Why don't I play a small prank?'

I cackled manically.

"HOW NICE! SACRIFICES FOR MY AWAKENING!" I roared as the scythe fully pulled away from me. I stood there blinking in shock at the now empty room.

'I remember soldiers having more guts…'

I shrugged and glanced at the twisted iron and back at the scythe.

"What made you have a change of heart? I'm surprised you were willing to protect me…"

The scythe rose from my arm.

"Ruhghghh…Egh."

"You found three tasty souls?"

The scythe rocked back and forth in a happy mood.

'Why do I feel like I should be worried?'

I thought about it for a moment, then shrugged.

'Oh well.'

I stepped towards the lip of the broken circular cage and almost fell as I was tugged backwards. I glared at my arm which was stuck at the rim of the cage. An eerily red glowing wall blocked my arm from leaving. I studied the runes engraved into the barrier.

"So that's how he plays…a special barrier for the scythe."

I stared at the scythe stuck inside. It rose out of my arm markings once more.

"RAGH!"

"Yeah, yeah. I'm stuck too. Stop complaining."

A pounding of feet caught my attention and I turned to face the closed double doors ahead of me. Barked orders reverberated through the room from the hall outside.

"Sheesh do they know how to shut up for a minute?" I muttered.

"Open the doors! Kill the monster!" I heard them bellow. I grabbed the scrap metal next to me.

"SHUT UP!" I yelled as I hurled the bar through the door. I heard the sizzling and pops of the wires in the door breaking.

"WOAH!" Some soldiers exclaimed.

I looked back at the barrier and then the door.

'Great, stuck and trapped…Not only that but how long are those brats going to make me wait?'

Some muttering occurred outside while I sat inside the barrier waiting for the two little teens to come near.

Then all of a sudden a scream of fury echoed.
"YOU KIDNAPPED ROSAMENELLE! YOU BASTARD! YOU LOCKED YOURSELF IN WITH THE PRINCESS! I SWEAR IF ANY HARM HAS COME TO HER-"

I felt a blood vessel pop and I grabbed another metal pole. I hurled it as hard as I could. Three others followed the first.

I heard the frightened yells of the soldiers as they hurried away from the doors.

"How dare he call me a pedo. I'm stuck here already. I don't need-WOAH!"

I yelled as my scythe shot out of my arm. It rammed into the roof with a loud clang. It curled around and tried again. I felt my body follow and I was yanked off the floor.

"DAMNIT!" I cursed and yanked at my arm. The scythe turned to stare at me for a second. Then it screeched.

"RAGHHMRHH!"

It returned to its previous mission.

Wham.

The sound from the attempt rang out.

Drop.

I felt the floor send a shock up my legs as I landed back on the steel floor.

Wham.

Drop.

WHAM!

Drop.

"STOP IT!" I yelled.

The scythe whammed into the roof again, ignoring me. The creak of the metal came this time along with a scream.

WHAM.

The force blew the scythe through the roof, taking me with it. My arm snaked out to grab onto the broken floor and I looked up. Teito and Angel with kneeled next to each other, Angel's face was sheer panic. Her arms were wrapped around Teito protectively and her eyes were clenched shut. Her head whipped towards me.

"FRAU!"

She screamed just as black tendrils exploded from behind Teito, enveloping them inside.

"TEITO! ANGEL!"

I called out but it was too late. They were gone.